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Small College America – Profile: Alice Lloyd College

Edu Alliance Journal

Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd (1876 1962) and her co-founder June Buchanan (1887 1988) were the co-founders and worked without pay on both education and fundraising for the college. Many students are first-generation, with limited financial resources and weaker academic preparation. and a grade of A-.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I’m not referring here to faculty salaries or reduced teaching loads or class size or breadth of programs or extensive support services—all of which are good things (within limits). The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education.

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Wealth and Want Part 3: Dispossession, Inequality, Underfunding, and Debt

Higher Education Inquirer

The Price of "Savage Inequalities" The underfunding of these institutions has a profound impact: Limited Student Outcomes: Students face inadequate advising, limited course offerings, and insufficient support services. This can lead to lower graduation rates and hinder their academic success.

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Wealth and Want

Higher Education Inquirer

These endowments are often the result of centuries of fundraising, donations, and strategic investments. This allows them to offer higher salaries, better facilities, and more generous financial aid packages. For some of these schools, it began with land theft and forced labor.