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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries. But we need to look closer at the data.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re having discussions with policy makers across the spectrum from state and federal [government] … about the fact that we need to be supporting our students through this journey,” Lee said. Creating partnerships with local industry is a crucial part of building pathways to gainful employment, Trent noted. “If

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A better way to address revenue sharing and online marketing (letter)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Department of Education is now considering changes to its guidelines addressing how outside providers bundle the services they offer to colleges and universities and to the regulations that define and govern third-party servicers. The industry has evolved; so too have the OPMs. The department should revoke the 2011 DCL.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

of students who started in community college after 6 years have not obtained any degree or certificate (1,071,720 students from students starting in 2011). 730,556 students starting in 2011). As the United States’ employment needs quickly change, industry and government have a pressing need for more qualified workers.