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CHANEL DERRICOTT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chanel Derricott Chanel Derricott has been appointed assistant vice president for housing and facilities at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Derricott earned a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a master of public health degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

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Treenat Jaiyasarn, WIN Education

The PIE News

Running three core businesses, Jaiyasarn oversees multiple IELTS preparation centres, IELTS testing facilities and also runs an agency. The agency, WIN Education Group , offers Thai students the chance to apply for universities primarily in the UK, but also offers US opportunities. The student will do four years in Thailand.

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South Africa’s Advtech Group to enter healthcare

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AdvTech is currently discussing the creation of a healthcare faculty with major multinational corporations, Douglas disclosed, adding that the company was not for a “fully-fledged medical school for doctor’s qualifications, as this would call for a substantial investment”, he added.

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Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

The PIE News

From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new. First of all, when planning such an institution, everything from the classrooms, buildings and campus infrastructure can be designed with that subject in mind, for a completely tailored educational experience.

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

EAB

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

But then there's maintenance of the cost, not only our classrooms and labs, but also our dining facilities, our residence halls. As UIC’s interim chancellor, Dr. Reyes heads Chicago’s largest university with 16 academic colleges and one of the nation’s largest medical schools. Fellowship at Arizona State University.

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The high cost of funded research in colleges and universities

Changing Higher Education

Funding for research in higher education comes from many sources as described in the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey for 2015: Higher Education R&D Expenditures by source (in Millions of current dollars ). . OPEN COSTS. TOTAL RESEARCH. 4 year % change. AND THE PROBLEM IS.