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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike has ended, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. 20 percent raise pools over the course of the 4-year contract[.]

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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike is over, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. 20 percent raise pools over the course of the 4-year contract[.] And more…!”

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The consequence: the richest institutions can fully fund the education of lower-income students, while the vast majority of working-class and lower-middle-class undergraduates must take out loans to pay for their education. Statements like those help perpetuate the illusion that their students are uniquely gifted and talented.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

With AP, ACE, or IB courses, high schools are inadvertently thinking about their students who are more likely to go out of state to a traditional R1 university and pushing them towards these courses because they’re universally accepted. Our guest today is Dr. Marie DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver.

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A Guide to the Accreditation Process with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)

Creatrix Campus

In 2016, the Saudi government invested a sum equal to one-third of its total national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the field of education after considering funding for high-quality HE practices for years. It helps to ensure that students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for careers and life.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

This blog post will explore the chief concerns of community college students and recent graduates regarding loan repayment, and three strategies to better support them. Nationwide, students are facing different financial challenges now than they were three years ago.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At stake is local control of an institution in a state that has admitted to years of inequitable funding for its only public historically Black college. “In the fall of 2021, management decided to conduct an extensive recruiting campaign to bring in more students, which by itself is not an issue. million, from $5.2