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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Knowledge about how much financial aid is being offered affects applicants’ decision-making, he said, adding that this delay will cause students added anxiety, frustration, and fear about a college admissions process that can already be daunting for some. It really does shorten things up quite a bit."

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Summit Brings Together Leaders to Discuss How to Strengthen America's HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Of the nearly $50 billion of federal government annual awards in research and development, less than 0.5%, or about $400 million, is awarded to all HBCUs combined,” said Trent. These include enrollment management, student success, fundraising and endowment, infrastructure, technology, and facilities; and academic program relevance.

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Tug-of-War: Bought vs. Brought Credit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

National organizations such as AACRAO, ACE, CHEA, the federal government, the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board and more are asking for institutions to look inward, redefine transfer and engage in transfer reform and reset. Use the past to guide the future, fix barriers to fair outcomes and address the broken system with a village.

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Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability: Changing Higher Education Podcast 157 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Kathryn Campbell and Dr. Zack Mabel

The Change Leader, Inc.

In his latest podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with two CEW professors who worked on the study, Research Professor of Education and Economics Dr. This has increased the likelihood that students will apply to and enroll in the University of Michigan. There’s also the Dell Scholars Program at four-year institutions.

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

University Business

Programs and campus services were eliminated and access was reduced as a substantial number of admitted students weren’t able to enroll, Harnisch points out. “Community colleges are highly sensitive to changes in the macroeconomy,” he says.

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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.

Despite a contrasting report suggesting a potential leveling in enrollments, the broader analysis indicated sustained challenges within the higher education sector. Strategic Responses and Adaptations In response to these pressures, colleges and universities have adopted various strategies. You’re right. [00:06:11]