University Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As we continue to integrate AI into our systems, it’s important to remember that these technologies are tools to enhance, not replace, the critical human elements of education,” said a community college IT professional. Concerns abound Data security and bias aren’t new concerns surrounding AI use.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The contributions went mostly to restricted endowments, primarily to fund scholarships, and to “operations with restrictions on use”—usually research projects. Tied to this, they said, are efforts by alumni relations offices to adapt their fundraising efforts to the sensibilities and technologies of the new generation.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Drawing on its research and experience advising nearly 500 colleges and universities nationwide, Hanover Research has an inside line to higher ed and the major themes in which schools are entrenched. Half of all community college students struggle with picking classes around their job.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt. There are other important points that grow out of Kimball and Iler’s research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ken Burnett’s classic 1992 fundraising text, Relationship Fundraising , taught and touted the value of developing relationships with donors based on the attributes of friendship, such as care, understanding, respect and mutual trust. Soft skills should never overshadow or replace hard skills in fundraising operations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Students are completing college on time at higher rates nationally at two- and four-year institutions. Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. ” Community colleges and for-profits have borne well over 90 percent of the drop. Underserved markets exist. Not really.

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University Business

AUGUST 23, 2024

Renowned for his faculty and research focus, Garimella raised the budget of Vermont’s research branch by 23% in an effort to reach R1 status, Seven Days reports. She will have served the liberal arts college for seven years when she steps down. Among community college leaders retiring, we have Robert H.

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

At Augusta, Mackinnon held an “expanded provost’s position” over three and a half years in which he helped develop and implement the public research university’s strategic plan and oversaw its success and belonging programs, enrollment and other metrics, according to a press release.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

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.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

College Pulse Survey, Spring 2022. A Gallup survey in fall 2021 revealed that two-thirds of community college students and an eye-popping three-fourths of bachelor’s degree students had considered leaving school in the previous six months due to emotional stress. Make mental health a fundraising priority.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2024

Fry has led nearby Drexel University since 2010, elevating its international academic footprint by forging research partnerships across China, Turkey, Israel, Brazil, Chile, India and South Korea, according to a university press release. The R1 Philadelphia university chose an established president.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

“So we fundraise money, bring that in, and we pair it with success coaching. “Increasing our community’s understanding of the value of the college degree was a really important step forward,” Ivie says.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Edify serves as a data hub for all of the systems that higher ed already uses, from enrollment and fundraising CRMs to student success platforms. Improve Advancement efforts through more intelligent fundraising As Advancement gets more targeted in its approach to fundraising appeals, it has become more reliant on data.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 25, 2023

25 July · Episode 165 Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF 37 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Funding research for tier two institutions enables building robust infrastructures, achieving groundbreaking discoveries and expanding STEM.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hawaii boasts a 50,000 student body across seven community colleges, two regional universities and an R1 research university—the breadth of which Hensel is accustomed to. She also spearheaded a record-setting fundraising campaign during Eastern Mennonite’s centennial year.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Tribal Colleges and Universities (49) , Historically Black Colleges and Universities (107 ), Minority-Serving Institutions (about 700) , and community colleges (about 1100) – all serving diverse student populations – face a constant uphill battle. This can make it difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Patricia Rogers – Lake Superior College Patricia Rogers announced her plans to retire as president of Lake Superior College in June 2025. She will have served six years at the Minnesota State System community college by the time of her retirement.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

EAB is also extending its CRM to support alumni engagement and fundraising. Together, the changes support students to, through, and beyond college—and cement Navigate as higher education’s leading CRM solution. To reflect this growth, EAB is introducing a new name for the platform: Navigate360. Learn more at eab.com.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

This report examines the chasm between the wealthiest university endowments and underfunded tribal colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and community colleges and how this leads to unnecessary human suffering. For some of these schools, it began with land theft and forced labor.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hrabowski III, who over 30 years helped transform the public university from a sleepy commuter institution into a research powerhouse known especially for producing Black scientists. And by the way, both were great fundraisers—I should throw that in. They were always authentic, never avoided problems. Were they preparing us?

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EAB

OCTOBER 10, 2023

EAB is also extending its CRM to support alumni engagement and fundraising. Together, the changes support students to, through, and beyond college—and cement Navigate as higher education’s leading CRM solution. To reflect this growth, EAB is introducing a new name for the platform: Navigate360. Learn more at eab.com.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 28, 2019

The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. Colleges and universities also hire for research scientist roles, which are full-time staff positions. Many other areas of colleges and universities occasionally hire Ph.D.s.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2018

The federal government mainly offers financial assistance to individual students and specific research projects; states cover the general operations of public institutions. This same type of analysis is happening at a variety of institutions, including the University of Michigan and some Colorado community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Although the pandemic has negatively impacted enrollment across the world of higher education, the drops for minoritized men at community colleges have been especially precipitous. They discussed their ideas Thursday at a panel co-sponsored by CCEAL and the Association of Community College Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Current research Kelchen is working on several projects about state and local funding for public higher education and the effects of that funding on students and institutions. He notes that wealthy private colleges and many public flagship universities are flourishing, but much of higher education is struggling.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

Hiring Megan Coval – Butler County Community College (Penn.) Megan Coval has been promoted to permanent leader of Butler County Community College. The first-generation college graduate has spearheaded record-highs in graduation rates, research funding and philanthropic support. Retiring Forrest E.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2023

The board of trustees unanimously voted to shut the school down despite growing enrollment post-pandemic, thanks in part to a partnership with a local community college. The school faced a potential closure in 2018, but it was saved by fundraising and a $26.1 million loan from the Department of Agriculture.

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University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

These colleges boast the best offerings Enrollment in computer science continues to surge. Analyzing the strongest community colleges and their systems Despite the year’s headlines painting community colleges poorly, community colleges are seeing some favorable developments.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

That despite a quarter century of intensive efforts to raise college graduation rates, rates remain distressingly low for Black and Hispanic students, older students, part-time students, and community college students. We need to redesign and give greater precedence to faculty development and instructional support.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

The significant improvement in wages and benefits for teaching assistants, graduate student researchers and postdoctoral scholars are milestone changes, marking an important victory for organized labor. The university says it values the labor of those who do a great deal of the front-line teaching and day-to-day tasks in our research labs.

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University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

William Craft — Concordia College Walking out of academia hand in hand with his wife, William “Bill” Craft will be leaving behind a nearly pitch-perfect presidency during which he led the Minnesota school’s largest fundraising effort, garnering more than $157 million—exceeding the target by $7 million eight months early.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Furthermore, the outgoing president helped found the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) to strengthen academic and co-curricular partnerships between Hartford and the college’s students, staff and faculty. Kent Trachte – Lycoming College (Penn.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Of the nearly $50 billion of federal government annual awards in research and development, less than 0.5%, or about $400 million, is awarded to all HBCUs combined,” said Trent. These include enrollment management, student success, fundraising and endowment, infrastructure, technology, and facilities; and academic program relevance.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Meanwhile, admissions to the more selective institutions became much more competitive and the market for students became less local, but students from lower-income backgrounds were increasingly concentrated in the colleges with the fewest resources. Don’t just be a teacher or a research or a scholar. Be a transformer.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 30, 2024

The goal is to navigate these complexities without compromising the institution’s integrity or its commitment to education, research, and community engagement. The effective use of presidential voice involves a nuanced approach to public communication. Have you engaged with your local community college?

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