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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes.

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Amid falling public confidence, forum speakers defend value of a college degree

University Business

The value proposition of higher education is in question more than I would argue it ever has been before,” said Taylor Odle, a professor in UW-Madison’s department of educational policy studies. Read more from Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Dr. Anjalé Welton Appointed Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Welton is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. And prior to that, she was a faculty member in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welton holds a Ph.D.

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Distance education via online learning may be in a for a huge shake-up due to this proposal

University Business

Institutions leveraging out-of-state online learning may face deeper state regulation constraints due to a proposal from the Department of Education. While the proposal aims to increase consumer protection, some experts believe it could disproportionately hurt smaller schools and the students that they represent.

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State Spending for Higher Education and Cuts: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Delaney, professor of higher education in the department of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explores how long it has historically taken to restore state spending on higher education. Today on the Academic Minute: Jennifer A.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, and served as the chair of the governing board for the Higher Ed Equity Network and chair of the finance and investment committee for the EDUCAUSE board of directors. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Ep.93: Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?

Inside Higher Ed

This week’s episode of The Key analyzes the implications of recent news that a nonprofit affiliated with the University of Arkansas System might buy the former giant among for-profit colleges.