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UNCF Receives Largest Philanthropic Corporate Gift from Fidelity Investments for Scholarship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $190 million, its largest philanthropic corporate gift, for a scholarship program.

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Deborah W. Martinez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She serves as the executive director of the International Ultraviolet Association, a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Washington D.C. Title: Executive Director International Ultraviolet Association Deborah W. Martinez has extensive experience as a senior association executive, including the development and management of continuing education and professional development programs, as well as regional, national and international conferences and meetings.

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Higher Ed Prepares to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Center for Nonviolent Social Change, a nonprofit organization founded by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, as a living memorial to King’s philosophies and dedication to progress. Kelisha B.

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mossberger presented her research at a webinar hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), a membership organization that advances the democratic purpose of higher education.

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Scholars Call on Educational Field to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonprofit organization working for over 100 years to preserve the right to liberty for all, is currently tracking 321 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the U.S.

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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers the SAT, has been accused of racism since its inception.

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North Carolina Behind in Goal for Educational Attainment; Calls for Greater Student Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MyFutureNC, a statewide, nonprofit organization led through cross-sectional collaboration, set a goal to see two million North Carolinians aged 25 to 44 attain an industry-valued credential or postsecondary degree by the year 2030. Cecilia Holden, president and CEO of myFutureNC.

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Weil Legal Innovators Program

CAPD

Applications are due on March 16, 2023 at 11:59pm ET The Weil Legal Innovators Program (WLI) engages incoming law school students in addressing some of the most pressing social and legal challenges in our communities today.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

a nonprofit organization focused on empowering historically excluded groups with financial literacy. Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D.,

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Journal of Public Health defines public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.”

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How to Help Students Navigate a Difficult Job Search

Supporting Student Success

For example, they can tutor younger students online or assist a nonprofit organization with marketing and research. By: Hana Rehman. Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels.

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

University Business

He is a board member for Equal Justice Works – a nonprofit organization dedicated to employing talent in public service – and the National Woman’s Law Center.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. And it does all this without commercial motive as a mission-driven not-for-profit organization.

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The Case for Equity at the University of Colorado Boulder (James Michael Brodie)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Black and Gold Project Foundation is a nonprofit organization. Press Release The Black and Gold Project Foundation For Immediate Release Nov.

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Iran forces dissenters out of universities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

based nonprofit organization. Image: Iranian academics face being forced out of their jobs as the regime clamps down on any remaining dissent in universities, researchers have warned.

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Former education secretary under Barack Obama is named SUNY chancellor

University Business

” Since 2017, King has served as President of The Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that encourages high academic achievement for every student. John King Jr., the former U.S.

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Story Lab was created by the Tippie Leadership Collaborative, housed in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, a resource hub for organizations seeking management expertise.

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New U.S. guidance on outsourcing would have sweeping impact

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” They marveled at just how many companies, nonprofit organizations and even state government entities could be caught up in the much wider net.

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Colby revitalizes downtown Waterville

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Schupf Art Center last month, an $18 million project developed in partnership with Waterville Creates , a nonprofit organization that promotes accessible arts and cultural programs, according to a news release from the college.

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Amid pushback, U.S. delays guidance on outsourcing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” They marveled at just how many companies, nonprofit organizations and even state government entities could be caught up in the much wider net. Image: Update, 9 a.m.

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Journalism schools could help save local papers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Oglethorpe Echo , operating near the University of Georgia in Athens, was donated to a nonprofit organization as part of a partnership forged with the university’s journalism school. Travel with me to my not atypical college town, Eugene, Ore., where I’m privileged to labor as a professor at our vibrant University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. Ours is a fast-growing city of some 175,000 people, straddling the sparkling Willamette River.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An estimated 37 states offer either tuition waivers or scholarships for foster youth, according to a report by three advocacy organizations: Fostering Academic Achievement Nationwide Network, Education Reach for Texans and John Burton Advocates for Youth.

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Book Review of College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World

Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum

He describes a student who first learns about social entrepreneurship in a business course, and then applies what she learned while working in a nonprofit organization. by Chris Mayer.

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Harvard cancels planned fellowship for human rights leader

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, expected to follow his nearly 30-year run at the international nonprofit organization with a fellowship at Harvard University’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Association for the Study of Higher Education, like many organizations, plots its annual meetings several years ahead. The finances of such member organizations can often revolve around good turnout to an annual conference.

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Breaking Down the Complexities of Higher Ed Data Systems

Collegis Education Data Management

The conference was hosted by MinneAnalytics , “a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the data science and analytics community in Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and beyond by providing accessible, authentic and engaging events.” Collegis Education Sr. Marketing Technology Manager Dan Antonson presented on “Using Search and AI-Driven Analytics to Deliver Instant Answers to Everyone” at the Big Data Tech conference in Bloomington, Minnesota.