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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to his arrival at North Carolina Central, McMickens served on the faculty at Suffolk University as an associate professor of higher education, the director of the Administration of Higher Education Program, and the director of the Disability Services in Higher Education Certificate Program.

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Those losses led her to rethink the program’s curriculum.