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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

million to meet immediate needs, warning that the small evangelical institution located in the heart of Wall Street is at risk of closure if it can’t quickly fundraise its way out of a dire situation. The deadline to raise the $2.6 Fundraising is stagnant. million was Feb. While officials have described Feb.

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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. Swensen, taking advantage of alternate assets, including hedge funds, private equity and natural resources.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That despite a quarter century of intensive efforts to raise college graduation rates, rates remain distressingly low for Black and Hispanic students, older students, part-time students, and community college students. Accreditors could, for example, require institutions to undergo professional development training in teaching.

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How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It’s all about the alumni

University Business

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. ” Despite the university’s success in exceeding its fundraising goals year to year, its work isn’t done, according to Burke. .

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5 New Solutions that Improve the Student Experience

Campus Groups

To remain ahead of the curve, our team develops solutions together with partner campuses, and through market trend analysis. Fundraising ? Available natively on web and mobile applications , this feature was developed in partnership with Columbia Business School. Learn more about Fundraising and CampusGroups. Campus ID ?

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Nurturing Free Speech and Respectful Dialogue in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 168 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Eric Hogue

The Change Leader, Inc.

Since 2018, Hogue has served as vice president of University Advancement, directing a comprehensive fundraising program totaling more than $45 million, including $33.5 I was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, so I did big tenant work at the Ohio Valley Conference. I believe that’s why we’re seeing more and more fundraisers.

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

Additionally, there is a significant emphasis on the ongoing training and development of leaders in communication skills. And the one concept, one of the concepts he raised really stuck with me. Every funding decision made in every state for every public institution involves politics. About Our Podcast Guest Erin A.