Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. was key,” says Carter-Francique. “To was key,” says Carter-Francique.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Civil rights leader Maya Wiley will be the keynote speaker at the New College of Florida (NCF) graduating Class of 2023’s alternative commencement ceremony May 18, the Herald Tribune reported. Maya Wiley Wiley – civil rights activist, attorney, and professor – is the CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Trickey shared her insights on the ongoing struggles of public schools and the pivotal role of educators in driving positive change. One line resonated deeply with me: "When you deny a voice, you deny humanity." These students are stripped of their humanity and forced into subservience to a white-dominated ideology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While overall enrollments are still down (with about 100,000 students missing from community college since the start of the pandemic), the data show that student mobility has increased, particularly transfers into very competitive or highly selective institutions. Six-year completion rates have also increased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are safe spaces for personal development. Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Here’s further proof of the impact of HBCUs in the world.

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PeopleAdmin

JUNE 29, 2023

Higher education institutions are always working to attract students, faculty, and staff. In another corner of campus, human resources teams are working to source, recruit, and hire faculty and staff to teach and support the students. Advocates and outreach Admissions teams do a great deal of outreach to prospective students.

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University Business

JANUARY 23, 2023

Just when higher education institutions thought they were getting a break from the struggles posed by the pandemic, whether it was managing hybrid/remote learning for students or developing strategies to combat enrollment plunges, now they’re having to develop creative strategies to keep their own leadership from abandoning ship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Terry O’Banion Community college students who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, are first generation, and who have not been successful in high school are starving to death trying to find educational sustenance at the cafeteria curriculum. And there are plenty of clues to the nature of that curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D.,

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Of the 31 states currently lacking a historically Black college or university (HBCU), California may see a change as San Francisco civil rights advocates and educators aim to establish a satellite campus through collaboration with an existing HBCU.

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HEPI

MARCH 24, 2023

In today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world, there is increasing pressure on the UK higher education sector to produce highly-skilled global ready graduates. This HEPI guest blog has been written by Obinna Okereke , Project Manager – Student Experience at Coventry University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9% remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This entails being anti-racist, equity-minded, and culturally responsive, as we have written about in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and several other scholarly outlets. Rodgers and I (Ford) urged educators to get out of the ivory tower and into the communities of students of color. Dr. Erik M.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

Program participants advocate for and improve the representation of STEM students with disabilities on UNR’s campus. A key initiative of the $200,000 five-year grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is a mentorship program spearheaded by a group of seven students.

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Continuous Learning Institute

MAY 8, 2023

Solano ) My three kids were educated at community colleges. My last child will be completing her community college journey this June. I emailed the colleges with my perspective as a parent. I am eternally grateful for these colleges. Dual Enrollment Matters First, my kids are not 1st generation college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Recommendations for Nurturing the Brilliance of Black Males Ensure that Black male voices are centered in conversations on academic and college support (Harper, 2012). Involve families in the college-going process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

A sympathetic nurse helped advocate for Ross and helped shorten his stay to three days. Office of Human Rights, which found Howard failed to provide Ross “reasonable accommodation based on his disability.” Bazelon offers a model policy for colleges and universities to follow as a best practice for mental disability inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

While serving as governor, Beasley advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome. He will teach and give guest lectures at the law school, the Honors College, and the College of Arts and Sciences. The rule of law is the cornerstone of human freedom and progress,” Beasley said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He will take the helm Aug. 1, succeeding Dr. Anne M. Houtman, who will retire in July after a five-year term as president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. In the prisons where I work, they’re limited to no more than 10 books total,” she said.

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PeopleAdmin

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Looking towards the ever-evolving future of HigherEd, one thing is sure: the competition for talent never ends. Below, we’ll explore higher education-specific recruiting and hiring techniques and best practices to help you secure the best and brightest for your institution.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

higher education institutions are a part of the movement working to stem this crisis. Haverford College Advances Efforts for Zapotec Languages Brook Lillehaugen, PhD Brook Lillehaugen, PhD, associate professor of linguistics at Haverford College, has contributed to work on Zapotec languages for over 20 years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This Center is uniquely tied to FAMU’s core original mission as a Land Grant institution.” The center – led by professors Dr. Kwasi Densu and Dr. Jennifer Taylor – is housed in the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences and the College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Safa Zaki, Bowdoin College (Williamstown, Mass.) More from UB: Surprising K12 enrollment declines are trickling up into higher ed Garry W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. Students in college need support with the cost of living and food security.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the only HBCUs that offer a major or degree program. Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Since their creation, tests have disproportionately hindered access to gifted and talented education (GATE), AP, college acceptance (particularly to elite higher education institutions), scholarships, and so on. f. Under-preparation for College and Careers. math, science, English), employability skills (e.g.,

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HEPI

APRIL 10, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Philippa Page and Jennifer Richards of Newcastle University’s Humanities Research Institute. HEPI’s recent paper on the state of the humanities in the UK today can be read here. Gardiner is used to visiting higher education institutions as a keynote speaker.

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Continuous Learning Institute

MAY 15, 2022

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn why classified professionals play a critical role in student success and college operations. In this episode, I interview Amparo Medina , Classified Senate President, Oxnard College , California. Amparo has worked to elevate the classified voice and inclusion in decision making at Oxnard College.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 11, 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. Former Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor, Melody Rose, said : “There’s a lot of mystery about our industry.

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Today's Learner

AUGUST 23, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kristin McDonald is a Professor and Associate Chair of Human Services and Sociology at Post University As a Xennial (I refute being identified as a geriatric Millenial) in higher education, I can think back to times when online learning platforms confused even the most tech-savvy college professors.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Most Recent High School Grads aren’t Prepared for College and Career Decisions. Among the 500 survey respondents who had graduated since 2019, 41% couldn’t decide on a college major by the time they had graduated, and 42% “lacked confidence or were only slightly confident in their chosen career or education.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

The literature is replete with research on the negative outcomes Black males experience from employment to education as well as from health and interactions with law enforcement. The career academy as a vehicle to promote Black male student interest in STEM college and career pathways. An abstract for each chapter is shared below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. Since then, I have focused my scholarship on college and career readiness, and STEM for Black males. Dr. Tanya J.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the work of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education has expanded, several institutions have recognized the need to create a clearer and more comprehensive pathway for individuals interested in serving as DEI advocates and leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

This is nothing new,” Edwards said of the recent attacks on voting, LGBTQ, women’s rights and the ongoing attempt by state legislators to eliminate college diversity offices and programming aimed to support students of color. “I So yes, that level of concern, I think, is warranted.”

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