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From president "designee" to president in three years

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Nancy Sutton, vice president for academic services, said others at the college also wondered about the long wait time. Image: When a college president resigns or retires, the institution’s governing board usually announces the steps it will take to replace the outgoing leader.

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About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years

University Business

Michigan’s Kalamazoo Promise was one of the first College Promise programs rolled out in 2005. Additionally, student financial support can improve their access to accommodations since they will be more available to obtain a more involved diagnosis or assessment of their disabilities.

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Why we must improve opportunity and accessibility for adult learners

University Business

between 2005 and 2021. Flexible admission criteria, which take into account their diverse experiences and prior learning Student support services: Ensuring students have well-being services available to them, along with support networks with other mature students.

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Using Tentacular Pedagogy to change the HE culture

SRHE

As an artist-teacher-reflective practitioner ( Thornton 2005 ) and a REF-submitted researcher, I conjoin teaching/learning with scholarship, research, knowledge exchange, community/ industry/public engagement and widening participation. This is a missed opportunity, given HE’s ‘omnicrisis’ ( Gill 2022 ).

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How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Terenzini’s How College Affects Students (originally published in 1991 and revised in 2005 and updated in 2016 by Matthew J. Their student life initiatives support and reinforce their academic offerings. Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The early 19th century witnessed the rise of a new life stage. It leaves them a changed person.

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New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The brief spotlights several successful programs, including Sacramento State University's Black Honors College the nation's first, established in 2024which provides specialized coursework, residential living communities, and dedicated academic support services.

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US K-12 Education: Still the "Shame of the Nation"

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2005, Jonathan Kozols The Shame of the Nation powerfully critiqued the deeply entrenched educational inequalities that have disproportionately harmed Black, Latino, and low-income students. However, the future of U.S. The loss of these resources would leave the U.S.