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Online Program Managers: What Are OPMs in Higher Education?

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It's unclear, however, how pervasive these companies are in higher education. OPMs have become a hot topic in higher education policy circles, but for the uninitiated, it can be hard to understand why. The Department of Education (ED) intends to force more transparency into how commonly institutions use these managers.

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Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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5] Despite how common disabilities are, society and institutions — like higher education — sometimes fail to provide adequate accommodations or truly inclusive spaces for all to participate equally. Students' veteran status and age correlated to higher rates of reported disability. 24.8%) has a disability. [5] 16% dropped out.

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College Enrollment Continues to Rebound, but Slowly

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Finally some good news for an industry desperate for it: Higher education enrollment is up. Still, overall enrollment lags behind pre-pandemic figures and falls well short of the totals in 2011 , when the downward trend began. Across higher education, enrollment growth constitutes a tide lifting all boats.

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Professor Gender Pay Gap: Colleges Haven’t Fixed It. Will Courts?

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At the University of Michigan, studies from 2005 and 2011 found that women earned 4% less than men. The Gender Pay Gap in Academia Women earn lower salaries than men across higher education. Rather than narrowing, the gender pay gap in higher education has been surprisingly consistent.

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Celebrating a 15-Year Company Anniversary: HEM’s Past and Future with CEO Philippe Taza

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Higher Education Marketing (HEM) is celebrating its 15 th anniversary as its milestone this month. Our 15th company anniversary marks our growth as a reliable education marketing partner to schools and educational institutions of all kinds around the world. It’s how the company started.

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First Accredited Program for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Finalized

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WCU's accreditation is issued by the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council (IHEAC), a newly formed nonprofit accrediting agency that specializes in these programs. Creating IHEAC and accreditation standards was a project that dates back to 2011.

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Report: 27 Universities Received Over a Half-Billion Dollars From Fossil Fuel Industry

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The fossil fuel industry has leveraged corporate windfalls to gain influence across higher education by providing more than $675 million in funding to 27 top research universities, according to a new report by environmental activist groups.