Community College: The Right Path and the Right Foot

Community colleges have the ability to not only put students on the right path, but most importantly, ensure that students begin on the right foot. That right foot has so many implications, the first of which is the financial impact of attending a community college as the first step toward a bachelor’s degree. Currently, students…

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HILLARY FOLSOM | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Hillary FolsomHillary Folsom has been appointed director of advancement and alumni relations at Gadsden State Community College. She served as financial director of, and marketing liaison for, Interfaith Ministries, a regional nonprofit organization focused on the homeless and unsuitably housed. Folsom holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and an MPA from Jacksonville State University. #HILLARY…

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New Zealand sees 59,000 enrolments in eight months

Revealing the data on March 20, minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds, said that the figures confirm that “international students continue to find New Zealand an attractive education destination”. “For the university sector with 27,535 students enrolled, where a proportion of learners may study for a number of years, there is a solid…

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Australian VET rules updated to “protect” students

The legislation will also safeguard quality in VET, the national regulator added. Among the amendments to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 is the automatic lapse of registration for registered training organisations that have not delivered training and assessment for 12 months, as well as preventing new RTOs from expanding their course offerings within their first 24 months….

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Why the Words Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Matter

In the intricate tapestry of higher education, where the threads of diversity, equity, and inclusion are meant to weave a fabric of progress and opportunity, we find ourselves confronting a perplexing paradox. The paradox of the words that are symbols of hope versus the actions that are symbols of hatred. Why have these once laudable…

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Pathways transform lives

Access As stated in the report NCUK launched last week, together with Nous and the IC Global, The Impact and Benefits of International Pathways, pathway provision expands the diverse pool of students who can study overseas. It broadens access and provides a route for students who need further academic or language support, or a bridge…

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