Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

higher education for 67 years, shows that nearly half of all endowed gifts were designated for student financial aid. When combined with gifts restricted to academic divisions and faculty and staff positions, these priorities represented 87.2 The survey, which has tracked philanthropic support for U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The survey found that much of the endowed support was targeted by donors to fund student financial aid, academic divisions, and faculty and staff compensation. That is more than double these gifts’ weight in 2022, when seven such contributions accounted for 1.8% of the total.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

Rather, it's the natural result of diverse individuals coming together — students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds, races, genders, religions, and socioeconomic statuses — sharing their experiences and perspectives, challenging assumptions, and advocating for a more just and equitable society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There should be efforts made to help faculty and students understand the nuances of the issue, such as that affirmative action has been permitted due to its educational benefits, rather than to remedy past social injustices. Stakeholders on campus should also be engaged prior to any decision, according to Coleman.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Institutions should consider proactively sharing information and resources related to student loan repayment with soon-to-be-graduating students. Staff Resource Guides: Staff receives lists of local resources to support students in financial crisis. Navigate partners see a 3.5% increase in graduation rates on average.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members. Our One Stop solution provides a rich source of information which helps institutions to make student driven decisions.

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