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Arlethia Perry-Johnson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That, says Perry-Johnson, vice president of external affairs, has come with amassing nearly three decades of communications and public affairs experience, with most in higher education. She joined Kennesaw State in 2006 when she was appointed special assistant to the president for external affairs.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru. New York University brought on Yvonne Erazo as the new director of basic needs earlier this month.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople.

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

Public Affairs. : A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education. Thomas Nelson. The Great Training Robbery: Education and Jobs." Berman, Elizabeth P. Creating the Market University. Princeton University Press. Monthly Review Press. Princeton University Press.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The renowned economist and former president of the London School of Economics also took on the position of Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia. DACA, a program created in 2012 by executive order was meant to provide protections to undocumented immigrants who came stateside as children. and work.