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Projecting Graduate Enrollment by Format

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We’ve added dotted lines that used the 2012-2019 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to project a “No Pandemic” view. degree-granting institutions of at least two years.) degree-granting institutions of at least two years.) Source: RNL Analysis of IPEDS Fall Enrollment Snapshot data.

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Enrollment Format Choices: Snapping Back to “Normal”?

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degree-granting institutions of at least 2 years.) In order to assess the new 2021 data in comparison with pre-pandemic trends, I calculated the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2012 and 2019 for each of the formats students are choosing. degree-granting institutions of at least two years.) In fact, in 2021, just 1.1

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%. The number of majors in the liberal arts has declined over the past half-century. Why the change in academic demographics? "I

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Should the U.S. Provide Reparations? Start With HBCUs

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Earlier this year, the Department of Education reported that land grant, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 16 states have been underfunded by $12.6 Reparations must directly benefit Black students and HBCUs that suffered from decades of neglect by federal and state governments. billion over the last 30 years.

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

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Note Reference [1] For comparison, roughly 18% of students identified as the first person in their immediate family to go to college in 2011-2012. [3] First-generation college students received more financial aid and grants than continuing-generation students. 43% were also first-generation immigrants. Note Reference [2] 7.

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Watchdog: Colleges Should Improve Outreach to Students With Disabilities

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Some students are granted accommodations, but professors and instructors don't abide by them. That's up from 11% in 2012, according to GAO. The percentage of college students with disabilities has risen from 11% to 21% in the last dozen years. As of 2020, approximately 21% of college students report having a disability.

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Cherokee Nation Medical School to Graduate First Class

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Conversations to create a program in collaboration with the nation began in 2012 but took nearly a decade to finally come to fruition. It may take some time, but she looks forward to when OSU can help another land-grant institution kick-start a similar program. Why did it take so long, and why haven't similar programs come before?

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