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Tag: American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Community Colleges
Why Flexibility in Credit Transfers Is Crucial for Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World
Higher education groups have urged four-year institutions to revamp how they evaluate credits earned by students transferring campuses, saying both four-year and two-year colleges must ensure that more credits count toward baccalaureate degrees, especially in a post-coronavirus economy.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19
State Colleges Association Disappointed DACA Students Are Excluded From Coronavirus Aid
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) President Dr. Mildred GarcĂa on Friday expressed deep disappointment that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) college students are excluded from the coronavirus emergency student financial aid grants. “DACA students, as well as Dreamers, enrolled in our colleges and universities are vital members of the academic community […]
April 24, 2020
Students
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Receives $2.5M Grant
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) a $2.5 million grant in order to increase student success. AASCU has around 400 public colleges and university members and is one of 12 organizations to receive the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale grant. Through the grant, AASCU aims to […]
January 9, 2020
Leadership & Policy
29 Leaders to Join AASCU’S 2019 Millennium Leadership Initiative
Twenty-nine senior higher education professionals will join the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ 2019 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) to further their path to the presidency. AASCU’s leadership development program will convene this year’s cohort for a four-day, intensive conference in Washington, D.C. The “protégés” will additionally work with a seasoned president and other […]
May 28, 2019
African-American
Millennium Leadership Initiative Boasts Record Participation in 20th Year
Demand exceeded expectations Monday when 89 higher education leaders from underrepresented populations registered for the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) gathering at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
October 29, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Briar Cliff University President Intends to Leave Post
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The president of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City intends to leave his position at the end of the upcoming fall semester after serving less than two years. Hamid Shirvani said in a college news release Wednesday that the decision “is a result of a combination of family, personal and professional […]
July 27, 2017
Students
Education Department Graduate Earnings Data Rekindles Controversy
New data shows graduates from public undergraduate certificate programs earn an average $9,000 more per year than counterparts at for-profit programs.
November 17, 2016
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