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A Heart for People

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While cities have made great strides in preparing for the extremes of climate change, and local, state, and federal governments are paying more attention to the growing crisis, more needs to be done to protect and reach out to marginalized and vulnerable populations, said Monteblanco.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. ” Outside observers have criticized IWU for placing blame on the governor’s office.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing.

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students. The streams of governmental support have varied over time as The Pew Charitable Trust s noted. So what does that look like?

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Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?

The Change Leader, Inc.

For instance, Dr. Robert Gates brought deep experience working in the federal government along with time spent in academia to Texas A&M Universitys presidency from 2002-2006. These candidates resumes boast professional experience beyond the walls of academia and in higher education. In 2013, Purdue University hired Indiana Gov.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015.

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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College presidents, Harris suggested, should have yearly measurable objectives around the success of men of color, that they are evaluated on, just like fundraising. Wood suggested that at least some of the projects could be done under the rubric of equity, which he said was a designation more closely tied to the federal government.