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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

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Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

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Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college. Joanne Berger-Sweeney – Trinity College (Conn.)

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PROOF POINTS: 861 colleges and 9,499 campuses have closed down since 2004 - Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Despite high profile stories about the closing of small liberal arts colleges, such as California’s Mills College and Vermont’s Green Mountain College, college closures have actually declined in the past five years. birth rates soon translate into fewer graduating high schoolers after 2025.

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Embedded Associate Degrees Increase Retention

Insight Into Diversity

As institutions across the country continue to contend with fluctuating post-pandemic enrollment and retention numbers, colleges like West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) are getting creative. We want our students to complete a bachelor’s degree. That’s part of our ultimate goal and mission as a university,” said WT President Walter V.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

Among the college presidents to come and go in the past two weeks, two positions were indirectly decided by Gov. Hired Richard Corcoran – New College of Florida Richard Corcoran has officially become the permanent president of New College of Florida after serving as interim president since January.

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This startup trailblazer believes these 5 trends will shape the future of education

University Business

OpenAI mastermind Sam Altman and social media pioneer Jason Citron are just a few A-list investors backing Campus, a completely online community college reimagining the two-year experience for students and faculty. At the K12 level, too, online school alternatives are beginning to percolate.

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Student demographics: Big changes are forcing reinvention on campus

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A lot of higher ed trends have been upended over the last few years, but gradually changing college student demographics is not one of them. ” Equity is essential as college student demographics change. First-year college success seminars. “People had needs at home and they had health concerns,” says Thomas L.