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Study Finds Better Outcomes Among PGIB Veterans at Nonprofit, Public Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research is a collaborative effort involving a research team from American Institutes for Research that was embedded at the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the study alongside researchers from the Census Bureau and Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics.

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Undergraduate enrollment climbs for first time since the pandemic, despite freshmen drop-off

University Business

above 2021, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Impressive enrollment rates at community colleges, undergraduate certificates and private for-profit universities (which experienced a 6.4% Undergraduate enrollment this fall has increased for the first time since the pandemic, 2.1%

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This tool can boost adult learners’ completion. What’s getting in its way?

University Business

Around eight in 10 institutions offer some form of credit for prior learning (CPL), which research from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education suggests may increase the likelihood of college completion credentials.

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Coursera is Evolving into a Third-Wave EdTech Company

eLiterate

The Coursera platform, writ large , connects universities, learners, government agencies, megacorporations, and local employers. Nor have I seen much in the way of efficacy research coming out of the company (or out of its university partners but publicized by the company). I’m skeptical about the platform.

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Strategic Planning for Declining College Enrollment: Don’t Panic about Declining College Enrollment Numbers

The Change Leader, Inc.

According to data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, declining college enrollment numbers are continuing for the fifth year in a row. The biggest drop by far comes from non-traditional students who have given up on for-profit universities as a way of advancing their technical skills or getting an advanced degree.

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EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

The editor, author, adopting teacher, instructional designer, cognitive science researcher, psychometrician, data scientist, and UX engineer may all work together to develop a unified vision for a product, but more often than not they are like the blind man and the elephant.

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Here are 6 promising higher ed predictions for 2025

University Business

” More from UB: See which state is the latest to erase DEI More than half of the executives surveyed in a joint research initiative published last August said their institutions are beginning to shift their priorities to match the growing demand for online degrees.