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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The governor’s office responded in a press statement that Reynolds “made the difficult decision to not pursue the university’s funding request” following an independent assessment of IWU’s finances that revealed “systemic financial issues” that would not be solved by a cash infusion.

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Marshall University baseball gifted $10 million—of CARES Act funds

University Business

In a letter to the Treasury Office of the Inspector General , West Virginia Senate Finance Chairman Eric Tarr details Gov. Jim Justice’s approval of moving $28.375 million in remaining federal CARES Act funds to a state discretionary fund, $10 million of which Justice donated to Marshall University’s turf baseball field project.

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A president proposes steep job cuts to save his institution

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Administrators have said only 23 current faculty and staff members will lose their jobs. The crisis had been partly obscured, he said, by COVID-19 relief funds that had flowed from the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic—money that the university couldn’t count on for long.

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More colleges will likely face closure in 2023, experts say

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The for-profit Living Arts College closed abruptly after the shutdown of the embattled Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools and blamed the federal government for its demise.

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Five ways to help students take smart sustainability actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In practice, these experiences require a level of administrative and logistical effort that is difficult for faculty to manage. Partner with local governments. One of the surest ways to build a sense of self-efficacy among students is to incorporate community engagement experiences in the curriculum.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It said it would look for evidence of “sustained research quality,” including adequate governance and investment. Last year TEQSA reversed its decision not to award university college status to a Christian education provider that had subsequently appealed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.