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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research. Their work creates new products, companies, a trained workforce and jobs.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. The research question is a primary mode of inquiry for him. “My This arm of my research agenda is aimed at understanding how campus cultures, campus climates, and campus actors (e.g.,

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

In this extra post, Colette Revadillo, David Geddes, and Anya Tan showcase APEX 7, an upcoming student-led medical research expedition to Bolivia that seeks to advance the field of high-altitude medicine. Medical students organise every aspect of the expeditions, from research design and fundraising to logistics and safety management.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He describes his current work as “being a thought leader, resource person and a fundraiser, a person looking at innovative ways to implement some of our programs and activities that we provide for students at UCLA.” They’re going to be researching issues that impact the students’ respective communities,” Alexander says.

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Part of the apex6 expedition at the summit of Huayna Potosi (6088m) – Image Credit David Geddes In this extra post, Colette Revadillo, David Geddes, and Anya Tan showcase APEX 7, an upcoming student-led medical research expedition to Bolivia that seeks to advance the field of high-altitude medicine.

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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

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt. There are other important points that grow out of Kimball and Iler’s research.

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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

sports, the arts, research, internships, paid work, or volunteer work). They are not asking their applicants to “tick boxes” or follow particular check lists. They are not looking for a particular number of volunteer hours. The fact is, it’s not about the particular activity (e.g.,