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LEAD Fund Mourns Passing of DEI Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chris Metzler continuously illuminated our path toward a more inclusive future in which all voices are welcomed and valued,” said Dr. Edna Chun, vice chair of the LEAD Fund, a national not-for-profit organization founded in 2014 and styled as a “Think and Do Tank.”

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Princeton African American Studies Chair Dr. Eddie Glaude to Step Down

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2014, Diverse named Glaude an Emerging Scholar. “As a student, as a scholar, as a Black student, as an FLI [first-generation, low-income] student, it was everything that I needed for it to be,” said Kiara Gilbert, who had Glaude as her junior paper and senior thesis adviser. “I

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Report: 13% of Title IV Aid-Receiving Students from Community Colleges Earn Bachelor's Degree Within Eight Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The goal of the investigation was to gauge the performance of both the sending and receiving schools, measuring both the rate of successful transfers out of a two-year school, “Access,” and the rate at which those transfer students earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, “Success.”

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Florida Atlantic, UC Merced Earn Award for Institutional Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The award for institutional transformation was established in 2014. “Both institutions exemplify how our members use critical thinking and creativity to serve all learners,” said Mitchell. As the first U.S.

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Flipped Classrooms: A Next Generation Nursing Case Study

The Scholarly Teacher

An adult accumulates a growing reservoir of experience, which is a rich resource for learning” (Merriam & Bierema, 2014, p. Critical thinking requires an individual to monitor the reasonableness of thinking, correct one’s incorrect decisions, and reflect on the experience (Merriam & Bierema, 2014). link] Ignatavicius, D.

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White House HBCU Initiative Announces Ninth Cohort of Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This year’s cohort is the largest since the program’s start in 2014 and its HBCU participation rate is now over 70%. Miguel Cardona The cohort recognizes and commends the 102 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from 29 different states for academics, leadership, and civic engagement.

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The UMaine System says its budget situation is improving, after years of shortfalls - Robbie Feinberg, Maine Public

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The system's vice president for finance, Ryan Low, told the system board's finance committee on Wednesday that for the first time since 2014, all campuses are projected to balance their budgets for the next fiscal year without relying on system reserves.

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