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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social media is a phenomenal opportunity for institutions like Morehouse to really show student life,” he said. And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social media is a phenomenal opportunity for institutions like Morehouse to really show student life,” he said. And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Impact “As of 2020, students who live on campus, their [three-year] graduation rate is 4% higher than the students who do not live on campus,” says Andrew Morong, dean of enrollment management at CMCC. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.”

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Career Q&A: UT Knoxville's vice provost for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While building a 15-year foundation in admissions and enrollment management, Williams found herself engaging with students long after they had enrolled, which naturally expanded to helping them successfully navigate campus. Both gave me so much gratification, connection and energy to come to work—it was phenomenal.

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HBCUs take note: 4 ways to sustain enrollment following post-pandemic boom

University Business

Anthony Jones, vice president of enrollment management and student experience at Bethune-Cookman University, is also confronting this reality. . “The amount of revenue you have at your disposal speaks to what you’re able to do.” Homecoming, a staple experience at HBCUs, also experienced a boost in funding.

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Recruiting International Students: More than the 4Ps

Edu Alliance Journal

Enrollment management professionals, admissions leaders, faculty members, and student life professionals should always be cognizant of these risk factors for potential international students. It often takes a decade or more for a university to substantially improve its position in ranking schemes.