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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jakes Foundation (TDJF), in partnership with Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Paul Quinn College (PQC) is looking to create an innovative housing model, accompanied by a mixed-use community on their Dallas campus. Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from T.D. PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Once known for its innovative tuition-free model, Olin College began scaling back its generous financial aid programs in 2010. By 2026, merit scholarships will be reduced to $10,000 annually, a move aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability.

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Weekend Reading: Education and Scholarship – An overlooked solution to the teaching dilemma

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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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HEX snaps up Sydney-based edtech company EntryLevel

The PIE News

It branched out into Vietnam last year, where it provided 100 scholarships to students of its online programs in the country. Its merger with EntryLevel marks the next step in HEX’s expansion journey.

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Is international student recruitment really worth It?

The PIE News

Yet, the cost of recruiting these students has skyrocketed raising serious questions about the financial sustainability of the current model. Their model depends on heavy reliance on agents and discounts, often reducing the financial sustainability of each enrolled student. Scholarships & discounts immediately reduce real income.

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Private colleges and discount, 2020

Higher Ed Data Stories

The scholarship or aid is just an accounting transaction. If it's funded (that is, some source is providing you the scholarship money, like a funded award), you get the $6M from the student and the $4M from the scholarship source, or the full $10M. Their funding models are often very different, and they make the view very noisy.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I just want to make sure that I forever acknowledge and recognize the contributions and the giants that I stand on their shoulders, said Moore, who pointed to the late Dr. Benjamin Elijah Maysthe former president of Morehouse Collegeas a model for excellence.