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New federal data show two-year enrollment trends by age

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Recently released federal higher education data show community college enrollment trends during the first two years of the pandemic differed based on the age of the students, according to a new analysis by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

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Nine schools have guaranteed admissions for NDC’s remaining students with more than 60 credits completed. A small private, often religiously oriented liberal arts college struggling with a poor budget deficit can no longer rely on a regional pool of traditional-aged college students due to demographic changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mount Sinai Hospital did not release details, but New York State Nursing Association President Nancy Hagans says the agreement includes “wall-to-wall safe staffing ratios,” according to reporting from news station NY1. Information was not provided about new nursing hire recruitment. But a November 2022 article in U.S.

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

In our recent article, Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies , Kimberly Yavorski looks at these changing demographics at a deeper level, also presenting the argument that higher education policies, particularly around admissions , must evolve to meet the needs of today’s student body. by Shelley Seale.

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How to Create a Credit Mobility Culture

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Marc Booker, Vice Provost of Strategy for the University of Phoenix joins us to discuss how institutions can adopt a culture of credit mobility by incorporating credit-for-prior-learning (CPL) and prior learning assessments (PLA) during the admissions process. They’ve had a job for 15 years. Like think about how discouraging that is.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Not by admissions selectivity or even by their contribution to social mobility, but, rather, their impact on the growth of knowledge and technological and scientific advancement? Blog: Higher Ed Gamma What if we ranked universities not by inputs but by outputs? Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements?

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

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By neglecting these paths and leaving them to others, traditional higher education leaves itself vulnerable while failing to serve its mission to students and the public good. Francis Xavier University, it is generally known for having an aging population rather than being economically vibrant. While the town is the home of St.

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