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Minnesota’s “bold action to make college affordable” results in free tuition

University Business

The “North Star Promise” pertains strictly to Minnesota’s state institutions and is part of an overarching higher education budget bill. Washington The College Bound Scholarship Washington is unique in that besides providing a tuition-free scholarship to eligible students, it also covers some fees and a small book allowance.

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Apply to US Universities from Brazil

Great College Advice

This guide will help you understand the American higher education system and provide you with tops about how to apply to US universities from Brazil. How many students apply to US universities from Brazil? What kinds of universities exist in the US? Do you dream of studying in the United States? Are you Brazilian?

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Asking the Right Questions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Bryan Alexander’s new book, Universities on Fire, is a structured series of speculations about what that might mean. Higher education is one, and an important one, but it’s one among many. Even within higher education itself, institutional self-interest seems likely to push against some systemic reforms.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Meanwhile, public expectations about the kind of diverse, immersive, interactive, participatory, and technology-enhanced exhibits museums should offer escalate, while their educational and community outreach responsibilities mount. A recent book by Daniel H. Colleges and universities don’t inhabit an ivory tower.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But the one-quarter finding matches up with how Julian Dautremont of AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, describes higher ed’s commitment. ” Another student, at a private university in Pennsylvania, has even been required to print out essays for the peer-review process.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

eLiterate

The authors state their rationale and goals up front: The conventional model of higher education is facing growing skepticism. With rising tuition costs, ballooning debt, and concerns about preparedness for the work force, many are doubting the value of higher education. The context of the need.

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Chancellor Martin: Public Means Public (Neil Kraus)

Higher Education Inquirer

Recently, Chancellor Mike Martin laid out his views on UWRF (the University of Wisconsin River Falls) and higher education in the Student Voice. I’d like to offer a very different perspective on public higher education. For many decades, higher education has been made into a private good.