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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

EU Membership and UK Science (Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords, 20 April 2016). Note that this report was partially derived out of written and oral evidence provided to the Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords (December 2015-March 2016), some of which is flagged below. Adams & K.A.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

The fact is that Princeton is not a research powerhouse in the applied sciences. That “ elite colleges simultaneously reproduce class inequality and belief in the justness of that inequality.” ” That “ Nothing divides America—economically, socially and politically—like a college degree.”

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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

Insight Into Diversity

“These courses also provide incarcerated students and formerly incarcerated alumni with knowledge, skills, and connections they can use to benefit their children and families, multiplying the impact of a single college degree.” Currently, only about 35% of state prisons offer some form of college programming, according to NCAN.

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Dolores O’Riordan, University College Dublin, Ireland

The PIE News

She sat down with The PIE to discuss challenges around diversification, the institution’s overall international agenda and why hearing a string quartet play The Beatles at EAIE 2016 in Liverpool left a mark. A major defining moment was on the completion of my PhD in food science. Describe your work.