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Opposition Against Northwestern Stadium Renovation Grows Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid a hazing scandal and the subsequent firing of Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald , some faculty, alumni, and investors are pushing back against the school’s plans for a $800 million renovation of its football stadium, CBS reported. But calls to delay are increasing. Former Northwestern football player Ramon Diaz Jr. –

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. The students usually report back to us where they are employed.

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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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President moves: A historic hire, a retirement and 1 leader on leave

University Business

Joining in 2005, she had previously served as the dean of Husson’s School of Education and is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, a position she’s held for the past 15 years. Coy-Ogan is quite familiar with Husson already. Sun reports.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Confessions of a Community College Dean

To understand Adrian College today, it helps to look back to 2005, when Docking became president of an institution that he described as struggling and rudderless at that time. Federal data show Adrian enrolled nearly 1,200 students in 2001, but that number had dwindled to fewer than 1,000 by the time Docking arrived.

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Are Northwestern’s recent athletic firings indicative of a deeper problem?

University Business

a Latino offensive lineman for Northwestern from 2005 to 2008, has since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and attributes his time at Northwestern as a primary factor. Ramon Diaz Jr., Fitzgerald had been head coach since 2006 and played for the Wildcats from 1993 to 1996.

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The Ongoing Fight for Diversity in Higher Ed

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

Since 2005, however, critics of the school’s admission policy have complained to the Education Department that, by considering race, the policy is discriminatory and violates civil rights laws. Expanding multicultural philanthropy and alumni engagement. The University of Texas at Austin.