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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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Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Registered Apprenticeship programs are one of the most promising, yet underused, models for student success and workforce development," the report states. The report also notes that students can maintain their financial aid and scholarships while participating, and that the programs maintain rigorous academic standards.

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First-Gen and Low SES Student Success Strategies That Work: A Scalable Regional Model: Changing Higher Ed podcast 270 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Earl Martin Phalen

The Change Leader, Inc.

July 29, 2025 · Episode 270 Helping First-Gen and Low SES Students Succeed: A Regional Model That Works 38 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. Improve student outcomes for first-gen and low SES students through early scholarships, long-term advising, employer engagement, and regional collaboration.

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

HEPI

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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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

The Community of Inquiry (CoI) model stands as a cornerstone, offering a versatile and scholarly-supported framework for fostering accessible and inclusive learning environments. Scholarships targeting specific demographics, such as first-generation students or those from low-income backgrounds, can help bridge the gap.

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The Ivory Tower’s Blindside: Reclaiming the Scholarly Value of College Athletics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Why is there not more peer-reviewed, rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship on the political economy of college sports? The NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) era, the transfer portal, and the pending revenue-sharing models represent fissures in the neoliberal armor. But we have failed to write it into the syllabus of scholarship.