The Washington Post
November 30, 2019 Student Success, Value and Affordability
The 2018 federal spending increase for child-care programs has helped some colleges and universities provide child care for students who have children. However, this funding is not enough to meet all of the needs of the students or to ensure that their children have a spot in the limited number of seats in child care programs offered. Lawmakers and university administrators are looking to increase funding to provide more flexibility and resources to students with children.
The Hechinger Report
November 25, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
Chile, a country with significant parallels to the educational system in the United States, has made college tuition-free. Their journey offers important lessons about the pros and cons of free tuition. The program has helped many low-income students attend universities who may not have otherwise applied. However, free tuition is not easy and is expensive to implement, and costs associated with attending college, such as rent, gas, and food, are not subsidized.
Chronical of Higher Education
November 18, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
This special report, available for Chronicle subscribers, outlines five major trends in higher education related to current and projected cultural, demographic, and economic shifts.
Education Dive
November 08, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
This trendline from Education Dive covers the topic of nontraditional students. Various articles discuss how colleges and universities are recruiting more students from this age group, implementing new educational models to fit student schedules, and adding services like child care support and guided pathways to help students complete their programs efficiently.
The Today Show
October 25, 2019 Admissions
Courtney McAnuff, vice chancellor for enrollment management at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Eric Sparks, assistant director of the American School Counselor Association, shared tips on a Today Show segment for navigating the college admissions process.
Harvard Business Review
October 17, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
Since the 2008 recession, the fertility rate in the United States has fallen by almost 20%. Although prospective students in higher education have grown year to year, a decline will begin in 2026 (18 years after 2008), due to the reduced student pool. In order to offset the declining numbers, colleges and universities will need to shift their marketing and recruitment strategies.
Education Dive
October 15, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
During the past two decades, federal support for higher education rose while state support dropped, explains a report released Tuesday from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Although states have historically accounted for the bulk of spending on higher ed, their per-student funding fell 31% from 2000 to 2015. As a result, the gap between state and federal higher ed spending narrowed from 100% to 12% during the period. Federal and state policy decisions will determine whether the “funding convergence” will be a “temporary or more lasting reconfiguration,” the authors note.
The New York Times
October 08, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
Beginning next September, the ACT exam will allow students to retake select sections to improve their score, providing a “superscore” option that combines their highest scores in each section. Students will also be able to take the ACT online on days that it is administered nationwide, and will receive their scores within 2 business days instead of 2-8 weeks. (Subscription required)
The Hechinger Report
October 02, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
The proportion of middle-class students at colleges and universities has been quietly declining. Reasons cited for non-enrollment include family obligations, planning to take a gap year, not feeling ready to attend, not having a desire to attend, and expenses associated with enrollment, as many middle-class parents increasingly have their own college debt to pay.
The Washington Post
September 24, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
The average SAT scored dropped 9 points for the class of 2019. However, testing participation has increased due to more schools offering the exam during school hours so that it does not have to be taken on a Saturday. Funding for the in-school examinations can come from either the state or school district itself. (Subscription required)