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New Clearinghouse Data Shows Freshman Enrollment Has, in Fact, Increased

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to approximately 19 million students, which is above pre-pandemic levels. Undergraduate enrollment is almost 16 million, only 1% below 2019 levels. A point noted in last falls data was that the number of 18-year-old freshman saw the biggest decline, particularly at public institutions that serve low-income students. Dr. Brian R.

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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

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This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Sense of belonging model as a blueprint BELONGING 1.0

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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Whitaker became interim president of Colorado College, a medium, private nonprofit college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2024, just five years after earning tenure as an associate professor at the college in spring 2019. Her meteoric rise is particularly noteworthy given the historical barriers faced by women of color in academia.

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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Eanes has served as president of York College since 2020 following a one-year interim appointment.

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In Pricey New York City, Some Housing Insecure Students Will Receive a Leg Up

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Craig, vice president for student affairs at BMCC. She’s been with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 1980 and became its vice president for student affairs in 2008. It gives us an opportunity to talk about the community college experience of students and that we have housing needs.”

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

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Here are 5 hip-hop quotes to inspire students at academic institutions as they proceed into finals week. 1. Nipsey Hussle (“Racks In The Middle”, 2019) “Double check the details. Gotta cross my T's and dot my I's or I can't sleep well.” His research revolves around Black mentorship.

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Breaking Barriers

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Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., and Jorge Estrada, writing in the Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History (2019).