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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. Once known for its innovative tuition-free model, Olin College began scaling back its generous financial aid programs in 2010.

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Universities under pressure: Rising above politics to secure Australia’s future

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Australias higher education sector took a hammering in 2024 but our universities as they have throughout history and in spite of political machinations continued to deliver a high-quality education to both domestic and international students and undertake research to find solutions to our biggest challenges.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Compton is the model for that. Just last year, rapper Kendrick Lamar surprised 2024 Compton College graduating students as their graduation speaker. This model is designed to decrease construction time and disruptions. HPI has a long history of serving higher education and, specifically, larger community colleges.

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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Morgan State, despite achieving record-breaking total enrollment figures and becoming the nation's third-largest HBCU, the percentage of Black male students has dropped from 43% in 2015 to 37% in fall 2024. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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Delivering economic growth: the case for a financially secure higher education sector

HEPI

Developing a long-term sustainable funding model for higher education must be a key plank of the Government’s higher education reform package currently being developed ahead of next Summer. We believe that the UK higher education sector is at a perilous point in its history.

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Coursera scaled its GenAI catalog with a new course daily in 2024

Coursera blog

To support learners at every level, from beginners to experts, our partners published over 450 courses in 2024, expanding our catalog by 6x. The post Coursera scaled its GenAI catalog with a new course daily in 2024 appeared first on Coursera Blog. Since the launch of ChatGPT, these courses have amassed over 4 million enrollments.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here. Former Native Explorer participant and mentor, Dr. Lana Duke is a Chickasaw citizen and graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2024. The AIHC was launched by Kent Smith in 2017.