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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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BMCC and John Jay College Team Up to Create Prison-to-College Pathways Program for Incarcerated Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Borough of Manhattan Community College and the Institute for Justice and Opportunity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice have teamed up to create a new degree-granting Prison-to-College Pathways (P2CP) program for incarcerated students at Otisville Correctional Facility in upstate New York.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

Cornish College of the Arts will soon add, “at Seattle University” to its title after the two institutions agreed to an acquisition on March 18. Cornish College of the Arts (Washington) Seattle University, a private Jesuit university serving over 7,000 students, announced it acquired Cornish College of the Arts on Dec.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Multiple faculty sources declined to speak on the record, saying that Manhattanville required departing professors to sign nondisparagement agreements in order to receive severance pay. Following his and others’ departures, he said, just one full-time professor will remain in his department. It’s incredibly destructive.”

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Ward will be remembered for developing a more holistic student experience by overseeing the creation of a new student services department and reorganizing the school curriculum, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. In July 2025, he will depart for a one-year sabbatical and return to the life of academia.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. To me, it felt bigger.” Under her watch, Meredith has blossomed. It’s this plan that Allen is most proud of. “A

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Questions remain after release of new Pell Grant regulations

Inside Higher Ed

Department of Education. The Education Department reached a key milestone late last month when it released final regulations that set standards postsecondary prison education programs will have to meet in order to access Pell Grant funds. ” New Rules.