University Business

JANUARY 4, 2024

Complete College America, the nonprofit dedicated to improving equitable student outcomes, has long championed its model its outcomes-based funding model to help bolster graduation rates. While it may require more state funding, the nonprofit describes it as a “shrewd” investment for several reasons. Develop a proposal.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

FLEXspace, the Flexible Learning Environments eXchange will move under the management of HETMA, the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance, so that both can benefit from synergies between the two nonprofit, community-based organizations. FLEXspace will continue as a free service and release its 3.0

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. Though the bill is still in committee, if passed, it could have a significant impact on the overall landscape of higher education in the state. With only 22.8%

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drum is joined by guest Cassie Sanchez, Director of Education at the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), to discuss how institutions can tap into the often-overlooked pool of student veterans to drive enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And higher education should be paying attention. Why Higher Ed Leaders Should Attend the Next CLO Symposium Another takeaway from CLO Symposium 2023 was that there were very few higher education leaders in attendance—a real missed opportunity if you ask me. I strongly encourage higher ed leaders to attend the next CLO Symposium.

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University Business

APRIL 1, 2024

Education agencies, institutions and nonprofits in Oregon are slated to a portion of more than $21.3 It includes billions for child care, preschool, special education and higher education programs, as well as money for bolstering the workforce and health care projects. billion from Congress for the current year.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

The national nonprofit Generation Hope, whose goal is “to ensure all student parents have the opportunity to succeed,” is broadly encouraging higher education to widen its support systems for these students. Most institutions do not have on-campus child care options.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher education leaders unloaded their grievances over the Department of Education’s botched FAFSA rollout in a U.S. The FAFSA fiasco this year has created a blip in the K12-higher education pipeline that prevents students from “getting derailed and losing traction” post-secondary credentials.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As CEO of the nonprofit American Association of University Women (AAUW), she serves as a thought leader on issues ranging from the pay gap to equity in STEM to student loan debt. Blackwell is a gender equity advocate, who oversees an organization counting over 40,000 members and donors, 700 branches, and 500 college and university partners.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 13, 2024

Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action, or remove the consideration of race and ethnicity in the admissions process across higher education. In addition, a bipartisan bill proposed before congress, known as the MERIT Act , would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and ultimately require institutions to end the practice.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 14, 2024

Mitchell Scholarship Program due to a lack in commitments from big donors, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization said in a news release Wednesday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million from the Mellon Foundation to examine and confront the surge of political and ideological hostilities against higher education. The center expected to bring together higher education and academic freedom experts over the next two years to develop an understanding of the scope and nature of political interference in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

Generation Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting student parents, has recently created a new three-year national certification to recognize and highlight institutions actively and effectively working towards success for this population. nonprofit postsecondary institutions – both public and private – and nonprofits directly serving U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Marjorie Hass, president of The Council of Independent Colleges, an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils, and higher education affiliates supporting leadership, institutional excellence, and enhanced public understanding of the contributions of independent higher education to society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Grand Canyon University for deceptive advertising, illegal telemarketing, and misrepresenting the school as a nonprofit institution, according to Reuters. Given the major problems that exist in higher education. Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller speaks during a Nov.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Nonprofit higher education association Educause recently conducted a study of 350 cybersecurity and privacy professionals in July 2023. The study report outlines concerns of those professionals and shows a growing dissatisfaction with training, work conditions, and time constraints.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The donation will support the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation , a private nonprofit founded in 2021 by Georgetown, the Jesuits, and the GU272 Descendants Association, which represents the thousands of descendants of the 272 enslaved people sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2023

higher education institution or study abroad provider on the continent, the point is larger than the School for International Training , our nonprofit, accredited private university. Elizabeth Clay Roy serves on the board of World Learning and is CEO of the nonprofit Generation Citizen.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

State and nationwide efforts to tackle student equity and close the gap on access and affordability for all students have cost millions of dollars and have required mass coordination between higher ed stakeholders. increase in upward transfers in Fall 2023 compared to the year before.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Hispanic students accounted for the vast majority, 79%, of the 4% overall increase in degree attainment over the last five years, according to an analysis by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit focused on improving ways to boost Latino college completion. However, Latinos still lag behind other groups in terms of college degree attainment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity. Dr. Lisa Hinkelman shares research from her nonprofit, ROX.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 20, 2023

He often speaks about his concern for higher education and student debt. His concerns motivated him to reach out to Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a very successful nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A new state-by-state analysis by national nonprofit organization Complete College America (CCA) found that while on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year higher education institutions improved significantly between 2015 and 2021, graduation rates for students of color and those over 25 years old have lagged.

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University Business

MAY 9, 2023

In January, 49% of students at 39 Washington higher education institutions experienced food or housing insecurity. The collaborative comprises 47 members leading the state’s higher education institutions, government and education-focused nonprofits. Take Quinsigamond Community College in Massachusetts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches. Siva Kumari "Higher education and mentorship is a proven pathway to opportunity and economic mobility,” said Greg Taylor, executive director of the NBA Foundation.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A decade-old policy change has allowed states to delegate their oversight authority regarding higher education to accrediting agencies, argues Student Defense, a legal advocacy nonprofit that assists students defrauded by colleges, in a new report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S., with more than 225,000 learners. He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Synchrony is providing the grant for 2023 and 2024, through its philanthropic program, Education as an Equalizer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

A new guide from nonprofit InsideTrack offers step-by-step guidance and recommendations to help college and university leaders boost student persistence and completion by building their internal capacity.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The higher education sector can relax knowing that employers still greatly value the merit a degree grants job applicants. “We’re seeing this with employers saying students are graduating with higher GPAs. Working in the nonprofit world helps them reframe their lens of perception,” said Pierson.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 15, 2024

The Latino Pathways Initiative for Higher Education (LPI) at MSU will offer La Academia Familia Latina, a Spanish-speaking series designed to connect the Gallatin Valley Latino community with more educational resources. Those interested in attending should register here montana.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00u2DoEXfHrQSiO.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The leader of a Native American higher ed student access organization was recognized and commended by the Bank of America as a Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardee (NBSE). Diverse also recognized Crazy Bull as a top leader in higher education. Crazy Bull chose The American Indian College Fund.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), mental health nonprofit The Steve Fund, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) are partnering for a national initiative to support mental health at Black colleges and universities. Dr. Michael L.

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University Business

APRIL 13, 2023

What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The result is a new nonprofit named Axim Collaborative, and its focus will be on serving learners that higher education has historically left behind. Read more from EdSurge.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Four higher education organizations have come together to target and return SCND students, helping them complete their degrees and keep California on track to economic success. The bottom line, Drekmeier added, is to bring students back and rebuild the trust that higher education can and will serve them well. “We

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The February report , titled “Institutional Resilience in Puerto Rico: A First Look at Efforts by Puerto Rican HSIs,” was published by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit think tank focused on Latino education. Considering the leadership role of Puerto Rican HSIs in higher education is overdue, ” writes Santiago.

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