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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” Princeton’s defense: “Operating expenses don’t include hundreds of millions in capital expenditures the endowment provides every year to fund things like research equipment and facilities.” Nor does it have a major nanoscience facility. ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Purdue and Indiana University split joint venture at IUPUI

Inside Higher Ed

Now, in a world of higher education where mergers are becoming increasingly common , Indiana and Purdue will break programs apart at IUPUI, with each institution operating independently. Exactly how facilities will be divided between the two institutions has not yet been finalized.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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Addressing Massive Disproportionality in Youth Arrests Should Not Be Option

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to a report from The Sentencing Project, “Black youth are more than four times as likely to be detained or committed in juvenile facilities as their white peers.” Collaboration with higher education institutions, incentives for educators, and standardized and aligned systems are necessary to facilitate this change.

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SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

The Change Leader, Inc.

Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom. Utilizing Higher Education Student Housing (HESH) funds, SJSU has partnered with a third-party developer to transform a former Freemont luxury hotel tower in the downtown Innovation Corridor into a residence hall. Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards 1.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

This is the case in politics, but it’s also true in higher education. Shifts in demography, the economy and cultural values have far greater influence than the stories that dot the higher ed press. What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? How about the defunding of higher education?

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. The authors state their rationale and goals up front: The conventional model of higher education is facing growing skepticism. The context of the need.