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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Immediately, Dayshawn and I went into planning, says Jackson, Eight years later, Compton College is breaking ground on a 250+ bed housing facility, becoming the first community college in Los Angeles County to offer campus housing to its students. That means that they will not be looked at as less than.

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Meeting the Looming Web Accessibility Regulations: The Time to Start Was Yesterday

WCET Frontiers

The compliance deadline is: 50,000 or more people: April 24, 2026, Fewer than 50,000 people: April 24, 2027. Much like physical facility requirements, such as corner curb cuts, larger bathroom stalls, and door-opening buttons can help everyone, the new standards will provide a more successful and inclusive experience for all.

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Tuition Hike Proposed in University of Maine System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dannel Malloy The UMS Board of Trustees’ Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee recently reviewed the system’s $646.7 The University of Maine System (UMS) has announced a proposed 3% increase in tuition as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).

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Sustainable heat: Options, challenges and opportunities for campuses

University Business

And yet, its an environmental hot button with students, administration, and facilities managers, as most older campus buildings still rely on fossil fuel-derived energy such as heating oil to keep buildings warm. 4 oil in 2027. Heat is a social and economic issue on campus. There are many steps along the way to that end goal.

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Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

For the Class of 2027 entering fall 2023, Davidsons acceptance rate was ~14.5% (1,068 accepted out of 7,363 applicants) and has a yield rate of nearly 50%. The college has modern facilities for science and art. This has been consistent for a number of years. Davidson practices need-blind admissions for U.S.

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UK and US unis look to expand int’l recruitment

The PIE News

Students will be “fully integrated” into ENU campus life from day one, said OIEG in a statement, with access to the university’s support services and facilities. It is hoped that the ISC will increase enrolments to 800 international students annually by 2027, Study Group said in a statement.

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Urgency of climate crisis motivating action across the UW

UW Presidential Blog

As a critical part of our decarbonization efforts, UW Facilities is undertaking an in-depth evaluation of what it will take to drastically reduce carbon emissions from our Seattle campus operations.