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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But regardless of who moves into the Oval Office in January, we know this much: America will need more from our colleges and universities in 2025, not less, and we need to plan for that. We get it: Higher education must do better. Enormous questions confront America in this historic presidential year.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education.

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Lumina Releases New Long-Term Goal and Strategic Plan for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Seventeen years later, the percentage of adults 25 to 64 who have achieved education attainment after high school has increased from 38% to 55%.

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Study: Demand for Higher Education Remains Strong Despite Ongoing Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

adults without college degrees continue to place high value on higher education and remain interested in pursuing credentials, according to a comprehensive new study released today. The 2025 State of Higher Education report , conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation, surveyed nearly 14,000 U.S.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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