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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was really to lift up, determine where investment was needed, begin to raise funds to do that. Mary Baldwin is not a wealthy institution, but Fox said she believes in the power of ideas and loves to raise money. Within two months, she had raised $15 million and the board approved the project.

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How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These individuals served as organizers, advisors, fundraisers, marchers, and used their knowledge, skills, and positions of influence to advance the cause. He used powerful imagery to illustrate how the United States had failed to fulfill its promises of equality, comparing it to a bad check marked 'insufficient funds.'

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10 Quality Nutrition and Health Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

You don't want your students slapping together a poster board, presenting that board to the class, and tossing it in the trash. You want the experience to mean something to the community, to make an impact, and to sincerely raise awareness about nutrition this National Nutrition Awareness Month. Or is that just me?

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A small college is failing. Is a rich Canadian to blame?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Earlier this year, the college announced a funding gap of $2 million that it needed to close quickly in order to remain open. As fundraising fell far short of the goal , Chung stepped in with a $2 million loan. Now another billionaire, Peter Chung, may hold the key to the fate of the King’s College.

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12 Community Action Project Ideas to Wrap Up the School Year

Experiential Learning Depot

Design and Make a Product: The idea behind this community action project is that students design and make something that raises awareness and provides a tangible outcome. The product should be usable or sellable to raise money for the chosen cause. That is technically raising awareness, but it's not a head-turner.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

The Change Leader, Inc.

25 July · Episode 165 Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF 37 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Funding research for tier two institutions enables building robust infrastructures, achieving groundbreaking discoveries and expanding STEM. Dr. Panch also discusses NSF’s mission and vision.

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Five High School Senior Project Examples to Inspire and Motivate

Experiential Learning Depot

. ​Students explore careers of interest, research the logistics that come with those careers, design and lead their own community action projects around issues relevant to a career of interest, develop 21st-century skills, and build a stunning and robust career portfolio to showcase these learning experiences.