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How to do good on social media, according to 2 leaders

University Business

Social media has the potential to broaden your connection with off-campus community members, though moderation is recommended. Creating an inclusive e-community Noah Geisel, the micro-credential program manager at the University of Colorado Boulder, likes to describe himself as a community organizer. “Pass the microphone.

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Why It’s Imperative that Africa Study Abroad Opportunities Thrive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My rich experiences erased the limited narrative about Africa that I had been exposed to from American media. higher education institution or study abroad provider on the continent, the point is larger than the School for International Training , our nonprofit, accredited private university.

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President’s corner: Enrollment guru Mark Lombardi on the terrific power of social media

University Business

From jumpstarting the private university’s cutting-edge digital infrastructure to spearheading a successful workforce development program , Lombardi’s only unfinished accomplishment is not being able to oversee the development of new residential halls to contain its expanding student body. .”

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Fellowship Program Highlights the Work of Disabled Scholar-Activists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cho, who published a report on their findings in February, was surprised that several elite private universities with “very cut-throat types of cultures,” including Harvard, Dartmouth, and the University of Chicago, ranked at the top, they said. Their work would not have been possible without the Emerge Fellowship, they said.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Steinke suggested IWU has used Reynolds as a scapegoat to minimize blame for the closure.

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Why data competency reached the forefront of this university’s curriculum

University Business

Elon University, a private university based in the liberal arts in North Carolina, recently announced that it’s promising that 90% of its students will reach a foundational level of “data competency” by the time they graduate.

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Free higher education in Syria and inequalities

SRHE

Public university students suffer from a high student-teacher ratio (in some cases, 140 students per teacher) and poor infrastructure compared to the low student-teacher ratio (around 20 students per teacher) and better infrastructure in private universities. of the total number of media students.