Sat.Oct 05, 2024

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Wanted: expedition botanist to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and look for plants

The Guardian Higher Education

If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for you With the promise of travel, adventure and the chance to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, applications have opened for what might be the best job in the natural world: an expedition botanist to go on plant-collecting adventures for Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Projections: Higher Ed Business and the Enrollment Cliff

Higher Education Inquirer

While nothing is for sure, we at the Higher Education Inquirer believe higher education enrollment is going to continue on a slow downward slope for the foreseeable future, and that it could get worse. Looking at the numbers we see, it's difficult to imagine anyone arguing this. But today there is a debate between those who believe in the enrollment cliff and those who do not.

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What are ‘Promise Programs’ and how can they help make college more affordable? (PBS News Hour)

Higher Education Inquirer

Since its inception in 2015, College Promise has been steadfast in its commitment to making postsecondary education, including career-technical colleges and apprenticeships, accessible, tuition-free, fees, and wraparound supports, and readily available to all. In 2023, College Promise celebrated 425 Promise programs located in all 50 states. This milestone measures significant growth since the initiative's inception, when 53 programs were initially identified.