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UNCF Receives $1 Million from FanDuel Group to Support Maryland HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Christian Genetski The funds – from online gambling company FanDuel Group – are meant to help students with education-related expenses such as technology, housing, food security, and tuition. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $1 million to support students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Maryland.

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Prairie View Recognized for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Godlove Fonjweng NAFSA: Association of International Educators recently announced recipients of the award recognizing excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of university and college campuses.

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Krause Named Dean of William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Krause serves as director of international programs and associate professor of political science at Mount St. She was the founder and director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. A 1998 proposition eliminated most bilingual programs in California schools, and although it was reversed in 2016, there is still a shortage of teachers who speak multiple languages.

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Dr. Blair LM Kelley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She also served as an assistant dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and International Programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Ivy League, with some of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S., They are without a doubt powerhouses in their field and have proven themselves as effective, innovative leaders,” said Dr. Taylor Odle, assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I

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Education's Role in Providing a Flexible Workforce for the Australian Public Service

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There is scope for the Australian Public Service (APS) to increase the recruitment of entry level professionals, through cadet and intern programs. They were interested to hear about my own experience as someone trained by the public service, who then became a contractor. Universities and the