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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Illinois System and nonprofit organization One Million Degrees have announced a new multiyear initiative to increase community college transfer rates, with a particular focus on first-generation and low-income students in Illinois. The university system is currently identifying community college partners for the program.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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Butler, who currently serves as the Haub Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, will succeed William P. when he steps down in summer 2026. Board Chair John Fish praised Butler as "a dynamic leader, proven bridgebuilder, and problem-solver who understands the University's strengths and aspirations." Leahy, S.J.,

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Liberty University Fined $14M for Clery Act Violations

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Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) office has imposed a $14 million fine, resulting from a settlement agreement with Liberty University for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, known as the Clery Act.

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

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Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

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St. Cloud State University Announces More Future Faculty Cuts Amid Worsening Financial Issues

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The plan will help reduce the deficit to about $9 million by fall 2025 and create a surplus of about $5 million by fall 2026, according to administrators. University leaders attributed the budget deficit to enrollment, insufficient staffing reductions, and high instructional costs. Cloud State President Dr. Robbyn Wacker.

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Jackson State Faculty Member Elected National President of Association of Teacher Educator

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Wallace, whose term starts in March 2025, is the fifth African American elected to serve as the 104-year-old organization’s national president and the first ATE president who is an alumna and employee of an historically Black university. Louis, Missouri, and Crystal City, Virginia, during the summer of 2025 and in March 2026.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. We launched our first course with Shaw University the first HBCU in the South which was also the first HBCU to deliver a course successfully on HBCUv. But then we had a snag.