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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

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Since taking the helm in 2020, Jenkins has orchestrated a data-driven renaissance that has revolutionized student success rates and institutional effectiveness. Rather than accepting this as inevitable, his administration launched a comprehensive analysis of student data, policies, and practices.

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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

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Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. million borrowers owing more than $1.6 Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the announcement.

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Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. Named 22nd President of Talladega College

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Todd, who has served as president and CEO of Denmark Technical College (DTC) in South Carolina since 2020, will assume his new role on July 1. "I Talladega College's Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Willie L. as the institution's 22nd president. A Georgia native, Todd holds a Ph.D.

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Higher Education Non-Exempt Staff Numbers Continue Seven-Year Decline

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percent drop in part-time positions beginning in 2020. People of color make up 33 percent of the non-exempt workforcea higher representation than in other higher education employment categories, including administrators, faculty, and professionals. percent reduction in full-time positions and a dramatic 17.2

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Spartanburg Community College Faculty Criticize Administration's Governance

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Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. SCC’s current president Dr. Michael Mikota took office in summer 2020.

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Black Community Colleges Received $2.7 Billion in COVID Relief Funding, Joint Center Study Finds

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From 2020 to 2022, the federal government distributed nearly $80 billion to higher education institutions through three rounds of HEERF funding, with community colleges receiving $25 billion of that total. By 2022, coronavirus practices and distance learning became the most common expenses.

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

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Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Most recently, he was the Andrew W. With Kendi's departure comes news that the center's charter was not renewed and is now set to close. It's not always easy. Still, the calling is clear.