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Higher education can help solve America’s nursing shortage
From Health Care Dive: “Retention strategies alone will not account for the pre-Covid estimate of 1.2 million nurses America is projected to require by 2030…. Read More
More than 200 colleges have open seats for fall 2022, NACAC says
From Higher Ed Dive: “NACAC has issued its College Openings Update for more than 30 years to provide students a list of public and private… Read More
Will US universities’ labor pains be the mother of invention?
From Times Higher Education: “Institutions have suddenly found themselves fighting to attract and keep their own professional workforces. … And it isn’t only computer scientists… Read More
Survey: 80% of college graduates believe higher education worth their investment
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: “A new survey of 1,250 American college graduates aged 25 and older reveals that 80% feel higher education was… Read More
Putting the Pell Grant to work—in the workforce
From The Hill: “A growing body of research on short-term credentials is showing they pay off. A study conducted by Old Dominion University — as… Read More
Higher education cannot neglect social-emotional learning
From University World News: “One significant impact of the pandemic on higher education is how it has shifted the view of the role of social-emotional… Read More
One million more graduate jobs than graduates – UUK report
From University World News: “Suggestions that too many young people now go to university and that there are not enough ‘graduate jobs’ for everyone streaming… Read More
Despite Hispanic population growth, the number of HSIs has dropped for the first time in 20 years
From The Hechinger Report: “The number of colleges with Latino enrollment of at least 25 percent has declined during the pandemic, reversing a 20-year trend… Read More
A ‘stunning’ level of student disconnection
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “In 20 years of teaching at Doane University, Kate Marley has never seen anything like it. Twenty to 30… Read More
‘An assault on many fronts’
From Inside Higher Ed: “Things changed after the bomb threats became a regular occurrence at HBCUs and a handful of other colleges that disproportionately serve… Read More
Colleges turn to students’ peers for mental-health support
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “In a recent survey by the Mary Christie Institute and Born This Way Foundation, one in five college students… Read More
Deloitte and other companies to pay for community college students to finish bachelor’s degrees
From Work Shift: “Accounting giant Deloitte announced this week that it will pay for community college students to spend two years finishing their bachelor’s degrees… Read More
Universities tackle cybersecurity workforce shortage
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: “According to a report from (ISC)2, a nonprofit membership association in cybersecurity, the U.S. added more than 250,000 people… Read More
What can more financial support do for higher ed? Raise completion, for one.
From University Business: “‘An analysis from Third Way found that if the same percentage of students graduated from colleges from high school each year, tax… Read More
Report: Public research universities spent 70% of pandemic relief
From Higher Ed Dive: “Public research universities spent almost $14.5 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding by the end of 2021, totaling about 70% of… Read More
Expanding footprints and seeking new markets
From Inside Higher Ed: “Paul Quinn College president Michael Sorrell made a surprising announcement at a recent event to celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary: leaders… Read More
Reversing course on mask mandates
From Inside Higher Ed: “Two years into the pandemic, colleges are still fine-tuning their COVID-19 mitigation policies, changing course as needed to keep students safe… Read More
Hot takes from Austin’s Hero Conf 2022
The Austin edition of the long-running digital marketing Hero Conf brought a diverse cohort of paid media professionals to the coolest city in Texas for… Read More
The California student housing crunch
From Inside Higher Ed: “In California, where public in-state tuition is relatively affordable compared to other states, it isn’t the cost of a college degree… Read More
Opinion: San Diego community colleges want to help solve the housing problem. Here’s our idea.
From The San Diego Union-Tribune: “Planners estimate the San Diego region needs to create nearly 100,000 affordable homes from 2021 to 2029. Most affected by… Read More
Guest column: Finding a home — a holistic approach for student success
From VC Star: “Within the California Community College system, serving 2.1 million students … 20% of students are experiencing homelessness. At the Ventura County Community… Read More
Biden extends pause on loan repayment
From Inside Higher Ed: “President Biden on Wednesday extended by four months, to Sept. 1, the pandemic-era pause on repaying federal student loans. The move… Read More
‘We’re running a FAFSA mill’: A college adviser weighs in on a new requirement
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “This year, Texas is among the first states to require all high-school seniors to complete the FAFSA before graduating…. Read More
This new organization wants to accredit career education
From Higher Ed Dive: “A new nonprofit organization, the Workforce Talent Educators Association, is attempting to use the accreditation model to push for strong career… Read More