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60% of college students don’t finish their degrees in six years, as you may have seen. The remaining forty percent encounter major obstacles to their achievement, which include personal, financial, and intellectual setbacks. These obstacles have the power to derail even the most motivated learners, but they are surmountable with the correct help. Career counseling…
We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from employees losing their positions over text exchanges to an abrupt for-profit college closure. #week #numbers #Columbia #administrators #stripped #titles
The ruling, declared on June 25, reverses a lower court decision that had thrown out a lawsuit filed by a student against the fake university. The Court of Appeals ruling highlighted that the US government wasn’t immune from the lawsuit filed by Teja Ravi – a former international student at the fake ‘University of Farmington’…
In a survey of over 3,000 undergraduate students, the nonprofit American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) found significant gaps in knowledge regarding American history and government. The survey polled students with multiple-choice questions, including but not limited to: who is the president of the Senate? How long are senators’ and representatives’ term-lengths? Who is…
Indian education system is evolving and the National Board of Accreditation(NBA) is leading the transformation. It is by far the most important criteria to judge the efficacy of diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate programs taught in India. The government recognizes this and even AICTE has made getting NBA accredited for engineering and management programs by 2022…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pennsylvania’s community colleges and its public university system are set to each receive a 6% increase in state funding under a new budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year signed on Thursday by Gov. Josh Shapiro….
UUK is preparing a set of whitepaper proposals for the new government Lord Willetts will author the international chapter, due for publication in September 2024 The work will build on the recent MAC recommendations, with a focus on agent regulation, export strategy, Home Office cohesion and university alliances – including extending student finance to outbound…
A few days ago, I went to my office to get one of my students a book of great interest. In searching the shelves, I came across Dr. James A. Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education. I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI – Equity,…
“Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time and more tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’” ~ Marcus Aurelius Summer is a great time to reflect on the last academic year. As you do, consider, for a moment, all the…
The higher education’s future in the digital era indeed depends on how Campus Management Systems (CMS) develop. According to a recent EDUCAUSE poll, 83% of higher education decision-makers and executives prioritize modernizing CMS to improve student and faculty experiences, improve teaching and learning, and increase overall operational efficiency. This blog reveals how cutting-edge CMS solutions…