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Report: Iowa’s Community Colleges See Decrease in Total Enrollment, Increase in Minority Enrollment

According to the Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report, the state’s community college enrollment decreased by 1.2 percent in 2018, while tuition increased. However, the community colleges still serve over half of Iowa students pursuing higher education, and have seen a record 22.4 percent increase in minority enrollment, according to The Gazette. Minority students […]

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Wright State University Faculty Strike Begins

Members of the Wright State University (WSU) Faculty Union have begun their strike, leaving their offices on the campus early Tuesday morning as a result of failed contract discussions with the university Board of Trustees. The faculty union filed a strike notice after rejecting the most recent contract offer from the WSU Board of Trustees, […]

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Dr. Philomena Mantella Named President of Grand Valley State University

Dr. Philomena Mantella, currently the senior vice president and CEO of Lifelong Learning at Northeastern University, has been named the fifth president, and first female president of Grand Valley State University. Grand Valley State is the fourth largest public university in the state of Michigan, with a current enrollment of 24,677 students, according to MLive. […]

Proposal Would Allow Dept. of Higher Ed to Help Institutions in Danger

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education is contemplating implementing a proposal that would permit the Department of Higher Education to step in when private, nonprofit institutions are in danger of closing its doors or losing accreditation. The proposal, presented at a board meeting on Tuesday, seeks to address issues that occurred in several of the […]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Donates $31K to Bennett College

Bennett College has received a $31,000 donation from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the country’s oldest African-American fraternity, to support its journey of raising at least $5 million by Feb. 1. In addition to the donation, “Alpha men around the world are going to make contributions” to the college, said Dr. Everett B. Ward, the president […]

Andrew Gillum to Become Harvard University Resident Fellow

Former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum will join Harvard University as a resident fellow at its Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Gillum, who previously lost to newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, will be joined by nine resident and visiting spring semester fellows. The other visiting fellows include former Republican U.S. […]

Recruitment & Retention

University of Southern Maine Unveils new Possible Recruitment Strategy, Changing its Name

Administrators at the University of Southern Maine (USM) are contemplating changing the school’s name in an effort to attract more out-of-state students. University president Dr. Glenn Cummings proposed the idea at a recent news conference referring to the decline in in-state student enrollment and that it has no choice but to focus their recruitment efforts on students outside […]

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Georgia Southern University Names New President

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Kyle Marrero president of Georgia Southern University, effective April 1. Marrero will succeed Shelley Nickel. Currently, Marrero is the president of the University of West Georgia (UWG) and chairman of the steering committee for Georgia Southern’s Comprehensive Administrative Review which serves to evaluate administrative […]

John Kasich to Join Otterbein Faculty

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been named a senior fellow at Otterbein University, a private, four-year liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio. The CNN senior political commentator will have an office in Roush Hall, where he will film live shots for the cable news network, according to Columbia Business First. “Otterbein University is a great […]

New Pizza ATM Installed on Ohio State University Campus

For just $8, Ohio State University students can now get pizza from a new high-tech ATM that was recently installed on the campus. The pizzas are made and kept inside the ATM by a local kitchen, according to ABC-affiliate WXYZ. After an order is made, an oven inside the machine turns on and cooks the […]

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Philanthropist Robert F. Smith Gives $1.5M Gift to Morehouse College

Robert F. Smith, a philanthropist and founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners has recently given a $1.5 million gift to Morehouse College to support endowed scholarships and the establishment of a campus park to act as an outdoor study area for students. The college will establish the Robert Frederick Smith Scholars Program in […]

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New Pennsylvania Chancellor Proposes Redesign of Higher Ed System

After he was sworn in, Dr. Dan Greenstein, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education new chancellor recently said the system must be redesigned and endure a fundamental transformation as its universities are currently unsustainable. Greenstein addressed the board of governors stating that the transformation would include the institutions combining additional business and administrative functions together […]

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