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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever

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Jamie Merisotis That progress tends to get lost, however, amid legitimate concerns about the cost of education and its efficacy in preparing students for jobs. We get it: Higher education must do better. But some of those doubts are symptomatic of our times. We simply must commit to use them.

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Lumina Reports Highest Recorded Post-High School Educational Attainment

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since 2009. So, while they have increased by more than 9 points, that actually represents a nearly 50% increase, the most of any race or ethnicity since 2009, so they have made incredible progress. Overall, the younger generation is leading the way in educational progress, with the attainment rate for adults 25-34 reaching 56.8%.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. In 2009, he returned to his undergraduate alma mater, Xavier University in New Orleans, an HBCU and the only Black Catholic institution in the world. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. it’s not quick.”

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Louisiana Christian University Names Dr. Mark Johnson as 10th President

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From 2009, Johnson led Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, establishing partnerships with churches, businesses, and organizations to revitalize the community. He later worked as National Best Men Program director for the Best Friends Youth Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

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It shows Gates shaking hands with President Barack Obama, who had just presented him with the National Medal of Science an honor Gates says he didnt even know existed until he began service on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, in 2009. Im the first person in my family to go to college.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

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Jackson also was the recipient of a 2009 John Hope Franklin Award, presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. In 2009, President Obama appointed Jackson to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D.

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