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Apply to US Universities from Brazil

Great College Advice

Some private universities offer a wide range of degree programs, including Bachelor’s, Masters, and doctorates. Or they can study engineering at more specialized public universities like the Colorado School of Mines or the Illinois Institute of Technology. These include Harvard , Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, and Columbia.

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

University Business

Indiana The 21st Century Scholarship pays 100% of Indiana-resident student tuition at a state two- or four-year institution for up to four years, and it even partially covers tuition at a private university.

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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. Private universities can relocate, at least in theory; community colleges (and, to a lesser degree, state colleges) can’t move very far. Is your college coastal?

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Major museums, even more than public and private universities, must navigate a fraught, contentious environment without the broad base of support that comes from alumni. A recent book by Daniel H. The book advances three principles that universities should bear in mind as they, too, navigate choppy waters.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” NACUFS developed a dining sustainability guide that includes best practices, with purchase of the guide including an additional lesson plan book for training staff on sustainable dining storytelling. The plans can be used for 30- or 60-minute trainings as well as quick 15-minute preshift meetings, Nelson says. “Seriously.

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

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The top tier, the University of California System, would comprise universities that offered advanced degrees and conduct significant research. These institutions would be selective and model themselves after prestigious private universities in their range of activities and emphasis on scholarship.

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Chancellor Martin: Public Means Public (Neil Kraus)

Higher Education Inquirer

Neil Kraus is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls since 2005, President of United Falcons, the local chapter of AFT-Wisconsin , and author of three books, including The Fantasy Economy: Neoliberalism, Inequality, and the Education Reform Movement (Temple University Press, 2023).