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Admissions Changes at Catholic Universities in the United States

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In recent years, Jesuit and Catholic universities in the United States have become increasingly popular among college applicants, including those who are not religious or follow faiths other than Catholicism. News & World Report , not making the national rankings until 2016. Georgetown University. Boston College.

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TWO Demographic Cliffs? The Enrollment Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams

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Department of Education (IPEDS) projections for first-year students now, in 2020, and in 2016 in orange. Sources: Actual and Projected College Freshmen: Digest of Education Statistics 2016, 2020, 2022. Six states will see more than 7.5 Six states will see more than 7.5 Only nine states are projected to see growth.

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Understanding the College Planning Needs and Perceptions of Low-Income Families

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Studies such as the World Economic Forum’s 2018 report found that it can take upwards of five generations for those born in low-income families in the United States to approach the mean family income. The gap for low-income students had reduced during that span but still remained 16 percent lower in 2016.

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Howard University Revokes Diddy’s Honorary Degree, Ends Scholarship

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Howard University is stripping Sean "Diddy" Combs of an honorary degree and rescinding all of his gifts to the university after a video surfaced in May of the rapper/music producer assaulting his former girlfriend in 2016. He helped establish the $1 million Sean Combs Scholarship Fund in 2014 and contributed to the School of Business in 2016.

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HBCU Students Relaunch College Newspaper After Yearslong Absence

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Thanks to co-editors Mauranne Vernier and Kylar Gray, the paper, which stopped publishing in 2016, is thriving. There are an estimated 1,600 college newspapers throughout the United States. The organization had just successfully restarted the Coppin Courier at Coppin State University in Baltimore and was eager to take on a new project.

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What Happens to 100 Students Who Start a Bachelor’s Degree?

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DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Sources “ Completing College: Completing College National and State Reports – Fall 2016 Cohort ” National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2022). “ Infographic What happens to 100 students who start a bachelor’s degree? Five years later, what has changed? Explore this infographic to find out.

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California State University Faculty Vote to Authorize a Strike

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Faculty members across California State University's 23-campus system held a strike authorization vote from Oct. Faculty instructors across the California State University (CSU) system have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over demands that include increased pay and manageable workloads.