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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education needs to come to grips with a series of hard and unpleasant truths: That this country’s system of postsecondary education relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most underresourced institutions.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. colleges and universities, the faculty is less diverse than the students. To improve faculty diversity, college and university leaders need data. Yet, at most U.S. What Do We Do?

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Data: Enrollment is Stabilizing and Freshman are Returning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We found a further decline in the number of undergraduate students enrolled at colleges and universities this year,” said Dr. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the Clearinghouse Research Center. While community colleges saw a.5% at community colleges and 3.9% That brings the total enrollment decline since fall 2019 to 1.2

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Cybersecurity programs are set to launch across higher ed this fall

University Business

Last month, one community college in Michigan was forced to close down for a day due to a data breach—all the more reason the Biden-Harris administration released a national cybersecurity strategy last month to curb such threats. Michael’s College (Vt.) A pair of community colleges are also getting on board. Former U.S.

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Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

Implementation and Impact of July 1st Regulations The primary intent behind these regulations is to enhance accountability within higher education institutions, especially in managing federal student loan and grant programs. About Our Podcast Guest Michael Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education.