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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMillan Cottom’s second book, THICK: And Other Essays, was published in 2019. The Amazon best-seller won the Brooklyn Public Library’s 2019 Literary Prize. It features a collection of essays on topics ranging from Black womanhood to McMillan Cottom’s own experiences in the academy. In 2023, McMillan Cottom won the Joseph B.

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New Analysis Finds Most Families Can’t Cover College Costs - Sara Weissman, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Anew data analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy found that most students have unmet need and experience gaps between what their families can pay and their college costs. Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.

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The Warwick Perspective on ‘Core Skills’

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This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Pat Tissington , Academic Director (Employability and Skills) at the University of Warwick and Dr Pat Mertova , Consultant in Higher Education and Policy at the Associates in Higher Education Policy, Development and Quality (AHEPDQ).

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Netherlands: a third of international grads stay to work

The PIE News

Some 32% of international students who graduated in the 2018/2019 academic year were in employment in the Netherlands one year later, the data showed. “In 2019, the Central Planning Bureau calculated that a European student earns the Dutch treasury an average of almost €17,000 and a non-EEA student as much as over €96,000.”

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Here are 9 ways higher education can ensure rural America’s long-term vitality

University Business

However, the durability of America’s rural regions rests squarely on the shoulders of its citizens accessing higher forms of education, notes the report. Census Bureau data from 2015 to 2019. Bolster holistic wraparound support services across all levels of education in an area with high poverty rates.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, she is the president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Carter Professor of Child Development and Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Here are 5 hip-hop quotes to inspire students at academic institutions as they proceed into finals week. 1. Nipsey Hussle (“Racks In The Middle”, 2019) “Double check the details. Gotta cross my T's and dot my I's or I can't sleep well.” His research revolves around Black mentorship.

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