Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

Undergraduate enrollment is almost 16 million, only 1% below 2019 levels. A point noted in last falls data was that the number of 18-year-old freshman saw the biggest decline, particularly at public institutions that serve low-income students. increase, but they remain below 2019 levels. above 2019 levels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. A 2023 report by the Community College Research Center found that only 16% of community college students earned a bachelors program within six years and just 10% of low-income students did.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Justin Ortagus, an associate professor of higher education administration and policy and the director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, examined over 40,000 student transcripts from a diverse, high-enrollment community college from between 2009 and 2019.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

His pioneering work expanding broadband access and promoting digital literacy has allowed countless low-income students to pursue their educational aspirations. Lesia Crumpton-Young , immediate past president of Texas Southern University, has profoundly impacted higher education, particularly for marginalized students.

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