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Ashland University has partnered with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, to enhance Holocaust education in the United States. The collaboration will bring two Jewish scholars, Yossi Kugler and Sarah Levy, to the AU campus in spring 2024. Kugler will teach a two-week course on the Holocaust, deliver a public lecture and engage with students and organizations. Levy will lead Holocaust education training for K-12 schools and collaborate with educational institutions. The partnership aims to expand Holocaust education resources, work with Ohio on initiatives and establish future programs. This partnership will advance the education and training of AU faculty members as well.
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Baldwin Wallace University has introduced a Health Equity Research & Education Institute with the support of a $350,000 U.S. Department of Education grant. The institute aims to address health disparities in Ohio and provide students with research, caregiving and problem-solving experiences. It will also focus on collecting health equity-related data, offering micro-grants for research and community programs and expanding its efforts beyond 2025 in collaboration with community partners.
BW currently offers various healthcare degree programs including nursing, physician assistant, public health, speech communication disorders, psychology and a healthcare MBA.
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Bluffton University is experiencing positive trends in enrollment, with 205 traditional undergraduate students in the incoming 2023 class, up from 172 the previous year. Notably, 68 of these first-year students come from out of Ohio, representing 17 different states. Popular majors for this class include business administration, sport management, exercise science and education.
Additionally, graduate enrollment at Bluffton has increased by 50% over the previous year, attributed to the addition of new graduate programs. Despite the impending "enrollment cliff," Bluffton's total enrollment remains steady, showcasing strong recruitment efforts for the entering class of 2024.
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Capital University has expanded its Main Street Scholarship to provide first-time college students with the potential for full tuition for up to four years. The scholarship offers a minimum of $20,000 annually to full-time undergraduate students in their first year, including transfer and international students.
Capital aims to enhance access and affordability in higher education, making a private education comparable to or even less expensive than a public school.
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Deidre Sizer, Assistant Director and Tutoring Coordinator of Cedarville University's academic enrichment center, The Cove, was awarded the President's Award by the National Tutoring Association (NTA) during its annual conference in Oct. The NTA is the largest organization dedicated to training and advancing tutors in the United States.
Sizer has been working to connect students with tutors, organize events and find solutions to student challenges for the past 12 years. Her dedication to helping students, both academically and personally, was recognized through this prestigious award.
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Defiance College is launching its "DEFIne Your Future" Program, reducing annual tuition by 25%, aiming to attract new students and retain existing ones. The initiative includes financial aid repackaging for all students and a program called the DC Advantage Plan, which ensures loan repayment for graduates earning less than $45,000 per year.
By making education more affordable, Defiance College intends to draw students who may not have considered higher education, while preparing them for successful post-graduation careers and community leadership roles.
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