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Adler University Announces Tenure Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Chicago-based institution which provides master's and doctoral degrees, said that all full-time Adler faculty will have the opportunity to apply for tenure upon completing five years of service at the University and achieving the rank of associate professor.

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Declining enrollment: Private universities face tough decisions - Megan Carpenter, Spectrum News

Ray Schroeder

Declining enrollment affects all sectors of higher education, but most notably, private colleges. Public universities rely on government funding, while private colleges rely on tuition and endowments. Most funding for private colleges comes in the form of need-based aid, which averages less than $10,000 per student.

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Grad Worker Unionization Is Booming, Even Down South

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Grad Worker Unionization Is Booming, Even Down South Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/06/2023 - 03:00 AM Organizing is surging into private universities, and strikes have increased as well. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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Why It’s Imperative that Africa Study Abroad Opportunities Thrive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education institution or study abroad provider on the continent, the point is larger than the School for International Training , our nonprofit, accredited private university. While we believe we offer the largest program portfolios of any U.S.

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Robert K. Vischer Appointed President of The University of St. Thomas

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thomas trajectory to become the undisputed premier private university in the Midwest.” Vischer holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of New Orleans and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Amy Goldman, vice chair of St. Thomas’s Board of Trustees.

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Not All Legacies Meet Admissions Standards

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements.

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Chatham University initiates a campus-wide reorganization amid a $6 million deficit - Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ray Schroeder

About 8% of staff positions have been eliminated — putting 20 staffers out of a job — and the university leadership team has been restructured, according to school officials.