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For Some Small Colleges, the Pandemic Could Sadly Be Their Savior

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Pre-pandemic, a good number of us lamented the demise of small colleges. Let’s define these here as non-elite colleges with enrollment of fewer than 1,500 full-time undergraduate students. For the… Read more »

What’s “Open” During COVID-19? In Global Pandemic, OER and Open Access Matter More than Ever

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Residential college and university campuses across New England abruptly closed their doors last month during the COVID-19 outbreak, and while some schools were in session and students were asked to… Read more »

Reaching the 39 Million: Rethinking What It Means to Be a College for Adults

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We all received the “good” news recently that students are gradually returning to college, slowing the loss of 1 million students in postsecondary classrooms over the past two years to… Read more »

Data Connection: Birth Rates, College Affordability, Flying Low … and Other Indicators

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Percentage of U.S. counties where more people died than were born in 2021: 73%  University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy analysis of National Center for Health Statistics… Read more »