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It was NEVER about Deion: HBCU Realities VS. Perceptions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Engram Specifically, in the context of the Deion Sanders online discourse, several references have been made about the lack of alumni giving and inadequate athletic budget people believe would have retained such a high-profile coach. Jackson State has ranked within the top 15 in all of FCS since 2003 when the NCAA started publishing the data.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I remember riding the bus home from work one day and I saw someone with the Central Michigan University bumper sticker, and so I applied because I recognized the bumper sticker,” says Patterson-Stephens, who graduated in 2003 from CMU with a degree in sociology. Their children still go to this institution. They work here.”

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

NOTABLE ALUMNI of ALBION COLLEGE, Albion, MI Rick Smith, ’68, Former editor-in-chief of Newsweek Stanley Kresge–founder of Kmart Cedric Dempsey–former Executive Director of the NCAA NOTABLE ALUMNI of ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, Meadville, PA Clarence Darrow – noted American lawyer in the Scopes Monkey Trials. Former U.S.

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Ralph Gilles of Stellantis Named 2024 CCS Commencement Speaker

College for Creative Study

An avid car enthusiast, Gilles’ love for the automotive industry is evident outside of the office, where you can find him on the weekends competing in Radical Racing events or tackling legendary racetracks around the country.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Private foundations at public institutions are usually responsible for stewarding especially large gifts and maintaining relationships with the most generous donors, while the advancement office most commonly deals with small and medium-size fundraising, as well as alumni relations. “It is truly baffling to me.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One of the complexities of college leadership is that a president typically has approximately nine different constituencies (students, parents, alumni, donors, faculty, staff, local, state and federal government, at the least) whose views are not only not aligned, but frequently diametrically opposed to one another.

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Friendships Formed Abroad: The Story of the CC Girls 

AIFS Abroad

In 2003, all but one of the women reunited in Boston. This program was designed for students who wanted to take a gap year between high school and starting college. The amazing part? Despite the twists and turns of life, these ten students have managed to stay in touch for 50 years.