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Native American Representation in Finance Key to Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joanna Smith-Ramani, co-executive director of the Financial Security Program at Aspen, said that life today is inextricably linked to finances, and in order to create thriving communities and individuals, they must have solid financial supports beneath them. “In It had me contend with, what does it mean to be a Native American in finance? “It

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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The financial wellness initiative will offer a cohort of students a finance and investing course plus a seeded Stackwell account to begin building wealth during their college career. Students will also participate in Stackwell workshops focusing on finance and investing fundamentals to help them build wealth while in college.

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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. UMGC was recently designated a Minority Serving Institution.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

He has served as a consultant to Fortune 100 corporations and many nonprofit organizations. 00:09:13] David Decker: So we say, well, okay, we have a program in French, or we have a program in theater, or we have a program in finance. Dr. Decker graduated from Grinnell College, holds the M.A.

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Digitizing higher ed contributes to better financial footing, report suggests

University Business

The survey, conducted by Rabin Roberts Research this past summer, snapshotted responses from 50 of the 250 nonprofit organizations that identified themselves as higher education institutions. Survey respondents predominantly self-reported as their organization’s CFO or director of finance (80%); the remaining were CEOs or COOs.

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A textbook case on how one university is saving students $10 million

University Business

“It helps us maintain our finances through volume, even though the margins on what is being charged is lower,” Huebler says. One recent survey by Michelson 20MM, a nonprofit organization focused on education accessibility, summarizes the issues.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

For example, one focuses on community college finances during the pandemic. The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers both, collects and makes public a variety of data on AP exam scores, SAT scores, students who take the AP exam, students who take the SAT and how both programs have grown over time.