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Dr. Lester McCorn Selected to Lead Paine College

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I relish the opportunity to collaborate with Paine College's trustees, administrators, alumni, students, faculty, stakeholders, and civic and business leaders to realize our vision for higher education excellence."

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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

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Carolinas reputation for highly talented students, thought leadership by faculty members, dedicated professional staff and a deeply engaged and supportive alumni network is widely known and respected among its peers. Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff.

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Charitable Giving to U.S. Higher Education Institutions Rises 3% Despite Economic Challenges

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Alumni giving saw the most significant increase among donor categories, rising 7.5 When combined with gifts restricted to academic divisions and faculty and staff positions, these priorities represented 87.2 Thirty years ago, alumni provided 27.6 percent from the previous year. Foundation giving led the growth with a 13.3

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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

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As a Research 1, it will be vital to ensure that all tenure-track faculty are supported through reduced course loads (4 courses a year max), research start-up funds across the disciplines, ample conference travel funding, and that Ph.D. Im excited to see what the institution does to build on this recognition as it progresses," she said. "As

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Alumni Gift $25M to UCLA Department of History

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The University of California Los Angeles has become the benefactor of a $25 million gift from Meyer Luskin and his wife, Renee, both UCLA alumni. Meyer and Renee Luskin have donated $25 million to UCLA to broaden historical knowledge among the public. “We

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

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In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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Columbia College Chicago Names Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as First Woman of Color President

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Louis, Tuskegee University, and Tulane University in New Orleans, where she established two leadership institutes to support faculty and staff development. The college cites Disney, Apple, Warner Brothers, NBC, and CBS as the top five creative employers of its alumni.