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Gov. Shapiro Presents Blueprint for Higher Ed Access, Affordability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Josh Shapiro has released a new blueprint for higher education in the state, focused on competitiveness and workforce development, and grounded in access and affordability. That means the financial burden of higher education falls on the state’s institutions and students, who are forced to cut services, raise tuition, and take on more debt.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. He led one of the most successful capital campaigns in Campbell’s history by raising $105 million, according to a press release.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5%

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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The deadline to raise the $2.6 So far, the college has raised $178,000, according to an email sent to supporters earlier this week. “In order to be prepared for any scenario, King’s has been working with a number of colleges and universities to develop preferred transfer agreements. million was Feb.

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Dartmouth Launches New Research Institute Focused On Black Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kimberly Juanita Brown, IBICL's inaugural director, said that numerous stakeholders were involved in the creation of the institute, from alums and faculty to staff members and the administration. The institute is being launched with initial funding of $2.3 The Office of the Provost at Dartmouth has given $1.3

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Morehouse School of Medicine Looks to Disrupt Health Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and other experts are excited about the $2 million donation from the Croel Family Foundation for the development of the David Satcher Global Health Equity Institute at the school. “As Surgeon General during President Bill Clinton’s administration. “It

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. There is power in being a role model, he says, and that’s why he wants to make sure undergrads and graduates can see themselves represented in Lehman faculty, staff, and administration.