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Pillar 3: Discovery is centered around closing the opportunity gap in higher education. Learn more about the pillars of the National Strategy for STEMM Equity and Excellence: https://lnkd.in/eesHE3dT. Goals within Pillar 3: Discovery include ensuring inclusive STEMM programs at higher education institutions and advancing STEMM faculty from historically excluded and marginalized populations across fields of study. We are excited to have ORAU and University Innovation Alliance (UIA) as the anchor partners for Pillar 3: Discovery and driving efforts to carry out the goals of this pillar! 

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Discover the hidden gems of academia in Boston! While Harvard and MIT shine brightly, delve deeper to uncover the rich tapestry of universities that call this city home. From the dynamic research community at Boston University to the campus life at Babson University, your perfect fit awaits amidst Boston's diverse academic landscape. Drop the name of a city or state you'd like us to include in our Hidden Gems series in the comments below! #ApplicationAlly #StudyAbroad #CollegeAdmissions #BostonColleges #EducationalConsulting #ApplyWithConfidence

Johns Hopkins University adapts a former museum in Washington into a graduate program hub. Will universities revive downtowns and attract more residents? Let’s encourage more universities to establish satellite campuses in America's downtowns. #johnhopkins #JohnHopkinsBloombergCenter #washingtondc #futuredowntowns #downtownrevivals #urbandesign #citystrategy #futureeducation #futurelearning #futurecities #steveramosmedia

As the global fertility is declining and will eventually cause an imbalance in maintaining the healthy population of countries. so we should take population as a strength and not as weakness. https://lnkd.in/gqGxk8nZ. here is an article you all can refer to understand the severity of declining fertility.

Elevating Insights: Fractie SAM Weekly Updates Connecting the University to the city centre Connecting the university to the city centre is a strategic decision that can bring significant benefits to both the university and the city. The university has taken the first steps in this process by opening the Mindlabs and Deprez building. These are the first bridges to the city centre. Connecting the university to the city centre is a choice that goes beyond mere physical proximity. It is a strategic move that can lead to mutual growth and development, combining economic benefits, cultural enrichment, urban progress and innovative collaborations. By building this bridge, universities and cities together can create a vibrant, dynamic and forward-looking environment that benefits all involved. However, expansion in the centre of Tilburg could also have effects on the campus as it is today. The vibrant campus life for example may change if students have to go to the centre for lectures. How do you feel about the possibility of expansion in the city centre instead of expansion of the current campus?

Forget the football - there's another field where the city of Manchester is even more of a world-leader: science, technology and innovation. Times Higher Education has selected the The University of Manchester as host of the 2024 World Academic Summit, bringing together hundreds of university presidents, chief executives and policymakers from across the world in Manchester in October 2024. And this week the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced that Salford, in Greater Manchester, will be its new, second headquarters. As universities and science minister Michelle Donelan MP said: "Greater Manchester, synonymous with the Industrial Revolution, is now at the forefront of our plans to cement the UK's position as a science & tech superpower. From Alan Turing to the discovery of graphene, it's a place steeped in a legacy of technological progress." Manchester University's president, Dame Nancy Rothwell, picked up Times Higher Education's lifetime achievement award at the #THEAwards last week. She pointed out that her university has a turnover equal to that of Manchester United and Manchester City Football Club put together - an extraordinary impact on the community. Greater Manchester also of course hosts The Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Salford and even The University of Bolton is seeking to capitalise on the city's leading position with a controversial bid to re-name itself the "University of Greater Manchester". It is also home to one of the modern era’s greatest science communicators - Brian Cox. Join us all in Manchester next year at the World Academic Summit: https://lnkd.in/eSjxdKbH Find out more about the UK government's plans to put the city at the heart of its "science superpower" aspirations: https://lnkd.in/eDZ3Qd52 #THEWAS #Manchester #theglobalimpact #GreaterManchester

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The University of Denver (DU) with a 4D Focus on Holistic Development This beautiful urban campus with a unique quarter system, attracts students from afar.  Over 70% of University of Denver students come from outside of Colorado state to study at this private university located 15 minutes from the hustle and bustle of downtown Denver and only an hour’s drive to the mountains. They have over 200 programs of study but the personalization of a 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21.  DU is an R1, top-tier research institution which actually has more graduate students than undergrads (approximately 7,500 and 6,000 respectively) providing for many collaborations. I was very interested to learn about their Four-Dimensional Experience program in which they help students focus on asking tough questions, working collaboratively, and taking risks, in order to make a lasting impact on bettering their communities. The four pillars to focus on include, advancing intellectual growth, pursuing careers and lives of purpose, promoting well-being, and exploring character. A fun fact that a professor on campus shared with me: The academic quarter system came about when Denver was chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics and some of DU buildings were to be athletes’ housing - so the faculty voted to move to a new academic calendar of quarters which would free up the campus for the Olympics.  Later when Colorado voters rejected funding in a statewide referendum and Denver became the first (and only) city awarded the Winter Games to reject them, the DU professors had already seen the benefits of the new quarterly schedule for students, so they have voted to keep this schedule ever since. For high school students who are looking ahead and learning about college options, now is the time to start getting out on campus tours.  DU has weekday visit opportunities all throughout the spring.  Their admission is competitive, they offer stackable merit scholarships, and recently began offering an additional $5,000 scholarship to all students admitted by Early Decision. There are many colleges and universities available to students, depending on their interests and career goals.  Confident College Planning can help families uncover a variety of new options you may not have heard of and guide you all throughout the application process.  Contact me at nancy@confidentcollegeplanning.com for assistance – I would love to help you on your college planning journey! #collegeadmissions #highereducation #collegeplanning https://lnkd.in/dC6Yb9ws