Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to a report released by the American Council on Education (ACE). This data is right in front of our face, and we have to decide where in higher education we want to go?"

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The GOP-dominated Ohio Senate has passed 21-10 a bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at the state’s public colleges and universities, prohibit faculty strikes, and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

African American males and collegiate sports continue to be a topic of debate in higher education. Michigan community colleges are open-admission institutions that offer affordable education and provide a vehicle for African American males who might not otherwise pursue a college education.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, there is a lot of misunderstanding out there in the higher education marketplace. In order to dispel the confusion, we need to talk about the difference between a liberal arts college and a liberal arts education. Nationwide, liberal arts colleges average 11 students per faculty member.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

The school is planning to cut approximately 100 more faculty within five years, on top of the previously announced 20-plus faculty positions to be phased out next year. Some majors will be cut, and the school will suspend admissions on 70 programs. million next year, the Star Tribune reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. After an organized disinformation campaign by conservative groups and individuals about the scope of its impact on the higher education community, the U.S. Dr. William B.

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It’s no secret that artificial intelligence has gripped the higher education sector in more ways than inside the classroom. Although most colleges and universities are scrambling to moderate precisely how students should be allowed to use it, faculty and administrators are inviting its use systemwide.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

An American Bar Association plan to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has been received positively by legal writing and clinical professors. The American Bar Association has proposed changes to standards to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty. The proffer — offered initially in a Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” It's not enough to just have more students and faculty of color on campus,” said Hernández-Reyes. In light of the U.S.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Which is better for college admission. In some cases, community college faculty offer these courses in the high school. In other cases cases, community college faculty “approve” or certify high school faculty a to offer college level courses after the college has approved the syllabus. Great College Advice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. These administrators (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

“I applaud [Harvard President Larry Bacow’s] vision and Harvard’s hopes for a more inclusive future for higher education,” Simmons said. And she has testified on Harvard’s behalf in a lawsuit about Harvard College’s right to consider race in admissions. Simmons’ ties to Harvard are longstanding.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2023

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Melissa Nobles on diversity and equal opportunity in the US education system. As the United States Supreme Court considers the role of race in college admissions, we explore the many challenges facing education with the first African American woman to lead one of the world’s highest-ranked institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Brown University plans to continue legacy preferences, retain its “early decision” admission option, and reinstate its college entrance exam requirement. Paxson In a March 5, letter to the Brown campus , Paxson shared recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies. Brown President Dr. Christina H. Dr. Christina H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Morgan State University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS.

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University Business

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you it’s been a challenging year for both students and faculty in both higher education and K-12. ” From a higher education perspective, colleges and universities will continue to set their sights on career readiness and student outcomes, both academically and emotionally.

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Great College Advice

JULY 5, 2023

Student to Faculty Ratios and Educational Quality When a client asked me the other day about the importance of student to faculty ratios, I got to thinking about other supposed indicators of educational quality. The other oft-cited statistic when visiting an admissions office is “average class size.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

I look forward to working with the faculty, staff, and community as we honor and build upon the university's powerful legacy and upward trajectory.” “PVAMU has a strong legacy of transforming the lives of its students and contributing to the surrounding region and state of Texas, both educationally and economically.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported. The bill will not affect course instruction, faculty research, student organizations, guest speakers, data collection or admissions.

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Regna Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2021

Radcliffe scholar details possible reforms in admissions, faculty representation. A discussion about antiracism in higher education with Ibram X. The post Making higher education anti-racist appeared first on Renga Consulting. BY Colleen Walsh Harvard Staff Writer. ” Learn more: [link]. . . .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Against this backdrop of societal change, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, a policy in place for 40 years promoting diversity in college admissions. Fostering connection among higher education leaders across universities has enabled them to build greater understanding and discover best practices from their peers.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence is finding evermore creative ways to interweave within our everyday lives, and it’s no different in higher education. As quickly as artificial intelligence models develop, so, too, their impact across different facets of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Should we throw in the towel?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Muhlenberg’s new program joins a growing number of DEI certificate and degree programs offered by businesses and, increasingly, institutions of higher education, experts said. Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). As the U.S.

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Parchment

AUGUST 15, 2023

And unfortunately, higher education is feeling the impact, too. And that increase doesn’t even take into account higher costs for everything from faculty and administrative salaries to supplies, materials, and utilities. The cost of tuition for colleges and universities rose 2.3%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Earlham Summer: A Pre-College Program for High School Students will give up to 120 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to take classes from Earlham faculty, stay overnight on campus, and learn about admissions and scholarship opportunities. 18-23 and 25-30. 18-23 and 25-30.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 20, 2023

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education As we grow one year further away from the seismic shift that was 2020, new challenges are emerging that present opportunities for marketing and communications pros to have significant impact.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Currently, students are more immediately aware of the return on interest (ROI), and they want to know —up front — the lasting impact of their choices of when and how they engage in higher education. The pressure to publish is not part of the air that faculty breathe, and as a result, many are able to be more available.

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Collegis Education Data Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Technology and data are cornerstones of higher education success. Gone are the days when IT was its own world and didn’t touch every aspect of the college experience, from faculty to students to administration. The Impacts of Data and Technology Across 5 Key Higher Ed Stakeholders 1. Data is the key.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education needs to come to grips with a series of hard and unpleasant truths: That this country’s system of postsecondary education relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most underresourced institutions. Adapt or die. It’s what they do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

We really want to pull these K-12 and higher education folks in and help them understand the importance of history, so they can combat what they confront right now, and they will continue to confront,” said Dunbar. As the ruling affects the admissions process and not the recruitment process, Dr. Anthony E.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 5, 2022

How to Build a Digital PR Campaign for Faculty. When you’re in the higher education space, you’ll inevitably hit a roadblock at some point. Maybe your competitor schools achieve higher application rates, star in more news stories, or receive more donor funding. It starts with harnessing the power of your faculty.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2024

ChatGPT and artificial intelligence are now a common part of the vocabulary in higher education. They can be used for lesson planning, quiz creation and, if used correctly by students, for research, language development and as an effective tool in their education to support student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some of those difficult decisions had to do with cutting employees – faculty and professional staff – and downsizing NJCU’s academic offerings. Some that were sunset included programs in environmental science, physics, economics, and graduate-level music education. AFT 1839 represents faculty and professional staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. Experts in higher education, diversity, equity and inclusion celebrated the news, hoping it could signal to other institutions that it is time for more diverse leadership. Dr. Claudine Gay is making history.

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