Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ivonne Diaz-Claisse “I told my story — what it took for me to achieve my dream — and at the end, the students wanted my autograph,” says Diaz-Claisse, president and CEO of Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey.

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University Business

APRIL 1, 2024

Education agencies, institutions and nonprofits in Oregon are slated to a portion of more than $21.3 The post Oregon to get portion of $21 billion for early and postsecondary education allocated by Congress appeared first on University Business. billion from Congress for the current year. The money is part of a $1.2

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2024

Complete College America, the nonprofit dedicated to improving equitable student outcomes, has long championed its model its outcomes-based funding model to help bolster graduation rates. While it may require more state funding, the nonprofit describes it as a “shrewd” investment for several reasons.

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University Business

MAY 9, 2024

It shows that many community colleges, Cal States and University of California campuses — all public campuses — have better returns on investment than most nonprofit private colleges and for-profit institutions. A new study has answers appeared first on University Business. Read more from CalMatters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

As the third oldest two-year, private nonprofit college in the nation, we have been at the forefront of innovation in education since our founding in 1904.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2023

Secretary Tom Vilsack “Beyond the educational prospects, these institutions support small businesses who depend on the student and faculty population, and they make their communities a more attractive place to live,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. They generate opportunity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the nonprofit Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Proposition 209, passed in 1996, banned affirmative action in California. In the 26 years since proposition 209’s passing, other states have enacted similar laws.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade. While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Hispanic students accounted for the vast majority, 79%, of the 4% overall increase in degree attainment over the last five years, according to an analysis by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit focused on improving ways to boost Latino college completion. However, Latinos still lag behind other groups in terms of college degree attainment.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

How higher education can cultivate critical thinking among students Over the last three years, Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School has emphasized adding critical thinking within its curriculum. About 1,300 students entering A&M’s Mays Business School will have to take to take the course.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2023

As someone who developed an interest in business and finance during high school, I wish I had learned more about the different pieces needed to solve this puzzle earlier on. Finding your first job after college can be like solving a puzzle. Not all students go on to find mentors like I did.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

More from UB: AI is now helping students write millions of K12 and college papers College Possible, a nonprofit dedicated to servicing low-income and minority students through their higher education journey, has so far ensured that 56% of their students have filed for FAFSA, says CEO Siva Kumari.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit dedicated to tracking student enrollment across higher education, found a 7.7% The post Community college students are returning to four-year institutions, up nearly 8% since last year appeared first on University Business. How can you reel students into your programs?

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University Business

APRIL 13, 2023

What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The result is a new nonprofit named Axim Collaborative, and its focus will be on serving learners that higher education has historically left behind. Read more from EdSurge.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Dallas College (DC), a system of community colleges serving greater Dallas area of Texas, “is in the barrier-busting business,” said Chancellor Dr. Justin H. That’s why Excelencia has issued four new reports in its continuing investigation into the relationship between institutions, Latinx students, and the workforce.

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University Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

Over $900,000 in EAPS funding will help White Earth and nine other Minnesota tribal and private, nonprofit institutions provide campus-run emergency assistance support to students. The post $900,000 in Emergency Assistance grants to help students at Minnesota colleges, including White Earth College appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

On Thursday, e xperts from the National Student Cle aringhouse (NSC) joined with leaders from the community college and educational nonprofit worlds to talk about the changes ahead. Understanding these changes and their effects is going to require not only new data, but new kinds of data.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It also plans to distribute a $50 million donation to educational nonprofits, in an attempt to soften the blow from recent challenges with the launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, a form that millions of families use each year to get help paying for college. Read more from USA Today.

