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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

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Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity. Born and raised in Brazil, Reis' academic background is in communication and journalism.

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Report: Communication Key to Improving Transfer Rate

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A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) indicates that while 8,836 entering students at 40 community colleges around the country indicate that they intend to transfer to a four-year institution, the number that actually do is remarkably low. Dr. Linda L.

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UNCF's Desireé C. Boykin Awarded 2022 Vanguard Award from Higher Ed Leadership Foundation

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Boykin has recently been awarded the Higher Education Leadership Foundation’s (HELF) 2022 Vanguard Award and inducted into its Sankofa Hall of Leadership. Boykin holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Howard University and a law degree from Howard’s School of Law. .

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.” In the 2022-23 academic year, the College Fund supported more than 4,000 Native American scholars in 43 states to attend 267 colleges and universities. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

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Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience. “We We did a survey in spring 2022 with over 600 students on our campus, and students reported they feel anxious, they are constantly worried,” she said.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

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In our 2022 report, we predicted that by the end of 2025, the U.S. Houston said that in an era where newspapers are declining, finding other methods of communication is essential. More than 7,000 newspaper jobs vanished between 2022 and 2023, compared to a few hundred the year before, further adding to the local news crisis.

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Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love

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2022-2025, received funding of $541,879 from the National Science Foundation over three years. She says her intent was improving the communication skills of STEM researchers while also allowing the public to discuss current research with the actual researchers. The research project, IceCube Data Analysis in the U.S. Loves Ph.D.