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A few universities help black and Hispanic students reach and finish graduate school

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These initiatives have been around for quite some time, but now there seems to be more of a concerted effort, because there is low enrollment in graduate school and there is a growing number of potential students from underrepresented groups,” said Canales. “It’s It’s an untapped market, and economically it makes sense.”.

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Colleges Must Respond to America’s Skill-Based Economy

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Since then, I have enjoyed serving on various panels like those with the Colorado Business Roundtable discussing the future of higher education and its intersection with economic and workforce needs. percent in 2032. economy, are causing a dilemma for the academy. percent in 2022 to 60.4 According to the U.S. percent in 2021 to 12.4

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. The impact of this is economic decline, Jeff Strohl, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, said bluntly.

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