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Advancement News 

UK inquiry to look at impact of HE post-Brexit—The U.K.’s parliamentary education committee will examine how British universities can remain competitive.

Campus career centers: All in a day’s work—U.S. institutions’ career services offices stretch to offer students new options.

Why more black students are enrolling in HBCUs—Some students say they feel safer on majority-black U.S. campuses.

Non-traditional students are becoming the new normal—Nearly half of those enrolled in higher education are “non-traditional.” A quarter are over the age of 30.

A social justice agenda for community college—Community colleges can have major social impact, as one California, U.S., chancellor discusses.

CASE News

• Don’t buy into these five leadership myths, from Advancement Weekly.
• Also in Advancement Weekly: why it’s important to say no and how to be a better leader in one simple step.
• How a five pence tax on plastic bags inspired a new fundraising approach at one London institution, from September BriefCASE.
• We’re looking for host sites for the CASE internship program.
• Upcoming learning opportunities:
  • Development for Deans and Academic Leaders, Oct. 5-7 in New Orleans
  • Conference for Community College Advancement, Oct. 5-7 in San Diego
  • Development Services Conference, Oct. 5-6 in Leeds, U.K.
  • Asia-Pacific Fundraising Conference & Study Tour, Oct. 11-14 in Hong Kong & Shanghai, China
  • Find plenty more on our conference calendar.

Trending in CASE Communities

• IRS and charitable contributions
• Lead time for marketing communications projects
• Alumni engagement
• Unrestricted endowment agreement
• Looking for samples of pledge reminders
• HSI STEM & Articulation Grants

Shared by CASE Members

Over on the Princeton University social blog, explore the #TellUsTigers story project.

On Twitter, the University of Missouri and University of Kansas are dishing it Mean Girls-style.

Kayce and Kayla are twin sisters enrolled in the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill’s dental hygiene program. Here’s a day in their lives.

University of Nottingham first-year students did a whole lotta snapping during move-in.

Sweet: Carnegie Mellon University students are prepping for Donut Dash.