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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the pandemic has negatively impacted enrollment across the world of higher education, the drops for minoritized men at community colleges have been especially precipitous. They discussed their ideas Thursday at a panel co-sponsored by CCEAL and the Association of Community College Trustees.

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Thoughts on ED’s New Guidance on Revenue Share Arrangements and Third-Party Servicers (TPS)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Since any associated policy changes could affect a much wider set of services than originally expected, we thought that we’d use this space to share what we think are the key points that university leaders across higher education need to understand about the potential impact of recent and anticipated actions by the federal government.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They will face questions about the unpredictable direction of federal government rhetoric and policies toward Chinese students. Xiaofeng Wan is an associate dean of admission and coordinator of international recruitment at Amherst College. Section: Admissions Global Editorial Tags: Admissions China Foreign Students in U.S.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That takes us to issues of higher education governance—a process that is often tediously slow and too often inefficient but nevertheless the way we do business today. But at the ground level, there are additional stakeholders whose buy-in is essential for a program to grow and thrive. Margaret Spellings, former U.S.

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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Local Workforce Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Working together, educational institutions can create more accessible and effective pathways for students to enter high-demand career fields. Twenty-four years later, stakeholders are still seeing evidence of community colleges expanding their role in school reform, especially in the State of Missouri.

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Pell Grant to increase by $500

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The bill boosts funding levels for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions. “It will significantly help low-income students finance community college.” “We had hoped for a larger increase in those programs.

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More money for Pell Grants, research in federal budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The adopted budget does increase funding for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions, but it keeps funding flat for the Office of Federal Student Aid.