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TORY VERKAMP

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tory Verkamp Tory Verkamp has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She served as assistant vice chancellor of university advancement.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

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Efforts to widen higher education access have tended to focus on the provision of information and supportto those from under-represented backgrounds. All participants were in the final year of their level 3 programmes and on courses that would qualify them for university entry, if they chose this option. by Neil Raven.

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Post-Traditional Students are the New Premium Students

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First, post-traditional students being recruited aggressively by a surprisingly broad swath of colleges and universities. We’re still in the early days of “post-pandemic” higher education. Several articles caught my eye this week. Connecting the dots, I’m seeing two patterns emerging. Enrollment shifts.

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3 Questions to Syracuse’s Chancellor Kent Syverud on Potential ED Changes to the Bundled Services Exemption

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation With all the conversation about the Department of Education (ED) review of the bundled services exemption , I thought it would be instructive to hear from a university leader on the subject. Kent Syverud , Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, graciously agreed to answer my questions.

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University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Public university administrators who comply with state policy bans on accessing TikTok via state-owned Wi-Fi networks and devices might understandably expect pushback—or at least frustration—from their student bodies. Universities in Montana and Texas are the latest to implement bans on their campuses.

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postsecondary education provides graduates with greater access to job opportunities and higher earning potential throughout their lifetimes. But higher education isn’t the only provider of communal uplift. in Navajo Nation, only 27% of residents have access. In Memphis, Tenn., You train the workforce,” said Bennett.