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Six-year completion rates stall across the nation, report finds
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: âSix-year postsecondary completion rates have stalled, according to the latest Completing College report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research… Read More
US academia âwill never reach racial parityâ on current progress
From Times Higher Education: âOne common claim is that there is a âpipeline problemâ with making academia more representative â that there are too few… Read More
700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Hereâs what that could mean for your institution
From EAB: âOnline students and other non-traditional audiences are increasingly an area of focus for institutions nationwide. But there is one large group of non-traditional… Read More
20% of college students struggle to find stable housingâwhy it could have long-term consequences
From CNBC: âWhere college students used to fear a budget-friendly ramen noodle diet, now 1 in 5 students have dealt with housing insecurity, according to… Read More
Political divides grow
From Inside Higher Ed: âAn initial analysis of polling data from the midterm elections showed that 52 percent of voters with a bachelorâs degree cast… Read More
These 4 in-demand skills are spreading so fast, theyâre becoming foundational
From WorkingNation: âIn a report released December 1, How Skills are Disrupting Work, the Burning Glass Institute looks at how fast-emerging skills are disrupting the… Read More
Credentialing market is âInnovationâ and âChaosâ
From Inside Higher Education: âThere are now 1,076,358 unique credentials available across the country, up from 967,734 last year. The report also identifies more than… Read More
529 college savings plans now hold almost $400 billion in assets
From Forbes: âAccording to a new survey, in 2021, American families received $464 million in tax savings and other higher education benefits tied to their… Read More
Risk to global reputation from QAA decision in England
From University World News: âUniversity leaders are warning that the international reputation for the quality of higher education provision in the United Kingdom cannot be… Read More
International students return to U.S.
From Inside Higher Ed: âInternational student enrollment bounced back last year after a steep pandemic-fueled decline, according to a new âOpen Doorsâ report from the… Read More
Admissions numbers 2023: So far, so good
From Inside Higher Ed: âAs of Nov. 1, 727,047 distinct first-year applicants had applied to 841 returning member colleges of the Common App, an increase… Read More
Biden Xi meeting âimportant signalâ as Chinese student numbers decrease
From The PIE News: ââThe meeting between Biden and Xi was definitely softening the past tensions. This is an important signal to Chinese international students… Read More
Payment pause extended amid legal battles
From Inside Higher Ed: âPresident Biden is keeping student loan payments turned off for at least another six months to give the federal courts time… Read More
Off-campus students lack equitable access to broadband, researchers say
From Higher Ed Dive: âMore than 1 in 8 undergraduate students who live off campus lack consistent access to broadband internet and instead rely on… Read More
US students hurt by sudden campus closures
From Times Higher Education: âThe new report ⊠analyses the effects of 467 college closures between July 2004 and June 2020 on student outcomes. They… Read More
Is this the beginning of the end of the âU.S. Newsâ Rankingsâ dominance?
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: âLess than one week after the dean of Yale Law School announced she would no longer cooperate with U.S…. Read More
Young adults with degrees say they need more real-world training
From Higher Ed Dive: âIndividuals with degrees often find their education failed to prepare them for the realities of the workforce, according to Nov. 15… Read More
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky: Skills, not degrees, matter most in hiring
From Harvard Business Review: âRyan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, estimates there are roughly 10 billion yearsâ worth of work experience locked up in the heads… Read More
Does racial diversity improve academic outcomes? A natural experiment in higher education classrooms
From ScienceDirect: âPoint estimates suggest that replacing one White student with one minority student in a typical conference increases graduation GPA by an average of… Read More
UK offshore enrolment now over half-million mark
From Times Higher Education: âUUKi report records 12.7 per cent increase in transnational education headcount in space of a year ⊠Transnational education covers students… Read More
What the election results mean for higher ed
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: âTuesdayâs midterm elections appeared likely to bring about a divided government in Washington, signaling an uptick in scrutiny of… Read More
What the election results mean for student loan forgiveness: 4 key takeaways
From Forbes: âYounger voters showed up at the polls, seemingly in high numbers (at least in several key races), which was potentially enough to swing… Read More
Skepticism on affirmative action
From Inside Higher Ed: âMany observers would say itâs going to be a long shot when the Supreme Court ultimately rules on the cases next… Read More
More than 26 million apply for student loan forgiveness
From Inside Higher Ed: âThe administration said 16 million applications will be approved by the end of the week. The application for debt relief opened… Read More