Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ensuring that students from all backgrounds can enroll and thrive at Rhodes, regardless of their financial circumstances, is one of our core institutional commitments.” The college offers merit-based scholarships, need-based financial aid, fellowships, ROTC opportunities, and other programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Her goal is to provide an elite education without elitist practices that exclude communities of color and low-income people. She oversaw 15 departments and was responsible for the academic success of John Jay’s 13,000 undergraduates.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

President David Greene believes the financial aid package will help “families on the higher and lower ends of the middle-income spectrum who’ve fallen between the cracks and are left behind.” ” Greene’s comments shed light on a more significant issue across higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2023

Supreme Court eliminated race-conscious admissions policies at the end of June, colleges and universities began preparing for the inevitable blow to their on-campus diversity. Had the UC system figured out the secret to maintaining diversity without using racial admissions preferences? of admits). of admits).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization. Here are three ways to do so. Schools like Houghton University (N.Y.), Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), Colby-Sawyer (N.H.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Perhaps, it’s due to the plethora of opportunities that the American Education system offers. College Application Process The United States of America’s higher education sector is subject to constant change and surfing these changes requires an optimistic mindset. Ready then? Let’s go! Key Steps in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve. No Pell Grants. No student loans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC The Supreme Court’s June ruling ending race-conscious admissions practices left vast patches of uncertainty in its wake. Coleman is a co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC, which provides strategic guidance to institutions of higher education, who has a focus on access and diversity.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Release PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Simplify College Admissions and Expand College Access for Millions of Students Users of the Naviance platform will now have easier access to offers of college admission and financial aid via EAB’s Concourse technology September 12, 2023 FOLSOM, CALIF.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Last week, the Department of Education announced its latest setback to this year’s mightily turbulent FAFSA season. The Department and the Federal Student Aid office have miscalculated the data of “several hundred thousand financial aid forms,” CNN reports.

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University Business

AUGUST 15, 2023

Six weeks after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, the Department of Education released a comprehensive directive to help institutions understand exactly which admission practices violate the Fourteenth Amendment and which are perfectly fine to pursue. Lhamon for the Department of Education in an introductory letter.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As the college admissions process becomes ever more complicated and stressful–and expensive–more and more families are asking the question, “Do I need a college counselor?” While not every family needs personalized guidance through the college admissions maze, many do. And then they deny admission to apparently strong applicants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

In December, the US General Accountability Office (GAO) published a report indicating variation in how colleges show cost and aid information in financial aid offers, which makes it harder for students to compare offers. trillion student loan debt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Graduate business programs have eased requirements for cognitive-based standardized testing for admissions in recent years,” the report noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

University of North Carolina , the cases that could re-shape the role of race in admissions or even ban it entirely, are not likely to be known until next June. But the overarching message was that the decisions will reverberate far outside admissions offices and that colleges need to get ready now. Harvard and SFFA v.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher education leaders unloaded their grievances over the Department of Education’s botched FAFSA rollout in a U.S. The FAFSA fiasco this year has created a blip in the K12-higher education pipeline that prevents students from “getting derailed and losing traction” post-secondary credentials.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 27, 2024

Strategies for Increasing Student Enrollment The traditional paradigms of higher education enrollment have shifted, driven by technological advancements and changing student demographics. It allows students to learn at their own pace, fitting education into their busy lives rather than the other way around.

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University Business

APRIL 3, 2024

Colleges and universities are trudging through inflationary construction costs to successfully reinvest in their existing facilities as students’ interactions with the campus community change in an ever-digitalized world, suggests data from the 11th edition of the State of Facilities in Higher Education report.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs Key takeaways from government guidance on SCOTUS’s affirmative action ruling The Department of Education finally issued its eagerly anticipated follow-up guidance on the Supreme Court’s SFFA ruling in September. Did it deliver on enrollment leaders’ hopes and expectations? The answer is complicated. What does this mean, exactly?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Appily represents a major milestone in EAB’s commitment to improving access to higher education by making it simpler for students to find, explore, and engage with the right institutions for them,” said EAB President of Marketing and Enrollment Solutions, Chris Marett. The Appily site is free for students. Learn more at eab.com.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 8, 2023

Establishing a Strong Higher Ed Admissions Strategy The student journey from application to enrollment and, ultimately, graduation is a long one, with setbacks and turn offs along the way that can threaten student retention. How Does the Admissions Process Work? No school wants to come up short filling its next class.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Staff and administrators are navigating frequent updates and shifting processes and timelines; and further uncertainty about aid and finances has added to the worries prospective students already feel about affording a degree. At Campus Sonar, our mission is to restore and grow the public’s trust in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt editor Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:24 In the dynamic world of higher education, recruiting top-tier talent isn't just a process—it's an art. This blog serves as your guide to 10 essential Higher Education Recruitment strategies.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 12, 2024

A Blueprint for Enrollment Growth and Sustainability Higher education enrollment has been declining for several years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). But not all colleges and universities are seeing declines.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There are many, many benefits to taking some time to regroup, refocus, and refresh before launching into your higher education plans. Rarely are kids able to step back and ask themselves questions like “why am I pursuing an education?” What do college admissions officers think if you take a gap year?

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decisions on two cases that would implicate the fate of race-conscious admissions at public and private institutions’ undergraduate levels finally came out last week. Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 11, 2024

Former Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor, Melody Rose, said : “There’s a lot of mystery about our industry. Simplify cost and aid conversations: Cost and financial aid were among the most pressing pain points shared in the data. Need guidance for strategic planning on campus?

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

In our conversations, here are some of the things that families tell us that we wish the admissions offices around the country should hear. Every once in a while an admissions officer is able to channel something fresh. And it seems that admissions directors don’t really want to. ” The canned presentations.

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University Business

MAY 17, 2024

Pollack is also credited with increasing by 1,000 the number of undergraduates receiving grant-based financial aid, the university noted. Chilton Elsewhere across higher education, there has been a minor hiring surge of colleges and universities filling vacancies at the top. Who’s hiring? Elizabeth S.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education admin Fri, 12/23/2022 - 05:27 It is the rule of Gen Z now. Google is what they breathe through, mobile apps for higher education , and advanced gaming technologies to beat their boredom, what naught? Student Retention is picking up like haywire.

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University Business

AUGUST 14, 2023

Colleges and K12 institutions have long attempted to forge partnerships to make higher education attainable for more students, such as dual enrollment. But building the potential pipelines institutions need to blur the lines between K12 and higher education is easier said than done. superintendent.

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