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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The consequence: the richest institutions can fully fund the education of lower-income students, while the vast majority of working-class and lower-middle-class undergraduates must take out loans to pay for their education. The top 3 percent holds 80 percent.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That despite a quarter century of intensive efforts to raise college graduation rates, rates remain distressingly low for Black and Hispanic students, older students, part-time students, and community college students. Accreditors could, for example, require institutions to undergo professional development training in teaching.

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How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It’s all about the alumni

University Business

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. ” Despite the university’s success in exceeding its fundraising goals year to year, its work isn’t done, according to Burke. .

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A small college is failing. Is a rich Canadian to blame?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Earlier this year, the college announced a funding gap of $2 million that it needed to close quickly in order to remain open. As fundraising fell far short of the goal , Chung stepped in with a $2 million loan. Some faculty and staff saw warning signs from the start. He also noted that Chung’s track record was worrisome.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Dr. William Broussard A common refrain is that HBCUs must raise money to address this situation. Also, there is the affordability of college.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

The Change Leader, Inc.

25 July · Episode 165 Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF 37 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Funding research for tier two institutions enables building robust infrastructures, achieving groundbreaking discoveries and expanding STEM. Dr. Panch also discusses NSF’s mission and vision.

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Nurturing Free Speech and Respectful Dialogue in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 168 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Eric Hogue

The Change Leader, Inc.

15 August · Episode 168 Nurturing Free Speech and Respectful Dialogue in Higher Education 40 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Eric shares how faculty, staff, and students can approach free speech and respectful dialogue by conducting co-teaching practices and exercises. This allows students to see arguments from other people’s views.