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Medical School Enrollment Shows Mixed Trends as Diversity Numbers Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in the 2024-25 academic year, matriculation rates among historically underrepresented groups showed significant declines. First-generation college student matriculants declined by 2.3%, while applicants with parents in service, clerical, skilled, and unskilled occupations decreased by 2.2%. being over age 30.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Bank of America Campus to Careers Women’s Forum

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Whether you are in the early stages of exploring or have decided on a career path, we invite interested sophomores to apply for a chance to meet our team of recruiters and professionals February 21-23, 2024 in New York City.

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How an emerging economy is fueling an academic renaissance

University Business

The country that outcompetes the other in this space finds itself at a military advantage, Reuters reports. “They’re mature and mission-oriented, and security clearance is really important in many high-tech companies,” she says. “[These are] crucial skills for those high-tech jobs.”

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

2024) Whiteness in the Ivory Tower: Why Don't We Notice the White Students Sitting Together in the Quad? Brint, S., & & Karabel, J. The Diverted Dream: Community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity in America, 19001985. Oxford University Press. Cabrera, Nolan L. Teachers College Press. Cabrera, Nolan L.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

In fiscal year 2024, the Education Department spent about $161 billion -- 60% of its $268 billion budget -- to fund its office of Federal Student Aid , the countrys largest provider of student financial aid. Department of Health and Human Services. Department of Veterans Affairs. presidency in 2024.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Another door the court left open was the legal carve-out for military academies employing similar practices. “No No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context,” Roberts wrote. Approximately 2.9 1, 2023, to Sept. Ogletree, Jr.,