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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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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. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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Feds award Bergen Community College $4.5M to grow agriculture education

University Business

The federal government has awarded Bergen Community College a five-year, $4.5 The 2023 Feeding the Economy report commissioned by agriculture industry leaders shows that nearly 20% of all U.S. The 2023 Feeding the Economy report commissioned by agriculture industry leaders shows that nearly 20% of all U.S.

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Updated educational attainment data show progress and gaps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Including workforce and industry-recognized certificates in the data, later additions, accounts for about half of the percentage points gained between then and now, Brown noted.) She also believes states should increase their aid to students and maintain strong funding levels for colleges and universities, even during an economic downturn.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But some well-regarded universities conduct little research, while some of the world’s most exalted teaching and research institutions do not call themselves universities. The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025.

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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. She urged HBCU leaders to pursue federal historic preservation grants to cover costly renovations of old but historic campus buildings as well.

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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.

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.