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Rice University Announces Major Enrollment Expansion, Commits Over $1.5 Billion to Financial Aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rice University has unveiled plans for unprecedented enrollment growth, aiming to increase its student population by approximately 30% by 2028 compared to 2020 levels, university officials announced Monday. Graduate programs, which have already grown 18% since 2020, are also seeing record application numbers, with U.S.

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President moves: Announcing a surge of hires, including this state flagship

University Business

Hiring Michael Benson – West Virginia University Michael T. Benson, West Virginia University Michael Benson has large shoes to fill beginning in July when he steps in as president at West Virginia University, replacing veteran academic leader Gordon Gee, who heads into retirement. Downs – Campbell University (N.C.)

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Students left out of Texas A&M’s Qatar decision

The PIE News

They announced that the university would wind down to an official closure in 2028 so all current students can complete their studies. Texas A&M University opened its Doha campus in 2003 in partnership with the state-led Qatar Foundation which funds all campus operations.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My data mindset was shaped very early in my leadership career, Stout says in an interview with Diverse. We picked colleges we aspired to be like, looked at their data, and then we had a habit with the leadership team to look at the data on a regular basis, quarterly at least, and assess goals based on the data.

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Excellent outputs demand excellent people, cultures and environments

HEPI

I would agree that while the REF cannot be expected to address all the ills currently afflicting research performance; it needs to be aligned with the efforts by universities, research institutions and funders to address broader questions of research culture. The journey may well take time, but it also requires leadership.

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How to solve the international student housing crisis

The PIE News

So should Canada be looking to the Netherlands, where the former government asked universities to halt international recruitment in order to stop housing shortages from worsening? Universities can seize the opportunity to repurpose their land for housing provisions,” said Watson.

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A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission

Faculty Focus

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) stand out for recognizing that every student deserves access to quality education and are also centers for research and innovation (TEConomy, 2022). The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an HBCU and the only public institution of higher education in the Nation’s capital.