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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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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

University Business

GPA or higher. Stopped-out learners’ past-due balances often bar them from re-enrolling in higher education. The initiative is also boosting equitable access to higher education in Northeast Ohio. Caregivers are also overrepresented in its overall pool of enrollees.

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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. Grissom’s commitment also honors her uncle, Tom Grissom, who graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1962. One of every five Ohio Wesleyan students is the first in their family to attend college, according to university officials.

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Alabama State Launches Women’s Flag Football

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jason Cable "The International Olympic Committee recently included men's and women's flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games and likewise, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is closely monitoring the emerging sport of women’s flag football," said Alabama State University President Dr.

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

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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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The pandemic may have ended but the demand for edtech is growing

University Business

One of the greatest challenges higher education has ever had to face was the pandemic. Colleges didn’t choose but were forced to overcome barriers to instruction through innovative educational technology solutions with little to no turnaround as students returned home for remote learning. to nearly $78 billion in 2020.