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Fossil Fuel Industry Gave Hundreds of Millions to Higher Ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Fossil fuel companies gave over $700 million in research funding to 27 colleges and universities from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study from the left-leaning think tank Data for Progress.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between 2010 and 2020, Latinx people accounted for over 50% of the U.S. This year, Excelencia also examined three specific areas of industry projected to grow by roughly 10% by 2031: STEM (statistics, technology, engineering and mathematics), healthcare, and educational professions. population growth. Currently, one fifth of the U.S.

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Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years – study

The Guardian Higher Education

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, authors argue Six fossil fuel companies funnelednearly $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to new research.

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How schools can streamline their alternative credentials programs

University Business

Alternative credentials have become a driving force in education, increasingly favored by non-traditional students who helped reverse a decade-plus long trend of declines that started in 2010 and fell sharply during the pandemic. While the example above focuses on automotive repair, which is a critical and portable skill across the U.S.,

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5 Top Cities for Public Relations Internships

AIFS Abroad

London, England London’s PR industry is young, fast-paced, and dynamic. As a result, the PR industry is thriving. Barcelona, Spain Barcelona takes PR so seriously that in 2010 they crafted and endorsed the “Barcelona Principles,” which is the first overreaching framework for PR and communications measurements.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa.

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4 reasons your labor market analysis isn’t capturing employer demand for graduates

EAB

Blogs 4 reasons your labor market analysis isn’t capturing employer demand for graduates By Ben Campbell Maybe you’ll find this situation familiar: you’ve heard from faculty and industry leaders about strong and growing demand for a particular program. Strong national or regional employment trends don’t always equate to strong local demand.