Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. But Dougherty Family College (DFC), a two-year associate degree program at the University of St. The support that DFC gives its students is not simply financial. But he raised some concerns.

Banking 217

Banking Development and Fund Raising Transportation Financial Aid 217

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2023

Our research and engagement started with a focus on historically-regional institutional accreditors (hereafter “accreditors”). Key findings from our research and engagement include: Mentions of “transfer” in accreditation policies and standards are limited.

IT 91

IT Development and Fund Raising Financial Aid Research 91

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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?

Research 79

Research Faculty Higher Education Social Justice 79

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

NACUBO also found that colleges increased their endowment spending, with dollars increasingly flowing toward institutional operating budgets, largely focused on student financial aid. 21 Dartmouth College 8,065,743 8,484,189 -4.93 million), Lakeland Community College ($5.7

Budget and Finance Management 85

Budget and Finance Management Development and Fund Raising DEI Student Financial Aid 85

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

As Kimball and Iler show, the wealthiest 1 percent of the nation’s 3,285 four-year colleges and universities holds 54 percent of campus endowments. To put it bluntly: the wealthiest colleges and universities began to engage in a positional and spending arms race, with a goal of maximizing their reputation and prestige.

Higher Education 96

Higher Education Development and Fund Raising Fundraising Education 96

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

Higher Education 98

Higher Education Education Development and Fund Raising Community College 98

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. These agreements are not just on paper; they are integrated into a sophisticated technological system.

Computers and Informational Technology 52

Computers and Informational Technology Budget and Finance Management Development and Fund Raising Higher Education 52