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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. Leslie Johnson, an associate academic dean at CCV. “So,

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Being able to use NYC as a springboard to whatever industry or career, that's what makes this particular fellowship stand out a lot." and countries including Jamaica and Kenya — have gone on to a host of varying opportunities, such as medical school, doctorates, Goldman Sachs, the NBA, and Disney.

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A Letter to Wiley University Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The fear that being in partnership with the nation’s 100 + HBCUs to strengthen the aviation industry will cause harm because of a belief of Black people’s inferiority who attend and graduate HBCUs is ludicrous. according to the National Educational Association.

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Women in STEM: Perception Versus Reality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. The National Girls Collaborative Project’s 2023 “State of Girls and Women in STEM” report revealed much of the same.

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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, the medical industry understands how agriculture plays a crucial role in overall health and wellbeing,” says Williams. Mentoring is of particular interest to Williams because he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from N.C. A&T, where he found his life’s passion as an undergraduate. Hilton III, N.C.

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IDEA Awards Bronze Prize to Two Product Design Alumni Who Look Towards A Future of Inclusive Design

College for Creative Study

The prestigious International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) acknowledges student projects by two Product Design alumni who appreciate the future and inclusivity of product design as they both received the Bronze Prize. That is specifically an area of industrial design I became passionate about during my time at CCS and continue to pursue.

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‘We will create the programs our students want’ - Lauren Taylor, the DA Online

Ray Schroeder

Gordon Gee said that WVU is adapting to become “a modern land-grant” institution through “Academic Transformation" during his State of the University Address at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday. He said the University will create new programs in the future based on feedback from students, alumni and faculty members.

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