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The Impact College Closures Have on Student Success

Higher Education Today

Title: A Dream Derailed? Investigating the Causal Effects of College Closure on Student Outcomes. Authors: Rachel Burns, Ellen Bryer, Kelsey Heckert, Dustin Weeden, and Lynneah Brown Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has released the second of three reports as part of a research collaboration between.

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Q&A With an Admissions Advisor

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Recruiting Modern Learners for Online Programs: A Guide for Admissions Advisors Choosing to take the leap to pursue higher education is one of the most significant decisions of a prospective student’s life. Between the cost and the time commitment a degree requires, the stakes are high, and success is essential. Because of this, choosing the right program and then completing the enrollment process can often feel overwhelming to students and, in some cases, can even deter them from moving forward

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Flexible Degrees from Multiple Universities for Australia?

Higher Education Whisperer

Professor HellerProfessor Heller (Newcastle), suggests Australian universities provide open access educational resources, which students can use to "design their own degrees", with units from multiple universities (Heller, 2023). As they point out, this is not a new idea. The problem, I suggest, has been incentives. Why would universities give away their content for free?

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Tenure Survives in Texas; DEI Offices Do Not

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Tenure Survives in Texas; DEI Offices Do Not Featured Image at Top of Article Texas Senate.

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A ResLife Supervisor’s Guide: Managing Performance Through Inquiry

Roompact

This post is part of a three-part series on starting a supervisory relationship in residence life. Following a chronological timeline, this series is broken up into three parts: The Beginning: Staff Performance Begins with YouThe Middle: A ResLife Supervisor’s Guide: Managing Performance Through InquiryThe End (coming soon) In the previous segment, we explored how setting.

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Adjusting the Federal “Satisfactory Academic Progress” Policy to Better Serve Students

Higher Education Today

Title: Satisfactory Academic Progress: Making Financial Aid Work for Today’s Students Authors: Richard Davis Jr. and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield Source: Higher Learning Advocates College students who lose financial aid eligibility due to satisfactory academic progress (SAP) criteria face significant financial barriers to continuing in or returning to higher education.

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Understanding Outcome Based Education: Definition, Implementation, and Benefits

Creatrix Campus

Understanding Outcome Based Education: Definition, Implementation, and Benefits editor Mon, 05/29/2023 - 06:35 According to a recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 93% of employers believe that a candidate's ability to demonstrate essential outcomes is more important than their degree completion. The survey further testifies that 80% of businesses believe that colleges and universities should place a greater emphasis on outcome-based education.

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Playing the Fool

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Playing the Fool Matt Reed Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Bain warns of ‘perilous environment’ for colleges as COVID-19 relief dries up - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

Over the past decade, institutions’ expenses outpaced their tuition increases, putting some in precarious financial positions. Although higher education experts feared the pandemic would exacerbate these issues, many colleges instead saw their finances improve through federal relief funding, budget cuts and historic investment returns. However, the report’s authors expect these gains to be shortlasting.

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Common App Will Let Colleges Not See Applicants’ Races

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Common App Will Let Colleges Not See Applicants’ Races Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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36. Dr. Jim Hoppe

StudentAffairs.com

Host Stuart Brown chats with Dr. Jim Hoppe, Vice President & Dean for Campus Life at Emerson College. Background info on our guest plus a full transcript is available at studentaffairspodcast.com/ot36.

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Small Provision on Student Loans in Debt-Limit Deal

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Small Provision on Student Loans in Debt-Limit Deal Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Kathleen Stock says she is a ‘moderate’ as protests planned over Oxford debate

The Guardian Higher Education

Former professor who argues trans people cannot expect all rights afforded by biological sex is due to speak at Oxford Union Kathleen Stock, the gender-critical feminist whose address to Oxford university students on Tuesday has prompted planned protests, has insisted that she is a “moderate” and has a right to cause upset to the trans community. Before her contested appearance at the Oxford Union, Stock said it was her trans activist opponents, who want the event cancelled, who were extreme.

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Liz Cheney Cheered, Protested at Commencement

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Liz Cheney Cheered, Protested at Commencement Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Tales of a Lecturer and Director, Part 2: Power Tools Are Power

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Tales of a Lecturer and Director, Part 2: Power Tools Are Power kjohnsonbowles… Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Deeper Cuts at St. Cloud State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Deeper Cuts at St.

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Mental Health in Rural New York: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Mental Health in Rural New York: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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S.D. Governor Wants Drag Shows Banned on Campus

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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New Title IX Regulations Delayed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

New Title IX Regulations Delayed Katherine Knott Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM