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The 2023 men's NCAA tournament results, if academics ruled

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The NCAA did not publish APR data during the pandemic, but this year’s bracket uses the first new data the NCAA has published since then, covering the 2020–21 academic year. Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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The NCAA women's DI basketball tournament, if academics ruled

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The NCAA did not publish APR data during the pandemic, but this year’s bracket uses the first new data the NCAA has published since then, a four-year rolling rate that culminated in the 2020–21 academic year. Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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Updated educational attainment data show progress and gaps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The project was paused in 2020 because of data-collection challenges during the pandemic. 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. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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More colleges will likely face closure in 2023, experts say

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The for-profit Living Arts College closed abruptly after the shutdown of the embattled Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools and blamed the federal government for its demise. Of those who re-enrolled, only about a third earned a credential, based on an analysis that examined college closures between 2004 and 2020.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Reynolds added that if the state had “provided the federal funding as requested and it was used to finance debt or other impermissible uses according to US Treasury guidelines, the state and taxpayers could have been liable for potential repayment to the federal government.” Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

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Sixteen percent were unsure but were so because of ambiguous school or local government policies. While multiyear visitor visas issued by China before March 26, 2020, remain suspended , many high schools have expressed willingness to issue invitation letters to assist with admission visitors’ new visa applications.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In fall 2020, women represented 58 percent of undergraduates at degree-granting institutions nationwide, but 53 percent of assistant professors , 47 percent of associate professors and 35 percent of full professors. Yet, at most U.S. colleges and universities, the faculty is less diverse than the students. universities.

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