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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. In 2008, he was a board member for the Obama presidential transition with general responsibility for healthcare, education, and immigration. Gavin Newsom.

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How Data Drives Student Success

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As an example, community healthcare training, a workforce training program for entry-level frontline workers, earns its students nine credits toward a public health degree at LaGuardia. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Our program directors and faculty chairs work closely to match them to existing courses.”

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

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For Charlie Baker, there are a lot of things similar about being a governor and the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) — the nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics at about 1,100 schools across the nation.

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For the Common Good

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As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. The pandemic has brought increased awareness of healthcare disparities. It includes an internship at a healthcare facility.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

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This year, Excelencia also examined three specific areas of industry projected to grow by roughly 10% by 2031: STEM (statistics, technology, engineering and mathematics), healthcare, and educational professions.

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Higher Ed Stakeholders Look to Socioeconomic Status as Alternative to Race in Admissions

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Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions in June has left universities, nonprofit organizations, Richard Kahlenberg and other higher education stakeholders with a single question: What are the best paths forward?

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North Carolina Behind in Goal for Educational Attainment; Calls for Greater Student Support

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MyFutureNC, a statewide, nonprofit organization led through cross-sectional collaboration, set a goal to see two million North Carolinians aged 25 to 44 attain an industry-valued credential or postsecondary degree by the year 2030.

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