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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is so much more than a traditional real estate project or campus housing development—it’s a statement about what higher education can be for all of us – those who attend our schools and those who do not,” said Dr. Michael J. In 2010, In 2010, the college converted its football field into a farm.

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The contested rise of ‘institutional autonomy’

HEPI

This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. There is now an enormous range of ‘higher education providers’. Between 2010 and 2014-15 the number of alternative providers rose from 94 to 122.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy.

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The Evolution of Compliance For State Authorization of Distance Education

WCET Frontiers

A big thank you to Sharyl for developing this thorough paper chronicling the evolution of state authorization of distance education and for sharing the following summary today on Frontiers. Individual states passed legislation to oversee higher education institutions. In 2010, the U.S.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in history. “I And in the U.S.

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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dies at 71

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oliver previously served in the state General Assembly and as Assembly speaker, becoming the first Black woman in the role in New Jersey history in 2010. Overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, she also headed efforts to expand affordable housing and local government services.

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How University of Phoenix Failed. It's a Long Story. But It's Important for the Future of Higher Education.

Higher Education Inquirer

The failure of University of Phoenix (UoPX) is more than a dark moment in higher education history. It should act as a lesson learned in the higher ed business. And in 2010, enrollment at the University of Phoenix stood at nearly a half million students. University of Phoenix's presence was everywhere.*