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Performance Based Funding Institute to Improve Higher Education

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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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Ghost kitchens ride into college campuses on the backs of delivery bots

TechCrunch

The relatively controlled environments of university campuses have long served as ideal testing grounds for autonomous technology, and they’re proving particularly effective for sidewalk delivery robots. This is, however, Cartken’s first foray into university delivery. ” Zia Ahmed, senior director, dining services, OSU.

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Collegiate entrepreneur hubs look to provide first support for would-be startups

TechCrunch

For example, David Lin started food delivery service Duffl two years ago while an undergrad at the University of California Los Angeles. Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe was a University of Maryland student before dropping out to launch a startup. ” University of Maryland's Dean Chang. Michigan State University.

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Join Benetech in the Skoll Foundation’s 2014 Social Entrepreneurs Challenge!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential. With Bookshare’s accessible ebooks and reading tools, Zach made a successful transition to college.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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4 ways great customer service will grow your business

The Next Web

Jackthreads , a men’s fashion retailer based in Columbus, OH pulls most of its customer service agents from among Ohio State University students, to great success. You can also look for ways to play up regional passions that can help drive your company culture and build your local fan base.

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Can Social Media Save Lives? Guest Post by Porter Gale

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Meanwhile, a team at Stanford University is running a bone marrow event with cheek swabbing for Amit today and next week (@100KCheeks) and helping universities across the country run similar simple events through DoSomething.org. Cheek swab parties and events are bubbling up from Berkeley to Ohio.