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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The data, the researchers note, could also be used to let the public know how school districts and higher ed institutions are doing in terms of equity for minoritized students. Some of the researchers’ ideas for state policymakers were student centric. Other ideas focused on teachers.

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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There’s little help on the way: The nation’s classrooms are projected to lose an average of 270,000 educators annually for the next several years, and enrollment in teacher preparation programs has plummeted. But there’s more the federal government can do.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Lately, university governing boards around the country have been considering the balance and diversity of intellectual scholarship in the institutions they oversee. In a 2018 Pew Research Center poll , 61 percent of Americans said they believe higher education in the U.S. is going in the wrong direction.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Sixteen percent were unsure but were so because of ambiguous school or local government policies. They will face questions about the unpredictable direction of federal government rhetoric and policies toward Chinese students. The result would be detrimental to the U.S.,

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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Local Workforce Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Working together, educational institutions can create more accessible and effective pathways for students to enter high-demand career fields. but The Community Colleges that Train Them Are Woefully Underfunded” (Wallace, 2022), Chancellor Kim Beatty spoke of MCC’s efforts to consolidate several schools and programs to create learning hubs.

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Pell Grant to increase by $500

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The 4,155-page draft spending plan, unveiled early Tuesday morning, will be voted on this week as lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives plan to work quickly to avoid a government shutdown. The resolution currently funding the government expires Dec. They weren’t making big bold strokes in this budget.

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More money for Pell Grants, research in federal budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The adopted budget does increase funding for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions, but it keeps funding flat for the Office of Federal Student Aid. They weren’t making big, bold strokes in this budget. In the end, Congress gave $2.5