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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II Appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri

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Lawrence has served as vice president for postsecondary education at the Southern Regional Education Board. in urban higher education from Jackson State University; an MPA from North Carolina Central University; and a bachelor's degree in history from North Carolina A&T State University. Lawrence holds a Ph.D.

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Biden Administration Announces Gainful Employment Rules

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Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. We are fixing a broken system and making sure that students know, before they take out loans, when college programs have a history of leaving graduates with high debts, low earnings, and poor career prospects.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

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Dr. Claudine Gay is making history. Gay’s appointment marks the first time a person of color will lead the nation’s oldest and one of its most prominent postsecondary institutions. Davis III, an assistant professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

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To refuse erasure and enact educational sovereignty in higher education, Tribal Nations chartered and developed Tribal Colleges and Universities, or TCUs, to serve the needs of their communities. that offer opportunities for postsecondary education at certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree levels.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

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NDC had 1,248 total students in 2021-22, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Such students can expect all their credits to transfer, and some will match their financial aid packages. Founded in 1922 as a women’s college, NDC became coeducational in 2001.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. White House Honoree, Jan.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. The History of Higher Ed for Incarcerated Students. Few opportunities benefit incarcerated people as much as postsecondary education.