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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). The $100 million award comes from billionaire couple Ronda Stryker, director and granddaughter of the founder of the medical technology company Stryker Corp.,

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. Houtman previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She also oversaw the addition of a softball program and the construction of its home stadium.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

This was the beginning of plans—announced by Clark president David Fithian—to establish the Becker School of Design & Technology (BSDT) at Clark, keeping intact Becker’s nationally ranked interactive media design and gaming programs. There was a clear strategic fit.

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Helping Afghan women back into higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

A few are going further, asking what they can do to help Afghan women regain control of their academic futures, whether through scholarships to U.S. Currently there are eight institutions participating in the initiative, including New York University and the California Institute of Technology. “Scholarships to study at a U.S.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

AAC&U – American Association of Colleges and Universities – this is the organization that focusses on liberal-arts education across higher education with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and advocacy on the power of a liberal education.

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

As for the idea that educational institutions require a distinct mission with well-defined implications policy and practice, what we see are campuses – with the exception of military academies or religious or small liberal arts colleges -- with multiple, complex, often conflicting and competing, functions and responsibilities.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

workers value diversity in the workplace and want their companies to implement inclusive policies. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology Started more than 30 years ago, the Center for Economic Education at the J. Accepted XULA students are guaranteed generous scholarships. Studies indicate that a majority of U.S.