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Disparities of African American Men and Obtaining a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond is executive director of admissions at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.

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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Frank Fernandez, associate professor of Higher Education Administration and Policy at the University of Florida. In the context of the latest Supreme Court case ruling on race-conscious admissions, hopefully some of the most selective colleges would be more open to taking transfer students,” said Fernandez.

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‘I Didn’t Think Any College Would Accept Me, but I Was Wrong’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, Scott Jaschik wrote a piece here at Inside Higher Ed about direct admissions. When Scott was at the annual NECHE meetings in Boston this past December, the rise of direct admissions made his top 10 list of trends in higher ed. How do you retrain recruitment staff or do you?

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Gallup poll shows discrepancy between higher ed and the public’s view on affirmative action

University Business

“The ruling, which the public views favorably and aligns with prior views on using race as a factor in college admissions, is now settled law. As middling as Black pollers’ responses were, they didn’t come close to the resolve higher education administrators demonstrated after the summer ruling.

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Planning to Meet Your School’s Student and Operational Needs

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

Two higher education administrators and an academic consulting firm shared their visions on tailoring their programs to meet student and operational needs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts. The plan must be different in character and kind from anything else in higher education.

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 2: The Challenges of Higher Education Leadership

The Change Leader, Inc.

However, there is no more important time for true leaders to step into top administrative roles and help higher education move into the 21 st century. These groups issued reports on falling enrollment, low graduation rates, high attrition rates, and difficulty recruiting traditional students in the region.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

The higher education landscape is facing unprecedented changes, with student demographics shifting and financial pressures mounting. These changes are reshaping how colleges and universities must embrace an adaptive approach to student recruitment and retention. I started in higher education actually in 1974.