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Tech solutions to Canada’s study visa cap

The PIE News

. “Admissions and recruitment will be working diligently with our agency partners to determine the likely success of students being approved for study permits and to ensure that only genuine students with clear study plans and means are getting PALs,” one reader at a public college said anonymously to The PIE News.

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Survey on Campus Technology: Student Priorities and Problems

Inside Higher Ed

62% of students surveyed worry little (or not at all) about their college being targeted by cybersecurity breaches or cyberattacks, even though they could jeopardize their personal data. Yet, on many campuses, technology dollars are limited, with a wide variety of initiatives competing for that funding.

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Pima Community College Received $1.7 Million in State Funding for STEM Workforce Development Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pima Community College (PCC) received $1.7 Some of the money helped build the school’s Automotive Technology and Innovation Center to train future automotive technicians. This year’s state budget also allocated $2 million for school operations. Katie Hobbs. “To PCC has not received state funding since 2015, she added.

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Black Enrollees at HBCUs More Likely to Obtain Bachelor’s Degrees

Insight Into Diversity

A new study finds that African American students who initially enroll at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) are nearly 15 percent more likely to graduate and have a 5 percent higher income by age 30 than those who do not enroll at HBCUs.

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New Canada rules see Indian agents, students switch gears

The PIE News

“Earlier they used to enrol in PPP institutions such as Lambton College and Loyalist College because it was much easier to get admissions into but now these colleges have been delisted,” added Bohra. It’s no surprise that colleges in Ontario are popular among Indian students.

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Duke Invests in Community-Engaged Research to Increase STEM Access

Insight Into Diversity

recently allocated funding from its endowment to support seven faculty projects that will examine and address issues relevant to the surrounding population. Duke University is taking action to advance racial and social justice by investing in community-engaged research. The private university in Durham, N.C.,

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Beyond the Divide: Advancing Digital Equity and Access

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The Foundations of Higher Education in America Considered the cornerstone of the American higher education system, community colleges have made post-secondary education more accessible and affordable since the early 1900s. Secondly, inequity in resource allocation within education and higher education is not new.

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