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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. Black boys are also suspended and expelled at much higher rates than other students ( Graves & Wang, 2022 ).

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Ward, president since 2019, will retire at the end of June 2025, the conclusion of Luther’s 2023-25 strategic plan. Ward will be remembered for developing a more holistic student experience by overseeing the creation of a new student services department and reorganizing the school curriculum, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. .

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How Universities Can Support Undocumented Students as Federal Policies Continue to Threaten Them

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite these barriers, undocumented students are finding opportunities to pursue a college education through individual resourcefulness, ambition, targeted scholarships, and more welcoming institutional policies. Provide holistic student services. Target undocumented students through specific on-campus programs and services.

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IGNITED 2023 sneak peek: Key trends shaping higher education today

EAB

Public perception of higher ed value: How the public gets ROI wrong, and how that’s impacting your campus Student readiness and well-being: Reckoning with intersecting crises in youth mental health and unfinished learning The hybrid campus: Flexible work and the future of multi-modal campuses 1. Surgeon General Murthy.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. The problem?

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Student podcast evaluates student success measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A group of students from the Community College of Baltimore County set out to answer such questions and pull back the curtain on higher education for students through their podcast. A secondary consequence of the project is the two students’ desire for change in higher education.