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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

Other mega gifts to higher education included $200 million from an anonymous donor to Catawba College, $150 million from Byron Trott toward recruiting rural students, and a bequest of at least $150 million from Glenn and Barbara Britt to Dartmouth College.

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University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

The Verge

Students head to class at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. | It uses what its website describes as “machine learning and advanced facial detection technologies” to record students through their webcams while they work on their exams and monitor the position of their heads. So, too, has scrutiny towards their practices.

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Apple Watch helps track down Florida airport worker accused of stealing luggage

TechSpot

After her flight had been canceled, college student Paola Garcia panicked when her pink hard-shell roller suitcase didn't show up at the baggage carousel at Terminal 4 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Read Entire Article

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How Florida International University Identifies and Helps At-Risk Students using Machine Learning

DataRobot

How can schools leverage data to ensure that every student has access to the educational resources they need? We spoke with two faculty members at Florida International University (FIU) to learn how they address this issue to successfully help at-risk students overcome obstacles in their academic careers.

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Performance Based Funding Institute to Improve Higher Education

VisionLink

At the Institute, 9 Community Colleges from Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina gathered to discuss engaging stakeholders around success for all community college students. Over the 2-day event, the groups formulated concrete messaging intended to gain legislator, faculty and media support for their work.

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Tasseled wants to help college students get their lives, and credits, together

TechCrunch

When Vipul Patel lost half of his college credits while transferring from Florida Institute of Technology to Boston University, he began digging for answers. of transfer students lose all their credits when they transfer, gave Patel the confidence to turn his tool into a startup. The resulting buzz, and the fact that 39.4%

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The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Announces Partnership with Qgiv Digital Fundraising Platform

Qgiv

The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (the Consortium) and Qgiv are partnering together to help education foundations throughout the state of Florida! The post The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Announces Partnership with Qgiv Digital Fundraising Platform appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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