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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the country prepares to navigate uncertain economic realities ahead and workforce participation remains below pre-pandemic levels, the positionality of community college as an educational sector is bound to grow in significanceespecially within business, industry, and prospective learner communities.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. Shirley Ann Jackson has proven to be a leader, innovator, and motivator.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While many experts agree that HBCU presidential vacancies are simply part of a larger problem in higher education overall, most agree that frequent presidential turnover can negatively impact not only a university’s standing, donations, and accreditation but the everyday studentslife.

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Why higher education must be reinvented to suit the new generation of students

University Business

As industries adapt to a customer-first model, new challenges arise as students inch their way into the driver’s seat. Secondly, colleges must focus on student engagement through the gamification of online content and leveraging professors’ abilities to inspire and effect critical thinking.

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How to Build a University Social Media Strategy

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Facebook Facebook’s broad appeal makes it suitable for sharing general university updates, news of major accomplishments, and student life highlights. It supports long-form content and videos, making it appealing to a diverse group of users that includes parents, families, alumni, and both current and prospective students.

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

1 This included the Registrar, the Executive Director, Student Affairs, and the Director, Student Life & Learning Support. 2 Between late June and late July 2020, 22,834 prospective students opened the Admissions & Recruitment team’s emails promoting Get Ryerson Ready , which was an open rate more than 1.5

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5 Tips to Help You Stand Out in University and College

Student Life Network

Professors love to see when their students are excited and eager to learn, and will not forget your gesture. Plus, you’ll get to connect with industry leaders and understand more about what they do. So many students don’t check their school e-mails regularly because of all the seemingly useless, announcements there.