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Southern University Launches Academy to Diversify K-12 Leadership Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a bold move to address the stark underrepresentation of minorities and women in school district leadership, Southern University A&M College has established the Academy for Current and Aspiring Superintendents, a comprehensive program aimed at preparing the next generation of K-12 educational leaders.

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How Faculty Diversity Drives Enrollment: The PhD Project’s 90% Success Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 236 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Dr. Jeffrey Robinson and Blane Ruschak

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Robinson, Interim Chancellor at Rutgers University-Newark and Graduate of the PhD Project, and Blane Ruschak, President of the PhD Project and Consultant with KPMG. Community Building: Master strategies for creating lasting support networks in academia.

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Report: Housing Crisis Threatens Student Parents' College Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Generation Hope's partnerships with organizations like Sinai House in Washington, DC, and Virginia State University demonstrate how targeted interventions can make a difference. for every dollar spent on their education. If it weren't for school, I wouldn't have a place to live. per dollar invested.

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Let's Talk About the True Cost―and True Value―of a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I usually start my answer with a statistic some find surprising: despite the headlines, post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. That said, most colleges and universities are subject to the market principle of supply and demand. and Is it really worth it? is at an all-time high. of working-age adults in the U.S.

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Wharton Online and OpenAI launch a new course on Coursera, “AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching”

Coursera blog

Seventy-seven percent of faculty at four-year institutions do not think their university is prepared for AI-related changes. AI in Education empowers university and high school educators with essential GenAI knowledge and provides practical strategies to streamline and enhance teaching while enabling students to develop AI skills.

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Lumina Releases New Long-Term Goal and Strategic Plan for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lumina is defining economic prosperity as people earning at least 15% more than the national average for adults with only a high school education. That goal is by 2040, 75% of working-age adults (25 to 64) in the U.S. labor force will have college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity. Currently, 44.1%

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UGC announces new draft guidelines for educational programs in India

The PIE News

Students will now be eligible for admission to undergraduate or postgraduate programs in any discipline, regardless of their previous field of study, as long as they qualify through relevant national or university-level entrance exams.