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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Lee Coffin The announcement was made via campus-wide email from Dartmouth President Dr. Sian Leah Beilock.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Lauded at Dr. John Hope Franklin Reception

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university. billion invested, and the campus was transformed by state-of-the-art research platforms. Franklin and on behalf of ACE, and truly from my heart. Congratulations.” During her presidential tenure, the university saw more than $1.25

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. As RPI’s 18th president, Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university.

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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

University Business

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. The Pew Research Center classifies middle-class as income between two-thirds and twice the national median income: $67,819 to $203,458.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.

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Omnibus Bill Offers Financial Boosts, Compromises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. The omnibus bill raised it by $500—far from what Biden had asked for, but still the largest increase in over a decade. There’s also $50 million for infrastructure improvements at MSIs.

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Pell Grant to increase by $500

Confessions of a Community College Dean

President Biden is aiming to do that by 2029. Congress also is planning to provide $50 million as part of a new program to support research infrastructure investments at HBCUS, MSIs and tribal colleges. The Biden administration has requested $450 million to expand the research capacity of these institutions.