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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The deadline to raise the $2.6 So far, the college has raised $178,000, according to an email sent to supporters earlier this week. “In order to be prepared for any scenario, King’s has been working with a number of colleges and universities to develop preferred transfer agreements. million was Feb.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

This article describes a Future Teachers of Color Summit. What Worked Structure The development of the FToC Summit began with our planning team, which included BIPOC teacher educators who represented diverse identity groups and educational experiences. Intercultural Development Research Association. link] Easton-Brooks, D.

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AI and the shifting currency of knowledge

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Skills that were highly prized and extensively taught, such as summarising information, comparing and contrasting concepts, translating scientific articles for a general audience, simple coding, and structuring arguments, are now declining in perceived and potentially actual value. What changed? Dec 11, 2024

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. During the Great Recession of 2008–09, Harvard raised liquid funds by issuing $2.5

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European research universities group: doctoral supervisors should be trained

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The LERU paper says “neglect or violation of good supervision practice requires suitable repercussions,” possibly including temporary loss of the right to supervise, intensified training requirements or loss of funding. Yes In-Article Careers: 6 ” paraphrasing an African proverb.

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University autonomy in Europe "eroded by political meddling"

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The 2022 edition of the European University Association’s Autonomy Scorecard offers a snapshot of the changing relationships between public universities and the governments that fund and regulate them. Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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College endowments dropped in fiscal year 2022

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Even as endowment returns dipped, colleges tapped those assets to fund their needs. The median percentage of budgets funded by endowments was 5.3 Study respondents reported spending $25.8 billion from their endowments in fiscal 2022, roughly $2 billion more than the $23.9 billion institutions spent in fiscal 2021.