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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

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So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. We are an affordable institution. Also, it’s the environment.

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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Computer science students can design websites, while students in public relations can develop graphic design packages and media campaigns. Barbara Jacoby is a higher education consultant with Barbara Jacoby Consulting. Her most recent book is Service-Learning Essentials: Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned (2015).

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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Computer science students can design websites, while students in public relations can develop graphic design packages and media campaigns. Barbara Jacoby is a higher education consultant with Barbara Jacoby Consulting. Her most recent book is Service-Learning Essentials: Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned (2015).

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The four-year graduation rate at the Cal State campuses reached a record high—33 percent—in 2021. These figures represent a striking improvement since 2015, when the figures were 19 percent and 57 percent, respectively. But those higher figures still won’t bowl you over.