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Donating graduation caps and gowns to students in need

Inside Higher Ed

Over the years, Shaw has collected about 70 gowns—mostly by setting up a table every year at commencement so that graduates can donate their robes as soon as they’re done wearing them. (It WeaR It Forward launched this fall with the unveiling of a donation box to collect gowns at the university’s homecoming football game.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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Center for Politics and Race Honors Late New Jersey Lt. Governor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oliver Center for Politics and Race in America with Dr. Jacqueline Mattis, the university’s dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. The New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson announced a donation to fund the Lt. Oliver , who died while in office Aug. Phil Murphy, too, lauded Oliver’s legacy. "My

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Howard University Offers Blueprint to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thanks to collaboration with food service vendor Sodexo, Howard University Student Association, and College of Arts and Sciences Council, we now offer emergency meal swipes and meal vouchers for students with short-term food vulnerability. Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. Blackburn University Center.

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Commentary on Daniel H. Weiss, "Why the Museum Matters"

Inside Higher Ed

“What is worth more,” asked one of the young militants, “art or life? Art or life? It is among the oldest examples of what Weiss calls an “encyclopedic” museum, aspiring to “collect art and archeological materials from the great epochs of human history across the vast geographies of the world.”

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A clash of viewpoints at a struggling college

Inside Higher Ed

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. “This has been a process that did not come with transparency, forthrightness and clear and steady communication.