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Villanova and Rosemont Announce Merger, Smaller Catholic Institution to Be Absorbed by 2028

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line. Villanova University President Rev.

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Rice University Announces Major Enrollment Expansion, Commits Over $1.5 Billion to Financial Aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rice University has unveiled plans for unprecedented enrollment growth, aiming to increase its student population by approximately 30% by 2028 compared to 2020 levels, university officials announced Monday.

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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

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GPA or higher. Stopped-out learners’ past-due balances often bar them from re-enrolling in higher education. The compact partnered with ReUp Education during the program’s full implementation in 2023-24 to provide early advising to prospective students who are balancing other personal responsibilities.

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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Alabama State Launches Women’s Flag Football

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The addition of women’s flag football will provide both current and incoming students a valuable opportunity to further their education while participating on the gridiron." The program will be the first at a Division 1 historically Black college or university, according to officials.

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Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications

University Business

As higher education institutions begin reporting the racial makeup of the class of 2028—the first to be affected by the 2023 decision—the data is hard to interpret, confusing and inconclusive.

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Required to Study Abroad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To note, the students in these semester-long programs are responsible for their flights and travel costs, but Goucher’s Office of Global Education takes such costs into account when divvying out scholarships, Hoose said in an email. The goal is to reach 15% by 2028, Devereaux said.