Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Last month, it announced that it would move the 2024 meeting, scheduled for New Orleans, out of Louisiana because of the state’s laws restricting access to abortion and the participation of transgender people in sports. This is more than a “business decision,” said Jason P. “This also impacts people in a very real way.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

Presidents and chancellors met with Congressional Black Caucus leadership and senior members of the Biden administration and attended workshops and meetings with Business Roundtable members. The power of all of us together is extremely important,” said TMCF Board Chair Racquel Oden.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

HBCU leaders convened online Thursday to strategize about the state of historically Black colleges and universities in the country and what can be done to strengthen them. In this day and age, HBCUs are increasingly having to compete for students with other institutions, including community colleges, Ward said.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. In response, colleges have been expanding or altering math requirements to include statistics and quantitative reasoning courses that may be better aligned with the overall program curriculum.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. In response, colleges have been expanding or altering math requirements to include statistics and quantitative reasoning courses that may be better aligned with the overall program curriculum.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. When a student from any of these community colleges applies to Franklin University, the system can instantly inform them about the transferability of their courses into their desired degree program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

And some may be reluctant to share financial data with the government. The report attributes this change primarily to increases in the value of Pell Grant awards under the Biden administration. billion left behind represents a strong increase from 2017, when $2.3 This year’s $3.58 billion unclaimed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How much Biden discusses higher ed and what he chooses to mention will be an important clue to his administration’s priorities for the second half of his term. Where the president chooses to spend valuable, limited time is a very good indicator of where the administration’s going to put the muscle.” Dr. Kenneth K.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 8, 2023

Image: In the latest California budget proposal , Governor Gavin Newsom called on the University of California, Los Angeles, to create a guaranteed transfer pathway for community college students or forfeit a chunk of state funding. UCLA administrators declined to comment on the proposal through a spokesperson.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

Wraparound support programs and comprehensive student support programs like the CUNY ASAP program for the community colleges in New York City is a holistic program that works. Build stronger and more effective college partnerships between institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lizette Navarette will become the next president of Woodland Community College, effective January 2024, The Appeal-Democrat reported. Navarette’s employment agreement will be put on the agenda for the district’s governing board at the Dec. 14 meeting for public review and approval, officials said. Navarette holds a B.A.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 14, 2024

This despite the commonly-held belief that college is the only way to improve social mobility. From 2011 onward, the College Meltdown was most visible with for-profit colleges and community colleges, but other non-elite schools and for-profit businesses were also affected.

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University Business

MARCH 10, 2023

The administration is poising the Department of Education to support students’ and alumni’s financial obligations, build more equitable access to college, and address the student mental health crisis. Joe Biden released his $6.8 The $90 billion runway is a $10.8 billion increase from its current level. Senator Charles E.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

Department officials said the budget proposal , which is for fiscal year 2024 beginning Oct. ” Increasing the Pell Grant by is a key part of the administration’s plan to make college more affordable. The administration also is renewing calls for free community college with a $90 billion proposal over 10 years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Critics consider the bill an attack on higher education related to broader culture war issues—ahead of a potential DeSantis presidential run in 2024—rather than a serious piece of legislation aimed at fixing current issues or improving higher education. And the DeSantis administration had little to say on HB 999.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: Higher education administrators say a change in the federal student aid formula could mean lower levels of financial aid for children whose parents run family farms or small businesses, and they want Congress to take action. McCarthy said NASFAA has heard from members in farming communities who are concerned about the change.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 6, 2023

Now, two years after advising Trump during that deadly insurrection, Martin is slated to serve as the founding dean of the High Point University School of Law in North Carolina, which is set to open in 2024. High Praise and Sharp Criticism. Deane School of Law. 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the certification of the election.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

26 December · Episode 187 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions 55 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024. Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Dr. Valerie Kinloch Free speech will be a hot button topic in 2024. Bonner says student mental health will be newsworthy in 2024. That, too, could end up in court.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to administration officials, the policy gives the Secretary of Education the ability to “waive or modify” federal student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) in the case of a national emergency such as the pandemic. “But The administration also implemented a 12-month repayment “on-ramp” from Oct.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 30, 2024

Challenges of Trust and Politicization in Higher Education McNaughton and Hennessy discuss the diminishing trust in educational institutions and the perceived value of higher education as referenced by the results of The Edelman 2024 Trust Barometer and Gallop’s poll showing historically low faith in U.S. Institutions continues.

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