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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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Transforming Transfer at Selective Colleges and Universities

Inside Higher Ed

This past spring, we awarded the Undergraduate Transfer scholarship to 100 high-achieving community college students , the largest group in the program's history. Admitting more community college transfers is just the first step: Selective schools must transform the transfer student experience to ensure that those admitted can thrive.

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At the University of Montana, esports is about more than competition

University Business

I mean English majors, Biology majors, Math majors, Computer Science, we have people from everywhere,” he explains. We give them the ability to sort of self-govern, but with a little bit of guidance that says uphold our value system, treat each other with respect, and be there for each other,” he says. Meet the players.

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The Midlife Crisis’s ‘Evil Younger Brother’: The Quarter-Life Crisis

Inside Higher Ed

The solution the book proposes is threefold: more guidance and support from faculty and staff, a proactive case management approach to identifying and responding to students who are adrift or off course, and a campus climate that prioritizes caring, belonging and inclusion. Expand programs that promote student-faculty interaction.

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What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

Students are more likely to persist, graduate, and express satisfaction if they receive more guidance in identifying a career direction, selecting a major, and choosing courses. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Our institutions also need to strengthen advising, both academic and non-academic.

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Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

Meticulous Planning and Professional Guidance : Mergers are complex processes involving intricate legal, financial, and academic considerations. Institutions must approach them with careful planning and seek professional guidance. About Our Podcast Guest Michael Goldstein has a long history of close engagement with higher education.