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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. It is no longer enough to leave college with a diploma in hand. Astin , the Allan M.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

University Business

Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. The college has already coordinated Teach-Out agreements with several neighboring colleges and universities to ensure the closure does not hurt its students.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. That allowed the college to build out new majors, which in turn brought in students and revenue. Rize was founded in 2019, and Adrian began using the platform the following year.

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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He is a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He earned an associate degree in liberal arts from Orange County Community College, a bachelor’s degree in history from Vassar College, and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan. He is also a curator of ¡Pleibol!

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The city and area hold a large population of people from places such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, along with more recent refugees from Afghanistan and Syria, according to Dr. Jason Oliver Chang, director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. Patterns of racialization in the U.S.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Inside Higher Ed

She earned a nursing assistant certification in high school but decided not to pursue the field at Westminster College, a small private institution in Salt Lake City; she worried that it would limit her job opportunities when she graduated. Image: Tabitha Edson always knew she wanted to work in health sciences. ” Ruby H.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The city and area hold a large population of people from places such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, along with more recent refugees from Afghanistan and Syria, according to Dr. Jason Oliver Chang, director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. Patterns of racialization in the U.S.