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CSUF Student Researcher Explores Black Barbie's Effect on Children's Self-Image

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The study also examined marketing materials, packaging, and positioning of the dolls in retail environments. They discovered that even when presented with Black Barbie options, many participants still expressed preferences that aligned with Eurocentric beauty standards. The way toys are presented to children matters tremendously.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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2025 trends: What higher ed can learn from retail

University Business

This emotional connection has buffered schools from some of the competitive pressures retailers face. Forward-thinking colleges and universities are adopting retail-inspired strategiesprioritizing convenience, personalization and data-driven decisions to enhance student experiences.

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Oden Assumes Historic Appointment at Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oden was tapped to lead HSBC Bank’s wealth management, global private banking, and retail companies in the United States. Oden takes the new role with extensive experience in finance and a highly regarded reputation in the wealth management business, according to TMCF .

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The College of Saint Rose to Close Permanently at the End of School Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school’s various properties in the city of Albany will become empty, though most of them are zoned to allow several kinds of uses, from residential to retail. The College of Saint Rose in New York will close permanently due to financial challenges, ending its 103-year span in higher ed. As for the students, their fates remain unknown.

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General Assembly Vacates TSU Board of Trustees, Governor Makes Appointments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lawmakers and community leaders opposed to the measure said state leaders unfairly targeted TSU, the only publicly funded historically Black university in Tennessee. Some state legislators noted TSU’s student housing shortages and financial struggles as reasons for vacating its board, the Associated Press reported.

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AFT Prez Sends Letter to WVU Board Over Proposed Cuts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These effects will be felt not by just the families of the WVU faculty and staff facing layoffs, but also by the local businesses and retailers who serve the community and who depend on WVU employees spending money in their shops.” Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member Among the programs on the chopping block are WVU’s Ed.D

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