Alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’

Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding

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September 10, 2019

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Dawn Freshwater speaks at the THE World Academic Summit

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Dawn Freshwater speaks at the THE World Academic Summit

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by franklinblunt_gmail_com on September 23, 2019 - 11:17am

Initially, I thought V-Cs meant Venture Capitalists or Vultures, which are much worse to exploit & corrupt your institution. Be aware & take care.

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