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Colleges Want More Of The Shrinking Pie

Admissions Village

The demographic cliff refers to how the number of traditional college-aged students will peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically for several years, the result primarily of declining birth rates following the 2008 recession. I spoke with one admissions officer who said she could fill a whole class with students from Ghana.

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The enrollment cliff crisis: How to pivot, not panic

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The most significant driver of the higher education enrollment cliff is the sharp decline in birth rates following the 2008 economic recession. During that time of economic stress and uncertainty, people were having fewer children, with the number of kids born between 2008 and 2011 plummeting dramatically.

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What Is Northwestern Known For? All You Need to Know

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The school offers several grants and programs that can help students in their research, such as: Academic year undergraduate research grants. Projects for this grant should be connected to an independent study or thesis seminar. Conference travel grant. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023 Womens field hockey.

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College Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Grow With Little Oversight

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Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act. As part of that process, lawmakers created Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID), a grant program that encouraged higher education institutions to develop inclusive models for students with intellectual disabilities.

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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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The program — dormant since its creation in 2008 — supports teacher preparation programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and other MSIs. The Department of Education (ED) announced Wednesday that colleges and universities across the U.S.

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Being a First-Generation College Student Made Me a Feminist

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I also received Pell Grants , KEES money for academic achievement in high school, and other need-based grants. I made the dean's list for the first time and remained on the dean's list until I graduated in 2008. They offered me a generous academic scholarship.

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Medical Schools in Maine: How to Get In (2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

It’s also worth noting that there is some discussion of founding a public MD-granting institution in Maine, but this is still in the early stages. We’ll cover more about how this program works and what its curriculum entails later in this guide. A report on its feasibility is due in November 2025.

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