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Women are leading the way in the ‘Great Resignation.’ Here’s what it means for employers and job seekers
From CNBC: “A record 4.4 million people quit their jobs in September, and 4.3 million did so in August, according to the Labor Department. It… Read More
International students ‘unwilling or unable’ to pay higher fees
From Times Higher Education: “According to data from Canadian recruitment platform ApplyBoard, there has been a noticeable shift in applicant behavior by fee level, with… Read More
Understanding the Impact of Coaching with InsideTrack
Posted by Munir Haddad, November 2021 A key area of expertise for Kiosk is higher education enrollment marketing, and our success stories in that area… Read More
First-look fall 2021 enrollment
From National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: “Fall 2021 enrollment numbers show no signs of recovery from last year’s declines. Undergraduate enrollment is down 3.2 percent… Read More
How the onset of the pandemic affected the 2020 admissions season
From The Chronicle: “Over all, the picture that emerges is that institutions accepted far more students in 2020 and a lower share of those students… Read More
Proof points: Many young adults choose work over college, report shows
From The Hechinger Report: “Low-income young adults appear to be fleeing higher education in the highest numbers because colleges and universities that serve this population… Read More
The crisis in black university enrollment and graduation
From University World News: “Figures released by the Virginia-based National Student Clearinghouse Research Center in early October showed that since the start of the pandemic… Read More
Open doors: US international student recruitment up by two-thirds
From Times Higher Education: “New international student enrollment at US universities jumped by 68 per cent this autumn semester, after a 46 per cent pandemic-driven… Read More
Struggling to fill a dangerous and growing labor gap
From Inside Higher Ed: “Hospitals across the country continue to hemorrhage nurses as many retire or leave the profession … Would-be nursing students appear eager… Read More
3 takeaways from Udemy’s initial public offering
From Higher Ed Dive: “Udemy became the latest education technology company to go public, raising $421 million in its initial public offering. With shares selling… Read More
A new push to create a 3-year degree option
From Inside Higher Ed: “What if students, via an overhauled undergraduate curriculum, could complete a bachelor’s degree in three years, with summer breaks, holidays and… Read More
A fundamental change in hiring college presidents is unfolding
From Higher Ed Dive: “The length of presidential tenure is shortening…More presidents are leaving their positions before completing their first terms…Female presidents have become more… Read More
Student engagement slips as pandemic curtails collaboration
From Times Higher Education: “Less than two-thirds of UK undergraduates feel that their universities have ensured the quality of their academic experience during the pandemic,… Read More
UK union calls three-day strike next month over pay and pensions
From Times Higher Education: “Three days of strike action affecting dozens of UK universities next month have been announced by the University and College Union…. Read More
Making sense of the Facebook metaverse
In addition to being portrayed as a sunblock-covered surfing digital avatar, Mark Zuckerberg used the keynote speech of Facebook’s annual Connect conference to announce a… Read More
The experimental university (Part 1)
From Evolllution: “The overall dimensions of education failure are obvious. The bleak numbers are reported year after year: 20% of high school students don’t graduate… Read More
Minerva University’s plan to out-elite Harvard
From Forbes: “Not many people are up for the task of ‘out-eliting’ Harvard. But that’s exactly the shorthand that Ben Nelson, founder and chancellor of… Read More
Polymaths at the London Interdisciplinary School plan to teach universities a thing or two
From The Times: “Stroll up Whitechapel Road in east London, past Jack the Chipper and Hichki Mumbai Kitchen, and you could easily miss the most… Read More
Tuition increases remain at a historic low
From Inside Higher Ed: “College tuition increased at historically low rates for the second year in a row, a new report from the College Board… Read More
Biden’s vaccine order is broad. These campuses are trying to apply it narrowly.
From The Chronicle: “When the Biden administration issued an executive order saying federal contractors must be vaccinated against Covid-19, it was meant to apply widely…. Read More
Food pantries merge to fight campus hunger
From Inside Higher Ed: “In an effort to reach more students struggling with food insecurity, Swipe Out Hunger, a nonprofit addressing hunger among college students,… Read More
How can universities in the US tackle anti-Asian racism?
From University World News: “We should continue to voice our support and solidarity with Asian students on campus and provide tangible short- and long-term action… Read More
Google is giving all U.S. community colleges free access to their 4 career certificates
From CNBC: “Some of the biggest technology companies in the world, Google and Microsoft, are reinforcing their relationships with U.S. community colleges … Google offers… Read More
Microsoft launches community college campaign to address cybersecurity workforce shortage
From Seattle Times: “Microsoft launched a training program for community college students on Thursday in an effort to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs by 2025. The… Read More