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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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Urgency of climate crisis motivating action across the UW

UW Presidential Blog

That is why environmental resilience is one of the three pillars of the UW’s Population Health Initiative , launched in 2016; why we started the College of the Environment, still the largest in the country; and why UW’s EarthLab was created to spur novel, equitable and scalable climate change solutions.

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Newly named president of College of Saint Mary backs out

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Glynis Fitzgerald was named the College of Saint Mary’s first new president in 26 years last November, the Roman Catholic women’s college seemed to be set to continue the work of the outgoing president, who was widely credited with helping to grow enrollment and pull the Nebraska institution out of deep debt.

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University Museums Awarded Funds for Latino Art Curation, Advancement

Insight Into Diversity

The grants will support the positions over five years, or until 2027. percent of the artists represented in collections, finds the 2019 study “Diversity of Artists in Major U.S. The project addresses the high need for greater diversity in art museums. Among 18 major U.S. museums, Hispanic and Latino artists constituted just 2.8

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International education added $12.1bn to Aus economy in Q3

The PIE News

In total, education had added $34bn to export revenue by September, meaning it is on track to eclipse the record $41bn it earned for the nation in 2019, Universities Australia said. Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers show that while total exports dropped by 4.7% in the year to September, education values surged by 68%.

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Cape Breton sets 40% domestic enrolment target

The PIE News

In its first ever Strategic Enrolment Plan, CBU has set a target of increasing domestic enrolment to 40% of the total by 2027. In its general five-year strategic plan set out in 2019, the school pledged to recruit students from a wider range of countries; Indian students, however, still account for most of the international enrolment.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. In July, Agnes Scott College launched the Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for a Transformed Future project, which aims to elevate the lives and stories of the people of color who built the college. Multicultural Mentorship — Augustana College.