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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

million to meet immediate needs, warning that the small evangelical institution located in the heart of Wall Street is at risk of closure if it can’t quickly fundraise its way out of a dire situation. The deadline to raise the $2.6 Fundraising is stagnant. million was Feb. While officials have described Feb.

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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. Such an argument, the authors show, is grossly exaggerated.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education needs to come to grips with a series of hard and unpleasant truths: That this country’s system of postsecondary education relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most underresourced institutions. Adapt or die. Because of a lack of accountability.

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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. Additionally, it marked the institution’s third straight year of surpassing $100 million in charitable donations.

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5 New Solutions that Improve the Student Experience

Campus Groups

As the leading digital student experience solution in higher education, we are continually innovating. To remain ahead of the curve, our team develops solutions together with partner campuses, and through market trend analysis. Fundraising ? They can also create a campaign and raise money for a cause or project.

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How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These individuals served as organizers, advisors, fundraisers, marchers, and used their knowledge, skills, and positions of influence to advance the cause. He used powerful imagery to illustrate how the United States had failed to fulfill its promises of equality, comparing it to a bad check marked 'insufficient funds.'

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8 reasons why you need an Alumni Management Platform

Creatrix Campus

Linkedin and Facebook do an excellent job of connecting with college pass-outs and keeping information up to date, but what is the true value of owning a dedicated alumni management platform in higher education institutions? It reduces the unnecessary workload of college administration so they can focus on what matters. .

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