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Biden on University Presidencies

Inside Higher Ed

President Biden, while speaking at Delaware State University Friday about his plan to forgive student debt, briefly went back a few years to when he left the vice presidency in 2017. “And my wife, who’s a professor at a community college—she has two master’s and a Ph.D., Hide by line?:

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

University Business

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. The University of Arkansas, for example, has welcomed a record number of students this school year, topping 32,000. gain in first-time college students, thanks in part to an 8.9%

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Summit Brings Together Leaders to Discuss How to Strengthen America's HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HBCU leaders convened online Thursday to strategize about the state of historically Black colleges and universities in the country and what can be done to strengthen them. The event was hosted by Virginia Union University and Rice University. Wallace, president & CEO of Huston-Tillotson University.

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Dr. Charles L. Welch Appointed President and CEO of AASCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Welch has been named president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He will succeed Dr. Mildred Garcia who left the organization in October to become chancellor of the California State University system. Dr. Charles L.

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McDonough Promotes Student Voter Engagement

Insight Into Diversity

Raritan Valley Community College President, Michael McDonough, has been selected to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2024. Brad Mortensen, president of Weber State University, will chair the council.

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Whiteness Defines Expected Qualifications for American College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white.

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Pennsylvania Governor Pitches College Affordability Plan, Education System Overhaul

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He identified the project as a three-part blueprint created with ideas from a working group of college and university presidents assembled by Shapiro last year. To assist, the plan proposes an increase in Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency grants for all students by $1,000.