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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The merger, which begins its first phase in 2027, will ultimately transform Rosemont College into "Villanova University, Rosemont Campus" by 2028. According to the announcement, Rosemont students who have not completed their degrees by 2028 will have "multiple options," including transferring to Villanova's College of Professional Studies.

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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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Ohio Wesleyan Graduate Makes $12 Million Commitment to Benefit First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thirty-eight percent of the Class of 2028 are first-generation college students. We have teams of faculty, staff, alumni, and donors who are deeply committed to empowering first-gen students and giving them a space where they find belonging. Trine’s gift is transformational.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the same time, the deans are talking to their faculty about the data in the classroom that faculty are using. The faculty get this sense of curiosity and personal reflection that helps them to improve course design that then improves outcomes for more students. They were also backed up on their homework assignments.

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Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr. Named President of OSU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It will last through the end of 2028. He said that he was happy that compromises had been written into the Ohio bill, which could resurface this coming year. Carter will begin his term on January 1 st.

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Building Community through Faculty, Staff, and Student Mixers

The Student Affairs Blog

The Faculty, Staff & Student Mixers, hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) are designed to bring together members of VCU’s diverse communities in a welcoming and celebratory environment.

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President moves: Announcing a surge of hires, including this state flagship

University Business

The moves have drawn strong reactions from the community, particularly from faculty. He also increased the number of full-time faculty and expanded majors in regional workforce programs like welding and nursing. The next leader of West Virginia’s state flagship arrives at a momentous time for the university.