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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central to this national transformation is the innovative Eagle Achievement Center, a comprehensive student success hub located in the schools library that provides integrated academic support, career guidance, and personal development resources. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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The University of Iowa Offers Day-Long “Grandparents University” Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The event will feature courses such as “Back in My Day: An Exploration of the Past and the Future at the Library”; “Earthquakes and Engineering Challenge”; “Looking Back and Forging Ahead: The UI Campus its Architecture and its History”; and “Introduction to Falconry.” The day will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bryn Geffert The move by UVM Press – overseen by UVM Libraries – is meant to eliminate financial hurdles and barriers to peer-reviewed research that traditional publishing and access models impose. This endeavor was announced last week, with its first publication, The Journal of Ecological Engineering Design, released that week as well. "It

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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Can Professors Get STEM Students to Vote?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For years, students studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics have voted at lower rates than their peers—especially lagging those in education and library science, who are most likely to vote. Experts say that connecting their course material to what’s on the ballot can help.

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Its master’s degree program in Diné Culture, Language, and Leadership required the institution to hire new faculty members and save money for a research library. They also need to develop a culture of having a graduate school — we need to build admin support for it, for faculty, and for the students, and we need to build up our library.”

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Get smarter with AI: Popular LinkedIn Learning courses and Percipio tools

CU Work-Life Balance

Explore new AI tools in Skillsoft Percipio CU’s recently upgraded Skillsoft Percipio learning platform features an expanded library of courses, ebooks, and audiobooks, many of which focus on AI. You can also access it from the library.