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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2023

Within the academy, the field of higher education, it is not difficult to find examples of racism in the form of micro-civilities, or implicit bias. Hilton Micro-civilities are a problem having detrimental impacts on professionals seeking a successful career path in higher education. Dr. Adriel A. Do I have a solution?

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Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas August 9, 2023 Lance K. Research from the United States Department of Education shows 1.2 UTD is one of two University of Texas System institutions without an existing continuing and professional education unit.

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Utah’s higher education commissioner has resigned ‘to pursue other professional opportunities’

University Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The newly appointed Utah Board of Higher Education named Deputy Commissioner Geoffrey Landward as interim commissioner pending a nationwide search for Woolstenhulme’s successor. Landward has been with the Utah System of Higher Education for eight years, most recently as deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education.

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Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education August 9, 2023 Dr. Denise Brown, Ph.D., Interested in the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship? Learn more about the program and future cohorts.

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Self-Care Isn’t a Nice to-do. It’s a Must Do: Self-Care for Higher Education Professionals During Fall Semester

Roompact

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The fall semester is a time of great change and excitement for all of us higher education professionals. New students are arriving, new classes are starting, and there is a renewed sense of purpose and energy. However, the fall semester can also be a time of great stress and anxiety. Long hours, heavy workloads, and.

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Understanding Workers’ Professional and Educational Transitions During the Pandemic

Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Title: The Great Resignation: Workers’ Experiences With Job and Education Transitions Authors: Melissa Leavitt, Andrew Hanson, and Dave Clayton Source: Strada Education Network Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 50 percent of adults in the United States experienced some change in employment (e.g., Concurrently, 33.

Education

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Takeaways for Higher Education Public Relations Professionals

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When you’re in the higher education space, you’ll inevitably hit a roadblock at some point. That’s why the Archer Education PR team put together a free webinar to show you there’s a way forward with public relations in higher education. PR in higher education can have a powerful ripple effect. You can watch it here. .

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Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Within professional environments, microaggressions persist as a pervasive and often overlooked force, representing one of the most significant challenges to equity and inclusion. Throughout my time in healthcare education and my own personal journey, I have heard from students about their experiences being the target of microaggressions.

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Building a Thriving Workforce for Early Learning Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The early learning sector plays a crucial role in shaping the foundation of children's education and future success. However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth.

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Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Patterson-Stephens is an award-winning scholar-practitioner with 20 years of experience in higher education. The Bobby E.

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The Rise of the Higher Ed Partner: Reshaping Campuses from the Outside In

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

APRIL 24, 2024

As more higher education professionals pivot from traditional campus roles to join EdTech companies, consulting firms, and marketing agencies, or even to launch their own ventures in coaching, speaking and consulting, the landscape of influence in the industry is clearly shifting.

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NASPA Centers the Stories of Diverse Student Affairs Professionals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. As such, Shivers said, it's important that student affairs professionals practice self-care.

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Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development is expected to support the professional development of 270 metro Atlanta educators over three years. At the same time, licensed and certified classroom teachers will earn a Master of Education degree to enhance their skills and advance in their careers.

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UNCF Launches Institute to Train Fundraising Professionals Working With BIPOC Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is launching a center to train fundraising professionals with culturally informed expertise, racial justice, and social equity. The Institute is set to become a leading education and training organization in the unique BIPOC fundraising space.”

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Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Dr. Michael Rodriguez, dean and professor of the College of Education and Human Development at University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

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Dr. Crystal Eufemia Garcia, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

She is an assistant professor of educational administration in the College of Education and Human Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where her work is concentrated on campus climates and the role of student affairs in student experiences.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education.

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West Virginia State University Launches First Doctorate Degree Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cage The Doctorate of Education in Leadership Studies would be the first doctoral degree conferred at the historically Black university. The two-year program will be fully online catering to working professionals from various fields such as education, the nonprofit sector, and government. WVSU President Ericke S.

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Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many educators come to the profession because they have a passion and commitment to help students succeed. However, the complexities of education often get in the way of successfully advocating for Black students in a way that is impactful and transformative. These professionals are proactive. GATE, Advanced Placement).

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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges.

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Historic Bronx Institution Announces Charter Change

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

University of Mount Saint Vincent The institution — founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Charity and originally known as the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent — was the first established higher education organization for young women in New York, according to the release.

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The Role of Higher Education in Supporting High School Students' Pathway to Industry Recognized Credentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By introducing students to various career options and credentialing opportunities in middle school, they can make informed decisions about their educational journey. Traditional education systems often follow a predetermined pace, leaving little room for individual student acceleration.

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Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2024

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation’s 2023 MCT Scholarship. Dion Harry Harry is a North Carolina State University doctoral candidate studying higher education opportunity, equity, and justice. candidate studying educational leadership & policy analysis and gender & women studies. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc.

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New Data Show Persistent Lagging Pay for Educators

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

The National Education Association has released four new reports that show educator salaries have continued to lag behind inflation over the past decade. The association’s “Higher Education Faculty Salary Analysis” examines full-time faculty and graduate assistant salaries at the national, state, and institutional levels.

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New Mexico' to Provide Student Loan Forgiveness for Students Enrolling in Health Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

New Mexico's Higher Education Department has announced that it is accepting applications for a program that will provide up to 100 percent student loan forgiveness for New Mexico residents who graduated from one of the 23 out-of-state professional and graduate programs.

