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Philander Smith College Receives $2 Million from Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church in Support of Health School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The grant will support phase one fundraising for the school. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center, the campus center capital campaign, social justice mission projects, and Christian scholars and Black men’s programs.”. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center, where the Elders School is housed.

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

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As an academic administrator, she has a proven track record with leading a diverse faculty, financial management, pedagogical innovation, fundraising, and alumni development. “Professor Bond brings an intellectual trajectory that complements the scholarly focus of law faculty in Camden.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

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For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year.

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President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University

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According to College Viability, a college comparison service, enrollment and school endowment have increased by 33% and 37% , respectively, in the last decade, the latter anchored by an informal fundraising campaign that’s won the school $600 million since Qubein has taken office.

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Summit Brings Together Leaders to Discuss How to Strengthen America's HBCUs

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These include enrollment management, student success, fundraising and endowment, infrastructure, technology, and facilities; and academic program relevance. Fundraising in general has to be top priority for schools, said former Bethune-Cookman University President Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, who advised attendees on how to do so effectively.

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Planning to Meet Your School’s Student and Operational Needs

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With its new plan, Hampshire has committed to keeping what’s most distinctive about its education, including its student-designed programs, model of faculty co-learning with students, rigorous capstone projects, and its values for social justice, diversity, and community engagement.”.

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

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King’s work was about diversity: Dr. Marcus Bright King’s actions reflected an understanding that embracing diversity was essential to advancing his civil rights and social justice mission. s lifetime, I contend that King's life and work were, in large part, about the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion.