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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

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Mr. Hadhad was midway through medical school when he fled Syria. Here’s a guy who was halfway through medical school when he arrived. He was told he would have to repeat all his education starting from high school to finish his degree and become a practicing physician. While the town is the home of St.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Inside Higher Ed

But faced with rising expenses after the war, the institutions with the largest endowments increasingly invested in stocks and equities. Swensen, taking advantage of alternate assets, including hedge funds, private equity and natural resources. Elite campuses have made “equity” their watchword.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,