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Enrollments Still Falling 2 Years Into Pandemic

Enrollments Still Falling 2 Years Into Pandemic

Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford October 26, 2021 Experts hoped college enrollments would rebound this fall. New data show that while selective institutions have seen their numbers recover, most others continue to struggle. The post-pandemic enrollment rebound everyone wished for has not come to pass. College and university enrollments are […]

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Education Dept. Releases Resource on Student Mental Health

Education Dept. Releases Resource on Student Mental Health

Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely October 20, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education released a new resource Tuesday for educators and practitioners on supporting students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, including seven specific recommendations. The recommendations apply across education settings, though evidence on their impacts in higher education is still limited, […]

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U of California Faculty Panel Nixes Alternate Test

U of California Faculty Panel Nixes Alternate Test

Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik October 18, 2021 A faculty committee studying whether the University of California system should use a state exam in admissions has given the idea a thumbs-down, the Los Angeles Times reported. “The … assessment is not appropriate as an admissions test, required or optional, for the UC,” the […]

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Department to Hold Loan Servicers to Higher Standards

Department to Hold Loan Servicers to Higher Standards

Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely October 18, 2021 The Department of Education is planning to increase its oversight of six loan servicing companies, beginning next year, by including stronger standards for performance, transparency and accountability in the servicers’ contract extensions. The new contract terms will allow the Office of Federal […]

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4-Year Degrees for California’s 2-Year Colleges

4-Year Degrees for California’s 2-Year Colleges

Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman October 18, 2021 Community college leaders celebrated new legislation allowing their institutions to offer more four-year degrees. The measure is also a win for the national community college baccalaureate movement. California community college advocates and leaders are applauding new state legislation that allows two-year institutions […]

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‘Demographics Are Not Destiny’

‘Demographics Are Not Destiny’

Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman October 8, 2021 A new report examines how much control community colleges have over former students’ wages and their ability to pay off loans postcollege. Students enrolled in community college programs with higher numbers of students from underrepresented minority backgrounds earn less and have a […]

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Ex-USC dean indicted in alleged scheme to get kickbacks for social work school

Ex-USC dean indicted in alleged scheme to get kickbacks for social work school

Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz October 14, 2021 Dive Brief:  A former dean at the University of Southern California and a Los Angeles politician have been indicted after a federal corruption investigation unearthed allegations they worked together to illegally steer public money into the institution’s school of social work. Marilyn Louise Flynn, […]

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