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Program Equips Community College Students to Obtain Four-Year Degrees

Insight Into Diversity

First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are given priority in the application process for the five-week summer program at Vassar, a private liberal arts institution in New York state. Scholarships are awarded to cover tuition and room and board.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Within each category, it calculates the sum of weighted, normalized values across 17 indicators of academic quality to determine each school’s overall score and, ultimately, ranking: National Universities National Liberal Arts Colleges Regional Universities (North, South, Midwest, and West) Regional Colleges (North, South, Midwest, and West) U.S.

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

eLiterate

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. I was certainly right about his career prospects.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including UC Irvine’s Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award, the Social Science Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship, and the UCI Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Faculty Mentorship. This turned into an ongoing debate. students as they did.

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Small College America – Profile: Alice Lloyd College

Edu Alliance Journal

March 24, 2025, by Dean Hoke: Each small college has something special about it. Background Established in 1923, Alice Lloyd College (ALC) is a private liberal arts college located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia. Dean, along with Kent Barnds, are co-hosts for the podcast series Small College America.

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