Student Life Cycle Management

Learning Disabled Students Welcome

Special centers at colleges and universities are making a positive difference for a growing student population.

At first glance, the sprawling University of Arizona and University of Connecticut campuses might not have much in common with Adelphi University and Curry College, smaller private institutions in the suburbs of New York City and Boston, respectively. But all of these schools have built robust programs for undergraduates with learning disabilities (LD), distinguishing themselves in the process.

They’re among an expanding number of institutions working closely with students who decades ago might have struggled to graduate—or not made it to college at all.

Testing the Teachers

There’s an atmosphere of grand fragility hanging over America’s colleges. The grandeur comes from the surging application rates, the international renown, the fancy new dining and athletic facilities. The fragility comes from the fact that colleges are charging more money, but it’s not clear how much actual benefit they are providing.

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Hobsons and Tiffin University Build Online Student Orientation and Engagement Destination

Hobsons, the leader in recruitment, communication, and student success solutions for colleges and universities, joined forces with Tiffin University (Tiffin or TU) to deploy a virtual student orientation program. Initially deployed with a distance-learning student population, the online portal enables Tiffin to engage with students on students’ terms.

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Colleges Rated As Investment Returns: University Of Montevallo Near Bottom, Other Alabama Schools Do Better

The University of Montevallo argues that a study that ranked them near the bottom of the return students receive on their education investments is flawed.

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"Combating Financial Aid Fraud and Preserving Institutional Integrity" at UBTech2012

Thomas J. Dalton, assistant vice president for enrollment management at Excelsior College, will explore the problems posed by student aid fraud and the challenge of identity verification in both traditional classrooms and online environments.

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Are College Entrants Overdiagnosed as Underprepared? (Opinion)

A few weeks ago, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch of Dartmouth College published an Op-Ed article in The New York Times critiquing the pervasive use of screening tests for early diagnosis in medicine. The rationale for widespread screening — to catch disease early, before people get really sick — is intuitively appealing.

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Study: Texas Not Making The Grade In Higher Education

If Texas wants to be a stronger competitor globally in the future, it needs a plan that helps more people earn college certificates or degrees, according to a University of Pennsylvania report released Wednesday.

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Impact Of Audit Affecting Dickinson State U Recruiting

The president of Dickinson State University says the school is losing potential students every day while its out-of-state tuition rate remains undecided.

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‘First Generation’ Chronicles Students’ Difficult Path to College

The college admissions process can be confusing on its own, but the missteps are multiplied, it seems, when a young applicant looks around and can find no relatives who’ve ever been through it.

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