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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. Gay’s appointment marks the first time a person of color will lead the nation’s oldest and one of its most prominent postsecondary institutions. Claudine Gay, president-elect of Harvard University.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Podcast Highlights RSIs are their communities’ primary or only post-secondary education access point and are their most critical employer by launching businesses and consuming most of their goods and services. colleges and universities. How to subset rising costs with remote learning and course selection.

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4 reasons expanding the Pell Grant to prisoners is a net good

University Business

While the Higher Education Act of 1965 helped expand college in-prison programs throughout the 1970s and 80s, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 largely erased any trace of potential for those incarcerated to receive a degree in higher education. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, according to ABC News.

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Five Things You Should Know About Connecting Democracy and the Curriculum

Faculty Focus

For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. The tide seems to be turning.

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Five Things You Should Know About Connecting Democracy and the Curriculum

Faculty Focus

For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. The tide seems to be turning.