Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. “We ended up partnering with a two-way texting vendor who caters to the higher education sector and works with several other community colleges in our state,” she says.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

Bristol Community College’s computer systems were recently hacked in a ransomware incident, The Sun Chronicle reported. Officials of the Massachusetts college said in a statement posted on the institution’s website Dec. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline. 1, as currently planned.

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University Business

JULY 25, 2023

Franklin University is pursuing this goal by removing “points of friction”: delays due to document transfers, credit for prior learning, admissions and financial aid processing operations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

But the university’s longtime president, Glenda Glover, alumni and other supporters of the Nashville institution have argued against a proposal that would place the institution under the oversight of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the governing board for 37 technical and community colleges in the state.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 12, 2023

The key documents worth reviewing include: The 5/5/22 GAO Report: Higher Education: Education Needs to Strengthen Its Approach to Monitoring Colleges' Arrangements with Online Program Managers ED’s 2/15/23 Press Release announcing new TPS guidance and review of the incentive compensation ban for college recruiters: U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

” Before this latest memo, he said, the department hadn’t communicated directly with colleges about the particular SNAP benefits during the public health emergency. He said the memo clearly says that colleges and states can and should work together to get students information about the program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Transition point: Students seek to finance their educations Affordability Disconnect: Students find a lack of fair and equal access to financial aid ​Impact on time and price: Students are not receiving equitable aid and support to finance their educations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

” Making Students Feel Welcome The increase in mental health challenges among college students has been well documented. The university has also established the Haudenosaunee Promise scholarship, which provides financial aid to qualifying students who are a part of the six nations.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The memo provides a helpful high-level summary of the key issues, answering such questions as what the Supreme Court decided, whether and how colleges and universities may consider students’ race in admissions decisions, and what steps, generally speaking, schools can take to achieve a diverse student body.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Some great responses from readers came in this week! In response to the piece about secret shoppers, one former secret shopper wrote with a story of a time that it took him seven continuous hours, in person, to register for a class at a college, and that was with skipping financial aid.

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Collegis Education Data Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

An institution relies on its SIS to manage information efficiently, especially at community colleges and universities with limited resources. Any student information system will have its challenges, but often it’s not the system that’s to blame but how the school is using it. Vendor-provided technical support.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 4, 2023

Gather and organize documentation including course syllabi, faculty CVs, student handbooks, and assessment reports. Prepare for the site visit by ensuring that all documentation is organized and readily accessible, and by scheduling meetings and presentations with key stakeholders.

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Parchment

JANUARY 16, 2024

And we talked about there’s a lot of students that are attending a community college that want to transfer to another institution, but don’t end up doing it. Eight out of 10 students that go to a community college want to go. They’re legal documents. How can I make that better?

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Factors that can impact academic performance include course difficulty, lack of study skills, poor time management, and test-taking skills. Financial stability: Many students struggle to afford college fees and other expenses and may drop out due to financial difficulties. Students like to share their views too.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. May 9, 2023. million people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The legislation would stop the University of California, California State University and their affiliates, and California Community Colleges, from barring students from being hired for jobs due to the lack of federal work authorization — which is often the case for students who have parents who immigrated to the state. “And

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They certify federal financial aid. So if the legislature or the state government directs that these schools should act in a particular way, they should not be prohibited from doing so. [00:31:14] 00:31:14] Hank Reichman: Well, this is very dangerous, [00:31:17] Drumm McNaughton: Yes. [00:31:17]

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

Image: The Education Department is planning to use undercover agents—known as “secret shoppers”—to monitor colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid for potentially deceptive practices. Other tools include audits, investigations and program reviews.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Education Department’s recent guidance expanding the definition of what it means to be a “third-party servicer” for institutions that receive federal financial aid funds put online program management companies, or OPMs, squarely in the center of the bull’s-eye. So no one was remotely surprised that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

Although the guidance, which takes the form of a Dear Colleague letter and a seven-page question and answer document, does not have the force of law, it still matters, according to Dr. Liliana Garces, the W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community College Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Liliana Garces, the W.K.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 14, 2024

Since 2016, the Higher Education Inquirer has documented the College Meltdown as a series of demographic and business trends making US higher education of decreasing value to working-class and middle-class folks. This despite the commonly-held belief that college is the only way to improve social mobility.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 6, 2023

“Within the Department of Education, they have three very different views of distance education, depending on whether you’re talking about financial aid, accreditation or how you report to [the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System],” he said.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 1, 2025

However, the cost per hour of instruction still often exceeds the minimum wage in most states, making them unaffordable for low-income learners without financial aid. As Jinann notes, Workers and learners are likely going to need financial assistance to access and complete short-term credentials. Jinann Bitar: Yep.

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