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New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges Appointed Member of IHEP Board of Directors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges has joined the Institute for Higher Education Policy’s (IHEP) Board of Directors. Dr. Brian K. AT UNCF, Bridges oversaw and led its Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI), its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB); and its Career Pathways Initiative.

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UNCF Summit for Black Higher Education: Hit the Target!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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TICAS Policy Agenda Tackles the Flaws in the Higher Ed System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It TICAS “traced out all the different pieces that we would need to have a vibrant, acceptive, equitable higher education system,” said Gadkaree.

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Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon's Mockery of an "Asian" Language is Emblematic of a Wider Problem in American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What makes this moment particularly jarring is that Purdue Northwest and similar campuses have gone to great lengths to recruit international students, primarily from Asian countries, in their bid to become world-class institutions of higher learning. I first experienced it on an elementary school playground. Dr. Stephanie K.

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Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ángel de Jesus González, assistant professor of higher education administration and leadership at Fresno State. That is, to me, the most critical ingredient at this point,” said Velasco Rodriguez. Once students arrive at their new institution, they may find it difficult to adjust to the new setting.

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Benitez Named 23rd President of Saint Peter’s University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As a person spiritually rooted in the Catholic faith, with personal values that align with those of Jesuit education and traditions, I feel blessed to be returning to Jesuit higher education and joining the Saint Peter’s community. in higher education administration from Saint Louis University.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

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Ron DeSantis has been at the epicenter of higher education this past year. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. Only two higher education administrators agreed to the interview. “He is taking names.