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Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marquette University recently received over a million dollars from the Mellon Foundation to further energize and grow its prison education program. The program is headed by two organizations housed within Marquette’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, & Outreach (CURTO).

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. for incoming students who began fall 2013 to 55% for those who began fall 2022. for the 2022 cohort , and for Hispanic males , it increased from 50.6%

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs. “We

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When seeking increased social and economic mobility through higher education, many place-bound individuals encounter limited or no realistic options for affordable, quality postsecondary education programs. While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S.,

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Partnership Receives $100,000 to Increase College Access for Indigenous Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education. We're proud to support PWNA."

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The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts

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The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. The pressure is on for graduate programs. For the first time in nearly a decade, graduate enrollment declined in 2021 and 2022, according to NSC projections. November 30, 2022. November 15, 2022.

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Report: Attempts at Educational Gag Orders Continue to Proliferate in 2023

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Now educators are being forced out of their profession, while students and parents must navigate political minefields.” According to PEN America, a 2022 RAND Corporation survey of 8,000 K-12 educators found that 52% of teachers in states with educational gag orders reported that these laws affected what and how they teach.

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