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AUCC to Launch Institute to Support Minority Engineers with $1.5 Million Investment from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B.

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Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt

Creatrix Campus

Example: As the admissions director for a liberal arts college, your aim is to boost international student enrollment by 15% in two years, focusing on business and tech programs. For instance, highlight scholarship opportunities for academically strong students. Adjust your strategies based on what works best. How to Implement?

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Can—and Should—Colleges Educate the Whole Person?

Inside Higher Ed

In my view, a college education shouldn’t just cultivate students’ cognitive, analytic and problem-solving abilities or expand their content knowledge or merely instill the cultural literacies that we associate with a rich liberal arts education.

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Engaging Students in Research

Faculty Focus

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., She has a Ph.D. References.

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Engaging Students in Research

Faculty Focus

There may be more opportunities at a research-focused university than a community college or a school more focused on liberal arts. There are documented benefits for soft or transferable skills for students, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and organization (Harris et al., She has a Ph.D. References.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

The program also features advising support, networking opportunities, a day of resource and professional development sessions, a spring break trip, and a weeklong trip that connects students to organizations via corporate site visits. Accepted XULA students are guaranteed generous scholarships.

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Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 151 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Kent Ingle

The Change Leader, Inc.

In his book Good to Great , Author Jim Collins writes on organizational leadership, saying, “You can never know the potential of an organization until you know the potential of the people.” The sigmoid curve represents organizational growth and health, from the birth of an organization to the climb of growth.