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Agriculture Department Attempts to Keep Rural Colleges and Universities Afloat

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In contrast, having a university nearby improves household income, high school graduation rates, and employment; and encourages local college-going, according to research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Iowa Wesleyan University, one school that the USDA has been aiding, has had an estimated $55.1

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Advocacy group survey: Faculty fear backlash for free speech

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The survey wasn’t nationally representative, said Nathan Honeycutt, the report’s lead author and a Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) research fellow, “but we are pretty confident that these are generally representative of faculty attitudes.”

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Collaboration in Higher Education: How Can Universities Partner With Employers?       

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Many universities face a significant enrollment gap, which can lead to lost revenue over time, while many employers face a serious talent gap, which can impact their bottom lines. Discovery and market research can establish the foundation of a partnership between a university and an employer.

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President moves: Yale taps next leader, plus more hires abound

University Business

She has led academics, research and operations in her four-year run at Stony Brook and oversees the Brookhaven National Laboratory, a U.S. Moreover, she served as provost of the University of Texas at Austin and vice provost at the University of Virginia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree.

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Reflections on 2018 and Predictions for 2019: with Drumm McNaughton | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 012

The Change Leader, Inc.

Some of those mergers were huge ( Purdue acquiring Kaplan , Strayer acquiring Capella, National University System acquiring Northcentral ). In addition, 14 nonprofit universities closed and five merged while 36 public institutions merged or consolidated. Student Enrollment and Impact on Marketing Research and Spending.