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Not All Legacies Meet Admissions Standards

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements.

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Don’t stop engaging prospects During the pandemic and past disruptions, those partner institutions who chose to limit outreach to alumni/ae have consistently reported to EAB that they ultimately felt these decisions were mistakes due to the relationship-building time they lost as a result.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Long Beach College Promise is another Latino-serving program in which students are tracked from the K-12 system (the Long Beach Unified School District), through community college, and into CSULB to make sure students are fully supported through all the educational pathways. Edward’s University St. Dr. Janine E.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Of course, I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was always looking for work, and the college was the only show in town. I registered folx for Alumni Weekend. Along the way, I learned a lot about how colleges work and how all the puzzle pieces fit together. I did whatever jobs came my way. I led tours for Admissions.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The anonymous professor said the president has done exactly that through a past layoff attempt that was only reversed after alumni pressured the university to keep threatened positions in the humanities.). (Docking disputes the notion that he has or would retaliate against his critics on campus.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Meanwhile, public expectations about the kind of diverse, immersive, interactive, participatory, and technology-enhanced exhibits museums should offer escalate, while their educational and community outreach responsibilities mount. A recent book by Daniel H.