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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse “I told my story — what it took for me to achieve my dream — and at the end, the students wanted my autograph,” says Diaz-Claisse, president and CEO of Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey. She gladly agreed.

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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. At the end of the course, students complete a capstone project by analyzing a real-life problem from a partner organization and solving it.

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HEI's Public Comment to ED Regarding Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Pay As You Earn, Income Contingent Repayment, Gainful Employment, and Borrower Defense to Repayment and Other Regulations

Higher Education Inquirer

This program not only supports individuals but also ensures that important sectors such as education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations continue to attract passionate and committed professionals. It is a win-win for both the workers and the communities they serve.

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Storytelling was one of the original communication strategies used by mankind, and the role of storytelling in leadership has been connected to leadership effectiveness, according to a study published in a 2018 issue of the Journal of Leadership Education. [That] is how the idea of Story Lab was born,” he says.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

Podcast Highlights Applying the 4 Ps of Marketing to Higher Education Learn how applying the traditional marketing framework of the 4 Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) to higher education programs can lead to success. He has served as a consultant to Fortune 100 corporations and many nonprofit organizations.

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The Overlooked Factor in College Success: Belonging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, most of the young adults I work with at the Come to Believe Foundation — students who are first-generation, students who are from low-wealth backgrounds, and students who are often on the margins of high-quality higher education programs — know the value of a college degree. The Pell Grant is one solution.

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Amid pushback, U.S. delays guidance on outsourcing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Education Department’s recent guidance expanding the definition of what it means to be a “third-party servicer” for institutions that receive federal financial aid funds put online program management companies, or OPMs, squarely in the center of the bull’s-eye. So no one was remotely surprised that the U.S.