Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2025

Steven Thrasher, an assistant journalism professor who tried to block police from breaking up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University last spring, announced he was denied tenure and will lose his job in August 2026, the end of the next academic year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 27, 2024

1, it will be implemented by July 2026 at the earliest. Last month, the Department of Education asked for input on the proposed regulations; the comment period closed this past Friday. If the proposal is finalized before Nov.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ambrose will operate Mount Mercy as an independent institution through 2026, when St. Under the arrangement, which was approved by the two universities’ boards last week but still requires regulatory approvals, St. Ambrose will become Mount Mercy’s parent organization and operate it as the Mount Mercy Campus of St. Ambrose University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 26, 2025

Georgetown University is joining the Common App, the most popular college application platform in the country, starting in fall 2026, according to reporting from The Hoya, the universitys student newspaper.

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2025

Hired Shari Olsen – Northland Community and Technical College (Minn.) Shari Olson, Northland Community College Shari Olsen has been promoted to permanent president of Northland Community College, effective immediately. Stepping down Fred Keating – Rowan College of South Jersey (N.J.)

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 19, 2024

Johns Hopkins University officials announced Friday that the university will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores starting in fall 2026, phasing out the test-optional policy adopted in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While some campuses are still struggling to meet the moment of generative AI, several community colleges are collaborating with regional employers to ensure their students won’t be left behind by a disrupted workforce.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2026 and 2027 we expect a more significant drop: a result of declining fertility rates during the 2008-2009 recession. So where does US higher education enrollment go after 2026? College Meltdown: NY, IL, MI, PA, VA hardest hit Community Colleges at the Heart of College Meltdown Who's Next?

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2025

Doug Binsfeld – Northern Maine Community College The Main Community College System president and board of trustees have announced their approval of hiring Doug Binsfeld to head Northern Maine Community College. billion by 2026. Suzanne Walsh – Bennett College (N.C.)

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2025

Students will be able to choose from dozens of different courses across various disciplinesincluding STEM, English, ethnic studies and historyto satisfy the requirement, which is set to take effect as early as fall 2026.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Vice president of Boston College’s ministry school, Butler is responsible for all programs and initiatives that promote the private school’s Jesuit Catholic mission and culture. He will assume the role in summer 2026 once Boston College’s current president, William Leahy, steps down.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In 2026, the year we expect an enrollment cliff, the first Boomers will turn 80. However, unless there are dramatic cuts in the US healthcare system, K-12 education, and prisons, community colleges and non-flagship state universities are likely to face more austerity.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2023

Students are beginning to voice their frustration with the “faceless bureaucracies” of community colleges as they navigate their supposed potential for a viable career prospect. By 2026, AZ Central predicts Maricopa’s system will produce 5,464 nursing graduates at all levels.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

The University of Holy Cross, in Louisiana, will reduce the size of its faculty from 74 to 60 by 2026, 4WWL News reported. The university said most of those impacted by the change will be instructors of general studies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The college aims to raise $200 million by May 2026. The current financial crisis stems from issues dating back more than a decade, including facility investments that weakened the endowment and added debt, as well as errors in administering financial aid that cost the college millions of dollars and prompted significant layoffs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

The private Alabama college has made appeals to state and local authorities in recent months, requesting a $37.5 Birmingham-Southern has also launched an effort to raise $200 million by May 2026. million lifeline, which lawmakers have not delivered , despite concerns of closure.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 14, 2023

Whatever the case, the new contract will raise minimum pay for graduate student workers to $24,000 effective immediately, and to $27,000 by 2026. The union has said it’s actually $19,500. Last month’s rejected agreement would have raised pay to less than $24,000 total.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

At the front end of the higher ed pipeline, the US is not producing enough domestic students with the resources or skills to succeed in college and beyond. In 2026 we expect an enrollment cliff to occur, a ripple effect of the 2008 Great Recession.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

One approach: at the College of William & Mary, career development is a key portion of the institution’s strategic plan, Vision 2026 , and its office of Career Development and Professional Engagement has promoted experiential learning through scholarships and its campus partners.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

At U of A, the survey course will be piloted this fall, with the full requirement going into effect in fall 2026. The state’s two other public four-year universities will devise their own way of fulfilling the American Institutions requirement, mandated by the Board of Regents in 2021. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 24, 2023

funds, 40 percent of which is intentionally set apart for southern regions, to triple the number of beds available for out-of-town students, bringing the total nationwide from 40,000 to 105,000 by 2026. More widely, the government has set aside €960 million (more than $1 billion) from those E.U.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” The union’s news release said, “Temple administration’s current proposal increases the base salary for graduate employees to just $22,500 by 2026.”

