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Grinnell to Dedicate New Residence Hall to Oldest Living Graduate and First Black Alumna

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The community walk will begin on campus and make stops at pivotal places during Renfrow Smith’s time while living in the town of Grinnell, including her high school, her family’s church, and the local library. My idea is that nobody, no Grinnellian, should go through their time at Grinnell without knowing her and her story,” said Getachew.

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Free Expression Group Sues Florida School District Over Book Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The lawsuit is asking for the affected books to be put back on school library shelves. "[PEN Pérez added that these changes would most affect students with the fewest resources, those who depend on school libraries. Since 2021, 306 educational gag order bills have been introduced in 45 different U.S.

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3 Questions on Academic Library Spending to the Scholar Who Wrote the Book on University Budgets

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting.

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Crystal McCormick Ware

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer and Special Advisor to the President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Duquesne University Returning to her alma mater, Crystal McCormick Ware was appointed Duquesne University's inaugural chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president for diversity, equity and inclusion in November 2021.

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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate. Dr. Rihana Mason, coauthor of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate.

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As Federal Connectivity Programs Sunset, Internet Access Remains Critical

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In May 2021, the FCC established the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program, offering similar discounts specifically for schools and libraries on wireless connections, hotspots, routers, modems, laptops , and computers. Eventually, the ACP supported more than 23 million households across the country.

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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I link to the final versions of the articles whenever possible, but those without access to an academic library should note that earlier versions of many of these articles are available online via a quick Google search. Happy reading! The higher education finance landscape and data sources Burke, L. The Heritage Foundation.( Stange, K.

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