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Diversifying the Workforce for Data-Related Jobs Starts with Inclusivity in Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Society needs professionals trained to understand this modern landscape and how it impacts their lives and careers. Students pursuing careers in all sectors will benefit from data skills. Student credentialing comes in the form of co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications. We live in a world increasingly reliant upon data.

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New Recommendations for Encouraging Open-Access Publishing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Last summer, the White House mandated that any research based on federally funded studies must be made freely available to the public without an embargo. Colleges might cancel subscriptions with major publishers in favor of paying for researchers’ open-access article processing charges, according to the paper. Hide by line?:

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Addressing Massive Disproportionality in Youth Arrests Should Not Be Option

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By implementing comprehensive reforms across multiple systems, we can redefine the trajectory of our youth’s lives, pave the way for a more equitable society, and disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Equipping students with valuable skills for well-paying jobs in the tech sector empowers them to navigate towards a positive future.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The consequence: the richest institutions can fully fund the education of lower-income students, while the vast majority of working-class and lower-middle-class undergraduates must take out loans to pay for their education. The 35 most prestigious U.S. The 35 most prestigious U.S. Over time, as Howard R.

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How Colleges Can Help Close K-12 Achievement Gaps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That said, I should add: Even though today’s public schools are more diverse than they were in 1954, they remain highly segregated along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines. And, more controversially, apparent differences in familial perceptions about whether advanced education will pay off. So where does that leave me?

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Looking back at the UC graduate worker strike (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I admire the disrupter culture that’s part of today’s technology sector. Systemic change comes with costs that are unequally borne across society. That’s cold comfort to students who still must pay heating bills, even in the mild climate of coastal California, where most of the UC’s campuses are.

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A better way to address revenue sharing and online marketing (letter)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 2011, the Education Department issued a Dear Colleague letter (DCL) allowing institutions to pay a percentage of tuition revenue to providers of a bundle of services that included marketing and recruiting. Finally, every other sector of society has moved to a blended solution. Marketing for higher ed should be more honest.