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Students
Can Career-Focused College Pathways Help Reverse Enrollment Worries?
As colleges face a shrinking pool of traditional students, partnerships with high schools are expanding pathways that connect college credit, affordability, and careers.
October 16, 2026
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Institutions
Inside Marymount University’s Digital Transformation and Enrollment Surge
Now in the ninth year of her presidency of Marymount University in Northern Virginia, Dr. Irma Becerra relishes her accomplishments while continuing to build for the future.
October 16, 2026
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On the Move
Christine A. Hrycyna
Christine A. Hrycyna has been named executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of California, San Diego. She will begin her new role on January 1, 2027.
October 16, 2026
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Latest News
New Tool Helps Prospective Students Compare College ROI by Major
The release aligns with new federal rules that tie federal loan eligibility directly to post-grad income—threatening aid for programs whose graduates fail to outperform high school earners.
October 16, 2026
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Latinx
How LACCD Chancellor Dr. Alberto J. Román Uses His Lived Experience to Drive Student Success
The chancellor of the nation's largest community college district says he sees himself in the students he serves — immigrants, first-generation college students and student parents — and works to bring them success.
October 15, 2026
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HBCUs
New HBCU Medical School in New Orleans Clears Major Hurdle Toward 2027 Launch
Formed through a landmark partnership between Xavier University and Oschner Health, the new college aims to fill a major healthcare workforce void while joining a rare lineage of institutions training the nation’s Black physicians.
October 15, 2026
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Opinion
I Became a Mother and a Doctoral Student at the Same Time. Academia Was Not Ready.
Parenting while pursuing a doctorate should not require navigating gaps in pay, health coverage, childcare and institutional support alone.
October 15, 2026
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At Large
Only 2 Days Left to Nominate Your Emerging Scholar
October 15, 2026
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On the Move
Bishane Whitmore
Bishane Whitmore is the new president of the Community College of Denver. He began his appointment on October 1.
October 15, 2026
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Faculty & Staff
Four Community Colleges Put Better Teaching at the Center of Student Success
A new pilot from Complete College America and ACUE puts faculty through a yearlong teaching course, with student completion as the end goal.
October 14, 2026
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Students
Mizzou Student Groups Push Back After University Restructures Funding
Identity-based student organizations at Mizzou are challenging a funding overhaul they say reflects fear of federal scrutiny rather than a legal requirement.
October 14, 2026
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Opinion
America Taught Its Children to Watch
Dr. Stacey Patton’s history of the lynching of Black children is the book this country has spent a century refusing to read.
October 14, 2026
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On the Move
Erika H. James, Ph.D.
Erika H. James, Ph.D., has been reappointed to a second term as dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
October 14, 2026
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Leadership & Policy
At Public HBCUs, Student Protest Still Comes With a Political Price
For years, HBCU presidents — particularly at public institutions — have walked a tightrope between the values of their students and the state governments that fund them.
October 13, 2026
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Institutions
Harvard’s $2.2 Billion Research Funding Dispute Reaches Appeals Court
Federal judges are reviewing whether the government followed the law when it froze billions of dollars in research grants to Harvard.
October 13, 2026
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Views
Equal Opportunity Based on Immigration Status
As federal officials narrow the rules for internships, colleges must confront whether international students truly have equal access to the educational opportunities they promise.
October 13, 2026
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On the Move
Maya T. Mapp
Maya T. Mapp is the new vice president for enrollment management and student success at Bronx Community College.
October 13, 2026
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Institutions
VIce President JD Vance Announces J-1 Visa Probe of Harvard, Stanford and Seven Other Universities
The Trump administration says nine institutions may be using the program to pay foreign researchers less than U.S.-based workers.
October 12, 2026
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