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Futuristic Scholar Looks to Change the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the technological world continues to rapidly change and progress, it can leave users in underrepresented communities behind. It is the work of futurists like those at Arizona State University (ASU) to ensure that technology does not leave people behind, but that it gives their lives, cultures, and technological needs a seat at the table.

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What this year's freshmen know and don't know

Inside Higher Ed

Marist took over the annual project from Beloit College in 2019. The Marist list is prepared by Tommy Zurhellen, associate professor of English; Vanessa Lynn, assistant professor of criminal justice; and Joyce Yu-Jean Lee, assistant professor of art and digital media. Environmental science: The debate on climate change is over.

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How Can We Bring Many More Students to Math, Data and Statistical Literacy?

Inside Higher Ed

At stake are hot-button issues involving equity, privilege, socioeconomic class and gender, ethnicity and race. A data science pathway as an alternative to the standard Algebra II, precalculus and calculus sequence. A data science pathway as an alternative to the standard Algebra II, precalculus and calculus sequence.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Journal of Public Health defines public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.” The pandemic has brought increased awareness of healthcare disparities.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. Researchers at the University of Minnesota found by 2010, for instance, that students in new, technology-enhanced learning spaces exceeded final grade expectations relative to their ACT scores.

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Innovating at Scale

Inside Higher Ed

In 2019, just 7.2 Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Colleges pay tribute to diversity yet largely offer a cookie-cutter approach to education. Homogeneity and uniformity are generally the rule, not an education with distinguishing characteristics. Homogeneity and uniformity are generally the rule, not an education with distinguishing characteristics.