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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The killing of George Floyd in June 2020 and Black Lives Matter movement created a racial reckoning and ongoing conversation that continue to reverberate across society—from the halls of power to corporate boardrooms to kitchen tables. It’s instructive to understand how our collective efforts brought us to this point.

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How Universities Can Use Tech to Recruit Students

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Colleges and universities have spent more than $1 billion on educational technology since 2020, making enormous investments focused on improving the quality of remote learning and eventually expanding into student tech, campus safety tools and much more.

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Report: HBCU and Tribal Land-Grant Universities Significantly Underfunded

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020-2021, the average endowment assets per student at 1862 institutions – LGUs established by the first Morrill Act of 1862 that serve predominantly white students – was $105,500.

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The 2023 men's NCAA tournament results, if academics ruled

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The NCAA did not publish APR data during the pandemic, but this year’s bracket uses the first new data the NCAA has published since then, covering the 2020–21 academic year.

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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess

Higher Education Inquirer

This lesson is especially important if the US government decides to get out of the student loan business or reduce government oversight of student loans. From 1965 to 2010, the federal government was a backstop for private student loans, Guaranteed Student Loans, also known as the FFEL loans.

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The NCAA women's DI basketball tournament, if academics ruled

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The NCAA did not publish APR data during the pandemic, but this year’s bracket uses the first new data the NCAA has published since then, a four-year rolling rate that culminated in the 2020–21 academic year.

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Public-Serving Colleges Should Get More Federal Money

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A 2020 Center for American Progress report estimated that community colleges face an annual funding shortfall of $78 billion. As states will not or cannot raise taxes to adequately fund community colleges, the federal government could step in to make up the shortfall. Wealth is so highly concentrated in the U.S.