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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Information was not provided about new nursing hire recruitment. MacNeil School of Nursing.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Data describing how different faculty members perceive the availability and utility of institutional supports should also be collected. The survey was last administered in fall 2003, with earlier administrations in 1987, 1992 and 1998. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Relegation of universities could trigger political pushback from local councils that treasure them, state governments that own them and a federal government sensitive to perceptions of rural areas getting a raw deal. “But … what utility is there in downgrading an institution during a period of change?

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

Even if the minimum protected income was adjusted for inflation, beneficiaries would likely still experience hardship, such as food insecurity and problems paying utility bills. 8 The Social Security Administration calls the program one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in our nation's history.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

They also talk about the careers with the best ROI and how those with liberal arts degrees fare by comparison. Podcast Highlights Michael draws on his background as the former director of the College Scorecard program during his time in the Obama Administration to create user-friendly reports, utilizing the dataset’s 2,000 variables.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

The federal government’s COVID assistance played a critical role in temporarily sustaining institutions, particularly smaller colleges, which otherwise faced the risk of closure. The need for prudent fiscal management, realistic program development, and effective administrative structures is underscored.