College Forward

APRIL 15, 2024

In February, 72 College Possible Chicago high school juniors and seniors visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The day included a campus tour and opportunities to meet representatives from admissions, financial aid and each school within UW-Madison.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. And it is partnering with student coaching non-profit InsideTrack to do so. With these students, many times, they are adults that have families.

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College Forward

APRIL 18, 2024

When a student enrolls in the College Possible program , they are paired with a near-peer coach to support them with college applications, personal essays, standardized test prep, and more. College Possible also supports students with targeted events, including free visits to campuses in and outside of the Twin Cities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Sophia Rosing, 22, the white University of Kentucky (UK) senior caught on video assaulting Black students will voluntarily withdraw from the school, her lawyer said Nov. UK’s president condemned Rosing's actions in an email to students on Nov. 8, NBC News reported. Phi Beta Sigma organized a rally Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Findings indicated that 83% of employers are confident that higher ed is successfully preparing students for the workforce, with 48% ‘strongly’ and 35% ‘somewhat’ agreeing. It's such good news for colleges and universities in how they're preparing students for the workforce,” Finley said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Equity is a clear part of the vision and mission of the college. Dr. Carl B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Over the past decade, campus mental health has bloomed into a crisis, with rates of depression and anxiety symptoms more than doubling. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mental health issue in the 2020-21 school year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For this piece, we identify the function and effects of neoliberalism on the relationships among graduate students and faculty. In higher education, neoliberalism manifests through the not-new concept of students-as-consumers, who “shop” for the best collegiate experience. Dr. Cathryn B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Each fall, Charmin Smith, head women’s basketball coach at University of California, Berkeley, welcomes three other Black female Division I head coaches and their teams to campus for the Raising the B.A.R. Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational. They were making demands and holding administration’s feet to the fire.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Domestic abuse can have a lasting impact on the wellbeing and academic trajectories of not just adults but children as well, according to a new report from student parent success organization Generation Hope. And so little is known about IPV when it comes to student parents." Teenage girls in physically abusive relationships are 3.5

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Hope College Network

MARCH 20, 2024

Hope College prides itself on being a campus with a global focus. Whether the week is designated for “going global” or not, though, students at Hope are perpetually taught how to take on the perspectives of others. Even when their trip was more than a year out, the Off-Campus Study office was able to support them.

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Hope College Network

MARCH 20, 2024

When I walked onto Hope’s campus the summer before my senior year of high school, I could feel it was different than the other schools I’d toured. Despite my wonderful visit, it took me until spring break of my senior year to officially commit to Hope. If you’re a senior right now, I feel you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Marion Ross Fedrick Shortly after the appointment was announced, Fedrick wrote in an open letter to the university that “we still have the rest of the semester together to wrap up our strategic plan, focus on a seamless leadership transition and celebrate the accomplishments of our students during spring graduation.” It’s a tough job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A life-threatening pandemic, disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income families, and the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd became catalysts for a summer of protests, crystallizing the renewed call for racial justice in America. The events of 2020 are still resonating.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. Among the highlights of his presidency is serving a diverse student population. Knowing all the challenges that our students are going through — much more since COVID — it’s so important.” As he prepares to retire Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Undergraduate education One of the commitments began expanding undergraduate education to make sure all students experience courses or curriculum related specifically to racism and racial equity, which was approved last fall by the general education committee and the provost. What are we seeing? What is emerging that we’re unaware of?

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Conservative groups, politicians and organizations launched a coordinated attack on DEI in higher education in 2023, in some cases disrupting these programs established to promote fairness and student success, and to address decades of exclusionary policies and practices in higher education. Remember the why. Consider the mission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Georgian Court's tradition is a concern for women in the first place,” said Dr. Joy Smith, associate provost for student support and services at GCU. “So And because it's already built into the culture, students are expecting that dynamic. I think it helps provide some really great role models to our student body,” Marbach said. “So

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles, opened in early July with 60 students. Many African American medical students are interested in treating African Americans and in closing the disparities gap — and by opening this new M.D. The fourth and newest, an independent four-year medical program at the Charles R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. Student groups at Morgan State include organizations for African students, Caribbean students, Latinx students, and international students. Enrollment is strong. There is record external and state funding.

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College Forward

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With several generations working together, we’ve harnessed a diverse range of skills and experiences that directly contribute to the success of the organization and success in serving students throughout Omaha. College Possible programming revolves around peer-to-peer coaching for high school and college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“The main way that we can help prepare athletes for college is to [make them] really good gymnasts, which means they are focused, and they understand hard work — all of the things that help them become good students,” says former rhythmic gymnast Wendy Hilliard, who established the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) in 1996.

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Hope College Network

APRIL 19, 2024

Whether you are an incoming freshman or a graduating senior, you want to enjoy your college experience. Spring Fling is an on-campus break from homework and the upcoming dread of finals week. What to Watch There are performances throughout the semester that are open for students to enjoy. The obvious option.

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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. As a senior, I’m the furthest in age from these highschool seniors, yet I relate to them so much.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Now that I’m back at Hope for my second year, I’ve come to understand that the residential experience is much more than just the room you live in. Residential Life at Hope provides a support system and community where students can belong. and have an emergency phone that students can call through the night if needed.

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Great College Advice

JULY 6, 2023

Write The Common App Essay Prompt 1 – Background, Identity, Interest, or Talent Common App Essay Prompt 1 reads like this: , “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

Freeman, a former international athlete who became a track and field coach and teacher of sports psychology described Scott, a former Black Panther who became a scholar of sociology, as “not somebody I would’ve probably reached out to on campus. Whatever the reason, students report coming away from the class with deeply personal realizations.

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Hope College Network

MARCH 13, 2024

College Decision Day is coming up, and if you’re anything like I was in senior year, you’re dreading it. Here’s five things I wish someone told me while I was making my decision as a student admitted to Hope. As an admitted student, you likely have had conversations with your admissions representative.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image: Career readiness is a critical part of students’ postgraduate success in the workforce. The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ 2022 Student Survey found that graduating seniors who used career center services received more job offers on average, compared to their peers who did not.

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PUC

MARCH 18, 2024

Senior Kaitlyn Nakanishi has previously been a member of the Student Association at Pacific Union College. With a deep love for the college, she wanted to help make a difference in student’s social life following the COVID-19 pandemic where so many students were online and campus culture vanished.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

College campus visits are a ritual. As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. But mostly these are just superficial, once-over-lightly overviews of college life. A requirement.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

A tenured community college leader, Stephenson has 15 years of experience serving institutions across Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky, Tampa Bay Times reports. He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.)

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s also one of the most overwhelming and time-consuming parts of the academic year for the campus pros involved in planning it. Graduation: Where Audiences Converge There are few moments in the academic calendar where just about every audience has its eyes on your campus—but graduation is one of them! Root your ideas in tradition.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As I began to look into part-time employment in Holland and attended an on-campus career fair, I was excited to discover the flexibility of working on campus. . Working On Campus. “ My second job on campus was working with a professor who asked me to work with him on an oral history project.

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CAPD

APRIL 29, 2024

During Campus Preview Weekend 2024’s Parent Programming, members of the CAPD staff shared information with parents and supporters. As soon as students arrive on campus, they can begin booking appointments with anyone on our Career Advising team. Students can book appointments using Handshake.

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In my time at Hope College, my experience with Residential Life has been the most impactful. Reflecting on my senior year, and the third year being a Resident Assistant, my path at Hope has been uniquely shaped because of my time in ResLife. They helped us understand the value and meaning of a Hope College experience.

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