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Florida A&M Receives Historic $237.75 Million Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Florida A&M University (FAMU) received a $237.75 million gift from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Gerami to support student success initiatives and athletics. Gregory Gerami University officials at the historically Black university noted that the donation is nearly double the size of the FAMU Endowment value - $121 million - and represents one of the largest single personal donations to a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). " This gift

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Scotland strategy dragging feet as unis call for action

The PIE News

Scotland’s current political turmoil and dragging feet around its new international education strategy has been frustrating the body representing its universities. Speaking during a panel on regional approaches to international strategies in the UK, Universities Scotland senior policy officer David Donaldson said commitments from the Scottish government needed to be honoured in an uncertain time.

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UK university courses on race and colonialism facing axe due to cuts

The Guardian - Higher Education

Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history Cuts to arts and humanities subjects within higher education will have damaging implications for our understanding of race and colonialism, academics have warned. Petitions have been launched to save anthropology at Kent University, where the subject has come under threat of closure, while Oxford Brookes confirmed the closure of its music programme earlier this year.

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Hosted accommodation vies to help housing crisis

The PIE News

A leading homestay and hosted accommodation provider working across Australasia is looking to solve a shortage in housing for international students as it seeks backing from investment banks in the region. MyStay International, which is the owner of the Australian Homestay Network, appointed investment banking veteran Ed Slade who heads up education-focused Schoolhouse Solutions earlier this year to rally interest in the homestay sector.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Wells College to close at the end of the spring term - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Wells College, in New York, announced Monday that it will close at the end of the spring term. The private nonprofit institution said it has faced prolonged financial distress that it was unable to address through fundraising or other measures. Wells also cited demographic challenges, the pandemic, inflation and “an overall negative sentiment towards higher education.

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TOP - bottom report: Program Completions for PA Private colleges

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Use the link below to compare how many bachelor and masters students graduate from private colleges in Pennsylvania.

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