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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report. Having microcredential programs can also allow for innovation in educational design, according to the report.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brian McKenzie, director of research at CGS and lead author of the report. "We We track graduate enrollments at both the master's, certificate, and doctoral level for major institutions in the U.S. Though the number of graduate school applications increased by 3.9%. In 2020, all of the higher education sector was affected.

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Expand Your Horizons: Spring Education Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Study and Go Abroad

Education events are back across the country! The Study and Go Abroad / SchoolFinder Fairs are for students and parents who want to explore college, university, or post-graduate education in Canada or overseas, or consider volunteer or work-abroad programs. Join us in Vancouver, Montréal, or Toronto this spring.

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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. But institutions of higher learning are recreating what it means to be a publicly engaged research institution. What would it objectively add to our mission?

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Mentors should be gate openers, not gatekeepers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program , established in 1986 and as necessary today as ever, we mentor students in submission , accepting the ways higher education operates instead of demanding and creating a genuinely inclusive community. This requires faculty and admission officers to be gate openers rather than gatekeepers.

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I’m your future Gen Z adult learner. Here are three ways to hook me with your program webpage.

EAB

Guest post by Jordyn Morris, who is interning in EAB’s Research division As a college junior, graduate education is regularly on my mind, as it is for many of my peers. Many of us work part-time jobs while attending school, leading us to be hyperaware of the cost of post-secondary education.

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How MBA programs can set a winning messaging strategy

EAB

With rapid growth in MBA programs and fewer students taking graduate admissions tests , this competition can easily drive up digital marketing bottom lines. To help us gather those answers, we sought out and interviewed students who were in the process of researching MBA programs. Tips to lower your cost per lead.