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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

Students can now spend their first year at City Colleges to take post-secondary courses at community college prices while living on the Illinois Tech campus. They can also join student organizations and participate in activities at Illinois Tech. That way, they can get the best of both worlds, if you will. I firmly believe this.

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Students and Faculty Rally in Protest for Palestine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In Luke’s two years of working on staff at the university, he said, he’s never seen students organize and protest like this before. Students are asking their institutions to divest from military investments, particularly military weapons manufacturers and defense contractors with ties to Israel. Now the lines are faded.

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Ending DEI in Higher Ed Has Larger Implications for our Nation’s Future - We Can Fight Back

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 50 universities are under investigation due to false and manufactured complaints against successful DEI programs, ones specifically designed to ensure that every person feels seen and heard. As a former college professor and university administrator, I take these attacks both personally and seriously.

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