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Saint Augustine's Plans Lawsuit After Denied Accreditation Appeal

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In February, the university launched the Falcon Pride Initiative Fundraising Campaign, aimed at rallying support — upward of $5 million — from internal stakeholders, alumni, friends, neighbors, and the HBCU community to demonstrate financial solvency for preserving its accreditation.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. To get a significant, unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott can really jumpstart a community college private fundraising program,” Stout says.

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Glenn Triest (’82 Photography) Selected as Juror for Re/View: CCS Alumni Exhibition

College for Creative Study

Deeply committed to his community, Triest serves on several Detroit nonprofit boards and has created Imprint Press, a nonprofit initiative that produces fundraising materials for charitable organizations. Triest began as a street photographer, honing his skills in intuition and sensitivity as he documented life on the streets of Detroit.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“The University will submit a plan that necessitates ensuring that the UMass Amherst Foundation, not UMass Amherst, performs most of the advancement and fundraising work to maintain legal compliance moving forward,” Duffy wrote. Advancement employees, some of whom have been at the university for decades, were shocked and upset.

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Louisiana will face lawsuit over Ten Commandments school displays

University Business

The poster or framed document dimensions must be at least 11 inches by 14 inches. Speaking at a Republican Party fundraiser in Tennessee over the weekend, Landry said he intended to sign the Ten Commandments bill into law, “and I can’t wait to be sued.” The measure, authored by Rep.

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Presidential Evaluations: How University Boards Strengthen Oversight: Structured evaluations strengthen governance, accountability, and institutional success

The Change Leader, Inc.

Alumni, on the other hand, may offer feedback on institutional reputation or fundraising efforts, providing a more holistic view of the institutions performance. In response, the board implemented annual review protocols and created a process for documenting and tracking executive performance.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

“ The ongoing drop in high school graduates, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, is well documented,” he said. .” Some see it as the same job but with a lot more hats to wear. ” Here are what these presidents grapple with and how they are remaining headstrong in the new higher education landscape.