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Remembering Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

F rom 1999 to 2013, he was the chief academic officer at Morehouse and served as acting president in 2013. Born in in Macon, Georgia, Sheftall became known as an economist with a particular interest in the economics of higher education, local public finance, and U.S. Economic History.

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Top 10 Community Colleges in the U.S. in 2013

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Is your community college part of the top 10 for 2013? We report on the most recent results of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which recognizes community colleges nationwide for their commitment to high achievement.

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

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The university has experienced an annual increase since 2013, when 10,561 students enrolled. North Carolina A&T, an historically Black university, enrolled 14,311 this fall.

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

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In 2013, Time magazine named him one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America” in 2013. During his time at UNC, he founded the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; led the school’s $1.2

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Charity Asks CUNY to Return $25M Donation

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The New York-based foundation has filed a lawsuit claiming CUNY did not fulfill its part of an agreement to use the charity’s $25 million donation from 2013 to build a new community college campus, reports the Gothamist. The foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1959 by New York businessman Charles Guttman.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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Among those ages 25–59 who are English majors, the median earnings of Black graduates in 2010–14 was $46,000 and the median for Latino grads in 2009-2013 was $48,000. Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report.

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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for incoming students who began fall 2013 to 55% for those who began fall 2022. This chart from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's Persistence & Retention Report shows starting enrollment intensity from 2013 to 2022. The largest gain in retention rates over the last decade was in community colleges — increasing 3.7

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