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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Immediately, Dayshawn and I went into planning, says Jackson, Eight years later, Compton College is breaking ground on a 250+ bed housing facility, becoming the first community college in Los Angeles County to offer campus housing to its students. This was not just about providing resources. This was about fostering community and belonging.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials. In other words, facilities leaders shouldn’t just be brought in to execute building projects after details have already been determined. Don’t give up that seat.” block:block=176].

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EDHEC to focus on ‘four verticals’ through strategic hub in India

The PIE News

“We recruit around 150 students per year from India, and currently have about 900 Indian students out of 10,000 international students on our campuses,” Richard Perrin, associate dean of international relations, EDHEC Business School, told The PIE News.

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A practical way to modernize midcentury academic spaces for today’s learners

University Business

In fact, Jacqueline Mozrall, School of Business Dean, had this to say: The architects did a wonderful job blending the new expansion with the existing building. Similarly, exterior phenolic rainscreen panels were selected to complement the modernist palette. Simple moves like these resulted in big impacts, and a unified feel.

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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. It is never a given that academic research will translate directly and impactfully to the transformation of our local communities,” said Laanan.

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Financial stability: How colleges are trying to assure survival

University Business

” It also reduced the size of its administration, dropping two vice presidents along with some academic deans, directors and department chairs. Proposed capital improvements under the bond bill include new labs, classrooms and health care facilities. Maura Healey has proposed spending $2.5

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nel Hyrdogen’s electrolyser production facility, expected to create more than 500 high-tech jobs, will make a significant contribution to energy transition that stimulates a clean energy economy.