Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
This increase marks the largest two-year jump in educational attainment since the project began in 2008, when the share of working-age adults with a degree was only 37.9 Among other policy solutions, she believes the federal government should invest in resources that help students afford and complete college, such as doubling the Pell Grant.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 5, 2023
” Although the AAUP is highly concerned about post-tenure review programs that could lead to faculty members’ termination, it is even more concerned about the replacement of tenured with contingent positions, said the organization’s senior researcher. percent in 2004 to 54.4 percent in 2021.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 27, 2023
Proponents of expanding the number of programs point to research showing greatly improved employment outcomes for students, who also learn skills to help them live independently and be less reliant on family. Students in these programs are eligible for Pell Grants, though not federal student loan aid.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 2, 2023
During the Great Recession of 2008–09, Harvard raised liquid funds by issuing $2.5 These universities could spend these funds much more efficiently and effectively than the federal government, while rebuilding public esteem and political support for themselves and all of higher education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 13, 2023
But first the department must decide how to determine which programs have low financial value—a question that’s been the subject of much research but no clear consensus. We’ve been trying to avoid this now for over a decade … We can’t continue to punt this to the federal level.”
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