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Fairfax Appointed Dean of Howard University School of Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He expanded faculty diversity, established new programs and invested in student experience, public interest, bar passage, diversity, community engagement, budget management, and enhanced alumni engagement and fundraising performance.

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs. “An Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul.

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Activating and retaining undergraduate alumni as annual donors

EAB

The problem It has become increasingly more difficult for institutions of higher education to reach and retain alumni donors. There is a national downward trend in alumni support of their alma maters, and the national discourse surrounding the value vs. cost of higher education makes this a nuanced and substantial problem.

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How the University of the Ozarks engaged local alumni

EAB

Blogs How the University of the Ozarks engaged local alumni August 9, 2023 Brian Henderson Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, University of the Ozarks The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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The human toll of rampant college closures

University Business

has decided to significantly downsize after falling short of its $12 million fundraising goals to avoid closure at the end of the academic year. As painful as it may be for higher education leaders, stakeholders and alumni to bid farewell to historical institutions, current students and faculty have the most to lose.

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Webster University chancellor to resign in December amid financial turmoil - Blythe Bernhard, St. Louis Today

Ray Schroeder

After taking a sabbatical early next year, she will return to Webster to work in alumni relations and fundraising, according to a press release issued Friday. Webster has experienced a 50% drop in enrollment and a loss of $128 million over the past decade.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Leveraging University Traditions in Your Annual Giving Strategy

EAB

Utilizing these traditions in your institution’s annual giving strategy can reignite memories in your alumni and inspire them to give back to their alma mater. The emotional connection your alumni audience already has to your institution is what sets them apart from other donor audiences. LEARN MORE DON’T: Rely solely on traditions.