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Report: Outcomes-Based Funding Models Need to be Made More Equitable

More than 30 states have outcomes-based funding models, which allocate money to colleges and universities at least partly based on various metrics for student success. But a new report by The Education Trust – examining outcomes-based funding formulas across the country from 2017 to 2020 – argues that these models perpetuate inequities in the ways they’re currently designed.

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First-Generation Institute Highlights Social Class and Institutional Responsibilities

Social class identity was one of many topics discussed during the First-Generation Institute hosted by the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) last week.

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Income Share Agreements Might Discriminate Against HBCU Students, Report Says

The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) sent a joint demand letter to Stride Funding, a higher education lending company, expressing concern that their income share agreements are pricier for students who attend minority serving institutions like historically Black colleges and universities.

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Community College Enrollment Is Down 10%. Here’s How Schools Hope to Help Students Return

Data from the National Student Clearinghouse shows that community college enrollment in fall 2020 was down 10.6% from fall 2019 for full-time students and 9.9% for part-time students. The biggest declines were among African American males at 19.2% and Native American males at 20.1%.

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Higher Ed Equity Veteran to Bring Experience to New Post at University of the Pacific

Dr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi is returning to her alma mater to serve as the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at University of the Pacific.

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IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents

Using first-hand experiences, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) released a new report to highlight the ongoing challenges faced by student-parents and provide recommendations for institutions to help address their needs.

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Dr. Maxine Roberts Takes the Helm of Strong Start to Finish

Dr. Maxine Roberts started as the director of Strong Start to Finish this March. She’s ready to take a deep dive into why developmental education reforms aren’t working for all students.

Report Details COVID-19’s Massive Impact on Student Food Insecurity

Five urban public universities participated in research to identify the impact of food insecurity and present viable solutions.

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Report Highlights Industry Partnerships Established by HBCU Presidents

A new report reveals how some presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are building business and industry partnerships to improve the stability of their institutions.

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Community Colleges

Report Shows How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Community College Experience

On Thursday, the Center for Community College Student Engagement (the Center) at the University of Texas at Austin released “The Impact of COVID-19 on Entering Students in Community Colleges,” a report which spotlights the ongoing issues of students who have enrolled despite the obstacles caused by the pandemic. The survey was administered in fall 2020 to 5,193 entering students at 38 colleges around the country.

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2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Felipe Blanco

Academia is where Felipe Blanco, a third-year public administration Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), feels he is meant to be.

Conference Highlights Improvements to Student Affairs Practices on Campuses

Student affairs practitioners shared personal practices and examples on ways to confront inequities within the student conduct process at this year’s NASPA virtual conference.

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