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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Riverso, however, hails from a distinguished background in private industry, specifically in engineering and construction. Gustafson served in faculty and administration at Presbyterian for nearly two decades before departing to Mercer University (Ga.) Bollinger, according to Kenyon College press release. president. “It

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But the system doesn’t have enough administrative staff to navigate the complexities of managing a multistate workforce and can’t offer the flexibility some employees want. She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork.

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Passionate pleas for and against tuition-sharing agreements

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Education Department announced last month that it would revisit nearly three decades of policy making under Title IV of the Higher Education Act that has largely restricted colleges from paying recruiters based on how many students they enroll.

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Attracting International Graduate Students

Edu Alliance Journal

When graduate programs are considering the applications from students who have not grown-up in western industrialized countries consideration should be given to the fact that GRE score may not accurately reflect the abilities of prospective students. For example, this is often a concern about studying in the United States.

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Biden seeks Pell increase, renews calls for free community college

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” 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. Further, the administration wants $500 million to jump-start the free community college effort.

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Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), he has heard from several financial aid offices from different higher ed sectors that they are anxious about what the policy may bring.

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Skepticism abounds at Supreme Court hearing on debt relief

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Several Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans during a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday. The court ended up blocking the Trump administration from ending the program. ” U.S.