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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The pilot program, set to launch in spring 2026, will initially serve 240 students across two cohorts from selected Illinois community colleges. Education researchers have long identified transfer pathways as crucial for improving social mobility, especially for first-generation college students.

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NSF Director Resigns Amid White House Budget Cuts and Staff Reduction Directives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the American Educational Research Association meeting in Denver this week, researchers expressed concern but not surprise by the departure. Before leading NSF, Panchanathan spent 20 years as a faculty member and then senior research administrator at Arizona State University.

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