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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. Related: More Hispanics going to college: The bad news? They are still behind . Breaking down stereotypes.

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 8

The Hechinger Report

She’s a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and coauthor of the book Academically Adrift. Epstein gives me a sampling of some of the history department’s offerings, like ‘Birth of the Avant-Garde: Modern Poetry and Culture in France and Russia, 1870 to 1930.’ Kirk: That’s Josipa Roksa.