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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the analysis, while 13 percent of community colleges nationwide have at least 40 percent Black enrollment, only 5 to 7 percent of community colleges receiving CCAMPIS funding between 2017 and 2022 had similar Black student representation.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

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Ezeonuserved as Highline's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs from April 2017 to June 2018.Prior Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017.

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Southern States See Mixed Progress in College Affordability, SREB Report Finds

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"This progress deserves attention and recognition, especially as states continue investing in pathways that make higher education more accessible and workforce aligned."

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.

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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

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Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9 The organization focuses on advancing racial and social justice, fostering equity of opportunity, building resilient communities, and delivering world-class philanthropy. million in scholarships to 710 first-generation college students from underrepresented communities.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

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As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education. I am prepared to call elite higher education a ‘luxury good,’ and we’re in this world where we want it to be accessible.” Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences.

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

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Despite the lack of higher education, Gates says his forbears had a certain knack for mathematics. I also love how hes able to connect ideas from different areas in unexpected and nontrivial ways, says Cianciara, now a senior financial engineer at a firm on the East Coast. Im the first person in my family to go to college.