Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Rather, the blame often lies with the institutions, which remain stuck in a previous era and have not evolved to meet the needs of most working learners. Are our programs stackable and focused toward career progression? Many adult learners must prioritize earning a living and caring for their families.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Educators and doctoral students offered advice and shared career experiences Tuesday in an effort to guide aspiring graduate students seeking to become teachers and to promote resources that students could access along the way. Being a teacher is not easy work, Penny said. Marcus Penny In a Jan. Marcus Penny In a Jan. We are needed."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2024

We each have only so much time to do the good work, but work cannot be the totality of our lives. Some of us are the only people of color in our departments and find ourselves carrying the heavy load of doctoral students who want to work with us because they identify with some form of our many identities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The money – from The Mellon Foundation – will help fund a cluster hire program that will recruit 10 early career scholars in the humanities for a tenure-track preparatory initiative; 10 new tenure-track hires; and 10 tenured faculty at the associate or full professor level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

In Florida — ground zero for many of these efforts — the legislature is now considering a bill that would prohibit public universities from offering certain majors and courses as well as spending money on diversity and equity initiatives. Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Supreme Court ruling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When I went to other spaces and started thinking about my work, community engagement just seemed so natural to me.” Gray began his academic career studying motivation in graduate school at The Ohio State University. For Gray, rooting his work locally was antithetical to everything he learned as an educational psychology researcher.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

They had money from Train for Jobs SA (TFJSA), a city-funded pandemic-era program to help unemployed or underemployed San Antonio residents retrain for high-demand careers. Students were paid a $15 per hour stipend for their training, and CHCP covered any gaps with grant money. Nine of them were female, and nine were over 25.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Both non-enrolled respondents and high school juniors and seniors cited similar financial benefits as the core reasons to get a college degree, such as career advancement and making money. Researchers asked high school juniors and seniors about their thoughts on the value of higher education as well. When you're competing against.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

I didn’t have enough money at that time to become a subscriber, so I would either sit and read the magazine wherever I found it, or I would take it, read it from cover-to-cover, and then return it to its rightful owner. Seeing Black people’s work showcased in this way at such a young age inspired me to do excellent, high-impact work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We are excited about UM’s innovative approaches to teacher education, including The Michigan Education Teaching School in Detroit and extensive work with teacher educators outside of the university.” The survival of society relies on well-prepared educators. Building understanding across differences begins with educators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The sense of belonging, the sense of understanding self, and the questions about the implications of what that means for their life experience all come into play,” says Goodson, who works with students individually and in team settings. Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational. Invitational to promote social justice and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Dr. Miguel Cardona “Our colleges and universities have always been a driving force in solving America’s greatest challenges; and, today, we’re calling on these critical institutions to stand up once again by using Federal Work Study and other dollars to help accelerate learning and recovery in our K-12 schools,” said U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mays, former President of Morehouse College, "he who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front." Dr. Marcus A. Bright Third grade is a pivotal milestone in a child's education. The connection between youth arrests, mass incarceration, and low literacy rates cannot be ignored.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” ” Volunteer work can help your college application stand out, especially at highly selective places like Ivy League schools. How important is volunteer work on a college application?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. Dr. Margaret W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2023

Now, a new report from ECMC, a nonprofit focused on educational opportunity, has added texture to these findings by showing that although Gen Z does value learning, it views higher education predominantly in terms of career goals and future income. colleges, 14 points lower than the rate of Baby Boomers. 80% cited the cost of tuition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Black learners, like other learners, are not seeing a valuable, welcoming, and career-connected experience in higher education today. Through established business, community, and K-12 partnerships, we support our students in achieving their educational and career goals. Compton is an unabashedly proud Black-serving institution.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? As a non--librarian, ignorant of how things work, I have some guesses about what these data tell us. Is it even possible to preserve a job or replace someone who leaves by moving the money from materials/services to salaries? Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Students earn credits, called pineapples, as they play and can cash them out for gift cards or donate their money to a charitable cause. The World of Money The World of Money is a video application that teaches financial literacy to both children and young adults. Modules are quick, giving users snippets of information.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Degree inflation and the time, money and energy burden of earning a degree with possibly a small return on investment has led private and public sector employers to begin dropping degree requirements. It wouldn’t be incorrect to assume that the value of a college degree has come under fire. Certificates led the way.

