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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Current research Kelchen is working on several projects about state and local funding for public higher education and the effects of that funding on students and institutions.

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Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Dies at 67

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Our community has lost a brilliant leader who cared deeply about making this great public research university stronger, more accessible, better connected to the community and the state, and better positioned to make a difference in the world,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Dr. Jennifer Mnookin, Blank's successor. Department of Commerce. "Dr.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. Two of the ongoing initiatives were Hostos’s Research Center and its Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus program. They are paid a competitive wage of $20 an hour.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

students who are no longer are attracted to faculty careers are still interested in working in higher education. The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. This article originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed on August 5, 2019.

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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

I’m not referring here to faculty salaries or reduced teaching loads or class size or breadth of programs or extensive support services—all of which are good things (within limits). The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education.

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Goldman Sachs: HBCUs play central role in Black student excellence

University Business

Source: Goldman Sachs Research: Investing in HBCUs Inclusivity driving student support—and success Black students at HBCUs reported higher rates of support from professors and related faculty than Black students at non-HBCUs. Continue to make endowment-building and fundraising an institutional priority.

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics

Creatrix Campus

BARC Research. Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes. Strengthening relationships for fundraising. Streamlining administrative processes. Inspiring new teaching and research approaches.