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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund. Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9 million in scholarships to 710 first-generation college students from underrepresented communities.

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Australia back but scholarship plans need review

The PIE News

Data from the department of education in Australia shows that international commencements in higher education have risen to 105,000 in the year to May 2023, an increase of 9% on 2019 figures. Currently, 33 universities in the country are offering scholarships internationally.

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Career Talk: The Heart of Teaching

Today's Learner

Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. In 2017, Essie was elected as President of the Texas Community College Teachers Association and received the Carol Dochen Developmental Educator of the Year Award. It was not easy, but I was determined to get my degree.

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Africa-China HE engagement: a one-way road?

LSE Higher Education Blog

While China is proactive in recruiting African students, Africa seems to play a relatively passive role does this stark imbalance in student mobility pose future risks to Africas higher education?

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

Moreover, it takes place at a point in time that provides no opportunity to make the type of changes that might benefit the students who complete it (George, 2017; Holton, et al., His latest research focuses on evaluation of history course syllabi in higher education and whether they conform to the best practices of teaching and learning.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system. Upon completion of her Ph.D.