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David R. Johnson; Liang Zhang – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Conflicts over the politics of speech have been a persistent challenge in U.S. higher education. Public narratives portray universities as antagonistic toward conservative speakers, yet empirical evidence remains limited. To address this gap, we analyze the political orientations of 1,875 commencement speakers at 52 universities between 1989 and…
Descriptors: Graduation, Speeches, Conflict, Politics
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Cosser, Michael; Nenweli, Sekinah – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
A 2010 paper published in "Higher Education" investigated the relationship between South African Grade 12 students' programme preferences in 2001 for study in higher education, student enrolment in higher education programmes in 2002, and student graduations in 2006, devising what the author dubbed a preference-enrolment-graduation (PEG)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preferences, Enrollment, Graduation
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McKee, J. Edson; Smith, Laura Williams; Hayes, B. Grant; Echterling, Lennis G.; Stewart, Anne – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 1999
In their quest to upgrade technologies, improve training techniques, and pursue innovations, counselor educators may be ignoring the power of traditions. This article illustrates how five rites and rituals enrich the training experience, strengthen the sense of continuity and community, support diversity, and offer affirmation of growth. (Author)
Descriptors: Ceremonies, Community, Counselor Training, Developmental Continuity