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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Keith leans hard into the daily work of supporting students and the communities that love them, always asking the most challenging questions and saying the quiet parts out loud,” says Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, a prominent researcher and author of Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream.

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The overall enrollment nationwide at Title IV institutions (schools that process federal financial aid) is 8% Hispanic males and 5% Black males. I feel very hopeful,” says Gonzalez, who notes that the buy-in from academic colleges, student services, and other departments across campus has pushed the initiative forward. “I

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

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A shrinking talent market Community colleges have been especially hard hit by the Great Resignation, showing a 13% staff decline from 2020-2022, as a consequence of failed searches , difficulty filling part-time positions , and shortages in student services professionals. rate for students starting in fall 2009, and a 52.4%

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Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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So this was, we were trying to prevent predatory practice, especially when it came to student recruitment, enrollment or the disbursement of federal financial aid. Okay, fast forward two decades, you get yourself to 2011. So 2011, we have online enablement vendors is actually the term EAB was using back in 2011.

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Are OPM Partnerships Your Ticket to Online Growth?

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So this was, we were trying to prevent predatory practice, especially when it came to student recruitment, enrollment or the disbursement of federal financial aid. Okay, fast forward two decades, you get yourself to 2011. So 2011, we have online enablement vendors is actually the term EAB was using back in 2011.

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Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies?

Higher Ed Connects: Policy

Students can also turn to additional federal loans or other federal programs (which are often contingent on work requirements) to pay for childcare, but students are rarely aware these funding options exist. There are more working students. Goldrick-Rab outlines her method of meeting student needs: . “I,