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AASCU Selects 26 Higher Education Leaders for 2025 Millennium Leadership Initiative Cohort

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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 26 senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2025-2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative, as the premier leadership development program continues its mission to diversify college and university presidencies.

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Hiring Expected to Climb 7.3% for the College Class of 2025

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more graduates from the Class of 2025 than they did from the Class of 2024. NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 survey follows a full year of decreases in the hiring of new college graduates. Among employers responding to the Job Outlook 2025 survey, 27% are planning to increase their hiring this year, while 57.1%

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Lumina Reports Highest Recorded Post-High School Educational Attainment

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Post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. In 2008, Lumina set a goal for the nation, that by 2025, 60% of people in the U.S. According to the report, the figure of post-high school educational attainment of Americans ages 25 to 64 has increased from 37.9% has reached a record high, with 54.9% in 2008 to 54.9%

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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

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Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Class of 2025 Faces Tighter Job Market Despite Stable Hiring Plans

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Nearly 90% of employers plan to maintain or increase hiring for the Class of 2025 graduates, but overall hiring projections have fallen sharply from earlier forecasts, according to a new report released today by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The "Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update" found that while 24.6%

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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

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Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the announcement.

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Study: Financial Barriers Block Path to Higher Education for Majority of Students

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Financial uncertainty continues to serve as the primary barrier preventing students from enrolling in or completing higher education, according to new research from education technology provider Ellucian that surveyed more than 1,500 learners nationwide.