University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

President David Greene believes the financial aid package will help “families on the higher and lower ends of the middle-income spectrum who’ve fallen between the cracks and are left behind.” ” Greene’s comments shed light on a more significant issue across higher education.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It’s also been hard to watch as some colleagues approach basic needs insecurity with little more than a bit of sweet charity, as if a quick fix (like a couple of cans of beans or a few meal vouchers) could ever counter the new economics of college. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. What else can and should we do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. You may be able to go to community college, pay your tuition, have your books, etc.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

New findings from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) are eerily similar to those of the Department of Education : only 16% of community college students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? This reminds me every day why teaching, mentorship and service matter just as much as research. Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. It was a devastating blow to the college. This is it.” The trio call themselves the Equity Avengers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Out-of-state enrollment at the University of Wisconsin at Madison increased by 29 percent in the three years after the state government removed a cap on nonresidents in 2015, according to a new working paper from researchers published by Brown University’s school of education. Tuition revenue also rose significantly, by 47 percent.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But after showing up at one of Michigan’s community colleges, the returning student is given a high-stakes test in math and English to see if they are “ready” for college-level work. Yet students spend their time and money in these courses while burning through their financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. from the Community College Leadership Program. Perhaps most notably, he was the founding president of El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas. When de los Santos became president of El Paso Community College, there was no campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

Testing and research giant ETS, is offering a number of scholarships for underrepresented students who demonstrate academic excellence.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

State financial aid per student in Massachusetts has been steadily decreasing over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Hildreth Institute, a research and policy advocacy center focused on higher education and social mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 27885. Mapping community college finance systems to develop equitable and effective finance policy. The College Board. Rosinger, K.

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University Business

APRIL 3, 2024

Colleges and universities are trudging through inflationary construction costs to successfully reinvest in their existing facilities as students’ interactions with the campus community change in an ever-digitalized world, suggests data from the 11th edition of the State of Facilities in Higher Education report.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Read more » The post New Report Outlines How Community Colleges Can Help Reduce Students’ Food and Housing Insecurity appeared first on Higher Education Today. In CCCSE’s.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. But Dougherty Family College (DFC), a two-year associate degree program at the University of St. The support that DFC gives its students is not simply financial. Staff were everywhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2022

Lumina Foundation video series on federal financial aid: [link]. Mobility report cards: The role of colleges in intergenerational mobility. State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. Research in Higher Education, 59 (4), 489-518.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. Students who received the text were 6.3 percentage points more likely to successfully enroll at Moorpark compared to those who did not.

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College Forward

JANUARY 2, 2024

This phenomenon known as “summer melt” occurs for many reasons, from missing class registration to issues securing adequate financial aid. Summer melt rates are highest among students from low-income communities and students who are the first in their family to attend college.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 27885. The relationships between state higher education funding strategies and college access and success. Educational Researcher.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They focus on experiential learning in New York City, mentoring and research support for students. in rhetoric and intercultural communication, she earned a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship in the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

New York high school seniors who participated in a City University of New York system mentoring program were seven percentage points more likely to enroll in college, according to a new study by the system’s Office of Applied Research, Evaluation and Data Analytics.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

William Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard College weighs in favor of taking time off between high school and the first year of college to pursue a special project or activity, work, or spend time in another meaningful way. Many actually encourage gap years, including the Ivy League.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

NACUBO also found that colleges increased their endowment spending, with dollars increasingly flowing toward institutional operating budgets, largely focused on student financial aid. 21 Dartmouth College 8,065,743 8,484,189 -4.93 million), Lakeland Community College ($5.7

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University Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

More from UB: It’s a great time for higher ed to go electric Touching base with adult learners Institutions now recognize that successfully re-enrolling and serving adult learners hinges on winning back the trust lost during a student’s first brush with college.

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Dr. Al Solano

JULY 4, 2022

11:34:00: The research process and general themes: No clear STEM pathways and uncovering structural barriers to transfer student success. University of Illinois, Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL). - 15:38:50: Unpacking structural barriers that impede transfer student success in STEM. USC CUE. -

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

Students who are receiving financial aid (n=814) are likelier to say this than students without financial aid, at 48 percent versus 34 percent. Forty-five percent of students say that deadlines should be flexible in general—not just in emergencies. ” William S. “Why would you want participation?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Looking beyond the guidance offered by the Department, enrollment leaders should keep in view the large body of research on legally sound approaches to recruiting underrepresented students that predates the SCOTUS decision, much of which still applies.

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University Business

JANUARY 11, 2023

“These services mist include financial aid assistance, tutoring services, technical assistance, and any other orientations related to the digital course,” according to WCET. Students want to know what student services will be available to them.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. May 9, 2023. music] 0:00:51.0

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The silver lining for many students is that the university is also expanding financial aid, raising the income threshold for free tuition, room and board from $75,000 to $100,000. ” According to Stanford’s website, about two-thirds of students receive some form of financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Nearly half of the state funding went to four-year institutions, while two-year colleges received 22 percent; another 13.2 percent was allocated to financial aid, and 11.4 percent went to research, hospital expansion and medical schools. It's the second time state support for higher education has topped $100 billion.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Their advocacy extends to parenting college students of any age, highlighting the transformational impact of a degree on their lives and their families. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.

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University Business

JUNE 15, 2023

Other emerging strategies to tackle mental health include: Reduce stressors associated with students’ learning, testing, and the classroom environment Mentoring and coaching Post-crisis intervention Prevent discrimination and micro-aggressions Increased financial aid packages How can your institution begin developing evidence-backed strategies?

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