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Introducing the ATC Scholarship: A tool to empower college and career endeavors

College Forward

In an exciting collaboration, ATC has joined forces with College Possible Milwaukee to establish a scholarship program aimed at supporting and empowering scholars to achieve their higher education and career goals. College Possible will help connect us with students who we hope to someday see among our employees.”

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm. She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Among higher education’s most recent presidential comings and goings, we have a mix of vetted academics and professionals who draw on the wealth of their outside experience. Lynch is a first-generation student and native New Yorker, earning his baccalaureate and doctoral degrees from CUNY colleges.

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Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 163 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Brian Kelly

The Change Leader, Inc.

12 July · Episode 163 Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk 32 Min · By Drumm McNaughton The recent MOVEit hack has put higher ed cybersecurity and third-party risk top of mind. The recent MOVEit hack has serious implications for higher education. There are nine elements.

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Passionate pleas for and against tuition-sharing agreements

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Education Department announced last month that it would revisit nearly three decades of policy making under Title IV of the Higher Education Act that has largely restricted colleges from paying recruiters based on how many students they enroll. ” Colleges have given OPMs too much authority over their programs.

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Attracting International Graduate Students

Edu Alliance Journal

When graduate programs are considering the applications from students who have not grown-up in western industrialized countries consideration should be given to the fact that GRE score may not accurately reflect the abilities of prospective students.

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Biden seeks Pell increase, renews calls for free community college

Confessions of a Community College Dean

1, would help build a higher education system that grows the middle class, drives the economy forward and prepares students for highly skilled jobs. The vast majority of students at those institutions are from families below the cap. Over all, the Education Department would see $10.8