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Legislation Shifting Appointment Powers for NC Community College System Governance Continues

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legislation changing North Carolina's community college system governance is continuing in the state General Assembly, WRAL reported. The bill was also amended to delete various additional powers for the state community college system president that Republican lawmakers had sought to shift from the system board.

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Embracing Change: Crafting Forward-Thinking Strategic Plans for Colleges in a Dynamic Society

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, by 2027, 70% of jobs will require education or training beyond high school. Regarding enrollment strategy, the opportunity lies in your institution evaluating the number of individuals in your market with no-to-some college education and creating a plan to close this gap.

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Never Ending US Higher Ed Enrollment Decline

Higher Education Inquirer

US higher education enrollment has been declining slowly and consistently since 2011. The declines have been small enough for many people outside of higher education to miss this phenomenon. In 2026 and 2027 we expect a more significant drop: a result of declining fertility rates during the 2008-2009 recession.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Higher education stakeholders have been transfixed by declining student enrollment numbers in the past decade, which were only exacerbated further by the pandemic. But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. It’s proven to be the right call.

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Are cannabis programs set to become higher education’s next darling?

University Business

“In addition to Missouri, thousands of jobs are being created across the country, and there is an emerging need for educated employees to support and sustain the industry.” Consequently, higher education institutions are taking notice as they continue to offer flexible, affordable and enticing programs to attract students.

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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. Towson is a comprehensive regional public university serving the greater Baltimore region, certified by Carnegie for being a community-engaged institution.

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

EAB

And so what we try to do is just create a space to really have the conversations and really just figure out how to make people feel comfortable, whether they're on the application side or whether they're emailing me now, as a class of 2027 member. WL: Thank you so much for sharing some of your background and the work that you do at Penn.