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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. Martínez, senior director of research and impact at SHPE during a Sep. Graduate students’ needs are focused on financing their education and financial support for conference travel. Encourage research and scholarship on U.S.

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know…About Social, Cognitive, and Teacher Presence Online

The Scholarly Teacher

Growth mindset leads to greater effort and persistence in learners which helps them reach higher levels of achievement (Dweck & Molden, 2017). A meta-analysis of blended learning and technology use in higher education: From the general to the applied. Journal of Computing in Higher Education , 26 (1), 87-122.

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This program dedicated to boosting first-gen success rates is tripling down

University Business

First-generation college students are among higher education’s most prominent yet precarious student demographics. ” The Kessler Scholars Collaborative embarked on a mission in 2017 to support this vulnerable slice of the student body at a handful of esteemed institutions, and its pilot program proved a success.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Employers say, ‘It’s great that this individual has these skills, but we’ll ask our own questions to verify the learner’s knowledge,’” Kyle Albert, assistant research professor at the George Washington University Institute of Public Policy, said. “It’s a trust-but-verify situation.”

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

There’s also an unprecedented amount of pushback on DEI when diversity and inclusion were once very much a part of higher ed. In Ohio, a very anti-DEI bill was introduced that would restrict what higher education could do on diversity issues. Brit” Kirwan is chancellor emeritus of the University System of Maryland (USM).

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

Yet nearly 40 million people from the age of 18-64 started higher education and did not complete one degree. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, the US Civilian Work Force from 25-34 as of June 2022 has the following educational attainment. Attendance at educational conferences (51%). Higher Education.