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Brown President Awarded the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paxson – a globally renowned economist and public health expert – was honored for leadership of efforts bolstering health, education, and economic well-being, diverse recruitment, curriculums, and research about race, ethnicity, inequality, and justice.

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Navigating the U.S. College Application Process as an International Student in 2024

Great College Advice

Research and Shortlisting An ample amount of research is necessary before applying, especially while shortlisting colleges that suit your academic goals. You can amp up your research game by using college websites, online forums, and alumni networks. Let’s go through some tips to help us keep such a mental state.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. DFC’s approach is in line with recent research showing that student success requires a comprehensive approach. Bank, Target, and 3M.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? This reminds me every day why teaching, mentorship and service matter just as much as research. Why is that?

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My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 27885. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 31291. The distribution of indirect cost recovery in academic research.

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In collaboration with the Los Angeles County Food Bank, Compton College offers a mobile food pantry. All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students.

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Cazenovia College Closes, In a Possible Harbinger for Similar Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students and faculty became aware that Cazenovia might have to close when it defaulted on a $25 million bank loan earlier this fall. But the college’s financial problems had been building for years. “Then out of nowhere it changes the whole direction of how we’re going to be thinking and living.”