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International Expert: Student Data Underutilized in Promoting Success | Colleges and universities must make better use of the vast amount of student data that is available in order to bring about more timely graduations for all students, a data mining expert exhorted his colleagues Monday at an annual gathering ofContinue Reading

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International Higher education loan fiasco sets $185bn time bomb | The Turnbull government ­admitted the risk from “ballooning” costs in higher education as polit­icians blamed each other for policies that will deepen the deficit while lumbering young Australians with bigger personal loans. Simon Birmingham promises more details of higher educationContinue Reading

Retention of First-Time Full-Time Degree-Seeking Undergraduates

For example, honors students on full scholarships at regional, tuition-dependent colleges often have degree completions rates similar to all undergraduates at Ivy League institutions. At the same time, to subsidize the honors program, those tuition-dependent colleges charge non-honors students tuition that more closely approaches the list price. In addition toContinue Reading

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International Crisis in Philippines higher education | Among all the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines, with a population of nearly 100 million, ranks the highest in terms of number of universities and colleges, or what are collectively referred to as High Education Institutions (HEIs).Continue Reading