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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. United Negro College Fund Inc. The grant is the largest unrestricted private grant UNCF has ever received, according to UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L.

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Leaning Into Best Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We began to get a lot of visitors who were interested in two things: the fact that we were able to raise our graduation rates, and that all these interventions disproportionately benefitted students from underserved backgrounds.” This work would eventually lead to GSU’s development of the National Institute for Student Success (NISS).

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Research co-creation may be the key to impact

SRHE

Previous research by the Centre discovered that pressures within schools dampen students’ expressed curiosity in questions about the nature of reality and human personhood and limit the development of their epistemic insight into how science, religion and the wider humanities relate.

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How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It’s all about the alumni

University Business

In the fiscal year 2022, the university received $115 million in donations , which set a school record for the most gifts raised during a single fiscal year. In the fiscal year 2022, UA raised nearly $226 million in charitable gifts and pledges, setting a fundraising record for the university. billion capital campaign.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” According to information from the university, Graduate College of Social Work enrollment grew from 405 in 2015 to 544 in 2022. With this stance, we raised awareness of calls for abolition within the profession, and we also caused some controversy.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

In this episode, we speak with Melanie Booth, Executive Director of the Higher Learning Commission’s Credential Lab, and Ian Roark, Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development & Innovation at Pima Community College, to discuss the policy and practice of making CPL a reality for different forms of credentials. Yeah, please.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Gòkè-Pariolá has served as North Central College’s provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015. She also developed a partnership with North Carolina Wesleyan University that allowed the community college’s students to earn associate and bachelor’s degrees on Pitt’s campus within three years.