Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Marked by large-scale campus protests, congressional hearings on antisemitism and waning public trust, 2024 was a hard year for college presidents. Some institutions hired away well-known sitting presidents, while others saw their leaders leave amid difficult and dramatic circumstances. As with every year, top leaders came and went.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Eight in 10 employers taking part in the National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) 2024 Internship & Co-op Survey expect to maintain (47.2%) or increase (32.2%) the number of interns they bring in for 2023-24 compared to the 2022-23 academic year. Data for the 2024 Internship & Co-op Report were collected Oct.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

According to the 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research Report, 88% of higher education institutions have moved more than a quarter of their applications into the cloud. At the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual… So, how are they doing it?

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APRIL 26, 2024

For these accomplishments, he is named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. The 2024 NFL Draft is taking place in Detroit, Michigan, close to Southfield, where Robinson grew up. Robinson also has proven his skills as a student and as a community member, founding the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation in the fall of 2023.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Doug Shapiro The number of students transferring into a new institution in fall 2024 grew by 4.4% For fall 2024, transferring students accounted for 13.1% million students transferred or entered into a new institution this fall (2024). below 2020 levels. We found that 1.2

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2024, around 900 total minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and community colleges celebrated civic holidays, like National Voter Registration Week, which takes place in early October, he said.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Jenny Rickard First-generation and low and middle-income students interesting in attending college will receive proactive admissions offers through the newly launched 2024-25 Common App Direct Admissions Program. “As

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AUGUST 9, 2024

Members of the 2024 cohort were selected for their exceptional academic achievements, leadership potential, and dedication to their communities. “This year’s 110 outstanding students exemplify Black excellence – and fill us with hope for the promise of tomorrow,” said Cardona. “We We couldn’t be prouder to support them on their journey.”

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AUGUST 4, 2024

The Common App has launched its 2024–2025 application for more than 1,100 colleges and universities worldwide. The not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 has grown to serve more a million students online annually through its online application platform.

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APRIL 29, 2024

The 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. School: University of Mississippi Year: Senior Major: Legal Studies Outdoor track & field season brought University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) sprinter Olivia Womack to the realization that every moment counts. Female Sports Scholar is bound for law school in the fall. So, these will be her final meets.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Montana State University President Dr. Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Governor Josh Shapiro The historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania will be a benefactor of an historic increase in basic education funding in the state. million for the year. billion.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Ruha Benjamin, a transdisciplinary scholar at Princeton University, and Dr. Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week.

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University Business

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. To begin, we will backtrack and organize all of the college closings of 2024, paying particular attention to two- and four-year, public and private nonprofit institutions.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

more graduates from the Class of 2025 than they did from the Class of 2024. A new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) indicates that employers anticipate hiring 7.3% That’s good news for students who are slated to graduate in May. expect to maintain their hiring, according to NACE officials.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

Currently, 76 NCAA schools sponsor women's wrestling programs, with an additional 17 programs expected to join in the 2024-25 academic year. This means so much to women's wrestling and to women's sports in general," said Kennedy Blades, a University of Iowa wrestler and 2024 Olympic silver medalist.

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The Scholarly Teacher

MARCH 20, 2025

Academic belonging is multidimensional and includes both the normally construed social dimension as well as an often overlooked intellectual one (Rueda & Lowe Swift, 2024). In terms of college, sense of belonging refers to students perceived social support on campus, a feeling or sensation of

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MARCH 20, 2025

Charitable contributions to American colleges and universities increased by 3 percent in the 2023-2024 academic fiscal year when adjusted for inflation, according to a report released Thursday by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). percent of total educational and general expenditures in 2024, compared to 10.5

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JANUARY 6, 2025

In 2012 there were 45 Black head coaches across 248 Division 1 football teams, and for 2024 there were 42 Black head coaches for 258 teams. 33 percent of graduate assistants in Division 1 football and 43 percent of all other assistants for 2024 were Black.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

As the 2024 college football season approaches the halfway point, there are three Black head coaches that have a good chance of making the College Football Playoffs. The new playoff system will include 12 universities for the first time which is up from 4 teams in the old system.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Under her leadership, the college was ranked #6 on Numerades 2024 list of fastest-growing colleges and has earned multiple national creative awards, including MarCom, Hermes Creative, and Telly Awards. As Chief of Staff at Paul Quinn College, she provides strategic oversight of enrollment, communications, and institutional priorities.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

The commitment is part of SDF's Fifty & Forward campaign, launched in 2024, which aims to grant $500 million to local nonprofits while raising $1 billion for San Diego's future. Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Familiarly termed, Anti-DEI legislation, Watkins wrote, A wave of bills combating DEI efforts on college campuses have made their way into several state legislaturesdesigned to curb DEI practices (2024, pp. The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack The announcement was made by Secretary Tom Vilsack at the 2024 White House Tribal Youth Forum held late last week. Department of Agriculture has announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program.

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JULY 2, 2024

The time has come for bold action as we approach the 2024 election, let us heed this call and rally behind the cause of universal early learning coverage. Let us commit to building a future in which every child can thrive.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Everywhere you look there are signs that the higher education sector is precariously rocking, such that even a strong jab might take it down. The suicides and resignations of key leaders and the broader mental health crisis are a signal that cannot be ignored.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

College leaders serious about improving student success and graduating the learners who enroll in their institutions should ask themselves these five questions as we head into 2024: Do we have programs that work for someone living day to day? Many adult learners must prioritize earning a living and caring for their families.

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APRIL 4, 2024

While much has been written about progressive movements of the 1960s and how activism helped shape the higher education landscape — including, for example, the emergence of Black studies departments on college campuses — Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd’s remarkable book Resistance from the Right: Conservatives & The Campus Wars in Modern America (The (..)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Nonetheless, on offerings, we were pleasantly surprised to find the following 2024 data by the Council for Economic Education News: Opportunities have greatly improved for young people across America to learn the essential personal finance knowledge they need to reach their full life-long economic potential.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The timing of Barabino's departure coincides with significant turnover in higher education leadership nationwide, as many college presidents have resigned in 2024 amid various challenges, including financial pressures and responses to global events.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Building on 2024's record-breaking attendance, the summit will include an opening gala, pre-summit workshops on institutional transformation, and sessions covering endowment growth, AI, and industry collaboration.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In 2024 there were 40 law schools whose lowest quartile LSAT score is below 150, putting students at high risk, very high risk, or extreme risk of attrition or bar failure. At the same time, national legal organizations have expressed cautious optimism.

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MARCH 10, 2025

The comprehensive report, titled Flourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health of Students at HBCUs and PBIs," examined mental health indicators among 2,504 students across 16 HBCUs and two predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Her employment was terminated on April 15, 2024, with the stated cause being insubordination and unprofessional and disrespectful conduct. After supporting discrimination complaints filed by two employees against King, Martinez Powless claims she faced increased retaliation.

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MARCH 14, 2025

The program, which provides incarcerated individuals with access to scholarly materials including academic journals, books, and research papers, crossed this threshold in December 2024.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

SAUs December 2024 and May 2025 graduates will receive degrees from an accredited institution. SACSCOC could only consider information SAU presented as of November 18, 2024. SACSCOC found that SAU resolved all issues except those related to finances. Saint Augustines University will clear all sanctions if all concerns are satisfied.

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MARCH 11, 2025

The Winter 2025 Salary Survey compiled responses from 158 NACE employer members surveyed between October and November 2024. Social sciences majors face the steepest projected decline at 3.6%, though the report did not specify the average salary figure for this discipline.

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