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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the heart of Baltimore, a remarkable transformation is taking place at Coppin State University under the visionary leadership of President Dr. Anthony Jenkins. The numbers tell a compelling story of transformation for the historically Black college and university (HBCU). Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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3 reasons state funding to public colleges is rising

University Business

For only the second time in history, state funding to public colleges in 2023 exceeded per-student funding levels unseen since before the Great Recession. from an enrollment peak in 2011. The post 3 reasons state funding to public colleges is rising appeared first on University Business. million in 2023, down 0.5%

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Guskiewicz will become the next president of Michigan State University, effective Mar. Guskiewicz Guskiewicz – a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and academic leader – is currently chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. in sports medicine from the University of Virginia; an M.S. Dr. Kevin M.

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Brown University Exhibit on Mumia Abu-Jamal to Highlight American Prison System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An upcoming exhibition at Brown University will depict the incarcerated life of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, through a collection of written papers and other materials, to educate people on the realities and inequalities of the American prison system. He previously was given a death sentence, but that was overturned in 2011.

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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

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The second type is the undergraduate qualification awarded by several Scottish universities following a four-year course. The third type is the degree awarded by the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin, which are effectively honorific degrees. Recipients have to be awarded a B.A.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks recalls his father’s experiences in the Merchant Marines in the 1950s, visiting West Africa, and how the parental influence extends into his work as an anthropologist and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Like most Americans, when we think of Appalachia, we think about hillbillies in West Virginia.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, mergers and acquisitions in the coming year and beyond. Villanova University announced on March 31 that it had entered a merger agreement with Rosemont College. Cornish College of the Arts (Wash.)

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