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JANUARY 4, 2023

Philander Smith College (PSC) will become a graduate degree-granting school after its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in November 2022. Dr. Roderick L.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley Goatley – he stepped into the role this week– said he aimed for a future for Fuller that expanded beyond traditional American borders to become a global institution that supported the Christian community worldwide. "We We live in the midst of formidable challenges locally, nationally, and globally," Goatley said.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio, will become the president of San José State University. Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson Teniente-Matson will step down from her current position at A&M-San Antonio and start at San José State in January. She has been president at A&M-San Antonio since 2015. “Dr.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

JuliAnn Mazachek will become president of Washburn University, effective Feb. And in doing so, she will become the first woman to lead the school as president.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed will become Bethune-Cookman University’s head football coach after the school announced that it had agreed for him to step into the role, Yahoo Sports reported.

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MARCH 7, 2023

The question is whether these women, who have become custodians of institutions that were racist and sexist in their recent past and are classist in the extreme in their present, will work to make a meaningful commitment to promoting socioeconomic diversity,” continues Mandery.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

AI Pioneer: ChatGPT Will Soon Become Scholars’ ‘Debate Partner’ Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/20/2023 - 03:00 AM A leading Hong Kong university scientist says the days are gone when AI was seen as the villain in education. Byline(s) Pola Lem for Times Higher Education

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JULY 28, 2023

In doing so, it will become the first two-year school in the state to offer such a degree, GBH News reported. Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. Everyone should be taking these subject matters,” said Dr. Carine Sauvignon, an executive dean at Massasoit. “It

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), has become the association's new chair. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) is receiving new faces on its Board of Directors. Dr. Heidi M. Anderson Dr. Heidi M. She holds a B.S. in pharmacy, an M.S. in education, and a Ph.D.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Tribble professor of psychology at Wake Forest University, explores some techniques for becoming a good thinker. Today on the Academic Minute: Eranda Jayawickreme, Harold W.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) will become the first two-year educational institute in Minnesota to get approval to give bachelor's degrees in elementary education, Duluth News Tribune reported. The elementary education degree is the school’s first and only four-year degree.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

LeGrande has been named the sole finalist to become president of Prairie View A&M University. Dr. Tomikia LeGrande Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp recommended LeGrande as the sole finalist, and the Texas A&M system’s Board of Regents approved.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Have Elite Universities Become Too Student-Centered? mprutter@mit.edu Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM How to better channel their students’ idealism and energy. Byline(s) Steven Mintz

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West Virginia's Unprecedented Proposed Cuts Become Clear Featured Image at Top of Article Screen Shot 2022-10-26 at 6.25.23 PM.png Ryan Quinn Fri, 08/11/2023 - 04:35 PM

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MARCH 11, 2024

Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities after Gov. The post Virginia becomes second state to ban university legacy admissions appeared first on University Business. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that unanimously cleared the state legislature. Read more from Scripps News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

The mental health crisis affecting college students has become involved in stalled faculty contract negotiations at the University of Illinois Chicago, WBEZ Chicago reported.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Lastly, and arguably the most influential, is that LMS materials are continuously becoming more affordable by a widening margin. The post Why are learning management systems quickly becoming student favorites? And because the materials are directly available from the LMS, it negates the room for erroneous purchases.

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MARCH 8, 2023

In a 2020 book entitled The Purpose-Driven University , Debbie Haski-Leventhal, a professor of Management at Macquarie University and a scholar of corporate social responsibility, argues that the universities need to become more mission, vision, and value focused and to place a greater emphasis to their social impact.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Many of them are prehealth students planning to become doctors and are members of ActLingual, a student organization that enables multilingual speakers to apply their skills to help people in healthcare and other community settings.

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2024

The post Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor appeared first on University Business. He holds a position that is extremely rare in prison: He’s an incarcerated professor teaching in a prison bachelor’s degree program. Read more from Chalkbeat.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Morgan State University’s marching band, the Magnificent Marching Machine, will be the first from a historically Black college or university to participate in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024.

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JULY 17, 2023

The post Seattle University becomes first WA college to divest from fossil fuels appeared first on University Business. The university announced a five-year divestment plan in 2018 , estimating at the time that $16.3 million of the university’s $230 endowment went to fossil fuel companies. The Seattle Times.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The post Harvard University becomes latest Ivy League to reinstate SAT, ACT for admissions appeared first on University Business. ” Read more from USA Today.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 4, 2024

When evaluating the historical evolution of the ICT sector, there is one important aspect that stands out. Prices have come down in substantial segments of the sector. This especially holds true for hardware such as phones and PCs but also for prices of mobile communication.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. It was July 2016, and the list of Black men and women killed by police had grown by two names in just two days. For teacher and producer Brandi Webb, those names were the last straw.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. Chanelle Whittaker “I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of the Prince George's Community College family,” Whittaker said. “My

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MARCH 27, 2024

Two Tennessee state lawmakers want the University of Memphis to become its own school district, seeing that it already houses a high-performing elementary, middle and high school on its campus. More from UB: Engineering majors earn top salaries for grads—with a caveat The post Should this university become its own K12 school district?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation to lead a national-tier University Transportation Center (UTC), making the school the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to lead a national UTC.

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University Business

JULY 27, 2023

” Those requirements are the latest—but by no means the only—example of how cybersecurity and data privacy have become mission-critical for college and university leaders. The post With new safeguards rule, cybersecurity programs become even more critical for higher ed appeared first on University Business.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Temple University’s Board of Trustees will become more involved in university oversight because of what the board chair called an “unprecedented confluence of serious challenges,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

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University Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

With generous donors enabling Brown University to achieve a $120 million fundraising goal, Brown plans to become need-blind for all undergraduate international students starting with the Class of 2029, which will arrive on campus in Fall 2025. Read more from Brown University.

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University Business

JUNE 1, 2023

The post Nazareth College becomes Nazareth University appeared first on University Business. Read more from WXXI News.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The post Nazareth College becomes Nazareth University appeared first on University Business. Read more from WXXI News.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2023

The post SUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university appeared first on University Business. The campus’s official name will change from “State University of New York College at Old Westbury” to “State University of New York at Old Westbury.” Still, most will refer to the institution as SUNY Old Westbury, as it is known now.

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APRIL 11, 2023

This past weekend, Texas Southern University’s (TSU) cheer squad became the first from a historically Black college or university (HBCU) to win a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship, Click2Houston reported.

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The post Community college and career opportunities becoming a higher priority for high schoolers appeared first on University Business.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Arday, 37, a sociologist, aims to inspire others from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds A renowned sociologist who was unable to read or write until the age of 18, and was working part-time in Sainsbury’s less than eight years ago, is to become the youngest black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge.

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