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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The practice has seen particularly steep drops since 2015, when nearly half of all four-year colleges considered legacy status. The report challenges several common defenses of legacy admissions, including arguments that they help build campus community or are necessary for fundraising.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

It follows a $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment in 2015 that enabled UNCF to launch the Career Pathways Initiative to help enhance career outcomes for students. It plans to collaborate with the institutions to match the contribution through their fundraising efforts.

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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Marquette University alumnus and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade has committed to a $3 million gift to extend the Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program and establish the Wade Scholars as well as support a new men’s basketball practice facility in a future expansion of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

In 2015, Lieberman was named President of the Year by the Association of College Unions International for supporting an inclusive and engaged campus community. To accomplish the goals that the fundraising will enable, she sees it as essential that the faculty, staff and board work collaboratively on the visioning for the university.

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Getting creative: How higher ed is finding solutions to post-pandemic problems

University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Drawing on its research and experience advising nearly 500 colleges and universities nationwide, Hanover Research has an inside line to higher ed and the major themes in which schools are entrenched. Over 60% of students from the 2015-16 graduating class are still paying off debt.

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President moves: A narrow no-confidence vote results in this leader’s exit

University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

At Augusta, Mackinnon held an “expanded provost’s position” over three and a half years in which he helped develop and implement the public research university’s strategic plan and oversaw its success and belonging programs, enrollment and other metrics, according to a press release. Retiring Gregory G.

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President moves: 2 leaders entrusted with restoring harmony

University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

The incoming president will look to turn things around following the tumultuous exit of its former president, who caused an uproar for proposing a fundraiser at a venue with antisemitic and racist cultural ties. In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him a Missionary of Mercy. Reilly begins July 1. Aimee Sapp – Meredith College (N.C.)

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

Since 2015, Nicklow served as the president of the University of New Orleans. He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history. Located in Melbourne, Fla.,

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015. Do you have the right experts in place to drive prospective students to admissions, move them through the awareness to admit process, and generate value for alumni through fundraising?

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2018

The federal government mainly offers financial assistance to individual students and specific research projects; states cover the general operations of public institutions. Now, state policymakers are facing tough choices as state coffers shrink, and national policymakers are looking at reallocating dollars as well.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles. He served as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) for 13 years (2002-2015), president of the Ohio State University for four years (1998-2002), and president of the University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years (1988-1998).

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President moves: 2 longtime leaders retire and 5 new hires

University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

The first-generation college graduate has spearheaded record-highs in graduation rates, research funding and philanthropic support. Ragland joined in 2002 as an administrative assistant for The Foundation, a nonprofit associated with Rend Lake College responsible for fundraising and endowment management. Retiring Forrest E.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

JULY 31, 2023

Marc Tessier-Lavigne – Stanford University Thanks to the shrewd inquiry of a first-year journalism student, Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned from Stanford University following heavy scrutiny over his academic work’s potentially manipulated scientific research data. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

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

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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Getting creative: How higher ed is finding solutions to post-pandemic problems

President moves: A narrow no-confidence vote results in this leader’s exit

President moves: 2 leaders entrusted with restoring harmony

President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

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President moves: 2 longtime leaders retire and 5 new hires

President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

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