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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Despite these challenges, the organization's 4,000+ alumni have found ways to thrive. Like me, I know our Scholars and our 4,000 Alumni have a lot to offerif given continued opportunities to help our nation thrive." Among those with work authorization, 93% are employed full-time or in graduate school six months after graduation.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

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. Our students, faculty, staff, alumni and other stakeholders understand that.

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MARCH 27, 2025

The center joins Howard's legacy of producing distinguished alumni who have championed 14th Amendment principles, including Judge Robert Carter, former Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder, and scholar and Episcopal priest Pauli Murray, in addition to Marshall and Jordan. Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater. The money will go toward creating endowed chairs and supporting research opportunities at the school’s Institute of American Cultures (IAC) and its four ethnic studies research centers. And over the years, we saw that it was a very good thing. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

The college cites Disney, Apple, Warner Brothers, NBC, and CBS as the top five creative employers of its alumni. Bolton Columbia College Chicago has appointed Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as its eleventh president and chief executive officer, marking a historic milestone for the 135-year-old institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Engram Specifically, in the context of the Deion Sanders online discourse, several references have been made about the lack of alumni giving and inadequate athletic budget people believe would have retained such a high-profile coach. Family, it is time for a chat! Dr. Frederick V. In 2021 Harold Love Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

More than 99% of our Trine alumni are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. Dr. Earl D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lim The institute — which operates at the highest tier of research (R1) — reached its goal a year ahead of schedule, after launching its Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council to fuel Hispanic student enrollment and deepen relationships with Hispanic and Latinx alumni, businesses, and organizations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” “Why do we have to have this big discussion each time, when we understand this philosophically?” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon. I thought it was brilliant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board. I had it all figured out,” says Robinson with a laugh. “I I didn’t even consult my parents.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

Renowned drama school says unprecedented funding challenges make degrees unviable from September 2025 One of the UKs most celebrated drama schools, which counts the Oscar-winners Olivia Colman, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons among its alumni, is to scrap its undergraduate degrees due to a range of financial challenges. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board. I had it all figured out,” says Robinson with a laugh. “I I didn’t even consult my parents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

I look forward to working with the students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater Savannah community to continue the legacy of the state's first public HBCU." The cuts sparked heated debate within the campus community about the university's future direction and commitment to its liberal arts tradition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. Lim, hosted a campus celebration of the school’s HSI designation.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Another goal is to establish an LGBT Alumni Association. Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. They have a different way of looking at the world,” she explains.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

An applicant’s familial ties to alumni will no longer be conveyed to admission officers in a direct “checkbox” way, UVA officials said. The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” “Why do we have to have this big discussion each time, when we understand this philosophically?” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon. I thought it was brilliant.

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Great College Advice

JULY 25, 2023

What are the most common alumni interview questions? Because of the increasing number of applicants, more and more colleges are starting to tap their network of alumni to conduct prospective student interviews in place of on-campus interviews. This post gives you a full list of alumni interview questions. Click here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

We work with them directly, partnering with our National Alumni Council. DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year. We're working with five institutions in that pilot program.

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Hope College Network

MARCH 6, 2025

Boerigter Center for Calling and Career : They offer career planning, job postings, and even alumni connections. Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in college. For me, it wasn’t a straight pathit was a journey of trial, error, and self-discovery. And honestly? That’s the best part.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Valerie Kinloch “I would sit Valerie down and tell her, ‘If you want to be a president, get to working on and learning what that means. You might be the change that we need in the world,” says Kinloch. Whether she could visualize it or not, that young freshman at Johnson C. And that’s how it started for me.” However, timing was important.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

She walked into the first college she attended not knowing where to start, and no one was very helpful in getting her enrolled and on a pathway. She repeated this experience at three different community colleges over three years. It was not until she went to Orange Coast College in California when that changed. Dr. Brad C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

They need to explore every avenue that is somehow connected to the institution—constituents, alumni, graduate chapters of fraternities and sororities, local businesses, alumni entrepreneurs, and former athletes. Now is the time to network, make contacts, reach out to your alumni and area businesses. Dr. Adriel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Take for example the implementation of a CRM, which can improve personalization and segmentation of communications with student and alumni and can help HBCUs save big money in the long term. In fact, a study on the impact of CRMs, indicates potential cost savings of $2.4 million with a 195% ROI within three years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

The leaders of both boards have worked to create a true partnership that recognizes the changing higher education landscape while ensuring a smooth transition for Rosemont students, faculty, staff and alumni," Feeley said. Villanova University President Rev.

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2025

Philanthropy rose across most traditional sourcesprimarily foundational giving, which rose by 13.3%, followed by alumni at 7.5% and non-alumni by 4.7%. billion (33.2%) Alumni : $12.9 billion (33.2%) Alumni : $12.9 Giving from corporations, however, declined by more than 7%. billion (21%) Nonalumni : $8.9

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2025

Ohio University has postponed its annual Black alumni reunion weekend while it reviews the event in light of the Office for Civil Rights Feb.14 14 Dear Colleague letter, which declared illegal virtually all race-based activities at public institutions.

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Curious about the different paths MIT alumni have taken in these fields after graduation? The upcoming Careers in Medicine & Life Sciences Alumni Speed Networking event is your chance to connect with professionals who’ve navigated these fields and gain firsthand insights into their career journeys. Alumni You’ll Meet !

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

I'm so excited to work with my colleagues, the students, alumni, and friends to improve individual lives and the life of the community." Under her leadership, the university achieved record graduation rates and philanthropic funding while expanding its research footprint.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans. Today, we must capitalize on those gains by going to the polls and voting for candidates who are most inclined to support an agenda of racial and gender equity. Please vote!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Missouri, has carried through on a threat to end its formal relationship with its national alumni association, according to an announcement Thursday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Clark Atlanta University is ending its agreement with the current alumni association, according to a university announcement Thursday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Gusbeth notes that a Gallup Tribal College Alumni Survey statistic shows that 76% of Native American students desire to work for their communities. This fall, Minnesota launched North Star Promise with a promise about free tuition. But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds.

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

Colleges are always looking for new ways to increase their alumni’s enthusiasm to give back in a variety of different ways. News & World Report found with the highest number of alumni opting to donate, the average donation rate tripled the national average. It can be challenging to conjure big bucks from any alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

Sorrell “The impact of this gift on our institution and our students, staff, faculty, and alumni cannot be overstated,” said Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. The private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired institution was founded in 1872 by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Church preachers in Austin, Texas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

16-19 to bring together students, faculty, HBCU community leaders, funding experts, sponsors, alumni, and UNCF-member institutions. It is being held in conjunction with the anniversary celebrations of the 76th National Alumni Council (NAC) and the 64th National Pre-alumni Council. “If

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