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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He’s why Americans should have hope for higher education and advocate for more investments in leaders who walk their talk.” In 2005, Curry took a job at Compton College in an entry-level position within student services, ultimately working his way through the ranks of leadership to become interim president in 2011.

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Access to high-quality higher education is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.”

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 2011, the Education Department issued a Dear Colleague letter (DCL) allowing institutions to pay a percentage of tuition revenue to providers of a bundle of services that included marketing and recruiting. Bundled service providers should not be treated as a separate class. The department should revoke the 2011 DCL.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

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?

EAB

Always in the market, always trying to understand where higher education is going next, on behalf of our 2500 plus partners. Personally, I have spent the greater part of the last decade trying to understand all things online education, our strategy, how it fits in with enrollment and what the landscape looks like these days.

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Are OPM Partnerships Your Ticket to Online Growth?

EAB

Always in the market, always trying to understand where higher education is going next, on behalf of our 2500 plus partners. Personally, I have spent the greater part of the last decade trying to understand all things online education, our strategy, how it fits in with enrollment and what the landscape looks like these days.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs.