BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

California State University, Dominguez Hills teamed up with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a master's degree program for incarcerated students. But in 2016, fewer students were enrolling, so HUX closed down, director Matthew Luckett told BestColleges. Students need a bachelor's degree and a 2.5

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

People incarcerated at Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland now have the opportunity to gain a fully accredited bachelor's degree in sociology from Bowie State University. It is the first program of its kind to be offered by an HBCU in Maryland, and only the second in the state. According to the U.S.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pennsylvania State University cut some $100 million from University Park colleges, administrative and student support, and Commonwealth campuses. Pennsylvania State University is planning around $100 million in fiscal year 2026 budget cuts to eliminate an operating deficit and create a "sustainable business model" for the future.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 9, 2024

Since the Second Chance Pell Experiment program began in 2016 over 45,000 incarcerated people enrolled in CIP programs, over 18,000 earned credentials, and over 1,000 earned bachelor's degrees. Women make up about 7% of the incarcerated population , and most states only have 1-3 women's prisons compared to dozens of men's prisons.

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Spark Admissions

MAY 10, 2023

Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. Indeed, in its origins, it was most closely linked to employment, rather than education.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Gender Pay Gap in Academia Women earn lower salaries than men across higher education. Men professors from 3,577 institutions earned an average salary of $97,000 per year in 2021, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. They receive higher merit raises because of stronger academic records.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 10, 2023

Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors. Dozens of states offer free community college to their residents — and Massachusetts may soon be joining them.

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Like other Ivy League schools, Brown admits only a small portion of applicants: they received 50,649 applications to the undergraduate Class of 2026 and accepted a mere 5% of all applicants ( down from 9% in 2016 ). A leading Ivy League research university, Brown has six libraries and a 6:1 student to faculty ratio.

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BestColleges

MARCH 7, 2024

Plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit stated that university officials threatened that doing so would cause students to be in violation of the school's honor code, The Washington Post reported at the time. The settlement agreement states that Liberty must bring its programs into compliance.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Oklahoma cooperative extension service: Family and consumer sciences January 31, 2023 Gina Peek Associate Dean, Extension Engagement and Continuing Education, Oklahoma State University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Resources Boyer, E.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

A 2021 Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) report found college "early decision" deadlines often give an advantage to wealthier students with more resources. This means lowering barriers to accessing the extraordinary educational opportunities we offer here," Wente said. Wake Forest University President Susan R. "We

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BestColleges

AUGUST 17, 2023

As countless studies have shown, access to higher education benefits historically marginalized students. However, first-generation students face unique barriers when it comes to higher education. Several states banned affirmative action at public institutions in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Discovery College Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Many legal experts, higher education professionals, and journalists expect that the Court will rule in favor of SFFA, thus overturning more than 40 years of legal precedent that has allowed the use of race in college admissions. There is a great deal of speculation that colleges will abandon the use of legacy admissions as well.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Growing up queer in a state, county, and city that actively excluded and marginalized people like me took its toll, and I still carry some of that baggage.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

If a decline is due primarily to falling college-going rates, the question may be less about how you compete with other institutions, and more about how you compete against alternatives to higher education like work, family obligations, or misperceptions about higher education’s value.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Around the turn of the 19th century, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) began to focus on business education. HBCUs play a critical role in Black business education. These schools not only provide Black students with a high-quality education but also surround them with inspiration, motivation, and support.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In his keynote address, EAB’s Dr. Ed Venit explored the “ripples” that will impact higher education years into the future, and what actions can be taken today to prepare for them: 1. Ed Venit explored the “ripples” that will impact higher education years into the future, and what actions can be taken today to prepare for them: 1.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 18, 2024

Pipeline programs for minority college students help attract potential students to legal education, and admissions offices pay closer attention to applicants who are low-income and first-generation students. Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action.

