Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2024
The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. United Negro College Fund Inc. The UNCF president said the organization expects to raise $185 million, or $5 million per institution, through its capital campaign.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 20, 2023
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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Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 31, 2023
Ken Burnett’s classic 1992 fundraising text, Relationship Fundraising , taught and touted the value of developing relationships with donors based on the attributes of friendship, such as care, understanding, respect and mutual trust. Soft skills should never overshadow or replace hard skills in fundraising operations.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 11, 2023
They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. DFC’s approach is in line with recent research showing that student success requires a comprehensive approach. I spend a lot of time fundraising.
Experiential Learning Depot
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
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. We have hosted a cook-off fundraiser, a multicultural food festival, a pie-baking contest, and more all with the expertise and input of community experts.
Experiential Learning Depot
MARCH 18, 2023
Earth Day is one of my favorite days of the year to develop experiential science learning activities around! As a final product, I have had my students develop tools (charts, quizzes, mind maps, etc.) Should we be putting funding and energy into individual species? Guided Project-Based Learning Poaching Resource 4.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 10, 2023
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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