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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law and, in 2016, co-founded Opportunity Institute with Ann O’Leary, who served as chief of staff to California Gov. The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups.

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North Carolina Behind in Goal for Educational Attainment; Calls for Greater Student Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But by 2016, Allen decided to return to school and complete her education. MyFutureNC, a statewide, nonprofit organization led through cross-sectional collaboration, set a goal to see two million North Carolinians aged 25 to 44 attain an industry-valued credential or postsecondary degree by the year 2030.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base.

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Former education secretary under Barack Obama is named SUNY chancellor

University Business

Education Secretary who served under former President Barack Obama from 2016 to 2017, was named State University of New York chancellor Monday afternoon, setting him up to lead the largest public university system in the country. John King Jr., the former U.S.

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Higher Education FOIA Requests to US Department of Education

Higher Education Inquirer

The date range is from February 20, 2016 to January 26, 2023. This request is similar to FOIA request 22-03203-F, and is a result of discovering that the University of Arkansas System has been in negotiations to acquire University of Phoenix through a nonprofit organization. Consumers Empowered.

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May Term Mems

Hope College Network

In May 2016, myself, a group of Hope women and an extraordinary Religion professor packed into a twelve-passenger van and drove off into the Badlands of South Dakota. The organization focuses on helping members of the community by building outhouses, skirting trailers, gardening and other hands-on immediate needs and relief.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He said the organization’s Board of Directors made the decision, approving use of a “rainy day fund” to cover the possible cancellation costs. The finances of such member organizations can often revolve around good turnout to an annual conference. million in conference revenue, more than twice the $2.1

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