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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

MSU-WP's ASCEND program provides one-on-one counseling, tutoring, and a separate ASCEND class to help autistic students make the transition to higher education. BestColleges previously reported that the number of higher education programs supporting students with an intellectual disability has more than doubled since 2009.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Taliban recently banned access to higher education for women in Afghanistan. These women must keep their educational pursuits secret for fear of reprisal. But some online universities are offering Afghan women a glimmer of hope: an opportunity to pursue a college education — despite the inherent risks.

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DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT Like many in the higher education world, we were glued to Monday’s arguments in the Supreme Court! STRUGGLING ECONOMY IMPACTS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENTS Many schools are seeing the largest dip in their endowments since 2009 as assets continue to decline.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 8, 2024

starting with the 2009 cohort. percentage points) — has been making higher education more accessible for incoming students since 2022. College Completion Rates Nationally and Statewide More than 2.4 The rate had steadily increased by 9.3 percentage points from 52.9% in the 2016 cohort year to 43.4% in the 2017 cohort year.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education officially accredited the institution in 1944. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands between 2006 and 2009. The History of Delaware's HBCU Delaware State University was established on May 15, 1891, as the Delaware College for Colored Students.

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The Thoughtful College Search

MARCH 25, 2022

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education recently published its annual survey of Black first-year enrollment in leading national liberal arts colleges. In 2009, there were only three colleges on the list surveyed by JBHE with a Black first-year enrollment of 10% or more.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4% Recruitment One thing is clear—the shrinking birth rate, declines in young adult enrollment, and growing skepticism of higher education makes each interaction with a prospective student more important than ever. for students starting in fall 2020.

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MAY 10, 2023

Accreditation Yes Higher Learning Commission More Details #3 Best HBCU Hospitality Management Programs Grambling State University Grambling, LA 4 years Online + Campus Grambling State University's College of Business offers hospitality and tourism management as a concentration or a minor.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Much like minority-serving institutions , HSIs aim to make higher education more equitable for Hispanic and Latino/a students. Students at this public university pay an average annual net price of $11,043. HSIs first received federal funding in 1995. Today, roughly 2.094 million Hispanic students attend HSIs across the country.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

While higher educational attainment typically pays off , not all master's degrees are created equal. Note Reference [2] As of 2021, the average annual household income for master's degree holders was approximately $161,000, or $63,400 per individual. [3] 5] Source: U.S.

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BestColleges

JULY 11, 2024

A BestColleges report on the challenges this demographic of students faces found that SEFC often feel like an invisible part of higher education. Still, students can apply for an Education and Training Voucher (ETV) to receive up to $5,000 per year. Financial aid is incredibly valuable for SEFC.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There are many, many benefits to taking some time to regroup, refocus, and refresh before launching into your higher education plans. Since 2009, admitted students have been able to apply for a tuition-free nine-month service post at one of five international locations. Why should I take a gap year?

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BestColleges

MARCH 29, 2023

5] Despite how common disabilities are, society and institutions — like higher education — sometimes fail to provide adequate accommodations or truly inclusive spaces for all to participate equally. Here's some of the latest research on disability inclusion in higher education. National Center for Education Statistics.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Examples of federal grants include Pell Grants , Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants, and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants. National Center for Education Statistics. Department of Education. October 2021.

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The Thoughtful College Search

APRIL 1, 2024

Despite all of those efforts, enrollment dropped 37 percent since 2009, and its endowment declined by 23 percent. I have certainly been guilty of criticizing higher education for acting too much like an industry, but colleges are businesses with employees and payrolls, and when they don’t have enough customers, they go out of business.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Researchers have found that the state’s Title X Family Planning Initiative (CFPI) - which increased access to low and no-cost contraceptives in 2009- has also increased college graduation rates for women over the past decade by up to 12%. CONTRACEPTIVES BOOST COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES There’s good news this week for young women in Colorado.

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BestColleges

MAY 4, 2023

out of 100,000 students at Big Ten schools died by suicide from 2009-2018. [2] 4] That's higher than reports from 2007-2021. [5] 5] Check Transgender and nonbinary students report far higher rates of suicide-related thoughts and behaviors than cisgender students. [6] out of 100,000 students died by suicide between 2009-2018.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 2, 2024

The college faced years of financial difficulties after the financial crash of 2009 caused a $25 million loss to the value of the college’s endowment. BIRMINGTON-SOUTHERN COLLEGE TO CLOSE IN MAY Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close after 168 years at the end of May.

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Discovery College Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

To accommodate the growing demand for higher education, more for-profit colleges have been established, which means non-profit schools have had to do more to market themselves to prospective students. According to Forbes , “overall state funding for public higher education increased by 4.5%

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Higher education programs stand to gain in the first draft of the 2023 federal budget, but increases don't go as far as many advocates hoped. The headline for higher education appropriations is the increase to the Pell Grant program, which benefits approximately 7 million low- and middle-income students each year.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 13, 2024

In 2009, Buttigieg enlisted in the U.S. I do not, however, support middle-class and low-income families subsidizing the higher education costs of the students of millionaires and billionaires. In the summer and fall of 2008, he took a leave of absence to work full time for Thompson's gubernatorial campaign in Indiana.

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BestColleges

JULY 16, 2024

Vance, 39, has been an outspoken critic of higher education during his time in the U.S. As the junior senator from Ohio, Vance voiced support for multiple pieces of legislation that would impact higher education. This includes a bill to ensure that universities were complying with the U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 25, 2024

The court's decision ultimately came down to whether the president had the authority to erase student loan debt using powers granted by the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act). Biden has seemingly made it a higher education priority to change that fact.

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