Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

All in all, the researchers found that direct admissions was less impactful on application or enrollment than an offer of financial aid, conditioned on admission. Odle believes that the future of direct admissions may lie in bundling in monetary support. Jon Edelman can be reached at JEdelman@DiverseEducation.com

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

College leaders should do their part to make sure local, state, and federal policymakers understand that affordable housing is a higher education priority essential to the mission of promoting social mobility. Let's learn from this evaluation and build stronger housing programs across the higher education landscape.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To do so, she focused on long-standing issues like program development and student support services, and by the time the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees approved her permanent position, progress was tangible. People recognized pretty quickly that she had a skill level that we had been needing,” he says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In “The Student’s Perspective,” the prominent edtech company sought to understand what higher education stakeholders believed needed to be refined to maximize teaching and student support. As a result, surveys from 255 students and 251 higher ed leaders were considered.

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Blackboard Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2022

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. Looking at recent job market metrics, employees are leaving in higher numbers and departments can’t keep staff in many areas, especially entry-level positions.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Alaska, Delaware, Nebraska, North Carolina and Iowa remain the only states without a higher education system in the alliance since it began in January 2010. With think tanks debunking recent narratives around higher education’s declining value, and reports asserting that 73% of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education. I’m not referring here to faculty salaries or reduced teaching loads or class size or breadth of programs or extensive support services—all of which are good things (within limits).

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Learn more Learn more about intent marketing to recruit adult learners How to support adult learners For adult learners, the weight of career, family, and other personal obligations can make college especially difficult to navigate. This is especially true of adult learners who started college but did not complete their degree.

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University Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

However, on top of how little the American public today seems to trust higher education, skepticism among adults who have already stopped out has already been confirmed. It’s not about students convincing colleges to give them another chance, but institutions trying to persuade students to provide higher education another chance.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 24, 2023

Image: The University of South Dakota’s TRIO Student Support Services is like all other federally funded TRIO SSS programs in that it serves low-income, first-generation or disabled students. Ahead of that legislation, Mitchem says, TRIO educators were asked to put together recommendations, including TRIO eligibility criteria.

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College Forward

JANUARY 17, 2024

Over the past couple of months, we had insightful conversations with AmeriCorps alumni who recently served with College Possible and have since transitioned into roles within higher education. Originally, Jerry had planned to go to law school to pursue a career in corporate law after completing his term of service.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

“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. Students who received the text were 6.3 percentage points more likely to successfully enroll at Moorpark compared to those who did not.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As the needs of students change, universities must alter their recruitment and retention strategies to make sure that their messages resonate with diverse student prospects, and that they provide the right support services to meet these students’ needs. Financial assistance and scholarships.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 12, 2024

A Blueprint for Enrollment Growth and Sustainability Higher education enrollment has been declining for several years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). But not all colleges and universities are seeing declines.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education admin Fri, 12/23/2022 - 05:27 It is the rule of Gen Z now. Google is what they breathe through, mobile apps for higher education , and advanced gaming technologies to beat their boredom, what naught? Student Retention is picking up like haywire.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Top Student Enrollment Roadblocks and How to Overcome Them In my more than two decades of steering enrollment management at various institutions, I’ve seen students encounter numerous hurdles on their journey to and through higher education. What support services are available? How much does it cost?

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

MAY 25, 2023

The model suggests that individuals have a set of needs, starting with physiological needs at the bottom of the pyramid, that must be met before they can move on to higher-level needs like belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization. But, again, we must be willing to seek feedback and respond—especially when it comes to finances.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

As higher ed nears the looming enrollment cliff , colleges and universities looking to drive enrollment growth must identify more pathways for students to obtain a college degree, especially in the case of first-generation students. These experiences have taught her how both sectors can collaborate and leverage each other’s strengths.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Accreditation in the United States is fragmented and imperfect but remains one of the few mechanisms through which we attempt to guarantee some level of educational integrity and consistency across a large and diverse array of institutions. Responsible academic freedom enriches the contributions of higher education to society.

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College Forward

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“By creating an integrated system of wraparound support services, our goal is to meet students where they are. This is about providing students with the holistic support and resources needed to ensure that the most underserved students can chart pathways to and through higher education.”

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 30, 2024

Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management editor Fri, 05/31/2024 - 01:24 It is undeniably true that a higher education institution with an efficient student management system in place runs like a well-oiled machine.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. “All of those intersectionalities opened my eyes to a lot of inequity in higher education,” Mora said.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In stark contrast to the well-endowed universities that serve the desires of the global elite, a significant portion of American higher education struggles with chronic underfunding. They have historically received less funding and support, hindering their development.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They also advise leaders to ensure they offer adult students maximum flexibility in course modalities and to highlight scholarship and financial aid opportunities that will make returning to college more affordable. Just to provide you with some context, adult learners now make up 42% of total higher education revenue.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

That’s the guide we’re all looking for as we face the never-ending challenges of enrollment marketing in higher education, right? In the higher education context, this could be as simple as offering a free webinar on application tips. The same principle applies to higher education.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

5 Tips for Keeping Students Engaged Throughout the Admissions Process In higher education, the enrollment funnel can feel like a battleground for institutions vying to convert interest into commitment. Traditionally, the enrollment funnel has been viewed simply: attract, engage, and enroll.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

US higher education reflects and reinforces a world of increasing wealth and want. Deep Pockets: The Endowment Elite At the pinnacle of higher education wealth are universities like Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. These institutions have historically received less funding and support than their more affluent counterparts.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Second, confidence in the value of higher education continues its decade-long slide. Financial This grouping refers to how students pay for college and its associated cost. Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 17, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has had lasting effects on these already overworked, understaffed, and underpaid teams and individuals, many of whom are concerned about the future of their campuses (and the stability of their jobs) due to the aforementioned financial woes. Their professional and personal well-being depends on that prioritization, too.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

Higher education institutions need help improving enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Exacerbating this, higher ed is facing significant headwinds to recovering enrollments, including the demographic cliff, reduction of public funding, and a robust job market.

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EAB

APRIL 24, 2023

Sixty-five percent of those students say they need more information, such as details about financial aid and overall cost, to make an enrollment decision. On average, we see about 14% of respondents indicate they will “probably” or “maybe” enroll. Instead, ask those students why they didn’t choose your institution.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Background - The higher education in Qatar Background - The higher education in Qatar Qatar’s higher education sector, roughly around 2002 was still in its early stages of development. The SEC has implemented several initiatives to improve the quality of higher education in Qatar.

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