University Business

A sense of belonging is key to keeping students engaged and enrolled. Here's what research recommends for leaders ahead of 2024-25. https://lnkd.in/ev5wYkUM

President moves: 3 hires as another leader changes her mind https://lnkd.in/ek4RqUzg North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University eagerly awaits the arrival of an enrollment and retention guru in James Martin, Ph.D., M. ASCE. Marietta College in Ohio is on the hunt for a president yet again three weeks before its latest hire Sue Stuebner walked back her decision. Other moves: Lori Barber, Ed.D. | College of Eastern Idaho Robert Prezant | Farmingdale State College Laurie Chesley | Central Oregon Community College Jaffus Hardrick, Ed.D. | Florida Memorial University Roger Ramsammy | Hudson Valley Community College John Shannon | Trine University

Are latest layoffs at this university a first look at the FAFSA fiasco's consequences? Some financial aid leaders believe small- to mid-sized institutions face another #enrollment "crisis" closely mirroring the pandemic. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eU8UhGAa #FAFSA #financialaid #financialaidofficers

Are you in the loop with these 5 big regulatory changes? On Monday, three higher ed regulations will take effect, raising some employee wages and expanding the government's ability to oversee financial aid disbursement and underperforming academic programs. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSVu22-j #titleIX #titleIV #financialaid #netneutrality #salary #gainfulemployment

Title IX turmoil: 26 states are fighting new #LGBTQ+ rules https://lnkd.in/eJ6Jp68x The Department of Education wants to extend sex-discrimination-based protections to gay and transgender students. However, one U.S. district chief judge believes the effort "derail[s] deeply rooted law." #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #titleIX

Unpaid #internships are not feasible for students working their way through college. Strada Education Foundation has a set of recommendations for institutions looking to improve high-quality internship experiences and promote #workbasedlearning opportunities. https://lnkd.in/gn5zrpZs

Community colleges must recommit to reforming remedial education to ensure K12 students affected by pandemic-borne learning loss won't crash out of the postsecondary track, declares a new report from FutureEd at Georgetown. “What I’m hearing from faculty is that they are faced with students who are less prepared than they have ever been in their history of teaching,” said J.K. Daniels, dean of languages and literature at Northern Virginia Community College, in an interview for the report. Remedial classes have their roots in the late 19th century as a means to catch incoming students up on college-level coursework, writes Anne Kim. However, the graduation rates for community college students plugged into traditional remedial classes fell below 10%, and Black, Hispanic and low-income students were disproportionately more likely to fail, according to a watershed report from Complete College America in 2012. This revelation sprung states into action early last decade, but efforts have since stalled. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eTFzsAMT #developmentaleducation #deved #remedialeducation #FutureEd #communitycollege #pandemiclearningloss #genZ

Protests hurt these campuses' reputations. Now, they're cutting staff. https://lnkd.in/efEXN7u3 #IsraelHamas #palestine #palestineprotests #campusprotests Emerson College The University of Texas at Austin

Survey suggests employers punish protestors, toss out job offers https://lnkd.in/eBeUZ7u4 Over half of recent #graduates and current students who searched for jobs within the past six months said #employers always, often or sometimes inquired about their #protest history. #campusprotests

A fortune in the short-term: Now is the time for continuing education programs to soar https://lnkd.in/eJbEgb5M #continuingeducation #CEprograms Modern Campus Chad Rowe California State University, Northridge University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of North Florida