Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Actor Michael B. Jordan gave students at three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) paid lunches and tuition grants ahead of the film release for “Creed III,” Black Enterprise reported. Michael B. Jordan The schools were Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University (CAU). Jordan also spoke at a Q&A session. “I feel like college in general, as you know, I never went, but you know, obviously, my family and friends and just understanding what HBCU culture doe

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Imagine this: You’ve finally built up your courage to go back to school as an adult learner, and today is your first day of college. You’d like to be a neonatal nurse one day, so you’ve enrolled in a medical assisting program to get your foot in the healthcare door. But at the moment, you’re blocking traffic because your car’s power steering quit right as you were turning into a parking space.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale) and historically Black college Tougaloo College have partnered for a 3+3 dual degree program, wherein Tougaloo students who qualify will be able to complete both their bachelor’s and SIU School of Law law degrees in six years instead of seven. Tougaloo students will also have access to SIU Law’s Diversity Prelaw Summer Institute.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Blogs. 5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Investigations by Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) into Pacific University could lead to fines of up to $843,000 or more, OPB reported. BOLI’s intent to assess the school for fines – it sent a notice Oct. 18 of its intent to assess civil penalties – is based on seven complaints from individuals who say Pacific has not given them their full employee personnel files, as required by state law.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s important to start building work ethic while you’re in school because it allows you to learn new skills, use your strengths, and find new passions. You’ll also get an understanding of a work environment and see which careers are best for you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Tara Owens Tara Owens has been appointed director of athletics at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Owens holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Virginia State University and a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision from Cheyney University in Pennsylvania.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

by Rita Hordósy. The Covid-19 pandemic meant a ‘ swift and acute ’ disruption to student experiences through the ‘ dissolution of the physical and social environment ’, and immediate financial hardship experienced by many. The issues of student retention, success, connectedness, and feeling included remain pressing issues for current entrants. To look at what it means to become a university student and a graduate , and to understand these issues in the whole student lifecycle, it is useful to dr

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The judge who told disgraced former doctor Larry Nassar, “I just signed your death warrant,” as she sentenced him to decades in prison would consider becoming Michigan State University’s interim president and a candidate for the permanent post. Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina told the Lansing State Journal on Friday that she is open to filling the role of interim president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

College students are taking fewer credit hours than before and conscious course scheduling is becoming more relevant, according to a new report from higher education resource company Ad Astra. Dr. Lisa Hunter The company produced “Complicated Lives, Competing Priorities: Reimagining the Course Schedule for Today’s Student” using 687 responses from a 2022 survey of institutional leaders – 241 two-year public institutional leaders, 260 four-year public institutional leaders, and 158 four-year priv

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Fresno City College’s West Campus comes with big promises to the people of southwest Fresno, from dual enrollment opportunities for high school students, to cutting-edge technical training in building electric vehicles. But talk of these promises incited a tense back-and-forth between west Fresno residents at a community meeting Thursday night. Will the campus live up to these promises to a community “under siege,” as community members described it, or fall prey to gentrification?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The older I get, the less surprised I am by human behavior. Even though I cannot say exactly why, there are two things that surprise and disappoint me the most. The first is the number of people who, for whatever reasons, die intestate (without having made a will). Unfortunately, many of my relatives, close friends, acquaintances, and other people who look like me, cannot seem to find time to take care of this most basic personal and legal business necessity.

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week, a federal appeals court placed a temporary block on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Yet, according to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, they plan to keep “moving full speed ahead” despite the hold. The block comes as six Republican-led states argue the plan would cause a further economic downturn.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A federal appeals court issued an administrative stay which temporarily blocks President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program. This leaves the program in uncertainty, making it unclear what this change means for the 22 million borrowers who have already applied, the Associated Press reported. President Joe Biden The court in question, The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued the stay on Friday, while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states – Nebraska, Missouri, Ar

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