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President moves: Announcing a surge of hires, including this state flagship

University Business

In 2023, President Gee announced academic program mergers or cuts, tuition raises and layoffs. Edmonds is credited with raising nearly $80 million for an economic development project that revitalized a central campus building. The next leader of West Virginia’s state flagship arrives at a momentous time for the university.

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A small college is failing. Is a rich Canadian to blame?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Earlier this year, the college announced a funding gap of $2 million that it needed to close quickly in order to remain open. The CBC reported that CDI College is now being investigated over issues raised in its exposé Now some worry that Chung is similarly misleading the King’s College constituents through Primacorp.

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Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Higher Education

Teaching Matters Academic Support

.” – From a recent report by the Russell Group Students’ Unions. The promise of personal and professional development, developing knowledge of a subject you love, and the prospect of a career in your chosen field have all been strong magnets for students.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: An enrollment surge at Tennessee State University combined with a lack of student housing led to a scathing comptroller’s report calling for a change in the historically Black university’s leadership.