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By the 2025-2026 school year, we’re planning to expand into pathways for medical and public safety careers, providing even more options for students to explore. His work in higher education and community-building highlights the growing recognition that these partnerships are key to student success. This isn’t a theoretical exercise.

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University Business

JULY 25, 2024

Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá will lead North Central College for a transitional period as the college’s board does not expect to launch a national presidential search before spring 2026. Gòkè-Pariolá has served as North Central College’s provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The first wave of the College Meltdown (2010-2021) resulted in a slow and steady drop in overall US college enrollment , with dramatic losses among for-profit colleges and community colleges. Click on the image to see the chart (Source: Seeking Alpha) College Meltdown 2.0

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 14, 2023

The University of Holy Cross, in Louisiana, will reduce the size of its faculty from 74 to 60 by 2026, 4WWL News reported. The university said most of those impacted by the change will be instructors of general studies.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Reduced populations of college age people, economic distress, growing inequality, and migration are some of the interacting factors. College is expensive and time consuming for working folks. Many are not. Who's Next?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

million by the 2026–27 academic year, according to current forecasts. Faculty are questioning the cuts, which some fear will harm the university’s celebrated theater program. But officials say that without the ambitious realignment plan, the university’s financial deficit could grow to $14.6

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

million in fiscal year 2026–27—over four times the $3 million annual cost that Chapel Hill provost Chris Clemens cited to faculty. ” A draft budget memo , provided Tuesday to Inside Higher Ed in response to an open records request, projects the school would cost about $3.5 million next year but $12.7

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EAB

OCTOBER 18, 2022

MS: And then, I feel like a Debbie Downer to start off this call, but really what is going on is that all of these factors are compounded by as we look out into the future, first-time enrollment at community colleges is down about 21%. You had mentioned, I think you said a 14% decline in community college enrollment.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

Hiring Megan Coval – Butler County Community College (Penn.) Megan Coval has been promoted to permanent leader of Butler County Community College. Duquesne University announced that President Ken Gormley will step down in July 2026.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We encourage Governor Hochul to take the national stage with the boldest Executive Budget proposal for SUNY’s 64 campuses and CUNY’s 25 campuses in New York State history in State Fiscal Year 2026 (SFY26). SUNY UFS, SUNY FCCC, and CUNY UFS will be proposing SFY26 Executive Budget Resolutions for approval at our Fall 2024 Plenaries.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Related links: College Meltdown 3.0 2022) State Universities and the College Meltdown (2022) "20-20": Many US States Have Seen Enrollment Drops of More Than 20 Percent (2022) US Department of Education Projects Increasing Higher Ed Enrollment From 2024-2030.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2025

Helen Castellanos Brewer – College of the Mainland (Texas) Helen Castellanos Brewer is the sole finalist for the presidency at The College of the Mainland. Baker University is tapping Jody Fournier as the 31st president of the oldest college in Kansas. Jody Fournier – Baker University (Kan.)

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 14, 2024

This despite the commonly-held belief that college is the only way to improve social mobility. From 2011 onward, the College Meltdown was most visible with for-profit colleges and community colleges, but other non-elite schools and for-profit businesses were also affected. What enrollment cliff?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Furthermore, Nathan Grawe, a professor of social sciences at Carleton College and author of the Higher Education Demand Index (HEDI), projects that demographic changes caused by the economic downturn in 2008 could mean a 15-percent decline in the number of typical students attending college by 2026.

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Higher Education Inquirer

AUGUST 30, 2022

And the enrollment cliff of 2026, a ripple effect of the 2008 Great Recession, is now just around the corner. Related link: College Meltdown 2.2: The Covid pandemic of 2020 to 2022 made matters worse with domestic and foreign enrollment-- (temporarily) ameliorated by government bailouts and untested online education.

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