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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Why do we have minds if we can’t even go to school?

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

“Earmarks come and go,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: $1.7 The last federal budget had $9 billion in earmarks for nearly 5,000 projects, not all of which involved higher education.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The renowned economist and former president of the London School of Economics also took on the position of Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia. In Florida’s effort to engineer a political win, they have claimed credit for the specific changes we made to the official framework.”