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Former UNC System President Molly Corbett Broad Dies at Age 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Broad was system president 1997-2005 and was also the first woman to lead the American Council on Education (ACE). billion higher education bond and created the state’s first need-based scholarship program, opening the doors of higher education to far more North Carolina students. 2, 2023, at age 81.

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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

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By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Higher education research has also been critiqued for occupying a relatively marginal place within the wider discipline of educational research. NB Data are available from 2004, but no education grants are recorded for either 2004 or 2005.

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CMM Alumni

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Cloud State University Chair, Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship, and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.

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About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years

University Business

College Promise offers students an affordable, life-changing opportunity in different packages, from statewide initiatives like the Excelsior Scholarship in New York or the GEAR UP Idaho Scholarship 2 to more localized options like the Alamo Promise in Texas and the Louisville Rotary Promise in Kentucky.

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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research, published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education , focused on participants in the first such program, the Kalamazoo Promise. The silver lining of these two big decisions is that there’s a lot of attention to inequality in higher education,” she said. “I

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

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His career in higher education spans his first role as a research assistant in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Florida State University in 1977 until his retirement in 2016 as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Oregon.

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Remembering Dr. Lee Noel

Helix Education

Lee was a remarkable leader who left a lasting mark on higher education and in our hearts. Lee had a lifelong dedication to higher education, both as a professional and as a student. I joined the company he co-founded nearly two decades ago, viewing it as the Olympic team of higher education consultants.