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New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history

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New College of Florida’s retention rate fell to historic lows and it’s dropout rate doubled between last fall and the start of the 2023-2024 school year, a report released this week shows. The college’s Interim Provost Brad Thiessen provided faculty with the rates for first-year college students on Wednesday.

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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Kenyon Provost Dr. Jeff Bowman will lead the college until the search for a new president is complete. Dr. Sean M.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” 1, 2023, to Sept. Approximately 2.9

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College Board Updates AP African American Studies Course

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College Board has released a revised framework of its African American studies Advanced Placement (AP) course, a course that has received plenty of criticism from both advocates and critics this year. 6 release , the testing company almost bookends 2023 with its AP African American studies framework releases.

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DEI Strategies for 2023: Commit, Convene, Communicate

Insight Into Diversity

Supreme Court and a politically charged climate rife with increased incidents of bias and hate, 2023 promises considerable challenges for higher education leaders and practitioners working in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space. Compliance with the new Title IX rules expected in 2023 may also prove challenging.

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New College Sees Spike in Dropouts, Retention Issues - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Between fall 2022 and fall 2023, the college lost 27 percent of its student body—or about 186 students—according to a letter sent from NCF’s interim provost to faculty members and obtained by The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. That figure compares to 13 percent and 14 percent drops in the prior two years, the letter said.

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INSIGHT Welcomes Robin R. Means Coleman as New Editorial Board Member

Insight Into Diversity

Means Coleman, PhD, Vice President & Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, and the Ida B. Coleman implements diversity accountability processes by working collaboratively with Northwestern’s 12 schools and colleges on three campuses.

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