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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was so successful, in fact, that by the time he graduated from high school, Williams had achieved access to the same country club that barred him due to his race. Williams didn’t celebrate his achievement alone—he brought all his Black friends with him as they broke the barrier at the club. “We We got to the country club.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wilson For Morgan State University president Dr. David K. But if the process to become an R1 was difficult even for aveteran university president to see, thats largely because theprocess was so arcane. Making history If Morgan State achieves R1 status, it would become just the second HBCU to do so.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

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How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status. Hsu emphasized that without this early investment in shared governance and stakeholder alignment, lasting change would have been far more difficult to achieve.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

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2 August · Episode 166 ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech 42 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Higher ed leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability can emulate the actions of Illinois Tech's ELEVATE program. It’s atypical for most university presidents.

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Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges: Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Brent Miller of HED

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Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Match Funding Models to Mission: Ensure any capital projectregardless of funding sourcesupports the institutions long-term vision. They actually had a university that was part of General Motors that they would be training people on how to engineer automobiles.

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Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs

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Time to completion : As enrollment leaders know, adult learners prefer short times-to-completion and high program flexibility so they can achieve their goals quickly. UMGC’s graduate certificate in systems engineering ) to supply graduates with these in-demand skills. Software Engineering. Information Systems. Vulnerability.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

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25 July · Episode 165 Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF 37 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Funding research for tier two institutions enables building robust infrastructures, achieving groundbreaking discoveries and expanding STEM. National Science Foundation (NSF). As of fiscal year 2023, NSF is a $9.5