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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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These 8 states’ 4-year schools have the highest graduation rates for upward transfers

University Business

New findings from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) are eerily similar to those of the Department of Education : only 16% of community college students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. Washington and California showed up again for its low-income students, graduating them at rates at or above 57%.

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Five Things You Should Know About Connecting Democracy and the Curriculum

Faculty Focus

Over the past several years, colleges and universities are establishing coalitions and democratic action plans (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, 2022) to address not just voting, but a healthier learning environment for engagement. Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. In response, colleges and universities are seeing increased interest in courses and programs that address issues of public health.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

For a deeper look into the reasons why college enrollments are declining, see our earlier post, College Enrollment: Cliffs, Shifts, and Lifts. A surprising selection of colleges and universities are thriving despite the culling of institutions and programs happening around them. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

For a deeper look into the reasons why college enrollments are declining, see our earlier post, College Enrollment: Cliffs, Shifts, and Lifts. A surprising selection of colleges and universities are thriving despite the culling of institutions and programs happening around them.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The main way that we can help prepare athletes for college is to [make them] really good gymnasts, which means they are focused, and they understand hard work — all of the things that help them become good students,” says former rhythmic gymnast Wendy Hilliard, who established the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) in 1996.