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Meet Shai Reshef, the 2023 Yidan Prize Winner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The award recognizes their innovative solutions which help learners reach their full potential, by advancing the quality of teaching and learning and breaking down barriers to higher education globally. Shai's model reimagines higher education, opening the doors for those who have previously been excluded," said Dorothy K.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind? The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States. Dr. Merrill L. These barriers often go unnoticed.

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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith University (JCSU) in January 2018, he brought his experience in law and investment banking as well as his experience in education that encompassed both K–12 and higher education. That was part of the strategic plan developed during his presidency. Armbrister became the 14th president of Johnson C.

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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The deadline to raise the $2.6 So far, the college has raised $178,000, according to an email sent to supporters earlier this week. Meanwhile, the King’s College is exploring partnerships even as it courts donors, hoping a higher education savior will step up if the generosity of philanthropists doesn’t come through.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

By way of contrast, consider the University of Pennsylvania’s 2020 pledge to contribute $100 million over 10 years to the Philadelphia School District to renovate decrepit schools. The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was really to lift up, determine where investment was needed, begin to raise funds to do that. Mary Baldwin is not a wealthy institution, but Fox said she believes in the power of ideas and loves to raise money. Within two months, she had raised $15 million and the board approved the project.