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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship. Instead, he found and enrolled at the University of the People, which offered him a full scholarship to pay for the (minimal) course assessment fees at this otherwise tuition-free university. All these are free at UoPeople.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Boekelheide “When you’re in the four-year world, especially among the elite institutions, $30 million is certainly notable, but it wouldn’t necessarily garner national headlines,” says Alex Boekelheide, executive director of public affairs at PCC. For us, this was the largest donation that we had ever received. [It]

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Record bond measures, higher ed policy on states' ballots

Inside Higher Ed

Two-thirds of the revenue from the tax would go toward improving academic improvement and scholarships, while a third would go toward repairing and upgrading athletic facilities, including the football stadium. The tax would bring in about $36 million a year and $720 million over 20 years, The San Joaquin Valley Sun reported.

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