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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Danielle Ren Holley, president-elect of Mount Holyoke College. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Her presence and impact will be truly missed on our beloved campus.”

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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. We are grateful for support from the Mellon Foundation,” said Dr. Jennifer Collins, president of Rhodes Colleges.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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How 2 college equity leaders advise navigating a changing climate amid backlash

University Business

These decisions, some higher education stakeholders argue, will have both short- and long-term impacts on minority students and American communities at large. At the campus level, colleges risk isolating students. “Where enrollment is challenged, it’s going to impact their health and only exacerbate those health inequities.”

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

He has written previously for RNL about best financial practices for universities and has also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications. Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. The news has not been good.

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With a new partnership, the UW is leveraging our strengths to address the climate crisis

UW Presidential Blog

The climate crisis our world faces is urgent and demands collaborative action across every sector. The University of Washington, as a global public research University with deep expertise in environmental and clean energy sciences, is already creating real impact in addressing the threat of climate change.

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Change is an opportunity. Amid deepening pressures, universities must seize it

University Business

Amid declining enrollment, diminished public confidence and generational shifts in the workforce, change may be our only constant and the only universal necessity in the 21st century. Over the past year, the University of North Carolina Greensboro has joined other college campuses making that move in 2024. of our student body.