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Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1837 by Presbyterian leaders, Davidson College is a private liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Curricula Davidson College offers a broad and rigorous liberal arts education, exclusively focused on undergraduate learning. Why is Davidson Important?

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Small College America – Profile: Tuskegee University

Edu Alliance Journal

Established initially as the Tuskegee Normal School for training Black teachers, it evolved into Tuskegee Institute and eventually a university known for blending liberal arts, technical, and professional education. The university balances a liberal arts foundation with strong STEM and professional programs.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

We are committed to securing the best possible options for our students, faculty and staff and believe this merger with Villanova offers the best opportunity to ensure that the Rosemont College history and legacy endures.” ” Rosemont students who graduate by 2028 will still receive a Rosemont degree. A record $1.5

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US ambassador urges more study opportunities for US students in India

The PIE News

If we are going to build a human bridge, we have to know each other and understand our histories,” said Garcetti. “We The work that we do… helps folks to come to research topics of common interest from science, and social sciences to medicine and history,” said Garcetti. “I Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India.

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We’ve fumed already. Now, it’s time for action to return trust in FAFSA

University Business

The FAFSA fiasco of 2024 is a national emergency that has impacted states, campuses and families alike. With these grants, we can offer a high-quality liberal arts education at a minimal cost to bright and dedicated students who otherwise could not afford to attend. It is also a crisis of our own making.

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Grinnell to Dedicate New Residence Hall to Oldest Living Graduate and First Black Alumna

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

years that she attended the small, private liberal arts college. Getachew, a 2024 graduate of Grinnell, was the first student member of Team Renfrow. “My But it is still a very big milestone in Grinnell taking accountability for its history and making sure that it honors all the pioneers that have come.”

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AAUP: How wealth is being weaponized to manufacture backlash

University Business

AAUP concedes CRT inspired grassroots social justice movements during the pandemic, but the organization also believes that contemporary academic framework was built on decades of scholarship, peer review and debate on race, gender, American history and social equality.