As 2023 draws to a close, Devorah Lieberman, the former president of the University of La Verne, offers a roadmap for college and university presidents on how to support students, ensure campus safety, and foster a climate of tolerance during national and global crises.
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What Can Colleges and Universities Do to Support the Mental Health of Their Student-Athletes?
The demands of the college experience can place significant stress on student-athletes, which can in turn impact their mental heatlh. How can higher education leaders, coaches, and faculty work together to address these challenges?
Rethinking Student Debt in the Age of the SAVE Plan
A new report from the Urban Institute examines how the Biden administration’s proposed Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan for income-driven repayment (IDR) of federal student loans will impact borrowers across fields of study and higher education sectors.
Understanding an Institution’s Return on Investment: Measuring the Price-to-Earnings Premium
Measuring an institution’s return on investment (ROI) remains a key factor in the college selection and enrollment process and provides valuable information for policymakers and higher education administrators. A new report from the Third Way provides one metric for understanding returns on investment at different institutions of higher education, the price-to-earnings premium (PEP).
Education Department Outlines Strategies for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Education las month released a report that spotlights promising, evidence-based approaches that institutions can adopt to achieve the objective of increasing socioeconomic and racial diversity in colleges and universities while staying true to their missions.
Council of Graduate Schools Releases New Report on Graduate Applications and Enrollment
In this year’s report, CGS focused on the role of graduate education, namely master’s, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs, in shaping “the U.S. workforce of tomorrow.” Based on CGS/GRE survey and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analysis, CGS argued graduate schools must generate 29,000 more educational administrators and educational, guidance, and career counselors to meet imminent labor market needs.
A Deeper Dive into Black Student Access at Selective Private Colleges
As a follow-up to a 2020 report from The Education Trust that brought to light the persistent underrepresentation of Black and Latino students at public universities nationwide, a new study extends their commitment to unraveling the complexities of access and inclusion in higher education.
Navigating Higher Education Employee Retention Challenges: Insights from the 2023 CUPA-HR Survey
CUPA-HR has released the latest version of an annual report that provides insight into employee retention in the field of higher education. The report delves into various factors influencing employee retention, including, but not limited to, the likelihood of seeking alternative job opportunities soon, remote work policies, satisfaction with benefits, well-being, and job environment satisfaction.
Boosting Student Belonging: Four Strategies Inside and Outside the Classroom
Research has shown that students’ feelings of belonging have a positive impact on their academic performance, persistence, program completion, and overall well-being. Expanding on the existing body of research in this field, Tyton Partners’ latest publication, Listening to Learners, explores strategies for colleges and their stakeholders to enhance students’ sense of belonging, both inside and outside the classroom.
Understanding Policy Issues in Dual Enrollment
During the last decade, states, school districts, and higher education institutions have expanded access to college courses for high school students through programs such as dual enrollment and early college. A new report from the College in the High School Alliance analyzes how states, education agencies, and colleges and universities can leverage existing federal funding opportunities, as well as push for new funding and policy options.
Navigating the Current Admissions Landscape with Insights from Admission Directors
According to Inside Higher Ed’s 2023 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors (conducted in conjunction with Hanover Research), less than half of institutions met new student enrollment goals by May 1, and only 21 percent of those missing targets then met them by June 1.
The Overlooked Challenge of Second- to Third-Year Retention
Using data from the Postsecondary Data Partnership, which includes 17 diverse four-year institutions across the United States, the American Institutes for Research has published a new brief advocating for greater emphasis on second- to third-year retention metrics.