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Embracing Change: Crafting Forward-Thinking Strategic Plans for Colleges in a Dynamic Society

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College presidents, now is the time to lead your college through developing a post-pandemic institutional strategic plan if you have not done so. To align your institutional practices with best practices, creating an annual budget should serve to resource all aspects of the strategic plan. According to the U.S.

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Unleashing Economic Opportunity: Honoring the Legacy of the March on Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

s powerful "I Have a Dream" speech, we are called to reimagine a future where economic opportunity is accessible to all Americans. Higher education institutions have the power to be catalysts for socioeconomic mobility and drivers of economic policy that creates opportunities for underserved communities. Dr. Marcus A.

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Conference Welcomes New Members Fighting for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. Our colleges have to be inextricably connected to our communities, leveraging our localness.

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HBCU Conference Connects Secondary to Postsecondary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the day, leaders and educators came together to try and bridge the divide between secondary and post-secondary education, creating solid pathways for Black and Brown students to walk toward credentials that provide careers and economic mobility. A 2023 report by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, studying almost 1.2

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Universal Early Learning Coverage is Needed to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Disparities that persist at the high school and college level, such as disproportionate arrest rates and underrepresentation in post-secondary education institutions, can often be traced back to the foundational years of a child's education.

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Energy builds for expanding high-quality higher ed in rural communities

University Business

“College graduates contribute to their home communities by playing critical roles in workforce development, civic engagement and overall economic success, yet postsecondary education systems too often struggle to graduate learners from underserved communities,” said Dan Fisher , president and CEO of ECMC Group.

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Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

But not all colleges and universities are seeing declines. In fact, some schools have experienced record growth over the last five years, and no higher education institutions are better positioned for continued growth in the next decade than community colleges. The good news? postsecondary institutions that are growing).