Nondisparagement agreements and an unwillingness to confront underlying problems force colleges to pull out the checkbook to smooth rough departures, experts say.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The University of Maryland celebrated the formal installation of Dr. Darryll J. Pines as its 34th President with
a week of events showcasing the university s excellence. During his investiture ceremony, President Pines announced five bold actions that reflect the university s mission, values, traditions and culture and reinforce his two priorities for his leadership: ensuring excellence in all that we do and creating a more inclusive, multicultural community for all. This is our time to reinvent our University, said President Pines. This is the time to examine the future of learning to enhance the student experience; the future of work for faculty and staff to reach a new level of excellence; and a new model of research to accelerate and advance science and human understanding. I look forward to engaging with the entire community around these shared goals to re-imagine our campus and com
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College students sit in the shade on the horseshoe at the University of South Carolina. In 2019, its entering class was 6 percent Black in a state where 37 percent of public high school graduates were Black. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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Alarms sounded at the University of Maryland when the Class of 2022 arrived at College Park. Seven percent of freshmen in fall 2018 were Black, down from 10 percent the year before and 13 percent in 2014.