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What Is a STOP Grant, and How Does It Apply to Higher Education?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The federal government responded to the changing higher education landscape in the early part of this decade by making significant grant funds available to colleges and universities to promote student safety and help institutions offer remote and hybrid instruction.

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown also aims to build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs and leadership in higher education and policy development. HBCUs are a special sector in the unique mosaic of American higher education,” said Pinkard. “But in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University; an M.Ed.

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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. secretary of health and human services under President Barack Obama.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. secretary of health and human services under President Barack Obama.

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Florida vs Department of Education: Implications and Background: Redefining State Control in Higher Education

The Change Leader, Inc.

On June 21, 2023, the State of Florida filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education, Florida vs Department of Education. This lawsuit has the potential to change how much influence state governments can have on both higher education accreditation and their institutions. This isn’t how it always was.

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

CAA is UAE’s official higher education quality assurance organization. It accredits all higher education institutions not affiliated with the federal government by taking them through a series of quality assurance steps and offering them a license to operate.