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Community college resource center takes on male retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. Retaining male students is key to creating a cohort or class that represents them as well. And we need to be committed to changing that,” Mangino says.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Unionization With Princeton and Stanford next on the graduate student unionization front, it’s clear that universities have become the hotbed of labor organizing. ” We ignore students’ disaffection, alienation, disengagement, and pent-up frustration and anger at our peril. percent in 2004 to 54.4

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 4: Student Issues

The Change Leader, Inc.

We at the Change Leader believe these factors include the changing demographics on campus, students prospects for future earnings, the possibility of dropping out, and campus safety, all of which are addressed here. Creating Safety Nets for Dropouts Maintaining a steady enrollment has become less assured.