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SRHE

MARCH 1, 2024

by Fabio R Aricò, Laura Harvey and Ritchie Woodard The pattern is familiar across many universities: more and more students are asking to be excused from attending classes, submitting coursework, and even sitting examinations, because of work commitments. To what extent is student employment detrimental?

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University Business

APRIL 22, 2024

While students’ sources for money weren’t specified, more than half of at-risk students work more than 20 hours a week, whereas only a quarter of on-track students do. Despite working more, over half of the students who were liable to stop out struggled to pay the cost of tuition and afford books, living costs and food.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Underrepresented-in-medicine minorities are more likely to work in communities or settings with medically underserved minority populations.” While still fighting for official provider status, pharmacists have proven to be crucial in delivering care and helping address healthcare disparities. Pharmacy Education Center in Crestview, Florida.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

In 2021, people officially got fed up with work. The number one reason that resigners chose new jobs was because the company had a clear path to career growth. These shifts reflect a deeper change in the relationship between work and education. with over 47 million people quitting their jobs—23% of the workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Allen will be the first person in her family to cross the graduation stage, and educators, leaders, and policy makers in North Carolina are working hard to see more adult learners like her and high school graduates follow in her footsteps. Cecilia Holden, president and CEO of myFutureNC. After his passing, I couldn’t cope properly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Of all the things that shaped the career of longtime theater director Sheldon Epps, few rank as high as the time he spent as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University. The main thing I remember about Carnegie is it was very, very hard and very stressful,” Epps said during a 40-minute video conference interview with Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2022

a nonprofit helping working-age adults return to and complete college in the Sacramento region; and the Institution for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), a nonprofit, national research organization working to increase opportunities in higher education for all. have been working for years to address the SCND population in California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2023

When we did this [in 2016] the Division II and III student-athletes said it was one of the highlights of their entire athletic career,” said Lynn Holzman, vice president for NCAA Women’s Basketball. We have some work to do 50 years later.” Awards are given, swag bags are lush, and the games are a must-see for fans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Guided by the motto “Work. Focused on educating working-class Black women to become skilled, self-employed service professionals, Burroughs and her college-educated faculty “resolved to find and train leaders.” While the term #BlackGirlMagic is contemporary, its concept is a historical phenomenon traceable over the last century.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

The university hired Adriana Facundo as the inaugural director of the center, and she started in February, working alongside longtime engineering staff member and now career success coach Leandra Abursa-Lete. “What does [a major] mean and really given them an opportunity to experience more of the career versus just the classes?

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

More from UB: Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates What factors drive online students to consider your school? Specifically, 47% were very or extremely interested in certificates to gain a new skill for their career (47%).

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

But upon closer examination of the dynamic career of businessman, author, Toastmasters award winner and High Point University (N.C.) “My life and my business background have prepared me to be a person who can build a brand and manage it, and for me, it’s a work of the heart,” says Qubein.

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Great College Advice

JULY 26, 2023

Five of the eight are among the 10 oldest universities in the country: Harvard – 1636 Yale – 1702 Penn – 1740 Princeton – 1746 Columbia – 1754 Brown and Dartmouth were founded a little bit later (in 1746 and 1769, respectively). And that’s the key here: the “Ivy League” is a relatively recent creation.

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SRHE

JANUARY 6, 2023

I developed a typology to show how students perceive their degree, their beliefs about the financial implications of going to university and how they define value for money. Students in the first category of the typology view their degree as an essential requirement for their career. by Kristina Gruzdeva.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 24, 2023

WT Spectrum, a student group for LGBTQ students and allies, was recruiting participants for the March 31 drag show to raise money for the Trevor Project, a group that works to prevent suicide among LGBTQ young people. Is this Career Advice newsletter?: ” And he canceled a drag show at West Texas A&M. Hide by line?:

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