Reports by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and YouthTruth suggest that male enrollment has declined faster than women for the past five years and only 57% of young men graduating high school in 2023 expect to go to college.
In stories detailing inequities, from post-graduation income gaps to programming that places Black students in less upwardly mobile career tracks, the news consistently demonstrates that our higher education system is not equitably serving Black learners. If we as a society believe that higher education is still a key lever in creating more equitable outcomes for all learners, we […]
Thirty percents all students enrolled in higher education in 2021 were enrolled online. As online study rises in the mainstream, schools can start with these tools to earn their favor.
Universities are expanding their menu of optional graduation events focused on participants' identities and segregated by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and even income. Georgetown University, the University of Oklahoma, Illinois State University and Grand Valley State University in Michigan are among the growing number of schools holding special ceremonies for Black graduates in upcoming weeks as […]
According to a new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, Black, Hispanic and male students are most likely to consider stopping out, and it may be due to one specific, campus-wide issue.
Ron Patterson's record cultivating strong enrollment numbers made him a ready appointment at Chadron State College. One of these president's decisions to step down, however, is hard to decipher.
Four men have been arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs at a Black student at Lehigh University before chasing him and following him into his dorm, where he was allegedly assaulted, a Pennsylvania district attorney announced Tuesday. The suspects — all in their early 20s but none of them current or former Lehigh students — […]
A key admissions position has long been dominated by a young, flighty workforce due to intense job pressure and wage gaps. That may not suffice anymore as higher ed faces a looming enrollment cliff.
Last year brought in the largest freshman class Bethune-Cooman had seen in more than 10 years and a 34% net tuition increase. With federal aid drying up in June, however, they intend to capitalize on an unexpected spark.
Following Florida's TikTok ban across its public universities, at least five states have also issued similar restrictions, whether for its state colleges or universities—or both. Tennessee is about to make it six, pending the signature of the governor.
