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Campus food pantries expand to support students’ basic needs
From EdSource: “The University of California Special Committee on Basic Needs released a report in 2022 indicating 43% of undergraduate students reported being food insecure,… Read More
Once again, SNAP is a political football: And Americans suffer for it
From The Hill: “More than half of all students, and nearly 40 percent of all faculty at New Mexico’s higher education institutions don’t have enough… Read More
Leveling off at the bottom
From Inside Higher Ed: “Over all, enrollments declined by 0.5 percent across all higher ed sectors since spring 2022, according to the report. That’s a… Read More
State support for higher ed continues to rise. Yet public colleges still face headwinds.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “While enrollment is down at the nation’s public colleges, state funding for higher ed is up — and students… Read More
The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse
From The Hechinger Report: “Black college and university enrollment has been dropping steadily. Already down by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020, or by more… Read More
Professors plan summer AI upskilling, with or without support
From Inside Higher Ed: “Some academics and institutions are offering AI faculty workshops … In these summer faculty AI workshops, some plan to take their… Read More
The U. of Idaho moved fast to acquire the U. of Phoenix. Now what?
The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Under the deal, which still faces review by accreditors, the University of Phoenix will be converted to a nonprofit institution… Read More
A quarter of all UK study-related visas issued to dependants
From Times Higher Education: “The number of student dependants granted UK visas hit another record in the last year, while student numbers contributed to immigration… Read More
Will Americans come to a Welsh city for higher education?
From Inside Higher Education: “Wrexham’s university is hoping the Welsh city’s newfound fame after its football team was bought by Hollywood actors could help to… Read More
Grasping for a foothold on the enrollment cliff
From Inside Higher Ed: “Higher ed experts gathered in D.C. … to take stock of a three-year enrollment plunge. … Doug Shapiro, executive director of… Read More
The shuttering of a rural university reveals a surprising source of its financing
From The Hechinger Report: “When Iowa Wesleyan University announced in March that it would close, its biggest creditor was a federal government agency that had… Read More
Why is enrollment such a challenge for colleges like Cardinal Stritch? A higher ed data expert explains
From WUWM: “Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee’s north shore suburbs is closing after an 86-year run. The news of Stritch’s closure came as a shock… Read More
I’m a student. You have no idea how much we’re using ChatGPT.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “There’s a remarkable disconnect between how professors and administrators think students use generative AI on written work and how… Read More
This simple 30-minute belonging exercise could boost student retention
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Incoming college students who completed a 30-minute online exercise intended to bolster their sense of belonging were more likely… Read More
New data map bridges higher education and labour market
From University World News: “Harvard University has launched a data map highlighting mismatches and matches across the United States between higher education graduates and job… Read More
The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: men
From The Hechinger Report: “Women now make up about 58 percent of U.S. college undergraduates, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, and each… Read More
Share of hispanic college students has nearly doubled since 2005
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Nearly one in five college students ages 18-24 identifies as being of Hispanic or Latino origin, according to a… Read More
Think carefully before deciding to delay the path to or through college
From Forbes: “Taking a break between high school and college, or in the middle of your studies, is tempting. After all, the learning process can… Read More
Starmer to ditch Labour’s ‘free’ university tuition pledge
From Times Higher Education: “Labour is set to abandon its commitment to abolish university tuition fees and fund English higher education through direct public spending,… Read More
Covid era graduates struggle with communication, say Deloitte and PwC
From The Guardian: “Two of the UK’s big four accounting firms are giving extra training to younger recruits after finding that those who spent large… Read More
Trade programs — unlike other areas of higher education — are in hot demand
From The Hechinger Report: “While almost every sector of higher education is seeing fewer students registering for classes, many trade school programs are booming. …… Read More
More electricians needed in the clean energy workforce
From WorkingNation: “Demand for electricians is expected to grow by 7% in the 10 years ending in 2031, with roughly 80,000 openings per year, according… Read More
US campuses urged to be better neighbours
From Times Higher Education: “Campus protests over housing, crime and community well-being have besieged leaders in recent months … The University of California, Berkeley …… Read More
Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban
From Times Higher Education: “The plaintiffs in the lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina appeared to have conceded that admissions officers… Read More