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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Emory, he created over 100 internal and external initiatives, recruiting plans that targeted under-represented and international students. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. We did some great work.”

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The average age of the students has decreased to 23. Hamel notes that the residential students are a mix of Maine locals, people from other states in New England, and international students. Approximately 8% of the overall student population live in the housing. It has been at or near capacity since 2017.