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Student Success & Equity with Kathy Booth

Continuous Learning Institute

We need to figure out ways to make education work better for those folks who have more in their lives than school. I know that lots of people in our colleges wish that were true, but it's not. Somewhere between one in seven and one in nine of all first time community college students are participating in very short term course taking.

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Chautauqua

Susquehanna President's Blog

It was not only colleges and universities that slaked America’s thirst for enlightenment. Vincent was a bishop in the United Methodist Church committed to enhancing adult education. Today, the Music School is one of the leading summer festivals for aspiring professionals, as are the Schools of Dance, Theatre, and Art.

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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. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.

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

WCET Frontiers

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. The university said 27% of the faculty and staff positions were already vacant.”

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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