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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. Scott also holds the Robert J. Ball, the Charles E. Dr. Joyce E.

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New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. Liu found clear advantages for the students who got summer money. African American students also had increased earnings in their sixth and ninth years from college entry.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“No matter what area of education you’re in, you should at least be asking some questions that have to do with race. You cannot talk about education in this country without talking about race. He earned tenured three years later, became a full professor in 2011, and was named the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education in 2018.

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SHEEO Day Three: When Political Scientists Attack!

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She offered an argument about the efficacy of political action in generating conditions of equality for women, drawing largely on the political history of the US in the second half of the twentieth century. The middle slice of the club sandwich, the mid-day plenary, focused on the current federal role in higher education policy.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

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Over the years, the HEC has played a key role in developing and promoting the higher education system in the country, by implementing policies and initiatives to improve the quality of education, encouraging collaboration between higher education institutions and industry, and providing funding opportunities for students and institutions.

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

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She joined the foundation in 2011 with a strong background in performance measurement, research, and evaluation. Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. We know from history that during recessions, enrollment goes up, right?

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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