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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Just since 2016, the proportion of rural students who enroll in college has dropped even more. Jon: So, Kirk, here’s a statistic many people might not know: Rural students graduate from high school at a higher rate than their counterparts in cities and suburbs. But they go to college at a lower rate than suburban students. Philosophy.

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‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

The Hechinger Report

The University of Alaska System scaled back more than 40 , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources and hospitality administration. Fifty-five percent enroll right after high school , down from 61 percent in 2016 , according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program

The Hechinger Report

Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. Some scholars who have been studying veterans have published their work in the Journal of Veterans Studies , which was established in 2016 by Mariana Grohowski, who is also the editor.

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Careers at Community Colleges: Applying to Jobs at 2-Year Institutions

Political Science Now

Johnson is a tenured Instructor in Political Science, History, and Geography at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead, MN. He has served APSA as Chair of the TLC Program Committee (2015), and as co-Editor of the Journal of Political Science Education (2016-2022). in Sociology from Stanford University and a Ph.D.