From a North Carolina program designed to reengage stopped out students to a beleaguered college’s pathway back to accreditation, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
$4.5 million
The tuition revenue the University of North Carolina system received last year from returning students who reenrolled through Project Kitty Hawk. The program is designed to reengage students who started college at one of the network’s universities but left without their credentials.
1997
The last year Knoxville College was nationally accredited. The Tennessee institution has submitted an application to the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools to regain accreditation after nearly three decades.
116
The number of colleges that will participate in Common App’s direct admissions program during the 2024-25 application cycle, up from 71 last year. The online portal said the expansion is geared at increasing applications from underrepresented students in higher education.
$1,500
The one-time bonus Oakland University faculty who are full-time would receive under a proposed five-year union contract. The Michigan institution avoided a strike after it reached a tentative agreement with its faculty union.
113
The amount of material in tons Boston University diverted from landfills during its spring semester student move-out. The private college partnered with local Goodwill centers and moving companies to collect donations and recycle common dorm items like mattress toppers.
