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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We know that the quality of the residence halls is an important part of recruitment and retention.” million grant from NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) for technology. “It Trying to fix a/c’s and things like that. Armbrister said the university also received a $5.5

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She joined the task force, and over the next year, members laid out a program for recruiting and retaining minority students. Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recruiting and engaging the role models is an ongoing endeavor. “We For example, at a pharmaceutical company, they’ll learn about chemistry, and at a telecommunications company, they’ll hear about technology. The role models also instill in the students the importance of believing in themselves.

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George Washington University elects first woman president

University Business

Key prerequisites for this leader included a track record in faculty recruitment and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. And as Clemson’s senior assistant provost for Faculty Affairs before that, she spearheaded efforts in faculty recruitment and retention. Granberg earned her Ph.D.

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How Tulane Transformed Post-Katrina Through Crisis Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 006 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Scott Cowen

The Change Leader, Inc.

In the aftermath, there were no telecommunications, no phones, no TVs all you knew was what you could see in the local area. This had a very positive effect on the type of student that they got at Tulane and improved recruitment, retention, and graduation rates. Scott made the decision to stay on campus and ride out the storm.

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 149 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

Mike has been a pioneer in the development of alternative mechanisms and institutional structures for the delivery of high-quality postsecondary education, including helping to accomplish substantial regulatory reforms that made telecommunicated and then online learning broadly available.

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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025 (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

university system by authoritarian governments through funding, students and researchers, and recruitment” (673) More succinctly, that chapter calls for strategic decoupling from China (670, 674). And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered.” (5)