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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It encompasses activities to attract, create, and retain jobs while fostering a resilient, pro-growth tax base and an inclusive economy, requiring collaboration among industry, government, and community stakeholders. Esters is the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President of Graduate Education at The Pennsylvania State University.

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3 Questions on UT Austin’s New $10K Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Q: The launch of this program comes at just the right time, when conversations about the opportunities—and potential perils—of generative AI are dominating every industry. AI is going to impact nearly every industry you can think of, and the demand for skilled AI professionals in all economic sectors will continue to increase.

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Our top five lessons on lead generation for graduate and adult programs in 2024

EAB

Out-of-industry strategies like gamification can engage leads effectively. Though you face unique challenges, other industries’ successful strategies are often applicable to higher ed. While you may be used to marketing to millennials, some of Gen Z is already out of undergrad and looking for adult and graduate education opportunities.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

Consider the following predictions: Tomorrow’s college graduates will likely hold 20 to 30 different jobs across 8 to 10 industries (McGowan & Shipley, 2020). Introduction The world of work continues to change.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Service-learning, public health, graduate education, community needs, student engagement, research, high-impact practices Introduction High-impact practices (HIPs) such as global learning, service-learning, research, and collaborative projects provide educational benefits by engaging students in a way that elevates their learning.

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Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 191 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Justin Grimes

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton to shed light on transforming graduate school enrollment through strategic enrollment management (SEM). Dr. Grimes, with over 17 years in higher education, brings a wealth of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion in graduate education. Drumm: Very good. That’s interesting now.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

By developing programs highlighting Echambadi’s guiding principles, Illinois Tech welcomed its largest class of first-year undergraduate students in its history in fall 2022, and also saw a 35 percent increase in new graduate students in spring 2023. Thank God, Drumm. There was somebody in the audience with a million dollars.