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After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment

After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment

FAFSA completion rates for incoming first-year students—who were high school seniors during the previous financial aid cycle—still lag about 9 percent behind last year, according to data from the National College Attainment Network.


How Can Technology Convince Students of Higher Education’s Value?

How Can Technology Convince Students of Higher Education’s Value?

Salesforce’s Education Cloud tracks students and their behavior throughout their academic journeys, gathering data that enables personalized interactions and creates a more connected experience.


How college leaders can articulate higher education’s ROI — beyond earnings

How college leaders can articulate higher education’s ROI — beyond earnings

Across these three organization types, bachelor’s degree holders made annual cash donations roughly 3.5 times higher than those who only finished high school, according to an analysis of BLS data from a 2012 Lumina Education report.


Only 11% of college students rank Israel-Hamas a top issue

Only 11% of college students rank Israel-Hamas a top issue

The findings emphasize that the issues important to young voters in general ring true with many enrolled in higher education, as well as how institution type and demographic factors can influence trends among college students.


Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions

Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions

The layoffs at SLU follow meetings and town halls that included nearly 1,000 faculty and staff, as well as efforts to avoid cutting filled positions.


West Texas A&M professor leaves amid student assault charges

West Texas A&M professor leaves amid student assault charges

A Texas ABC news station reported Friday that the university “terminated” Ghosh, a biology professor, about a week after he was charged on Sept. 25.


Skilled trades gain traction with Gen Z, report finds

Skilled trades gain traction with Gen Z, report finds

Instead, young people tend to learn to appreciate skilled trade careers after they have held other jobs at places like Taco Bell and McDonald’s, he said.


Students not planning to vote cite dislike of candidates

Students not planning to vote cite dislike of candidates

Just over 1,000 college students across the United States responded to the Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.


Walden University’s $28.5M class-action settlement with students gets court approval

Walden University’s $28.5M class-action settlement with students gets court approval

In a class-action lawsuit, filed in 2022, plaintiffs alleged that Walden implemented “a concerted constellation of tactics to target, deceive, and exploit Black and female DBA students” and “deliberately hid the true cost” of the program by downplaying how many credits it required.


A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success

A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success

Exposing high schoolers like Angelysmari to college-level work and providing coaching for navigating college life — such as asking a professor for help and handling academic deadlines — is exactly what Veritas founder and CEO Rachel Romano envisioned when she started the school in 2012.


Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

Williams, who joined the institution in 2020, soon before it fell a bit short on its retention increase goal, has found it helpful to remind colleagues that data is about individuals and showing what can be done to meet their needs.


This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

From a credit ratings agency examining intensifying pressure on colleges to a public university cutting positions amid a deficit, here are our top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.