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Goldman Sachs: HBCUs play central role in Black student excellence

University Business

The report comes just weeks before the Supreme Court decided to redact affirmative action and the debilitating implications it may have on Black and Hispanic students and society as a whole. More from UB: Your next student cohort is visiting your website. Continue to make endowment-building and fundraising an institutional priority.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

He will be arriving this July from Minnesota Law School where he served as dean and set a record-high $106 million in fundraising, mightily surpassing its $80 million target in 2021 and doubling the school’s endowment overall at the end of his tenure. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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Looking back at the UC graduate worker strike (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The graduate student workers’ steadfastness, the university’s intransigence and the undergraduates’ frustrations about missing out on instruction and services they paid for reveal the severity of the cracks. Many who expressed sympathy for the graduate students’ cause also clearly articulated their own sense of loss.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After receiving the money in 2021, PCC – like many of the schools – chose to place it in a fund, the proceeds of which the college has been using to finance in-house innova- tion around education and student support. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

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10 Steps to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Study Aborad Association

Promoting early provides students the opportunity to save for their trip abroad. Many students live on a tight budget and cannot afford to pay for a study abroad program just a few weeks or months before it takes place. Student engagement is important and helps build a community for travelers at the school.

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics

Creatrix Campus

Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes. Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes.