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University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The University of Dayton won’t renew some faculty contracts for the 2025-26 academic year as the private Catholic institution seeks to ensure its financial sustainability.  The Ohio university is still determining how many roles will…

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Renowned Xavier University Professor Passes Away

Dr. JW Carmichael Jr., a retired Xavier University of Louisiana professor who was deeply committed to increasing the number of Black medical doctors in the United States, passed away over the weekend. Born in 1940, the trained chemist was the face of Xavier’s pre-med program and was responsible for helping the university develop its reputation…

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N.C. A&T Enrollment Tops 14,311

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received more than 47,000 undergraduate and graduate applications for admission this fall, resulting in a 3% increase in enrollment this year over last year. Dr. James R. Martin II“As we watch that trend continue to play out, it’s clear that North Carolina A&T stands for something special in…

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Survey Shows Impacts of Law Student Debt

There are notable differences in borrowing and debt effects among more than 700 young lawyer respondents in a new survey conducted by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Tiffane CochranThe student debt report, “Student Debt, COVID-19 Relief, and Loan Forgiveness: Perspectives from Today’s Young Lawyers,” was conducted between April and May. It explores young…

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Moving the Needle on Graduation Rates

Purpose, structure, momentum, and support. These are the four pillars of transformation, ingredients critical to the mission of Complete College America (CCA), the advocacy organization working to improve college graduation rates since 2009. CCA’s roots began in the state of Indiana, but, by 2018, when Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva became its president, the organization began…

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