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Survey: 23% of all undergraduate students struggle with food insecurity

University Business

These findings reflect all institution types, which illustrates how this problem pervades across what’s thought of as wealthier private universities. Students surveyed were enrolled in institutions participating in federal financial aid programs between July 2019 and June 2020. million and 3.6 million students nationwide.

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Why data competency reached the forefront of this university’s curriculum

University Business

Elon University, a private university based in the liberal arts in North Carolina, recently announced that it’s promising that 90% of its students will reach a foundational level of “data competency” by the time they graduate.

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Indeed, as a central pillar of sound pipeline development, engagement activities are irreplaceable, and donors’ comfort levels with virtual engagement, cultivation, and even solicitation have increased dramatically since 2020. But there are also significant risks to halting solicitations altogether.

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This for-profit believes it’s being “targeted” by the government

University Business

Additionally, GCU bachelor’s degree graduates in 2019 and 2020 incurred less debt on average than the reported national average for 2019 graduates at public and private universities, according to data pulled by GCU from The Institute for College Access and Success.

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President moves: New hires abound, 1 retires following a 20-year stint

University Business

University of New Haven President Jens Frederiksen (Source: University of New Haven) The University of New Haven has bestowed some lofty expectations on its incoming president, Jens Frederiksen, after his recent success at Fisk University in Tennessee.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Yet the university managed to hang on by securing philanthropic gifts and a USDA loan.

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A Fresh Admission Strategy to Hit Goals

Parchment

Harvard University had an 8.2% yield) got into the elite private university. In contrast, enrollment in the public college sector declined by 5% with community colleges losing 351,000 students since 2020. increase in applications between 2021 and 2022. Of the 42,749 applications, only 1,962 students (4.6%