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Certificate Programs Surge as Bachelor's and Associate Degrees Decline, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Undergraduate Degree Earners report compiles national, state, and regional trend data on demographics, fields of study, and credential patterns dating back to 2014-15.

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Florida Board of Governors Confirms Marva Johnson as FAMU President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johnson was appointed to the Florida State Board of Education in 2014, was elected chair in 2015, and served in that capacity for four years. Johnson, is a corporate lobbyist and group vice president of state government affairs for Charter Communications. Johnson’s first day as FAMU president will be Friday, August 1.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

Quizzing for Learning and Assessing Scholars of cognition and neuroscience have provided an abundance of evidence to support the old adage that “repetition is the mother of learning” (Carvalho & Goldstone, 2014; Janssen et al., Why Start With Think-Pair-Share? 2023; Park et al., Carvalho, P. F., & Goldstone, R. link] Freeman, S.,

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2014, it became the nation’s largest historically Black college and university (HBCU). APLU officials said that under Martin’s leadership, North Carolina A&T continued to grow its student enrollment, increasing from 10,613 to 13,885 students in 2023.

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Nandi Mehta - Soccer

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A member of the womens soccer team, she was named co-captain in 2014 and 2015. Mehta was a 2013 and 2014 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society inductee. Shes also pursuing a Kellogg School of Management Undergraduate certificate in managerial analytics.

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Benjamin C. Ayers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ayers, who holds the Earl Davis Chair in Taxation, has led the Terry College of Business since 2014. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, has been named the next senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the university.

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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. Dr. Chance W.

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