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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Therefore, RSIs are tied to their community’s focused industry and must remain targeted. Public RSIs are more dependent on state appropriations but receive fewer appropriations per student because state funding metrics focus on enrollment growth, which is more constrained. Dr. Koricich earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and a B.S.

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College 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The functions that colleges and universities are supposed to fulfill and the responsibilities they are expected to meet are constantly expanding, and only the wealthiest institutions can meet those expectations. Public and foundation funding should better align with student needs.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

Since leaving the Department of Education, Michael has found that college is still worth the investment, providing graduates with more opportunities, on average, than non-college grads. To measure ROI for higher education graduates, Michael developed the Price-to-Earnings Premium (PEP) for Third Way. to gauge how they are doing.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. Government action will not stem the rivalry. Kimball Sarah M. Iler Is this diversity newsletter?:

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

American higher education overall has 39 million people with Some College, No Credential (SCNC) as of July 2020 according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The most recent study dated 2017 shows the following: 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year of college. Government.

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How a looming economic slump could upend higher ed’s playbook

University Business

Recessions typically raise enrollment but the aftereffects of the pandemic are injecting yet more uncertainty into how hard the expected economic slowdown will hit higher education. What will remain typical if a recession hits is that states will surely cut higher ed funding, adds Thomas L. ” Preparing for recession. .”

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

The duo share their insights on 2023, discuss the unexpected developments, and what to prepare for with the higher education predictions for 2024. The federal government’s COVID assistance played a critical role in temporarily sustaining institutions, particularly smaller colleges, which otherwise faced the risk of closure.