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DePauw University Receives $200 Million in Support of Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. higher ed institution.

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International Day of Education 2023: “protect the rights of Afghan women”

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International Day of Education 2023 is being marked across the globe, with the driving theme behind this year’s iteration bringing the education of Afghan women and girls into focus, UNESCO has said. No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. The war against women must stop,” she added.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

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Serving as the heart of knowledge and scholarship in higher education, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance and support digital and data-driven storytelling and archival efforts, especially as they relate to marginalized communities. Mexico borderlands collections.

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Afghan women offered chance to continue learning

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The Taliban’s ban on university education for Afghan women has sparked outrage across the international education sector, with many organisations pledging to do more to help. The scholarship program, developed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), aims to assist 5,000 people by the end of 2027.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Higher education stakeholders have been transfixed by declining student enrollment numbers in the past decade, which were only exacerbated further by the pandemic. The Class of 2027 at the University of South Alabama is one of the largest in school history, bumping first-year enrollment by 19% compared to last year.

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Korea unveils five-year plan to boost int’ls

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A long-awaited five-year plan to help boost the amount of international higher education students in South Korea has been unveiled by the country’s education minister. “Korea has a great education system… but forcing people to learn Korean to get an education here is not going to boost numbers.

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Higher fees for higher ed: How schools are combatting newly proposed tuition hikes

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As a result of these economic shifts, most colleges are choosing to pump up their financial aid packages and scholarship programs to cushion the blow to students. For example, the school will be expanding its scholarship funding to more students. One university system, however, is scrambling for answers.