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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Fitzgerald , an assessment and planning librarian at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, reached out to me after reading my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? ” In her email, Sarah shared some fantastic insights on trends in academic library spending. How do academic libraries spend their budgets?

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The students who are accepted into the college will complete their General Education (GE) classes there and will be taught in small classes and mentored by mostly Black Sacramento State faculty members. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity. Dr. Donna Y.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Eight economic facts on higher education.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. If they found some interesting, they could then make requests to their administrator or librarian for the full text of articles. “I Some states use it like full JSTOR.

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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Among her many roles at KSU is Library Data Coordinator. Laurel is, therefore, well positioned to answer some of the questions that I posed in my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Libraries can delay rehiring when necessary to use “salary savings” to manage budgets, at least in the short term.

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Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management

Creatrix Campus

Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management editor Fri, 05/31/2024 - 01:24 It is undeniably true that a higher education institution with an efficient student management system in place runs like a well-oiled machine. What are Student Management Systems?

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Stillman College Receives $2.7 Million to Bolster Internet Infrastructure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The money will also go towards buying up to 150 laptops for campus and community use at Sheppard Library and its upcoming cybersecurity and information technology training center, as well as hiring faculty in technology. Stillman College has received $2.7 The upgrades are meant to improve and strengthen network infrastructure.