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Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez Inaugurated as 10th President of Champlain College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alejandro Hernandez “Education creates opportunity, and I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we can build institutions that get students READY, not by luck or privilege, but by design,” Hernandez said. Champlain’s education model is designed to get students “ready for work, ready for life, ready to make a difference,” Hernandez said.

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Morgan State Receives NSF Grant to Study Human Behavioral Responses to Fire

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The grant – from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – is a first-of-its-kind awarded to a historically Black college or university (HBCU) through the NSF Decision, Risk and Management Sciences , Office of Integrative Activities , and HBCU Excellence in Research (EiR) integrated programs, for this type of research.

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High-achieving Indian alumni honoured in UK

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Also speaking this week was Labour’s shadow minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Catherine West, who urged more youth from India and the UK to engage in international exchange of education and culture. The India-UK Achievers Honours celebrate the professional and social contributions of Indians who have studied in the UK.

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President moves: February breathes fresh air into these leaders’ careers

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million—and also increased their ranking on the National Science Foundation’s survey of Higher Education of Research and Development Expenditures (HERD) from 42 to 22. In just three years, he’s helped increase CSU’s external awards by 227%—it now totals $50.5 Additionally, he’s secured funding from the U.S.

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4 trends in STEM building design that deliver a competitive edge

University Business

Taking a multidisciplinary approach Combining engineering departments that were previously separated, such as computer science and mechanical engineering, allows for increased innovation with the culture shift towards multidisciplinary teams and better efficiency for the university with shared research support spaces.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

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Ron DeSantis and his plan to re-envision education in Florida. He came into power at the small liberal arts school after a DeSantis-backed overhaul of the Board of Trustees ousted former President Patricia Okker. The bulk of her career in higher education comes from her 16 years at the University of Chicago.