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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Transportation is a significant issue, and Trent suggested increasing transportation vouchers. She also noted that the college should reach out to students regarding their needs rather than waiting for students to come to them.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Impact “As of 2020, students who live on campus, their [three-year] graduation rate is 4% higher than the students who do not live on campus,” says Andrew Morong, dean of enrollment management at CMCC. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.”

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

I was a research faculty member, evaluating programs and performing research. enrolled in a two- or four-year institution and, for whatever reason, stopped out along the way. Food pantries, childcare, transportation, and all these types of programs and services are a tremendous help to students today. It wasn’t.

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

About Our Podcast Guest Catherine Friday EY Oceania Managing Partner, Government and Health Sciences; EY Global Education Leader Catherine has spent much of her career providing services to state and federal departments and regulators, ministerial councils, not-for-profits, and NGOs in every state and territory in Australia and in New Zealand.

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics

Creatrix Campus

Provosts : Access operational insights related to budget management, research funding, faculty productivity, student risk assessment, academic program analysis, and cost-efficiency. Chief Financial Officers : Utilize diverse data for real-time and future financial decisions, aiding in cost management and resource allocation.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Part of the symposium’s goal was not just to pay attention to the legacy of Juneteenth but to listen to the experiences of Black students, faculty, and staff. The report invites CSU to acknowledge that there is a gap between the system’s aspiration of providing Black equality for students, faculty, and staff and actualizing it.