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Charitable Giving to U.S. Higher Education Institutions Rises 3% Despite Economic Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education for 67 years, shows that nearly half of all endowed gifts were designated for student financial aid. When combined with gifts restricted to academic divisions and faculty and staff positions, these priorities represented 87.2 The survey, which has tracked philanthropic support for U.S.

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Wellsley College: Progressive in Theory. Right Wing in Practice.

Higher Education Inquirer

The ongoing faculty strike at Wellesley College reveals, in stark terms, the reality of the two-tier faculty system that has come to define much of American higher education. At Wellesley, non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty make up about 30 percent of the teaching staff but are responsible for teaching 40 percent of the colleges classes.

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Higher Ed Institutions Garner $58B Through Philanthropy in FY23

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The survey found that much of the endowed support was targeted by donors to fund student financial aid, academic divisions, and faculty and staff compensation. That is more than double these gifts’ weight in 2022, when seven such contributions accounted for 1.8% of the total.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rather, it's the natural result of diverse individuals coming together — students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds, races, genders, religions, and socioeconomic statuses — sharing their experiences and perspectives, challenging assumptions, and advocating for a more just and equitable society.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There should be efforts made to help faculty and students understand the nuances of the issue, such as that affirmative action has been permitted due to its educational benefits, rather than to remedy past social injustices. Stakeholders on campus should also be engaged prior to any decision, according to Coleman.

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Higher education philanthropy: 6 groups are driving its growth

University Business

Philanthropy is on the rise in higher education as donors prioritize research, financial aid and faculty. Perhaps unsurprisingly, nearly half of all endowed gifts were designated for student financial aid. Here’s a closer look at the numbers. of the total amount contributed to endowments.