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Triangle Business Journal
NCSU’s Centennial Campus wins national award for economic impact
On the eve of its 30th birthday, N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus has received national recognition for what the judges called “its reinvention of the very notion of what a research park should be.” The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities named four winners of its second annual Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Awards. N.C.…
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Knoxville News Sentinel
UT recognized for improved graduation, retention rates
The University of Tennessee has received national recognition for improving the retention and graduation rates of its students over the past decade. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, one of the nation’s largest coalitions of colleges, honored UT with its “Most Visible Progress” Trailblazer award during its meeting Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. The school…
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The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison professor to receive national award for work with Odyssey Project
UW-Madison professor Emily Auerbach will receive national recognition Sunday for her commitment to promoting educational opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities will honor Auerbach with the Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence Distinguished Service Award, according to a university press release. UW officials who nominated Auerbach for this…
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Diverse
HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder
A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.Meeting under the umbrella theme “Where do HBCUs Go From Here? Strategic Partnerships + Sustainable Futures,” scholars from across the country convened for the…
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Diverse
HBCUs Taking Concrete Steps to Support LGBTQA Students
Though it is difficult to make sweeping generalizations about HBCUs, for the most part, they are more commonly associated with conservative traditions and Christian-based values than they are with vibrant LGBTQA communities. Yet as times and student demographics change, HBCUs will be increasingly challenged to ensure that all students are equally protected and valued on…
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Chronicle of Higher Education
The U. of Texas Tracks What Its Graduates Earn. It Thinks You Should, Too.
Representatives of the University of Texas system came to town last week, touting an online data tool that shows the salaries of the universities’ graduates. It wasn’t just the associations of peer institutions that got a look. The officials also met with federal lawmakers to register their support for a “unit record” system to track…
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Inside Higher Ed
Holistic Admissions Linked to Diversity in Health Fields
Holistic admissions policies — in which colleges consider a candidate as an individual, and base decisions on more than a formula of grades and test scores — have long been common among undergraduate institutions, but have also gained ground in health professions admissions, according to a report released today. The report found that more than…
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Community College Daily
Gauging Success after College
Three higher education associations are working to develop a framework to talk about and develop ways to gauge how well students do after college. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will craft a…
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Pitt News
Website Aims to Change How Colleges Measure Graduates
Each year, Pitt omits a large portion of students in its graduation rates.The U.S. Department of Education does not allow schools to include transfer students in their calculations. But the Student Achievement Measure (SAM), an organization that encourages universities to post more comprehensive information about their graduation rates on their website, makes sure no student…
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The Sacramento Bee
Viewpoints: The Four-Year Degree Myth
About 4 million freshmen are entering four-year American universities and colleges this fall, and statistics show that only 39 percent of them will actually graduate in four years.
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