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ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. The co-pilots of the program are Dr. Lauren Harris, an associate professor of history education, and Dr. Leanna Archambault, professor of learning design and technology. Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

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. While national and international opportunities for professional development are valuable, we emphasize the importance of local and digitally-mediated (e.g., These administrators (e.g.,

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PGIM, UNCF Study: Private HBCU Endowments Need Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Investing in Change: A Call to Action for Strengthening Private HBCU Endowments ” found that a lean endowment factors into whether an HBCU can ensure institutional stability and growth and qualify education for its students. It explores these challenges and how the asset management industry can work with HBCUs to achieve better outcomes.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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AAC&U Project to Assist 12 Campuses with Equity-Center Curriculum Design

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). This work is necessary for advancing higher education, student success, and our economy.”

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Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators. Department of Education to resolve these issues, but immediate action to correct the issues with FAFSA is required.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. I didn’t know those people, but I saw they were mostly professionals of color. It was love at first sight.

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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AURORA, Colo.— Now, we’re not just polarized about policy but about each other,” she said.

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Governing Boards Survey Finds Diversity, Qualifications Not Mutually Exclusive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions.

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Music Opens Doorway to Opportunity for Incarcerated Youth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It’s part of BreakFree Education, an organization which partners with juvenile justice agencies across the nation to offer educational programs. The program works because music, said Moyes, can be just the hook that’s needed to get students excited about an education. “If

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2024

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University The Fryes are well-known throughout North Carolina for their contributions to the civil rights movement, public life, higher education, and the legal profession. 25, 1956 — have donated their personal archives (professional documents and artifacts) to the F.D. and Shirley T.

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Old Dominion University Launches Program to Address Lack of Minority Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. It’s really helpful and impactful to be connected to people who are in similar situations.

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Chapman University’s Transformative Social Media Strategy in Residence Life

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

JANUARY 29, 2024

Social media platforms provide a vibrant space to share valuable content and ignite discussions that empower and educate — from academic support to life skills in higher education.

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AAUP Receives Mellon Grant for Academic Freedom Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million from the Mellon Foundation to examine and confront the surge of political and ideological hostilities against higher education. The center expected to bring together higher education and academic freedom experts over the next two years to develop an understanding of the scope and nature of political interference in higher education.

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High Impact Cultural Competence (HICC) Training: A Feasible Solution to Micro-incivilities Directed Toward Young Faculty and Staff of Color in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Hilton, a young Black professional at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), wrote an op-ed in Diverse Issues in Higher Education , entitled “Are career paths of young Black professionals in higher education being impeded by implicit racism?” I, Adriel A. I concluded that the answer is yes. Dr. Adriel A.

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MEGA Symposium Tackles Trauma and Healing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

Performers Cultura Lovers and the NJ Bomba Collective played and danced to welcome the assembled professionals, academics, scholars, and high schoolers. “I If you’ve ever been in the presence of so-called educators, you are not alone.” They’re not even pursuing—or thinking about pursuing—postsecondary education,” said Dr. Marcheta P.

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University of Michigan’s School of Education to be Renamed Marsal Family School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The University of Michigan’s (UM) School of Education will be renamed the Marsal Family School of Education after a family’s $55 million in gift commitments, MLive reported. The survival of society relies on well-prepared educators. Building understanding across differences begins with educators. Ross School of Business.

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Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

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. What is a Liberal Arts education? Some Ivies had their affiliated women’s colleges (e.g.,

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Culturally-Sustaining K-12 Education: Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

There is is a lot of discussion about what K-12 teachers do and don’t (mostly don’t) receive in terms of training in culturally relevant pedagogy, and it is often traced back to teacher education programs. Specifically, 44% of teachers in K-12 education reported that they very often or always feel burned out at work.

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas

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Utah’s higher education commissioner has resigned ‘to pursue other professional opportunities’

Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education

Self-Care Isn’t a Nice to-do. It’s a Must Do: Self-Care for Higher Education Professionals During Fall Semester

Understanding Workers’ Professional and Educational Transitions During the Pandemic

Takeaways for Higher Education Public Relations Professionals

Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

Building a Thriving Workforce for Early Learning Through Higher Education

Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

The Rise of the Higher Ed Partner: Reshaping Campuses from the Outside In

NASPA Centers the Stories of Diverse Student Affairs Professionals

Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers

UNCF Launches Institute to Train Fundraising Professionals Working With BIPOC Communities

Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

Dr. Crystal Eufemia Garcia, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

West Virginia State University Launches First Doctorate Degree Program

Educators as Co-Conspirators in Decolonizing Education for Black Students

Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

Historic Bronx Institution Announces Charter Change

The Role of Higher Education in Supporting High School Students' Pathway to Industry Recognized Credentials

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship

New Data Show Persistent Lagging Pay for Educators

New Mexico' to Provide Student Loan Forgiveness for Students Enrolling in Health Programs

ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy

Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

PGIM, UNCF Study: Private HBCU Endowments Need Support

Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

AAC&U Project to Assist 12 Campuses with Equity-Center Curriculum Design

Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most

A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

Governing Boards Survey Finds Diversity, Qualifications Not Mutually Exclusive

Music Opens Doorway to Opportunity for Incarcerated Youth

Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Old Dominion University Launches Program to Address Lack of Minority Faculty

Chapman University’s Transformative Social Media Strategy in Residence Life

AAUP Receives Mellon Grant for Academic Freedom Center

High Impact Cultural Competence (HICC) Training: A Feasible Solution to Micro-incivilities Directed Toward Young Faculty and Staff of Color in Higher Education

MEGA Symposium Tackles Trauma and Healing

University of Michigan’s School of Education to be Renamed Marsal Family School of Education

Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

Culturally-Sustaining K-12 Education: Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

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