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It may be time to rethink the college minor (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Academic minors are typically a secondary area of specialization for students. Sometimes, the minor is related to the college academic major; other times, the academic minor is in a different discipline altogether. The research on college minors and their effects on student outcomes is scant if not nonexistent.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton speaks with two leaders from CSU who have led successful systemwide programs to help its Black community, President Dr. Thomas Parham of CSU Dominguez Hills and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Dilcie Perez, who serves the CSU System. Parham Thomas A.

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New Clearinghouse Data Shows Freshman Enrollment Has, in Fact, Increased

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even with more students now being counted as freshmen, dual enrollment (students 17 or under) continues to show increases (10.2%). Enrollment growth at community colleges continues to be notable, with public two-year institutions showing a 5.8% After four years of declines, white students showed a small increase.