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The New Majority in Higher Ed

Leading institutions are doing several things that can make a difference for these students. They are using data to pinpoint trouble spots for students like course registration. They are using technology to link different offices across the campus to give students integrated, “just in time” advising supports to help them clear some of the hurdles of college life. They are changing the way we teach remedial and introductory courses to better help students identify where they are strong and where they need help. In short, these colleges and universities are redesigning themselves to put student success at the center of their work.

Ruth Simmons Named Interim President of Prairie View A&M University

Ruth Simmons, Ph.D., former president of Brown University and Smith College, an elite women’s college, has been named interim president at Prairie View A&M University, a historically black university in Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View’s current president, George C. Wright, Ph.D., announced his retirement June 12 after leading the institution for 14 years. Simmons’s tenure begins July 1.

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