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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

Higher education enrollment at Northeastern schools has collectively fallen into a downward spiral since at least 2017, a phenomenon that has plagued every region since the pandemic, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. Vermont’s public four-year institutions in fall 2022; however, hit a whopping 12.2%

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Inside Higher Ed

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Harvard President Resigns from Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Claudine Gay Jones floated Danielle Holley, the current president of Mount Holyoke College and the former dean of Howard University's Law School as a worthy successor to Gay. In the meantime, the university's provost, Dr. Alan M. Who can trust them to find the next one? I can't."