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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In short, the relationship between higher education and sustained prosperity for families and communities is undeniable. Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. And it is not just about a job. Historically, higher education has underserved many Kansans.

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President Moves: Cornell leader steps down as hiring ramps up

University Business

Kotlikoff will serve as interim president under a two-year contract. Pollack is also credited with increasing by 1,000 the number of undergraduates receiving grant-based financial aid, the university noted. Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire has hired Landmark College President Peter A.

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

Tackling workforce needs with financial assistance Maine Free College, a free college scholarship initiative introduced by the Maine Community College System (MCCS) in the 2022-23 academic year, has helped contribute to a mass resurgence in enrollment compared to the rest of the country. The same goes for Arizona.

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Take It From Me…These Loans Won’t Stay Paused Forever

College Forward

As COVID reaches its second full year of impacting just about every aspect of our lives, pausing federal student loan payments and interest being added to loan balance, and private lenders allowing loan holders to enter temporary forbearance has given loan holders one less thing to financially worry about. Create Multiple Sources of Income.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. When a student from any of these community colleges applies to Franklin University, the system can instantly inform them about the transferability of their courses into their desired degree program.

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Education Department faces calls to rescind outsourcing guidance

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The department wrote a Dear Colleague letter in February that said any entity involved with the administration of an institution’s federal student aid is considered a third-party servicer, which puts them under the department’s oversight authority and subjects the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits.

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Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 163 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Brian Kelly

The Change Leader, Inc.

Over 150 colleges and universities use HECVAT version 3.0’s Institutions must annually vet employees granted access to information and ensure more people haven’t been granted access. Brian is also an Adjunct Professor at Naugatuck Valley Community College, where he has developed and teaches cybersecurity courses.