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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

University Business

Founded in 1922 as a women’s college, NDC became coeducational in 2001. Aside from enrollment challenges, administrators cited inflation and a “significant drop” in fundraising. NDC had 1,248 total students in 2021-22, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

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CCS Trustee Al Lucarelli – In Memoriam

College for Creative Study

Among his many contributions, he transformed CCS’s Detroit International Wine Auction into one of the city’s premier fundraising events, and he led successful capital campaigns that helped put CCS at the forefront of art and design colleges,” said President Emeritus Richard Rogers. “He He was an unusually committed and involved Trustee.

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Established in 2001, APEX has organized six successful high-altitude research expeditions, with the seventh—APEX 7—scheduled for the summer of 2025. Medical students organise every aspect of the expeditions, from research design and fundraising to logistics and safety management.

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Established in 2001, APEX has organized six successful high-altitude research expeditions, with the seventh—APEX 7—scheduled for the summer of 2025. Medical students organise every aspect of the expeditions, from research design and fundraising to logistics and safety management.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, states allotted nearly $2,000 less per student in 2017 than they did in 2001 and $1,000 less than in 2007, according to a report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, forcing states to rely increasingly on tuition hikes to pay for institutional costs. billion (21 percent) over that period.

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Small College America – Profile: Hendrix College

Edu Alliance Journal

Ashlie Atkinson (Class of 2001): An actress recognized for her work in film, television, and theater, Atkinson has appeared in productions like BlacKkKlansman, The Gilded Age, and Mr. Robot.” The campaign, titled A Time to Lead , added $84 million to its endowment.