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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fries-Britt, her mentor, was at first reluctant to step into the role as she was just beginning her transition from administration to faculty. It takes all of us — the co-conspirators, the social justice warriors, the culturally competent people — being in lockstep, which is very hard.

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President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University

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Qubein’s rise to the highest ranks of higher education despite his lack of administrative experience seems as farfetched as HPU managing to continually improve enrollment since his tenure began in 2005, surviving the blows of the 2007-08 Great Recession and the pandemic. “I believe in this work.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Biden Administration U.S. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. In 2005, the publication broadened its focus, becoming Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Some good news came in late summer as U.S.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to administration officials, the policy gives the Secretary of Education the ability to “waive or modify” federal student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) in the case of a national emergency such as the pandemic. “But The administration also implemented a 12-month repayment “on-ramp” from Oct.