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Howard University Takes Affirmative Step, All HBCUs Need More Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Racial exclusion from this nation's institutions of higher education has been the norm throughout the vast history of the U.S., Racial exclusion from this nation's institutions of higher education has been the norm throughout the vast history of the U.S., Both educated the progeny of slaveholding families.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The governor’s office responded in a press statement that Reynolds “made the difficult decision to not pursue the university’s funding request” following an independent assessment of IWU’s finances that revealed “systemic financial issues” that would not be solved by a cash infusion.

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More colleges will likely face closure in 2023, experts say

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Presentation College in South Dakota announced its impending closure this week, making it the latest higher education casualty in a sector squeezed by slumping enrollment and rising costs.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While caveats apply, established universities must now conduct research at “world standard” in at least half the broad fields of education they teach. The body charged with enforcing this obligation is the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), the brainchild of late higher education reviewer Denise Bradley.

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A president proposes steep job cuts to save his institution

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They emphasize that job cuts are only one part of the plan; they also seek to realign SOU by leveraging external revenue opportunities that will make it a model for other regional institutions that face similar financial hardships in a perilous higher education landscape.

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Five ways to help students take smart sustainability actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Higher education professionals have long been concerned with how to raise public awareness about climate change. Partner with local governments. Expanded opportunities for forest conservation to sequester carbon have already provided far more financing for biodiversity conservation than would otherwise have been possible.