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Amy Morona covers higher education. Email her at amy@signalcleveland.org

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Cleveland State University’s top HR exec Jeanell Hughes to resign

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioAugust 9, 2022August 11, 2022

The move comes just months after former president Harlan Sands and CSU’s board “mutually agreed” that Sands and the university should separate.

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How the University of Akron is talking with potential students

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioAugust 8, 2022August 11, 2022

For UA, like many of its peers, the outcome matters now more than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified enrollment struggles many were facing even before 2020 amid shifting demographics.

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‘The competition now is for opportunity’: an interview with Cuyahoga Community College’s new president

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJuly 20, 2022July 21, 2022

The competition for students isn’t just other institutions, Michael Baston says. It’s also the gig economy, and the college has to do more to pitch its value to workers there.

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Enrollment roller coaster continues in Northeast Ohio

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJuly 5, 2022July 6, 2022

It remains to be seen how new developments, like the Dobbs decision, might affect a place like Case Western.

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Greater Akron Chamber facilitates microinternships to help businesses connect with students

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 24, 2022June 27, 2022

“I don’t know of a more emotional issue for employers in our region,” the chamber’s ceo said, “than keeping our talent here.”

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Cleveland struggles to attract talent. This program wants to help fix that.

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 20, 2022June 22, 2022

Summer on the Cuyahoga brings college students to the city for paid internships and events designed to leave a good impression of what it’s like to live there.

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Kent State looks to expand by launching operations in Africa

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 8, 2022June 15, 2022

One of the big goals of the initiative is helping to boost KSU’s presence in the markets of Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana and nearby countries.

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Ahead of retirement, Cuyahoga Community College president says he hopes to be remembered for gaining consensus

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioJune 6, 2022June 15, 2022

Engage the community broadly, he advises. Build a guiding coalition.

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How Northeast Ohio’s private colleges are dealing with rising costs

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 31, 2022May 31, 2022

Coupled with the ongoing pandemic and amplified enrollment struggles, it’s one of the latest hurdles these colleges are facing.

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Plenty of people are staying in Cleveland. But it needs to draw more people in.

By Amy Morona, Signal OhioMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022

What researchers found when they studied the talent pipeline in Northeast Ohio.

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