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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. CCV and SVMC anticipate funding 8-10 applicants.

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Vassar President Dr. Elizabeth Bradley Awarded a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal for Scholarly Work in Public Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bradley has been awarded a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale University Graduate School’s highest alumni honor. Dr. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bradley She is lauded for her efforts in hospital care quality and large-scale health system strengthening in the U.S. and abroad, having received the 2018 William B.

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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work

University Business

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How will institutions of higher education adapt and compete with these issues? It’s an in-depth, deep-rooted one that requires many perspectives.

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PUC Alumni Moves Architecture Firm to Napa 

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On the commercial side, I lean toward boutique hospitality, restaurants, wineries, caves, and adaptive reuse projects that give new life into older – often historically significant – buildings. Walk us through a typical workday. How did PUC help prepare you for your career? What made you decide to attend PUC?

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When you peek around the corner like that, you have to peek as things change — as society and the economy change, as trends in higher education change. “I For example, the main hospital system in the area of Virginia where the university is located was a partner in the College of Health Sciences. There are strong regional partners.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The early days of her presidency were not without bumpy moments and naysayers, including alumni who objected to a president not of the university’s founding faith and others who questioned having a woman president, but as she retires in August of this year after a remarkable 12 years, she leaves a legacy in terms of student support and diversity.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. The students usually report back to us where they are employed.