SS Higher Education Trends

College rankings don’t fully capture institutions that serve post-traditional students

Some metrics don’t adequately track certain students, including those attending part time or who start college in months other than the traditional fall semester. 

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NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives

Organizations will have to certify that they don’t have diversity programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws and that they aren’t boycotting Israel. 

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Limestone University may have a ‘lifeline’ to avert closure

The Christian institution's board said “a possible funding source has surfaced" after warning last week it may have to shutter or go online.

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Beyond mass emails: How to encourage student feedback

Leaders from two community colleges shared how they're soliciting student input to improve institutional planning.

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