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University of Phoenix Tribal Operations Team Offers Targeted Support for Indigenous and Tribal Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, tribal students completed their first course at a rate of 4% higher than the average University of Phoenix student. The team’s goal is to make sure students can manage their studies alongside the demands of work and family life, which are common obstacles for many Indigenous students.

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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Henry returned to Wisconsin in June 2020, amid the pandemic and social upheaval, but this time as a faculty member in the Leadership and Policy Analysis program. His time in Arizona coincided with significant debates over ethnic studies in education, providing him with firsthand experience of educational activism and resistance.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By 2020 the organization had ballooned to more than 700 members, and in 2021 it became part of Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit. Prior to 2015 it was difficult to find much formal acknowledgement of student food insecurity, let alone services to help.

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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

In Budgets and financial management in higher education (pp. The effect of responsibility center management on tuition revenue. The case of responsibility-centered management. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 38 (3), 706-731. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 39 (3), 720-739. Jossey-Bass.

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5 Key Considerations for Choosing the Right Student Database Management System

Creatrix Campus

5 Key Considerations for Choosing the Right Student Database Management System admin Mon, 01/27/2025 - 19:06 Every educational institution relies on students, and data management is essential to their success. The next big thing to consider when choosing the right student database management system is hence data security!

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In Pricey New York City, Some Housing Insecure Students Will Receive a Leg Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between July 2020 and July 2021, the U.S. Median rents for a one bedroom in Tribeca, where BMCC is located, soared from their low of $3,079 in November 2020 to $5,500 in 2022. For almost two years after March 2020, New York state placed a moratorium on evictions , and rent increases were frozen in rent-regulated apartments.

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Dr. Blanca Elizabeth Vega, Montclair State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the coordinator of Montclair States Master of Arts program in Higher Education, she has been instrumental in guiding its development, leading it from its origins as a concentration to its establishment as a stand-alone program in 2020.