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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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A new agreement between the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) and the University System of Maryland (USM) will allow incarcerated individuals at all of the state's correctional institutions to earn their college education through the use of Pell Grants, Maryland DPSCS announced in April.

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California Community Colleges Adds 6 New Bachelor’s Degrees

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The California Community Colleges system will offer six more bachelor's degree programs. The newest offerings bring the total number of bachelor's degrees the system offers to 39. Six new bachelor's degree programs have been approved to be offered by the California Community Colleges (CCC) system.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. This is a time of great change in higher education," Gee said , "and we are leading that change rather than being its victim." From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%.

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UC President Michael Drake Plans to Step Down

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After 50 years in higher education, he plans to take a sabbatical and then return to a UC faculty position. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University. He received his doctor of medicine (MD) degree and did residency training at UC San Francisco (UCSF).

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

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Data Summary Check Over one-third of undergraduates in a bachelor's degree program (about 37%) were first-generation college students in 2016. [1] Check Only 26% of first-generation college students went on to get their degree. [2] Check Only 26% of first-generation college students went on to get their degree. [2]

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National College Completion Rate Stalls for 3rd Year in a Row: Report

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percentage points) — has been making higher education more accessible for incoming students since 2022. That year, New Mexico implemented the Opportunity Scholarship , which covers tuition for all in-state students and degree types to any state public or tribal college and university. for the 2014 cohort to 7.2%

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Black Students at HBCUs Are 40% More Likely to Earn Bachelor’s Degrees: Report

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million Black SAT takers who turned 30 between 2014 and 2020 to examine whether HBCUs improve Black students' educational, economic, and financial outcomes in the U.S. HBCU attendees are less likely to complete associate degrees, which the study attributes to the fact that HBCUs are typically four-year institutions.