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College Forward

APRIL 19, 2024

To fully utilize the effort invested in service, individuals must know how to leverage their experience to propel themselves into their next position, whether that be as a nonprofit leader, a graduate student, educator, business owner, or other professional.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Attorney General Letitia James’ office said Tuesday that the College Board, a nonprofit that administers the PSAT, SAT and AP tests, shared the data of 237,000 New York students in 2019. The post College Board, which runs SAT, AP exams, fined $730K by NYS for selling student data appeared first on University Business.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 20, 2023

The average tuition discount at private nonprofit colleges once again hit a record high, according to a new National Association of College and University Business Officers study released this week. A NACUBO press release noted that “the awards were, on average, the largest yet.” The average institutional tuition discount rate was 56.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

“Many of the technical or trade roles have been developed for and by men, creating systems that are not inclusive or welcoming of women or minority groups,” said Dr. Laura Lara-Brady, senior project manager at WestEd, a nonprofit research group working toward educational equity.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

In a press release , the university said that the initiative will focus on three areas: Research on poverty; Student programming focused on forming graduates dedicated to anti-poverty efforts; Turning research into action “with partners in government and the nonprofit and corporate sectors to replicate proven programs.”

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The march stepped off Friday and the students received more than $7,000 in monetary donations from alumni, fraternities and nonprofit organizations to support their cause Read more from CBS News. The post Lincoln University students garnering more support, donations in their march for state funding appeared first on University Business.

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Robert Kelchen

AUGUST 28, 2022

In the midst of a fairly busy week for higher education ( hello, Biden’s student loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment plans! ), the National Center for Education Statistics began adding a new year of data into the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

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University Business

MAY 9, 2023

The collaborative comprises 47 members leading the state’s higher education institutions, government and education-focused nonprofits. In response, a group of Portland State University students created the “Affordable Rents for College Students” nonprofit to subsidize rent by 50% to 100%.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If Amazon or Google are still out of reach, institutions may already be sitting on a goldmine: community and regional nonprofits. “Working in the nonprofit world really helps them reframe their lens of perception,” says Pierson. However, Devon Player, a 2023 graduate of Whitman College (Wash.),

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

Louis Business Journal reported Thursday. ” Lindenwood officials intend to convert Dorsey College into a nonprofit institution, which will require approval from the Department of Education. Lindenwood officials did not provide the purchase price for the acquisition of Dorsey College. Hide by line?:

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University Business

MARCH 2, 2023

Industry watcher Phil Hill discovered that while enrollments from institutions that are almost exclusively online represent only a small percentage at nonprofit and state colleges, they make up about half of the student population at for-profits, a trend that started many years ago as investors poured money into digital education.

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University Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

Martin Kurzweil, vice president of educational transformation at the nonprofit Ithaka S+R, traces that back to a decline in enrollment. The post Podcast: The higher education business model is changing appeared first on University Business. Read more from Marketplace.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2023

Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state’s Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies. Maryland Gov. Read more from Maryland Matters.

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University Business

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From fall 2021 to fall 2023, freshmen enrollment at public and private nonprofit four-year colleges has seen a 2.6% The post Undergraduate enrollment climbs for first time since the pandemic, despite freshmen drop-off appeared first on University Business. Enrollment in each sector is down 6.1% and 4%, respectively.

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Innovators defer their first year of law school to work at a partner nonprofit organization for a paid public service fellowship, executing a strategic initiative designed to leverage their passion for justice and commitment to public service, while amplifying the impact of the nonprofits and their important missions.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The investigators’ presence is the latest sign of precarious times at the nonprofit college. The post Baker College turnaround plagued by federal scrutiny, plunging revenue appeared first on University Business. Its Michigan footprint has shrunk from nine traditional campuses to five. Read more from the Detroit Free Press.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 11, 2023

Having bought a small, for-profit career-focused school with campuses in Ohio and West Virginia, a private Franciscan college in New York will double their online programs in fields such as cybersecurity and business.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2024

More than half also said they would consider moving into the private or nonprofit sectors while about 45% may look for a different position in their current institution. The post Financial aid offices: How to stop a massive employee exodus appeared first on University Business.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

The department notified Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, on Monday that it was investigating the group’s claim that the university “discriminates on the basis of race by using donor and legacy preferences in its undergraduate admissions process.” Read more from AP News.

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