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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

Although nationwide efforts are necessary, we must establish local initiatives directly supporting our BIPOC teacher candidates (Kohli, 2018; Valenzuela, 2017). In January 2020, we secured $3,000 to fund the FToC Summit; however, the pandemic caused the event to go virtual. 2022; Wright et al., link] Easton-Brooks, D. Gallardo, M.

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President moves: 2 decade-plus leaders step back after a job well done

University Business

He helped double the university’s endowment, raise external research funding by more than 92% in the past four year, earn an R2 Carnegie Classification to R2 and transitioned its athletics program to the FBS as a Division 1 program. to lead American University. Alger leaves JMU in great shape.

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Institutions are blending K12 and higher ed to improve student equity. Here’s how

University Business

Along with Tacoma’s impressive graduation rates, more than 80% of its students have attained dual enrollment credits for higher education since the 2017-18 academic year, which applies to its Black, Hispanic and low-income students as well. It also intends to raise state funding for education by $3.8

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bevlee Watford, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Virginia Tech, CEED has raised awareness about engineering and other technical fields and fueled diversity in the professions. The Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity raises awareness for diversity in engineering and other technical fields.

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University autonomy in Europe "eroded by political meddling"

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The 2022 edition of the European University Association’s Autonomy Scorecard offers a snapshot of the changing relationships between public universities and the governments that fund and regulate them.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At stake is local control of an institution in a state that has admitted to years of inequitable funding for its only public historically Black college. A previous legislative report found between $150 and $544 million in unpaid land-grant funds should have gone to the university from fiscal years 1957 through 2007.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

The most recent study dated 2017 shows the following: 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year of college. Personal development courses (35%). Target in August 2021 announced a fund to support educational courses for its employees. More generous funding for employees to return to school. Government.