Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Ross jumped into life at Howard with aplomb. He became Mr. Freshman, part of Howard’s Royal Court that promotes campus leadership, representing the best of the best. It all came to a head on April 23, 2017, the night of Howard’s Student Choice Awards, where Ross won Activist of the Year. Howard University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

"I am humbled and honored to accept the position of chancellor and to advance Governor Kathy Hochul’s vision to make SUNY the best statewide system of public higher education in our nation,’" King said. King is currently president of nonprofit The Education Trust. But it was his work as U.S. Secretary of Education that has won him acclaimed.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

Why Attend a Liberal Arts College? It’s a four-year investment, so you want to get the most out of your college experience. That’s why you should consider attending a liberal arts college where your personal achievement is important to everyone there, not just to you personally. What is a Liberal Arts education?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

When Imperial Valley College (IVC) conducted a student survey seven years ago, they discovered over 200 students experiencing food and housing insecurity. The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. It became the first two-year school in the state of Massachusetts to allow students to attain degrees in Black Studies. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. The program got approval last spring. Census Bureau.

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College Forward

MAY 9, 2024

To say I’m proud to serve students would be an understatement. Watching students who dreamed of a college degree, but faced numerous barriers, now applying for scholarships, gives new life to my soul. Seeing students make plans for campus life is a humbling experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Davis III An unidentified staff member—who was not directly involved in the incident according to news reports—called campus police in response to an argument between the student and her professor at the professor’s request. Dr. Charles H.F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

Shahzaman was joined by other high school students, all men of color from high schools across the state, most located in urban, low-income areas. MEGA is a workgroup at MSU that targets the recruitment and retention of Black and Latinx men to college. It’s good to go out and experience as much as we can.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 16, 2023

According to research by the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), the percentage of women athletes competing on college teams has risen from 15% in 1972 to 44% in the 2020-21 academic year. We need to make sure that we extend opportunities to participate in sports to all kids because we know the benefits that sports provide. “We

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. Think about how best to support all marginalized students. Remember the why.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner, who grew up in a small town in Missouri, said her journey mirrors that of many of the students at Buffalo State University (part of the State University of New York system). As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Technology enables us to break the barriers of time and space to deliver quality instruction directly to students, when and where they prefer. New models are emerging that place students at the center of all we do. We’re rethinking financial aid and student loans in new and innovative ways. Others are much more pessimistic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

After a national and international racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd in 2020, politicians have hit back hard. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 17, 2024

In Campus Sonar’s latest industry trends report on “ Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed ,” we explored the gap between trust and value to understand what audiences discuss about a college degree using social intelligence. Make sure you read the other two recommendations we shared. Invest in the campus professionals doing this work.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In recent agency research, a young first-generation Hispanic college student shared that she was initially not going to attend college because she did not know what to study. The challenge was that none of these paths aligned with this young Hispanic student’s interests or strengths—she did not like math.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Smith , Appalachian State University Brooke Anne Hofsess , Appalachian State University Key Statement: Creating intentional, flexible, and interdisciplinary programming cultivates a campus culture where diverse scholarship is supported and creative teacher-scholars feel valued. 2018; Miller, 2022; Rautkorpi, 2007).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” In response to the decision, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Student support programs are increasingly filling up college and university “To-Do” lists to ensure undergraduates are in the best position to thrive during their studies. However, colleges aren’t doing enough to ensure students are able to transition out of a life solely focused on class and getting good grades.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D. is not just about learning, reading, or writing Navajo, it’s really preparing [its students] with tools so that they will be efficient in designing their research studies, conducting research, and finding solutions to some of the challenges that we have,” says Guy.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2023

Most student affairs professionals would do just about anything to support students in the increasingly dynamic and resource-strapped landscape of higher education. Additionally, and by design, we aim to facilitate opportunities for small-, minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses in the procurement marketplace.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some roles and departments – such as the divisions of administration and finance or student affairs and enrollment management – were consolidated. Twenty months ago, in June of 2022, New Jersey City University (NJCU) declared a financial crisis. Andrés Acebo Its then-President Dr. Sue Henderson announced that she’d be stepping down.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Turns out it’s the same with college: Americans increasingly question the value of a four-year degree given higher ed’s skyrocketing costs, heavy debt burden and changing values. Call them Alumni for Life. An alumnus or alumna might simply be proud of one’s life and all the major chapters, like college, that it comprises.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. Akbar, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Fort Valley State University, an HBCU institution in Georgia.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The effort to elevate student outcomes across race, ethnicity, income and other metrics has reached beyond the college and university level. For example, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that there are currently 40.4 spike in stop-outs in July 2021. spike in stop-outs in July 2021.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

A college essay isn’t just an abstract writing assignment. It’s a piece of writing that you undertake for a very specific purpose: to give college admissions officers the evidence they need in order to admit you to their school. What do college admissions look for in an essay? Why do college admissions require an essay?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask yourself: Would the $20 million gift that Bloomberg Philanthropies gave to Princeton in 2021 to support the university’s first-generation and low-income students have a greater impact at Tougaloo College, an HBCU with a $10 million endowment? At least that might assist a more diverse student body.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt editor Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:24 In the dynamic world of higher education, recruiting top-tier talent isn't just a process—it's an art. It helps students understand why your institution is unique and how it aligns with their academic and personal goals.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Image: The City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Tuesday to approve funds for much-needed fixes to the heating systems on several campuses. As I said several times during the meeting, as long as our students are not getting heat, the heat should be on us.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2023

Carey is president of ACT-UAW Local 7902, a union representing more than 4,000 part-time and adjuncts, student educators, and healthcare workers at New York University and The New School. The new contract allows our community to move forward fully focused on continuing to provide our students with an exceptional academic experience."

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Campus Sonar

MARCH 26, 2024

At a macro level, the value of a college degree is a constant topic in higher ed. But, as contributing expert Mallory Willsea shares, the decline is countered by research from Axios that college grads have significantly higher earning potential—indicating that perception doesn't match reality when it comes to the value of a degree.

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University Business

MAY 14, 2024

Universities face increasing scrutiny from politicians who would like to dictate what students may learn in the classroom. Universities face increasing scrutiny from politicians who would like to dictate what students may learn in the classroom. Prioritize student success above all First, prioritize student success above all.

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Hope College Network

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Last spring, the end of my freshman year, I dedicated a page in my journal to all my favorite things about Hope College. Going home for the summer and catching up with high school friends, I found that loving my college was not the norm. This level of investment is such a blessing. Our campus is stunning in every season.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How to Attract and Retain a Diverse Student Population The definition of the modern learner has shifted: The nontraditional student is the new traditional student. Importance of a Diverse Student Population In everything we do at Archer Education, from marketing to admissions to retention, we know that one size does not fit all.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Whenever I see visiting students walking around campus or in chapel, I always make an effort to welcome them or help them with directions, etc. It’s funny how life can often feel cyclical. So many people told me that the college years go so fast, but I failed to realize how right they were.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The early 19th century witnessed the rise of a new life stage. Today, college serves, for many late adolescents and young adults, a somewhat similar function. A moratorium from full adulthood responsibilities, the college years leave a lasting imprint on their attitude and sensibilities.

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