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President’s Corner: Why Lori White believes DePauw is at a nexus point

University Business

For the first time in her career, she was the president of a university. This also marked the first time in DePauw University’s history that a woman and a person of color was stepping in. The pandemic, an event timestamped in the history of U.S. But this was March of 2020. presidents, her favorite kind of books. .

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University Museums Awarded Funds for Latino Art Curation, Advancement

Insight Into Diversity

Among the ALAM 2022 recipients, three university museums each received a $500,000 grant as part of the $5 million project. The grants will support the positions over five years, or until 2027. We cannot tell a holistic, cohesive story of this country without including Latinx art history in our history.”

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

Insight Into Diversity

This concept is exemplified by the University of Arizona Libraries’ (UAL) work through the Digital Borderlands Project, a grant project funded by the Andrew W. To that end, UAL will host a symposium in 2027 that will bring together borderlands scholars and instructors throughout the U.S. Mexico borderlands.

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

University Business

The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000. Whether rebounding from a sluggish 2022 or rivaling pre-pandemic enrollment numbers, colleges and universities embraced a variety of initiatives to win new students and maintain a healthy cohort.

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Harvard's Asian American Matriculates, and my Solution to that "Fair Admissions" Lawsuit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the meantime, let us honor not just the graduates of the season, but to the matriculates—those committing to Fall’s Class of 2027. That appears to be the Republican Party’s goal in a universe where “diversity” is now considered a dirty word by anti-woke Republicans. At Harvard, it’s a record for Asian American matriculates.

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New Health Care Schools Open with Emphasis on Workforce Development, Addressing Inequities

Insight Into Diversity

George Mason University, College of Public Health. The College of Public Health at George Mason University (Mason) launched in November. Georgetown University, School of Health. In July, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of La Verne, College of Health and Community Well-Being.

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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. Towson is a comprehensive regional public university serving the greater Baltimore region, certified by Carnegie for being a community-engaged institution.