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Students connect peers to alumni, industry resources

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: For students, leveraging their institution’s alumni network can be easier said than done. The Connect Team at Hamilton College in New York serves as a bridge between students and graduates working in various industries. In total, the Connect Team reaches between 250 to 300 alumni annually through its programming and work.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities Seek Greater Recognition and Funding

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Experts hope that, with more flexible funding, TCUs will be more easily able to not only support their students, but recruit and retain more faculty and expand programs that serve regional needs. All this care comes with a consequence—it can lead to burn out, which can lead to faculty, staff, and administrators leaving their roles.

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How to Recruit Graduate Students

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

They are industry veterans, scholars, and pioneers with unique stories and expertise that resonate with prospective students. A robust career center that collaborates closely with industry leaders enriches your students’ learning experience and provides them with invaluable networking opportunities.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Experts say that faculty, administration, alumni, and even current students have a role to play in influencing the stability of their university’s executive office. It can halt, stall, or break up budding partnerships with leading industries, investors, and other benefactors,” says Strayhorn. “It

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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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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But through information sessions, graduate fairs, and partnerships with groups like the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Columbia has been making a deliberate effort to recruit students more broadly. Being able to use NYC as a springboard to whatever industry or career, that's what makes this particular fellowship stand out a lot."

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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.