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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Discussions are still ongoing about the future of the program, which was approved as a bachelor’s degree program in 2004 on a campus where about 16 percent of all undergraduates are Black, according to federal data. “A working group was convened in Spring of 2022. The group met throughout the summer and fall of 2022.

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Tug-of-War: Bought vs. Brought Credit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In sum, institutional transfer acceptance practices may cause an incentive business model where learners must buy credits ( NECHE 2004 ). Receiving institutions place credit limits, accepting only a few credits beyond the associate degree ( Moody 2019 ), with little regard for applicability to the learner’s next-level degree objective.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

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Art was also instrumental in the establishment of the College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative in 2004, which he has helped to lead ever since.

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How to Attract and Inspire Underrepresented Students: Lessons from Lucy Cavendish College: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 152 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Madeleine Atkins

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Following various senior positions at Newcastle University, including Pro-Vice-Chancellor, she was Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University between 2004 and 2013. and post-doctoral research contracts at the University of Nottingham. About Our Podcast Host Dr.