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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. And through the latter, students can gain on-campus employment, mentorship from faculty or staff, and job skill development.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He describes his current work as “being a thought leader, resource person and a fundraiser, a person looking at innovative ways to implement some of our programs and activities that we provide for students at UCLA.” AAP staff works with students, faculty, and staff at those schools and at UCLA to create pathways. Dr. Charles J.

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10 Steps to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Study Aborad Association

Studying abroad has been shown to give students invaluable learning opportunities that aren’t available in a traditional classroom setting. The study also showed that student learning outcomes were unique compared to the classroom. Studying abroad is becoming more and more popular every year. Study Abroad Fair.

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8 Destinations for Affordable Study Abroad Programs under $2,000

Study Aborad Association

Yes, it’s possible to study abroad on a budget – airfare included! If budget is a concern for you or your students, studying abroad doesn’t have to be out of reach. Study Abroad Association helps facilitate a variety of affordable study abroad programs that will meet educational goals while staying under budget.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. Arkansas’s Henderson State cut its faculty and staff from 330 to 230. What is now apparent is a sharp decline in the number of tenured and tenure-track faculty in traditional humanities disciplines and a significant overproduction of Ph.D.s

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Wealth and Want

Higher Education Inquirer

These endowments are often the result of centuries of fundraising, donations, and strategic investments. Due to historical factors, systemic racism, and limited funding sources, these institutions often struggle to provide adequate resources, faculty, and facilities. For some of these schools, it began with land theft and forced labor.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As fundraising fell far short of the goal , Chung stepped in with a $2 million loan. And given Chung’s track record of sinking other colleges, faculty and staff worry the King’s College may be headed for the same fate. Some faculty and staff saw warning signs from the start.