It Takes a Village: Improving Student Retention through Collaborative Partnerships – Faculty Focus

Our institution has been fortunate enough to partner with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and InsideTrack to improve student enrollment, completion, and career readiness, and foster equitable pathways to employment. This HBCU Transformation Project is the first-of-its-kind collaboration that aims to increase Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ (HBCU) health and sustainability, improve student outcomes…

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $7.4B in Approved Student Debt Relief

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers, primarily eligible borrowers who signed up for the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Dr. Miguel CardonaThe administration reported that nearly 8 million borrowers have been helped by the SAVE plan. Its newly approved relief…

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Cambridge Education Group signs art deal in France

The agreement will see France’s biggest design school, LISAA School of Art and Design, Atelier Chardon Savard, Istituto Marangoni, and IESA, all join the CEG portfolio. The three-term foundation program at ONCAMPUS Paris will allow international students to develop their specialist skills before graduating to undergraduate degrees at the institutions. The partnership has been established to accommodate growing demand, according to Brendan Webb, CEO…

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JEREMI LONDON | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Dr. Jeremi LondonJeremi London has been named assistant provost of academic opportunity and belonging in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Vanderbilt University. She served as associate professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. London holds  bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. #JEREMI #LONDON…

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Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, report finds

The Universities of Wisconsin system is facing major projected budget shortfalls in the coming years as financial reserves dwindle and retention rates fall. These are the main themes the system’s president, Jay Rothman, pointed to in recently released third-party reports on the state’s universities.  The system’s trustees charged Rothman with eliminating structural shortfalls a year…

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