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Debra Nakama / May 25, 2021

The Great Enrollment Crash: Beware of Summer Melt

“Summer melt” is the higher-education phenomenon where students who are seemingly intent on enrolling in college fail to do so once fall arrives. This happens more often than you might think, for a variety of reasons.

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Debra Nakama / August 4, 2020

4 Questions Students Should Ask About Their College Program Before Enrolling During the Pandemic

Not every teaching method works for every individual — and that can have a huge impact on which program a college student ultimately chooses to enroll in.

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Debra Nakama / June 22, 2020

How UC’s Decision to End the Use of the SAT and ACT in Admissions Will Help Marginalized Students

The recent mandate is great news for making education more accessible to underrepresented groups. It’s about time.

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Debra Nakama / January 18, 2020

College Completion: The Waiting for Godot

Estragon: Let’s go! Vladimir: We can’t. Estragon: Why not? Vladimir: We’re waiting for Godot. Estragon: (despairingly) Ah! Estragon: Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful! — Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot Every year across the United States, a significant number of students fail to complete their college degrees. Do colleges exist in a never-ending […]

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