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Generation Hope to Reach 3 Million Parenting Students by 2029

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s why she and the board of directors at Generation Hope have decided on an ambitious five-year plan that will expand its work and impact over three million parenting students by 2029. They are the future of higher education as well,” said Pollard. The nonprofit organization plans to continue expanding its own workforce.

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See how many colleges may close after 2029

University Business

The demographic cliff may reorient the higher education landscape and propel the number of college closures in the coming decade. Fifty-two of the 100 institutions that it identified as the riskiest institutions in higher education closed within three years. Researchers Robert J. Kelchen, Dubravka Ritter and Douglas A.

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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Lee Coffin The announcement was made via campus-wide email from Dartmouth President Dr. Sian Leah Beilock.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Lauded at Dr. John Hope Franklin Reception

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed her co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, and in 2020 she joined The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) global board of directors to serve until 2029. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson with Diverse co-founder Frank L.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies was renamed in her honor.

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Most popular stories: Here is UB’s top 10 for 2024

University Business

Whether it was news of a recent college closure or a forecast of the severity of the demographic cliff, the most popular stories of 2024 centered on the changing makeup of higher education institutions. A shrinking number of institutions in the market may breed fiercer competition. It was founded in 1922. Read the story.

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Knocking on wood for this year’s FAFSA rollout

University Business

” The fluidity of this year’s application among first-time filers has translated to a stronger application outlook in higher education. . “By the time our students had the opportunity to participate with FAFSA, it was click, click and done.” 1—without taking exception to this year’s deferred rollout.