Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 2, 2025

2023, August 10). Colleges spend like theres no tomorrow. link ) The financial viability of higher education Britton, T., The keys to endurance: An investigation of the institutional factors relating to the persistence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Students pay the price if a college fails.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Short-Staffed, Colleges Outsource Financial Aid Offices Josh Moody Tue, 12/05/2023 - 03:00 AM Last month Kentucky State U and Bethany College outsourced financial aid services. Such moves reflect a challenging environment for professionals in the field. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Higher Ed Groups Have a Plan to Improve Financial Aid Offers Katherine Knott Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Nearly a year after the Government Accountability Office said that colleges are failing to tell students how much their education will actually cost, a new initiative aims to provide students with more clarity.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 26, 2024

Some critics say it hasn’t gone far enough in holding rule breakers accountable; others say the feds have a “vendetta” against career colleges. A for-profit college based in Washington, D.C.,

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college. In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” Also, the college’s nursing program is experiencing exciting growth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

"Welcome Jags" sign from Fall 2023 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. From TAMUSA Photo Archives, "Jaguar March", Aug 2023. Ninety-eight percent of his students receive some form of financial aid. The need is real, and it prevents many of our students from completing their degrees,” said Ochoa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Before and during COVID, most of these students vanished from our most affordable and accessible institutions – our community colleges. Enrollment for Black learners in community colleges is not down because of COVID or because the Black population is shrinking (in fact, it has increased by 2.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Secretary of Education under President Obama, will become the 15th chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), effective January 2023. During his tenure, he worked to simplify financial aid, oversaw federal investments in efforts to increase college completion, and advocated for the president’s America’s College Promise proposal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

Those selected will receive a full tuition-only need/merit scholarships for the 2023–2024 academic school year. The ETS-Trenton Central High School (TCHS) Scholarship Program will award graduating seniors who can demonstrate high levels of academic achievement, strong community engagement, and leadership in high school.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

link ) University of Tennessee System’s FY2024 budget: [link] University of Tennessee System’s FY2022 annual financial report: [link] UTK’s Budget Allocation Model (responsibility center management) website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. Drivers of the rising price of a college education. 2023, August 10).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 17, 2023

U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1053022940.jpg jpg Josh Moody Thu, 08/17/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. Roueche, executive director, John E.

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

A typology and landscape of state funding formulas for public colleges and universities from 2004 to 2020. Mapping community college finance systems to develop equitable and effective finance policy. Intended and unintended consequences of for-profit college regulation: Examining the 90/10 rule. link ) Kelchen, R.,

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Image: To increase enrollment and retention of male students, Queensborough Community College in New York is investing in a Male Resource Center, aimed at its smallest populations of Black and Latino men to create equity, President Christine Mangino says. At community colleges, the ratio grows, with nearly three women to every two men.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? May 9, 2023. Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. million people.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 8, 2024

State Higher Ed Funding is Still Rising—for Now Liam Knox Wed, 05/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Even as federal stimulus waned, lawmakers boosted support for public colleges in 2023, with an emphasis on financial aid. Can it make up for falling tuition revenue? Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Waiting for FAFSA Liam Knox Fri, 10/06/2023 - 03:00 AM A major overhaul to the federal student aid form delayed its launch at least two months. That means headaches for everyone from financial aid officers to applicants. Byline(s) Katherine Knott Liam Knox

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

End-of-Year FAFSA Launch Could Cause More Delays, Headaches Katherine Knott Thu, 11/16/2023 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities will face a tighter timeline to get students their financial aid offer letters, and students will have less time to make decisions. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 17, 2025

The curriculum, deeply rooted in the traditional liberal arts, continues to evolve, notably introducing two new majors in Fall 2023: Brain, Behavior & Cognition (Neuroscience) and Ethics & Society, reflecting increasing student interest in neuroscience and applied ethics. Whitman enters 2025 in a favorable financial position.

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Robert Kelchen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The Wall Street Journal recently led off a story with a statement that more than 500 four-year private nonprofit colleges closed in the last decade, and Inside Higher Ed covered a National Center for Education Statistics report that highlighted that nearly 100 colleges closed in the 2023-24 academic year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Birmingham-Southern College, which lost millions of dollars after finding that it made financial aid errors in 2010, is in danger of closing in 2023, AL.com reported. Lawmakers said the private college may close if it doesn't get a government bailout.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But after showing up at one of Michigan’s community colleges, the returning student is given a high-stakes test in math and English to see if they are “ready” for college-level work. Yet students spend their time and money in these courses while burning through their financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Brown University is launching a new initiative to improve student diversity, focusing on expanded recruitment and financial aid strategies to combat the effects of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling striking down affirmative action.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

Image: Setting community college students up for success can result in institutional partnerships, as demonstrated by the University of Dayton’s work with Sinclair Community College in Ohio. The first cohort will begin in fall 2023 with a total of 20 students. cumulative GPA. Additionally, UD received $1.25

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

Aurora University staff selected topics based on student feedback in focus groups and surveys and ran 12 sessions in 2022 and nine sessions across three tracks in 2023: Academic Support, Financial Wellness and Launching Your Career. Financial Wellness talked about paying for college, building a budget and financial security.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I heard a student offer an idea on Monday that hit me with the force of the retrospectively obvious. Financial aid issues can arise. For many students, losing financial aid means dropping out. It would make sense. But it’s worth doing.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JUNE 12, 2023

The New Student Experience at a Community College The enrollment data for community colleges is positive for the first time in a long time, with an overall enrollment increase of 2.1% between spring 2022 and spring 2023, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. “We ended up partnering with a two-way texting vendor who caters to the higher education sector and works with several other community colleges in our state,” she says.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

“More than 17 million students and thousands of schools use the FAFSA form to help access and award financial aid every year, but far too many are locked out of aid because of the cumbersome processes and outdated technology that come with the current form,” FSA chief operating officer Richard Cordray said in a statement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. Several years ago, a wise colleague described someone else at the college – a terrific person, high performer, and just generally good egg – as having attained her dream job too young. It stuck with me. My wise colleague had a point. If so, what was the secret?

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

By offering comprehensive support systems, including childcare services, flexible schedules, financial aid programs, mentorship, and counseling, institutions can empower student-parents to succeed academically while effectively managing their parenting responsibilities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The silver lining for many students is that the university is also expanding financial aid, raising the income threshold for free tuition, room and board from $75,000 to $100,000. This income threshold will increase to $100,000 beginning in 2023–24. So there are a lot of pent-up needs.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline. 1, as currently planned.

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