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Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, Complete College America

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yolanda Watson Spivas 25+ year career in postsecondary education spans a range of executive leadership, general management, federal government, public affairs, operations and academic officer positions. Watson Spiva serves as the President of Complete College America (CCA).

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree.

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University of Oregon Receives $3M for Climate Research Using Indigenous Perspectives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Researchers from the University of Oregon (UO) have earned a $3 million grant from the federal government to help tackle global warming, while incorporating the insights of rural and Indigenous communities which are often left out of decisions about what happens around them.

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The Law School Hiring Market Undervalues Women, Minorities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The exception that proves the rule, Professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend has pointed out that unlike every other part of the federal government, the IRS makes virtually no effort to identify — much less to prevent — racial discrimination in its enforcement efforts. I had managed to become a tax law professor without being a Tax AAP.

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All Learning Matters: How We Can Empower People Through A Comprehensive Recognition of Their Skills

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Local, state and federal governments can collect more accurate data they can then use to create policies and dedicate resources to support education and workforce development that meets the needs of their industries and residents.

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Assumption U to Counteract FAFSA Delay by Offering Aid Early

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even when the federal government tries to streamline financial aid, things wind up becoming more complicated. It’s not as complex and difficult as we thought it might be,” said William Boffi, vice president for Enrollment Management at Assumption. “It Assumption estimates that the average award will total $35,000.