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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The pilot program, set to launch in spring 2026, will initially serve 240 students across two cohorts from selected Illinois community colleges. Education researchers have long identified transfer pathways as crucial for improving social mobility, especially for first-generation college students.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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when he steps down in summer 2026. Before his administrative career at Boston College, Butler worked in prison ministry and served as director of vocations for the former New England Province of Jesuits. "Jack" Butler, S.J. premier Jesuit institutions. Leahy, S.J.,

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. Our fourth pillar is research and innovation. How do we stand up things that we know in our gut, but maybe haven't been proven through research? How do we reimagine current operating models?

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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That philosophy, and his dedication to achieving his goals, inspired Dr. Katrice Albert, a veteran higher education administrator, to ask him to consider joining her where she serves as vice president of community relations at UK. which he is expects to defend in 2026 at New York University.

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Jackson State Faculty Member Elected National President of Association of Teacher Educator

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Louis, Missouri, and Crystal City, Virginia, during the summer of 2025 and in March 2026. She presented her research on leadership and educational trends at national conferences, contributed to over 20 publications in national journals, encyclopedias, and books, and served on multiple boards and committees.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

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“You can see that there are gender disparities across higher ed — outcomes, enrollment — and generally find that men have worse outcomes than women,” says Dr. Su Jin Jez, CEO of California Competes, a nonpartisan policy and research organization focused on identifying solutions to California’s most critical higher education and workforce issues.

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

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I think they have been handicapped because their museums and collections are often very, very far down university administrators' [priorities],” says Lomawaima.“So, AB 226 implements two more state audits from the UC system, one in 2024 and the other in 2026.