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Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

iStock NACAC, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and several other organizations, is carefully exploring admission policies and practices in an increasingly test-optional or test-free environment. EqRC is studying the implications of equity in admission for historically excluded populations.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As recently as 2016, the Supreme Court upheld that taking account of race as “one factor among many” to achieve educational diversity was permissible. Bollinger (University of Michigan Law School Admissions and Undergraduate Admissions, respectively), and the more recent decision (2016) in Fisher v. Bollinger and Gratz v.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Currently, high school students comprise 1 in 5 community college students in the US, with fifteen states attributing 25% or more of their community college enrollment to dual enrollment. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 11, 2023

So, you’re probably thinking about financial aid, grants, work study, and any other way you can fund the next few years of your education (in which case, here's some great information for you ). But the Millennium program’s last cohort was the class of 2016. Yes, indeed!) Gates Cambridge Scholarship Wait, there’s more? Yes, there is!

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Unfortunately for higher education, this situation isn't an aberration. That's sobering news for small, tuition-dependent private colleges in those states already teetering on shaky financial footing. That's sobering news for small, tuition-dependent private colleges in those states already teetering on shaky financial footing.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cheyney University was the first HBCU in the Keystone State and offers 23 undergraduate majors. Black students in Pennsylvania can access several state-specific and national resources to help them get through and pay for college. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) play a vital role in the US higher education system.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

Housed at Arizona State University, the science-based contest serves as a teaching tool in K-12 and college classrooms. Housed at Arizona State University and celebrating its 10th year , the annual event engages hundreds of thousands of participants and serves as a creative classroom teaching tool around the world. Many are educators.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2013, YouTube started allowing users to livestream; in 2016, Facebook and Instagram launched their live-streaming features. Source: University of Saskatchewan Live stream marketing has emerged as a powerful storytelling and brand-building tool for educational institutions. What is Live Streaming Marketing?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

schools offering an online MBA increased 85% between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 school years. Pandemic-era enrollment trends, especially the boom in online graduate programs, have exacerbated many barriers to international enrollment. But why does it seem so hard to find them? Stealth shopping behaviors increased 300% from 2012 to 2022.

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DC College Counseling

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you’re interested in more on the history of antisemitism in higher education, don’t miss the podcast Gatecrashers , which I posted about last fall. And while I know that Villanova has always been more selective than Boulder, I’m still getting major 2016 and 2018 flashbacks. It’s been a WHILE!

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As the higher education community braces itself in anticipation of the U.S. A 2012 study by The Civil Rights Project titled " The Impact of Affirmative Action Bans in Graduate Education " found that minority enrollment had decreased in states that passed laws prohibiting affirmative action. And while the 2003 Gratz v.

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THE SOUTHERN SCOPE – COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG

JUNE 13, 2023

Within Government Relations, I had the privilege to work alongside educators from primary to higher education who have refused to allow legislative changes without advocacy on behalf of the needs of our students and faculty. As a first-generation Hispanic woman, I understand how the legislative process can be overwhelming.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

9% increase in six-year completion rates for students who started in fall 2015 compared to fall 2016. 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.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Art Coleman, one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education, joins EAB’s Tom Cakuls to unpack the recent Supreme Court ruling. Today I have the great privilege of bringing you a conversation with Art Coleman, one of the nation's foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education.

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BestColleges

MAY 4, 2023

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] 6] , [7] Check Pacific Islander, Native American, and Black college students report higher suicide attempt rates than students of other races.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. 5 Compounding the lure of multiple education pathways are rising wages among young adults. Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

Students must choose between taking the ACT or SAT before they can take their next steps on the journey of higher education. Unfortunately, most students don’t know much about these major assessments. For most students, the answer to questions like “what is the difference between ACT and SAT?” is a resounding “no.” How long is the ACT?

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BestColleges

MARCH 29, 2023

Data Summary Check Nearly 1 in 5 undergraduate college students reported having a disability in 2015-2016. [1] 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. 3% were autistic.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The cost of a college education is more than most students can afford out of pocket. 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.

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