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How To Design and Implement an Effective Student Ambassador Program in Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 10 minutes In the dynamic landscape of higher education, institutions constantly seek innovative strategies to enhance their brand visibility, improve student engagement, and foster a sense of community. They serve as a liaison between the student body and university administration. To what end?

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear North Carolina State Professor’s Case

Inside Higher Ed

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a North Carolina State University professor who alleged the university retaliated against him for speaking his mind and opposing some of the university’s social justice and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. There was a Black woman in higher education who is no longer here because of what she perceived as workplace bullying, mistreatment, and psychological violence,” Strayhorn said.

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HBCUs Discuss Expansion to California

Insight Into Diversity

Of the 31 states currently lacking a historically Black college or university (HBCU), California may see a change as San Francisco civil rights advocates and educators aim to establish a satellite campus through collaboration with an existing HBCU.

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Why playing in college bowl games may motivate football players to study harder

University Business

Curs and co-author Casandra Harper, also an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, compared academic data for student-athletes on 130 teams who did and didn’t play in bowl games between 2003 to 2018.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4