Ivy League sued over ban on athletic scholarships
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 8, 2023
Current and former Brown University basketball players allege the institutions have violated antitrust laws.
‘Merit Scholarship’ or Enrollment Incentive?
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Non-need-based merit aid has surged in the past decade, especially at struggling public institutions looking to boost enrollment. Merit scholarships are widely seen as exactly what their name suggests: financial awards institutions dole out to deserving students based on proven academic achievement.
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The Copyright Claims Board: Worrying Implications for Scholarship
Educause
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Higher education institutions and research libraries can position themselves to support students and prevent possible risks to scholarship. The Copyright Claims Board helps rights holders but may expose researchers and students to litigation.
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Lacking Big Endowment, Prestigious Mitchell Scholarship Paused
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 14, 2024
Mitchell Scholarship Program due to a lack in commitments from big donors, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization said in a news release Wednesday. The US-Ireland Alliance is pausing its long-running George J.
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Colleges Revise Race-Conscious Scholarships
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 10, 2024
Universities across the country are revising or ending certain financial aid criteria and scholarships in response to the U.S. Since the rulings, nearly 50 colleges and universities have paused, modified, or terminated race-conscious scholarships, totalling at least $45 million.
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How to Break the Promotion Glass Ceiling for Teaching and Scholarship Academics
HEPI
JULY 21, 2024
Promotion for academics, especially those on teaching and scholarship (T&S) pathways, is fraught with challenges. Line managers and institutional leadership must commit to levelling the playing field to create an inclusive environment for all staff. As a result, this unrealistic expectation discourages many from seeking promotion.
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Goucher Receives $55 Million Gift for Scholarships
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Goucher College has received a gift of approximately $55 million, which will be used primarily for scholarships, the college announced Wednesday. It is the largest donation in the Baltimore institution's 140-year history.
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Sacramento State Recognized as First Black-Serving Institution in California
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
Sacramento State has been designated as a Black Serving Institution by the California State Assembly, Sacramento County, and the city of Sacramento. I want to express my profound gratitude to the California State Legislature, Sacramento County, and the city of Sacramento for recognizing us as a Black Serving Institution.”
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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships
The PIE News
JANUARY 2, 2024
So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It
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Maharashtra puts curbs on scholarship for marginalised students
The PIE News
JUNE 19, 2024
Though SC, ST, and OBC communities constitute over 70% of the Indian population, with Maharashtra being home to over 55% of individuals from the marginalised groups, issues like casteism, abuse, and bullying have plagued the students in prominent higher education institutions across India. My classes were supposed to start in August.
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Over 140 Indian students awarded Erasmus scholarships in 2024
The PIE News
JULY 1, 2024
The students, 75 women and 71 men, have been awarded the coveted scholarship for a two-year master’s program, and hail from prominent higher education institutions in India. India has traditionally been the largest beneficiary of the program with over 2,000 students receiving the scholarship since its inception in 2004.
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NZ PM’s 2025 scholarship scheme offers 119 opportunities in Asia and LatAm
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The New Zealand government has announced that 119 recipients have been awarded as part of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship scheme for 2025. The scholarship grants the opportunity to young New Zealand citizens to study and work across Asia and Latin America with financial aid from the government.
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India announces scholarships but Afghan students remain skeptical
The PIE News
JULY 19, 2024
India has announced 1,000 scholarships for Afghan nationals wishing to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses online from Indian universities for 2024/25. The scholarships, which will cover the tuition fees of Afghan students, are not applicable for stipends or other dues.
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Scholarships and closer ties for ASEAN & Aus
The PIE News
MARCH 11, 2024
Scholarships and fellowships for students from ASEAN were launched at an overarching bilateral summit between Australia and Southeast Asia. Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced during the Australia ASEAN Summit on March 4-7 that over 75 scholarships, called Aus4ASEAN will be provided as part of a new era of partnership with the region.
