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Why half of graduate enrollment leaders didn’t meet their goals

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Blogs Why half of graduate enrollment leaders didn’t meet their goals Insights from EAB and NAGAP’s Survey of Graduate Enrollment Leaders For nearly the last decade, graduate enrollment has reliably increased each year. And graduate students are taking complex, non-linear, and stealth journeys to enrollment.

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Georgia HBCU Alumni File Lawsuit, Accuse State and University System of Underfunding

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In fiscal year 2007, the University of Georgia (UGA) received almost $350 million from the state. Georgia's HBCUs have smaller enrollment than its predominantly white institutions (PWIs), which should lead to a greater amount of funding per student, the lawsuit said.

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Is There an HBCU in Michigan?

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While it originally opened as a secretarial school for women, LCB later enrolled male students and began offering a variety of business degrees. Enrollment at the college once grew by 600% in just one year, driven by the demand for skilled Black professionals. The school lost its accreditation in 2007 and officially closed in 2015.

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

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Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. With this increased focus on adult learner enrollment should come a growing emphasis on adult learner success.

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California State University Names Mildred García as Next Chancellor

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García served as president of CSU's Dominguez Hills campus from 2007-2012, becoming the system's first Latina president, before serving as president of Cal State Fullerton from 2012-2018. of those who identify as Hispanic/Latino, according to 2022 enrollment data. "I

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These 14 Colleges Are Boosting Latino/a Student Success. Here’s How.

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Its Seal of Excelencia recognizes colleges and universities that go beyond enrollment numbers to demonstrate intentionality and impact in serving Latino/a students. Across the country, the number of Hispanic and Latino/a people enrolled in college has increased and became a greater share of the total college student population.

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Colleges Offer Courses in Klingon and Dothraki. Yes, Really.

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Peterson helped found the Language Creation Society in 2007, a national organization for conlangers who practice conlanging. His course, like Goodall's, has grown in popularity, now enrolling 70 students. It was always the thing I was doing to blow off doing the other serious stuff," he said.