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Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates

University Business

Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. Money analyzed these institutions across 26 data points, then organized them into three categories. As a result, 736 colleges were considered.

Finance 98
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Top Innovators Recognized at Annual Community College Futures Assembly

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

won a 2023 Bellwether Award for its submission, Hudson Scholars, in the award category of Instructional Programs and Services. Ten top-scored community college programs compete in one of three award categories — instructional programs and services, workforce development, and planning, governance, and finance. .

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through the lens of the individual donor, we must take note of a few other points that may be instructive for advancement professionals who seek to better understand and make connections with this category of contributors. Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr. These giving trends are closely aligned to the economic conditions previously referenced.

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The Problem with Our College Ranking System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Princeton announced its wonderful change in policy to support lower-income families, it made the front pages of three global newspapers and magazines and was reported in countless others. First, popular rankings look at input categories with little attention paid to the outcomes.

Utilities 264
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Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unfortunately, both Black boys and girls are over-referred and placed (misplaced) in special education, namely high-incidence categories. For many Black males, it has become a space that is disciplinary and punitive due to referrals rooted in inequities - bias, racism, and low expectations in their ability to achieve.

Education 321
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Contingent faculty, grad workers a growing part of colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Colby placed graduate workers in their own category, so, them aside, the report only looks at instructional staff faculty members. “It’s not possible to count that at this point.” The federal definition of those says they’re individuals whose primary occupation includes instruction.

Faculty 92
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Are We There Yet? Revising and Questioning Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In other words, Affirmative Action should have been a beginning policy step, along with lots of educational practice, for organizations to move towards treating everyone equitably across racial categories.

Research 289