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Conservative Legal Group Challenges Graduate Scholarship
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
YAF, represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, filed the lawsuit on August 27 in a North Dakota federal court, contending that the racial eligibility requirements of the McNair program infringe upon the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
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Meharry Medical College Gifted $20M to Support Programs, Scholarships
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The gift by an anonymous donor will be used on programmatic and scholarship support at the historically Black medical school. We are deeply thankful to this donor, and all the donors to Meharry, who recognize the critical role our college plays in the lives and livelihood of generations to come.”
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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. Institutional environments can affect college student success and failure. Notwithstanding, there is life after students leave campus.
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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?
University Business
APRIL 30, 2024
Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. ” The post What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze? Is aid a zero-sum game?
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Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Amid these tensions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) represent a promising opportunity to reinvigorate and expand the national higher education narrative. Today, 600 institutions in 28 states are classified as HSIs, enrolling nearly two-thirds of all Latine undergraduates. We conclude with calls to action for eHSI leaders.
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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. Awards Scholarships to Two Doctoral Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 7, 2024
has awarded doctoral students with its 2024 MCT Scholarship. Jayla Moody Marshall We are honored to present this scholarship to such exemplary recipients who embody our foundations mission. Her scholarship empowers marginalized students' voices and narratives to foster more inclusive and equitable spaces in higher education.
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Private colleges and discount, 2020
Higher Ed Data Stories
OCTOBER 28, 2022
First some definitions: Discount rate measures the amount of institutional aid you award as a function of how much gross tuition you charge. If you collect $10,000,000 in tuition, and award $4,000,000 in your own, institutional aid, your discount rate is 4,000,000 / 10,000,000, or 40%. Pretty worthless, actually. Here's why.
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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
The University of Arizona is the first four-year public institution in the state to be federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). López — the daughter of immigrants — says the land-grant university was a promising choice, given its scholars and proximity to the U.S.
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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The four-year, Catholic private school officially became an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), meaning over 25% of their undergraduate population are Latinx. population representing a 13% growth from the year 2000, according to the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. totaled 62.5
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The financial impact of AI on institutions through breaches of academic integrity
HEPI
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
In the UK context it equates to 951 postgraduate scholarships per year, the cost of 33,715 ambulance trips to A&E, 294,608 GP appointments or the cost of creating 1658 more places at primary schools. If we generalise this cost over all the public universities in the UK it costs £12.4
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UK goverment dept. calls on institutions to look at Panama for TNE
The PIE News
JUNE 17, 2024
Chaired by Suzanna Tomassi, higher education specialist from the Department for Business and Trade, experts on Panama and its “city of knowledge” – or Ciudad del Saber – showcased the destination to UK institutional representatives. calls on institutions to look at Panama for TNE appeared first on The PIE News.
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Art and design institutes pitch courses, careers in India
The PIE News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
With representatives from prominent art and design institutions, the event saw students making a beeline to know more about the courses, scholarships, and career support being offered. The institute’s intake rates and expansion efforts can be attributed to the growing acceptance of alternative courses in India. “One
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Only Within Their Own Institutions, Are Black Scholars without Honor!
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Despite this, Black scholars face, internal racism and microaggressions, disrespect, and dishonor, within the institutions where they serve, and call “home.” Specifically, some of our Black colleagues are thriving, receiving genuine support, and feel a sense of workplace belonging within their respective institutions of higher education.
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Weekend Reading: Education and Scholarship – An overlooked solution to the teaching dilemma
HEPI
DECEMBER 7, 2024
The traditional model of higher education institutions in the UK has largely relied on student recruitment as the primary means of funding both staff salaries and research activities. In terms of research, there is far less recognition of excellence in education and scholarship compared to excellence in subject-specific research output.
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Announcing new Professional Certificates and scholarship program from Adobe to help train the next generation of content creators and graphic designers
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Adobe is also committing $250,000 in scholarship licenses that will be distributed through nonprofits in the first year of the program to access Adobe courses and certificates on Coursera. We’re excited to partner with Coursera to provide accessible education pathways and scholarships to help individuals stand out in the modern workforce.”
