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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the ensuing years, HBCUs received what most consider unprecedented levels of funding from the federal government as well as a groundswell of support from donors. Second, HBCU students, alumni, families and communities across the country must come together to rally for HBCUs.

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown also aims to build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs and leadership in higher education and policy development. HBCUs are a special sector in the unique mosaic of American higher education,” said Pinkard. “But And yet HBCUs have persisted and been successful in graduating very impactful alumni.”

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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Nothing made me question my life choices more than knowing that my hours spent cleaning other people’s toilets to put myself through college weren’t enough—and that my hours spent earning a degree didn’t matter…they were telling me that higher education was something I simply could not afford.” In 2018 the U.S.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Of our 329 fellowship alumni, 49% are leaders of color and 63% are women. More state higher education systems should train boards on how to hire excellent presidents and how to partner with them to improve student outcomes and close equity gaps. Yet, we cannot keep up with demand.

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More colleges will likely face closure in 2023, experts say

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Presentation College in South Dakota announced its impending closure this week, making it the latest higher education casualty in a sector squeezed by slumping enrollment and rising costs.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Over the last four decades, public esteem and political support for nonprofit higher education have steadily eroded. This competition yielded many benefits for higher education and the nation and was widely applauded through the 1970s. How, then, can that rivalry be curtailed in order to restore public esteem?

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

The aftermath has led to ugly financial battles involving policymakers, faculty, staff, students and alumni. This blog, the sixth in a series, will discuss where weve been and where were going in terms of public funding of higher education. billion (21 percent) over that period. billion (21 percent) over that period.