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Ohio Wesleyan, Columbus State Collaborate to Improve Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. Ohio Wesleyan will have 20 majors that are part of the Columbus State pathway.

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Calling for Collaboration, Improved Higher Ed Systems for All

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As we celebrate the anniversary of the ADA, let’s also use this moment to mark a new era in higher education – an era of collaboration and bold thinking about access that leads to equitable outcomes for all.

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Study: More Collaboration Needed Between Faculty and Career Centers to Provide Workforce Preparation

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“Our study found that among faculty members who are aware their institution has aligned competencies with student outcomes, nearly 80% have collaborated with the career center.

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

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What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

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Department of Energy and the State of Michigan have announced a collective award of cash incentives and grants totaling $75 million to build workforce development for Nel Hydrogen’s new factory to be built in Plymouth, Michigan.

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NBA Foundation, College Possible Team Up to Help Close Access and Success Gap

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College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities. The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches.

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Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor Dr. Nancy Cantor to Become President of CUNY's Hunter College

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Once she takes the helm at Hunter College, she said that she plans to work closely with the Manhattan school’s staff and shared governance group to think about how to work towards some of the ideals she’s championed throughout her career: student success, collaboration with the community, equity, and “a sustainable, just society."