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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess

Higher Education Inquirer

Although the book was an exceptional chronicle of the student loan industry from 1958 to 2013, it missed at least one key event, the 2008-2010 bailout of Sallie Mae and a number of banks who made questionable private loans guaranteed by the US government.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

References AAU, (2001). Industrial management & data systems, Lippa, R. Her research interest includes teacher innovation, teacher expertise, teachers salary, and school management. Declaration on the African University in the Third Millennium. P., & Amadi, G. Academic freedom: International realities and challenges.

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

It is well-established that neurocognitive variants like dyslexia, ADHD and autism are over-represented in the arts and culture (above 30%, eg RCA 2001 ; Bacon and Bennett (2013 ); Universal Music (2020 )). Then, there’s a certain cartoon-tycoon who has been dominating the headlines.

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PUC Appoints Nathan Tasker as Aviation Director

PUC

From 2001-2006, Nathan Tasker was the flight center director for the aviation department at Pacific Union College. The domestic aviation industry has unique challenges, and I think we can try new things to revolutionize our technical and spiritual approach to excellence. Now, after 18 years of being away, he returns to his old job.

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Stones, Glass Houses and China

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In short, since 2001, civil liberties and national security on wiretapping are out of balance with no correction in sight. Arguably this information is one of the reasons that China has been able to leapfrog in industrial development over what it took the U.S. many decades to accomplish.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Confessions of a Community College Dean

According to the study, the number of graduates with an undergraduate degree in public health jumped by more than 1,100 percent between 2001 and 2020, outpacing master’s degrees as the most popular public health degree by 2020. The increase comes from a combination of new undergraduate public health programs in the U.S.

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How to Find Your Footing in Assessment in 9 Easy Steps

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Through college and grad school, the service industry was your livelihood. You will wake up in a cold sweat and try to remind yourself that you do not, in fact, work in the food service industry anymore. You’ll wonder why we don’t talk about this more? Step 2 : Get in the Weeds. Realize you’re there, then regroup. References.