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This tool can boost adult learners’ completion. What’s getting in its way?

University Business

Around eight in 10 institutions offer some form of credit for prior learning (CPL), which research from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education suggests may increase the likelihood of college completion credentials. ” The average age of St. However, this version is time-consuming and labor-intensive, says St.

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Idaho ruling helps clear the way for a controversial University of Phoenix acquisition

University Business

The University of Idaho said Wednesday it would move forward with its planned affiliation with the for-profit University of Phoenix in a nearly $700 million deal after a judge dismissed the state attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the deal was done in violation of an open meetings law. Read more from AP News.

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Opposition Arises Amid Nearing University of Arkansas System Acquisition of University of Phoenix

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Arkansas (UA) system may be nearing an affiliation deal with embattled for-profit University of Phoenix, and UA faculty and staff continue to object to the move, worried about the damage it could do to the reputation of the state’s schools, The Washington Post reported. 29 letter to UA System President Dr.

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Undergraduate enrollment climbs for first time since the pandemic, despite freshmen drop-off

University Business

Undergraduate students across every income quintile enrolled at positive rates, perpetuating enrollment increases across every sector of higher education and credential type. Impressive enrollment rates at community colleges, undergraduate certificates and private for-profit universities (which experienced a 6.4%

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

David Decker, the President of Franklin University, discuss three strategic moves that helped his institution experience positive growth in the double-digit territory during and after the pandemic. Franklin University, which primarily serves non-traditional, part-time adult learners, offers a unique perspective on higher education growth.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. Learn more at changinghighered.com. Drumm McNaughton 00:31 Thank you, David.

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Coursera is Evolving into a Third-Wave EdTech Company

eLiterate

One of the two slides Phil shared out was further confirmation of a trend that everyone in higher education has already been struggling with: Coursera, like US higher education institutions, has seen a decline in degree program enrollments. Coursera as a marketplace.