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Utah Receives $50 Million Gift for College of Engineering

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Hide by line?

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our vision was to bring together scholars and practitioners who discussed not only the salient issues plaguing Black males in education, but also to provide strengths-based solutions while showing the brilliance and talent of this population. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males.

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A Research-Based Look at Stackable Credentials

Parchment

We speak with Lindsay Daugherty, Senior Policy Researcher from RAND Corporation to dig into the research around stackable credential programs and whether they are delivering on their premise — to advance a learner’s opportunities and outcomes. I think that we’ve had some challenges in post -secondary education.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While working at AT&T as an engineer, she joined the company’s group for Hispanic employees and was asked to go speak to a class of middle school students in Newark, New Jersey. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success.

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The 5 metrics colleges and universities should measure to boost their value

University Business

. “The goal is that as states make targeted improvements in the five priority areas, more graduates experience a positive return on their investment in education after high school and that pathways to opportunity become more equitable,” the report read. Alaska, Montana, and New Hampshire did the worst.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a 2018 Pew Research Center poll , 61 percent of Americans said they believe higher education in the U.S. Among those, 81 percent said one reason is that “colleges and universities are too concerned about protecting students from views they might find offensive. is going in the wrong direction.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

Technology’s Role in Enabling Enrollment Growth Franklin University exemplifies how technology can be leveraged to enhance enrollment and streamline educational processes. The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. Blow me away as you always do. [00:33:04]