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Roundtable discussion held to address food insecurity among college students

University Business

At Carlow University on Thursday afternoon, members of the Pittsburgh Promise, with community and higher education groups and representatives from the local, state, and federal governments, came together to address the issue of food insecurity on college campuses. Read more from CBS News.

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Despite Probation, Saint Augustine's University is Looking Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even though Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) in Raleigh, NC has been placed on probation by the accrediting agency The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), SAU President Dr. Christine McPhail isn’t slowing down. Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College. Dr. Michael J.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Education Governance Part 2: The Updated Board Duties

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

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Birmingham-Southern Board Votes to Remain Open

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Following months of closure talks related to ongoing financial issues, the Board of Trustees at Birmingham-Southern College voted unanimously Wednesday to remain open, AL.com reported. The private Alabama college has made appeals to state and local authorities in recent months, requesting a $37.5 Thompson indicated otherwise.

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As thoroughly documented by High Country News , forced land dispossessions serve as the foundation for institutions of higher education in the U.S. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history. But the story goes much deeper, and the original assimilationist trajectory endures.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For college admission recruiters in the U.S. In a recent informal survey of high school counselors conducted by the international admission team at Amherst College, which I lead, more than 80 percent of the 82 Chinese international high schools represented said they planned on hosting admission visitors in the upcoming spring semester.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She earned a nursing assistant certification in high school but decided not to pursue the field at Westminster College, a small private institution in Salt Lake City; she worried that it would limit her job opportunities when she graduated. The number of advanced degree holders working in government has also increased over the years.