Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 12, 2023

The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers. It's a Long Story.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Newman holds a bachelor’s degree in in professional speech, theatre arts, and broadcast communication and a master’s in leadership studies and adult education from North Carolina A&T University. She served as interim director of the GTCC Foundation.

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EAB

JULY 31, 2023

Tips to guide your professional and adult education unit through developing social media content for today's market Digital marketing, despite its potential to reach more customers than any other type of marketing, is seen by most consumers as distracting, intrusive, and inauthentic. See an example from Western Governors University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Elliott earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's in adult education from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, and a Doctor of Philosophy in leadership studies at N.C. A&T.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs To design microcredentials that meet student needs, follow these 3 steps Professional, continuing, and online education (PCO) units are facing pressure to quickly stand up microcredential offerings. Prospects are interested in continuing their education but are daunted by the idea of enrolling in a full master's degree.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. An unfavorable labor market, the rise of distance education, and, of course, a global pandemic, spurred much of this growth. Survey Methodology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Khrystyna Sanborn Khrystyna Sanborn has been appointed dean of adult education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kyiv National University in Ukraine. Sanborn served as associate dean and then interim dean at the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dominique Harrison Dominique Harrison has been named director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and master’s in adult education specializing in higher education from A&T.

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SRHE

MAY 11, 2023

By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Higher education research has also been critiqued for occupying a relatively marginal place within the wider discipline of educational research. Indeed, there is mounting evidence that higher education research is an increasingly vibrant area of enquiry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. The study found that KPromise has many benefits. Byrd and his co-authors, Drs.

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Helix Education

MARCH 28, 2024

In the pursuit of knowledge, students enrolled in higher education often find their educational path intersects with the pressures of performance. Which is why I found so much value in exploring this relatively missed aspect of adult education. Graduate students face many challenges with work-life balance.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

The international education strategy for Scotland that the devolved assembly outlined in its 2021/22 program for government has still not been released, while a replacement for the Erasmus program has also been delayed. In 2020/21, non-EU students contributed £867m in tuition fees.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning works with states to foster learning beyond formal education. David Atchoarena discusses the urgency of doing so and the need for universities to adapt beyond their traditional demographics. Since then, the organisation’s mission has evolved. .

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The PIE News

JUNE 20, 2023

Finland’s universities may begin to increase tuition fees for international students under policies announced by the country’s new government. The education ministry, which initially proposed the policy earlier this year, predicted that the move could result in a 43% drop in the number of students coming from outside the EU.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention. Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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HEPI

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Plato around a seminar table this ain’t Wildavsky usefully nails the idea that higher education is contrary to skills-based learning, noting that even the ‘land-grant institutions’ founded in the US over a century ago provide practical experience. The fact it is meshed together has just made it confusing, messy and unhelpful.’ Many (most?)

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

We’ve done the same thing in the context of higher education. Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself. Clover, D.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. With this increased focus on adult learner enrollment should come a growing emphasis on adult learner success.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The pandemic changed the landscape for many industries, and higher education was no exception. I know from experience that being an enrollment manager is challenging, but now it's even harder than before.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The pandemic changed the landscape for many industries, and higher education was no exception. I know from experience that being an enrollment manager is challenging, but now it's even harder than before.

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EAB

APRIL 25, 2023

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education How can you effectively manage your recruitment funnel, predict yield, or plan for the administration of your programs if 80% of applicants are stealth? For these reasons, nearly all university websites have room for improvement.

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EAB

JANUARY 17, 2023

While many university leaders express interest in launching cybersecurity master’s degrees , increasing competition and market concentration threaten all new programs’ ability to capture student attention. Purdue University Global’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management offers an accelerated program track (ExcelTrack ).

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. As undergraduate enrollment and net tuition revenue continue to fall, university leaders are doubling down on graduate and other adult-serving programs as a source of enrollment and revenue. Survey Methodology.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams. But not all adult learners are looking to higher ed to advance their careers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“This initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of our community colleges to serve as hubs for regional Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that convene high school educators, community college faculty, and representatives from local employers and workforce agencies,” Dr. Karen Stout says in the award notification.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus this fall, the news about the future of higher education could not be more dismal. higher education, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. It’s hard not to embrace Wingard’s conclusion. million fewer undergraduate students enrolled in U.S.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

We’ve done the same thing in the context of higher education. Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself. Clover, D.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Graduate and adult-serving programs provide the career-changing opportunities that can improve the lives of entire families. Graduate and adult education programs also diversify university revenue , at a time when institutions need the additional revenue to best execute on their missions.

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EAB

APRIL 13, 2023

Building an Effective Graduate Enrollment Management Plan Today’s GEM plan must adapt to the changing landscape of higher education, such as demographic shifts, technology, delivery modalities, student perceptions of education, rising costs, and increased student debt.

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Continuous Learning Institute

JULY 28, 2023

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how data can inform action to improve adult learner outcomes. In this episode, I interview Kathy Booth, Project Director for Educational Data & Policy at WestEd. We need to figure out ways to make education work better for those folks who have more in their lives than school.

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EAB

JANUARY 19, 2023

You may be wondering how likely this is to happen to your institution’s graduate or adult student leads. According to a Barracuda Networks report , activity by “bad” bots makes up 39% of all internet traffic.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

The financial composite score the Department of Education assigned Valley College is 1.8 Bonaventure University—a nearby four-year Roman Catholic college—spent 18 months in merger talks only to walk away at the end without an agreement. And despite the unusual pairing, Hilbert College officials say the move makes sense.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

Image: The University of California system wants to grow its enrollment by at least 23,000 in-state students—the equivalent of an additional campus—over the next eight years. To help reach that goal, the system is looking to adult learners with some college but no degree. ” Addressing Barriers.

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EAB

MARCH 31, 2023

February 10, 2023 Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities January 30, 2023 Understanding the basics of bot-generated leads January 19, 2023 Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs January 17, 2023 How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment December (..)

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EAB

APRIL 24, 2023

While many institutions follow a robust yield playbook for their undergraduate programs , I’ve found this isn’t always the case for graduate and adult education programs. Here’s how one university generated a 71% admit to enrollment rate Adults need reminders, too. Try these 4 strategies. Try these 4 strategies.

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EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As a former university CMO, I always come away from this convening of higher ed marketers energized about the future of marketing and what it means to engage evolving adult learner audiences in the coming year. So, what are the implications of these changes—and how will they impact marketing to graduate and adult students in 2024?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Learn more Get more insights Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities January 30, 2023 Understanding the basics of bot-generated leads January 19, 2023 Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs January 17, 2023 How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment (..)

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