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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

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Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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Johns Hopkins University in talks to establish India campus

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With the National Education Policy , introduced in 2020, promoting transnational education to establish India as a global hub of education, efforts are being made to attract international universities to the South Asian country. .”

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside teaching, Thompson is also working on her master’s degree in education policy at Florida State University and is scheduled to graduate next month. She has plans to go on to earn her doctoral degree.

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The Evolving Landscape of Higher Education in America

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The mid-1990s marked the end of an era where men had historically dominated higher education, setting the stage for a new chapter in American educational achievement. These variations provide crucial insights into how educational achievement intersects with both gender and racial identity in contemporary America.

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IEAA calls on incoming Australian government for sector support

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At the recent Universities Australia Solutions summit, shadow education minister, Senator Sarah Henderson, reminded universities of the Coalition’s promise to impose even stricter caps on international enrolments than the current Albanese government is seeking, while taking aim at Labor’s international education policies.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

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Developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1973, the classification system is now housed within the American Council on Education, or ACE, a non-profit association that advocates for higher education policy on behalf of colleges and universities. Howard University, located in Washington, D.C.,

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What we know about the UK’s proposed higher education levy

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According to the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) director Nick Hillman, there are worries that some of money raised will be siphoned off by the Treasury just as has happened with the apprenticeship levy” What could the repercussions be?