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Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn’t Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Schools

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These tribal colleges and universities were intended to serve students who’d been disadvantaged by the nation’s history of violence and racism toward Native Americans, including efforts to eradicate their languages and cultures. The facilities remained closed into late September. Read more at Pro Publica.

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Lessons from learning analytics

SRHE

The gap between disadvantaged students’ attainment and their peers widened during online teaching and assessment conditions, and disadvantaged students were also less likely to obtain all 120 module credits on their first try. What is important is to understand what works – and for whom.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. It includes an internship at a healthcare facility. The third category of scholarships goes to individuals from traditionally disadvantaged or minoritized backgrounds who are undergraduate health science students interested in careers in public health. and Kathy R.

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Explaining the rise in student mental health and wellbeing issues

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. For example, one of the findings from the survey was males were three times more likely to use sports facilities compared to mental health services. The second part will be published tomorrow. highlights.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

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He went on to chair MIT Sloan School’s Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting; then became Deputy Dean of the school; and eventually serve for three years as the Chief Economist for the Security and Exchange Commission of the United States before returning to MIT. Facilities are designed for use. That’s fair.

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Renowned UC Berkeley Sociology Professor Killed in Oakland Hit-and-Run

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Like many others, I am reeling from the news of Burawoy's death," said Dr. Raka Ray, UC Berkeley's Dean of Social Sciences. His research took him across the globe, from copper mines in Zambia to machine shops in Chicago and Hungary, and industrial facilities in post-Soviet Russia.

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New UMN Medical Campus to Focus on Rural Health

Insight Into Diversity

With approximately 24 medical students per class, the new facilities will widen the geographic footprint of UMN’s medical training beyond the current campuses in Duluth and Minneapolis. Communities of color have grown 32 percent across the state from 2010 to 2019, finds the Minnesota Department of Transportation.