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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before and during COVID, most of these students vanished from our most affordable and accessible institutions – our community colleges. Enrollment for Black learners in community colleges is not down because of COVID or because the Black population is shrinking (in fact, it has increased by 2.5

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Following the Rainbow to the Campus Store

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As retailers like Target face backlash for selling Pride Month items, LGBTQ+ students say it’s especially meaningful to see their universities selling such merchandise in the campus store.

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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College

Edu Alliance Journal

Beyond direct employment, Whitman attracts thousands of students and visitors to the area each year, which boosts the local hospitality and retail sectors. It is among the largest employers in the region , accounting collectively for roughly 1,600 jobs in Walla Walla County.

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Mastering Food for Campus Life Beyond The Dining Hall

University Business

In this 30-minute Ed Talk, learn how food impacts key staff initiatives beyond the dining hall and how Quinsigamond Community College provides its staff with the catered meetings and events they crave without overhauling their current food service system.

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USC Professor Recalls Book After ‘L.A. Times’ Finds Plagiarism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Agus has decided, with our full support, to recall the book, at his own expense, until a fully revised and corrected edition can be released … Simon & Schuster has ceased distribution of all formats of the book and advised our retail and distribution partners to return copies of the book.” ” The L.A.

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Are cannabis programs set to become higher education’s next darling?

University Business

million in retail revenue. Flexible, cost-effective programs Colleges and universities are offering a variety of short-term, highly flexible and cost-friendly programs that educate students on a wide array of disciplines in cannabis, including its cultivation, processing and sales and dispensary management.