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First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 15, 2023
It may be helpful to compare institutions within a state, but beyond that, state funding models and the mix of resident and nonresident tuition rates make comparisons across borders mostly meaningless. I've removed lots of religious seminaries, some very small institutions, and, frankly, some suspect data from this for the sake of clarity.
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Understanding Academic Exile After the 2024 Election
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It’s a label that marks us as “unwelcome” and our scholarship as “controversial.” And while it’s incredibly unsettling, I believe there’s a powerful irony here – when we’re pressured and marginalized, our scholarship often grows stronger and more urgent. Historically, exile has been a crucible for the intellect.
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Drexel Offers Half-Off on Tuition Costs for Community College Grads
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 17, 2024
The Drexel Promise Program began, in the fall of 2023, offering 50% renewable scholarships for the cost of tuition to eligible graduates of Pennsylvania and New Jersey community colleges — 120 students among the 350 applicants took advantage of the program. And that should be the goal of every institution of higher learning.”
Home Office efforts to stop abuse of care worker visa system inadequate, leading to ‘shocking’ abuse, says watchdog – politics live
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 26, 2024
As PA Media reports, Prof Arif Ahmed , director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), said many universities and colleges in England have “international arrangements” – including admitting overseas students on scholarships and hosting institutes partly funded by foreign governments.
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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2024
The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. UNCF plans to deploy monies from its latest grant award to building a pooled endowment fund that will increase the endowments at its 37 member institutions by $10 million each.
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EDHEC to focus on ‘four verticals’ through strategic hub in India
The PIE News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Rather than building a campus in India – a move encouraged among French institutions by various stakeholders – EDHEC is expecting to set up a not-for-profit section 8 company in India. “We The institute is also looking to encourage fundraising activities among its alumni members in India, after successful stints in France and the UK. “We
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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress.
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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
While this is not a program specific to Native Americans, the state’s four tribal colleges are eligible institutions along with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and all University of Minnesota campuses. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.
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Navigating the Postdoc Office
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 29, 2024
that typically emphasize scholarship and further training and professional development. As such, postdoctoral scholars contribute to research, teaching and other endeavors at universities, research centers and related institutions. Postdoctoral positions are temporary roles after a terminal degree like a Ph.D.
University of Wollongong to open India campus in November 2024
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The NSW-based institution is the second Australian university to establish an offshore campus in the newly constructed central business district – the GIFT City. The institute has already introduced scholarships for students applying for the November intake, such as Women Leaders in FinTech scholarship and the ‘InAugural Scholarship’.
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Ellucian Foundation to Award Grants to 25 Two-Year Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Ipsen The global 2023 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship consists of $10,000-$25,000 grants to higher ed institutions to help students with expenses such as housing, tuition, and food. Through the PATH Scholarship program, we are dedicated to investing in their potential and contributing to their success."
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Hastings College Receives Donation to Fix Leaky Pipes and Busted Boilers
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
Hastings College received a $9 million gift from a long-time donor specifically for deferred maintenance, a growing and costly issue for institutions across the sector. While donations directed to scholarships or new buildings are ubiquitous across higher education, gifts toward deferred maintenance projects are less common.
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Estranged student data is critical to the development of evidence-led practice
HEPI
DECEMBER 9, 2024
In Scotland and Wales, Estranged Student is a required field for institutions returning student data. This years theme was #InvisibleNoMore, highlighting the struggles of estranged students, raising the visibility of this characteristic and increasing estranged students awareness of the support available at their institutions.
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Howard University Rescinds Sean "Diddy" Combs Honorary Doctorate
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 8, 2024
Howard officials also noted that the Board has directed that the 2016 gift agreement and a 2023 pledge agreement between Combs and the university be terminated and that the scholarship program in his name be disbanded. "Mr. Combs attended Howard, but he did not graduate from the institution.
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Does Higher Ed’s Value Proposition Resonate with Adult Learners?
MindMax
MARCH 1, 2023
Higher education institutions face an uphill battle to grow or even maintain enrollment numbers—and focusing more of their marketing and enrollment efforts on adult learners is one viable solution. If higher education institutions wish to successfully expand adult learning programs, they must embrace and convey a compelling value proposition.
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