Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 3, 2024

College professors aren’t the only ones exploring ways AI can help them serve students more efficiently. Particularly for those with smaller admissions offices, this frees up admissions officers to focus on the other, necessarily nuanced aspects of the application process, like awarding scholarships and financial aid packages. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base. UMGC has agreements with all 16 community colleges in Maryland, says Dr. Pam Carter, vice president and dean of the School of Business, which offers seven undergraduate degree programs and 10 stand-alone certificates.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Exploring Transfer program at Vassar College is a summer intensive that immerses currently enrolled community college students in an academically rigorous environment, providing vital support and encouragement so they can ultimately continue their education at a competitive four-year institution. This is about equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Daniel Diermeier, the university's chancellor, announced the university’s commitment to offering full-tuition scholarships to admitted students of families whose annual income is $150,000 or less. “We Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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ACPA

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

During our 100th Anniversary year, the ACPA Governing Board is honored to announce the renaming of the Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

A special kind of energy comes with doing something no one else has, and it’s buzzing around California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), this spring as early applications are being reviewed for the inaugural cohort of 70 students who will enroll in the trailblazing Black Honors College (BHC).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College. We really have to be flexible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Cantor will soon embark on a new journey to lead Hunter College, the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. This will be Cantor’s fourth stint as the leader of a higher ed institution. This is a magnanimous opportunity for Hunter College,” Eatman said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. We are grateful for support from the Mellon Foundation,” said Dr. Jennifer Collins, president of Rhodes Colleges.

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University Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

With a renowned focus on reengaging stopped-out adult students , two- and four-year colleges nationwide have turned their efforts to raking in nontraditional learners as younger cohorts appear to dwindle. However, several institutions are reaping great enrollment numbers from the high school realm. Their game?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Now that college acceptance letters have been sent, the pressure is on students to choose what schools to attend by May 1 st , National Decision Day. But institutions are under pressure, too. The effects of the pandemic on college enrollments are still lingering , with a total enrollment decline of 1.2

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

colleges face strained library budgets, many seek creative ways to lower costs and preserve access to scholarly content. That shared goal brought 44 colleges in Texas together to negotiate a deal with Elsevier, the behemoth publisher of over 2,500 scientific journals, including The Lancet and Cell. Image: As pandemic-weary U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

Image: Efforts to improve college access and support for foster youth have spurred new laws in multiple states, with legislators from both major parties heeding calls to do more for a group of students often without family to call on for help. ” Tata said this includes community colleges and trade schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.

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University Business

JUNE 23, 2023

Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. Olaf College also rank highly due to their exceptional graduation rates and grant rewards. As a result, 736 colleges were considered.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service. Moreno at al. Traditional standards (e.g.,

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

” As two leaders of honors colleges, we agree. And, indeed, we and many others are doing just that on our college campuses. The issue is not that public honors colleges are failing to reach more students. At both of our institutions, honors students now make up nearly 20 percent of entering first-year classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the racial reckoning of 2020, sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minnesota police officer, many institutions have announced cluster hires of either minoritized faculty or professors who study issues like race and justice. And an increasingly popular one. It has to be done with intentionality and care,” says Hall. “To

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean The state of Florida is conducting a master class in how not to have civil debate. It’s about completion scholarships. Some context: completion scholarships are typically small grants of money that colleges or universities will give to students who are nearly finished.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Commonplace among colleges, ESG investing strategy weighs company impacts on climate change and other environmental factors, labor practices and human rights, and issues of governance—including diversity among board members—as well as shareholder rights and company transparency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2001, SLN launched the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI), placing 33 college counselors in schools in New York City, Rochester, and Buffalo. Since then, the team has helped over 23,000 students successfully navigate the path to college and helped them secure over $1 billion in scholarships and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Joseph Mwantuali, professor of French at Hamilton College Dr. Joseph Mwantuali said that he didn’t know what to expect when he joined the French and Francophone studies department at Hamilton College in upstate New York. Hamilton has a different interpretation of events. And they’ve been treating me as such.”

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Whether the president of a state system or a college within, leaders across the country have shifted their focus to new opportunities, sometimes crossing state lines. At WSU, Elliott served as a faculty member, department chair and dean before becoming vice president of academic affairs in 2016. as a first-time president.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2024

Soka University of America is comparatively young standing next to other historic institutions that have racked up a century’s worth of legacy and alumni. But questions around “how old” an institution is don’t interest President Ed Feasel. It’s not like how I taught at other institutions.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) Community College. Christine Johnson McPhail Sabree decided to target Michigan community college former athletes as participants in his study. Recognize opportunity.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

ATSU signed a memorandum of understanding with Saint Augustine’s University and North Carolina Central University to increase access for students of these historically Black colleges and universities. Elevating DEI Leadership — Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine . Advancing DEI Principals — Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Roberta Waite is a tenured professor in doctoral nursing and associate dean of Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration at Drexel University. Waite’s scholarship and research centers on behavioral health, structural influencers of health and racial justice.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

million gift to Temple University from the estate of a graduate of the institution has particular resonance on the Philadelphia campus. In addition to paying for career-planning assistance from JEVS, the endowment fund will provide scholarships to students and distribute $450,000 annually to eligible candidates. Image: A $10.9

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 26, 2023

His legacy of bravery and commitment to a society founded on equality and justice lives on in so much of the work and leadership happening across our institution today. Dean Eddie Uehara, who is stepping down as Dean of the School of Social Work after an extraordinary 17 years at the helm, was the first Asian American woman to be a UW dean.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. But Dougherty Family College (DFC), a two-year associate degree program at the University of St. How has the college pulled this off? That’s just how Dr. Buffy Smith, DFC’s dean, intended it.

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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

MAY 10, 2023

Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Like most people, I did not set out to lead an institution of higher education,” he added. “I Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

The 1,300-square-foot center will be housed in the College of Engineering building, using former adviser offices to create a centralized space for student support and community. The space is currently open for student use but will reopen later this spring as the college incorporates student feedback on their ideas for the center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. Bryn Geffert, dean of libraries at UVM. “It This is particularly worrying for folks who are working at underfunded institutions, especially in the Global South.” And that's really what our goal is in a land-grant institution.” Geffert himself has prior experience with o pen-access models.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Larry Becker, Oregon State University; Dr. Joan Gross, Oregon State University; Dr. Shireen Hyrapiet, Houston Community College; Dr. Amelia Moore, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Kendall Moore, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Irene Mata, Wellesley College; and Dr. M.

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University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education’s top executive positions. In McDonnell’s previous roles at UMF in the past 13 years, he’s served as a faculty member, dean and provost.

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