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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to Launch Scholarship Program as Part of Federal Agriculture Career Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will be part of a federal initiative to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students in food and agriculture careers. A&T College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett As part of the U.S. A&T is leading NEXTGEN.

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Building Opportunities for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Recruiting International Students: More than the 4Ps

Edu Alliance Journal

January 25, 2022, by Don Hossler Philip Kotler, considered by many higher education professionals to be the Godfather of modern university admissions marketing, urged professionals in the field to consider the 4P’s when putting together a recruitment marketing plan. The 4P’s stand for: Product Place Price Promotion.

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Post-Pandemic Resurgence Bolsters HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, as the nation contended with the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests across the country, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw an uptick in interest and applications. The number of applications to FAMU from first-time college students increased 87% from 2021 to 2022.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’ve seen a rise in hate,” says Dr. Bridget Kelly, an associate professor and student affairs & diversity officer at the University of Maryland’s College of Education. She was hired by SIUE in 2020 as part of a cluster hire designed specifically to recruit faculty members of color. Dr. Robin L.

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Honors ed is changing to grow more accessible (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” 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. ” (We both served as co-chairs of this task force.)

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How the University of Kentucky Is Beating the Odds of the Teacher Shortage

Insight Into Diversity

Recruiting more students to backfill the teacher pipeline amid a growing shortage in the U.S. At the height of pandemic closures in 2020, I began weekly strategy meetings on Zoom with the small recruitment team at my college. For years, I have been hearing the same story from students at my college. So how did we do it?