Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. SVMC’s initial idea was to fund scholarships.

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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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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

News & World Report’s rankings of the best law schools. The movement was initiated by Yale University last Wednesday when the school’s dean announced that the institution will no longer submit its data for review. According to a post from Dean Heather K. “That’s because the U.S.

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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 is a magnanimous opportunity for Hunter College,” Eatman said. Her father graduated from The City College of New York and her mother graduated from Hunter. “So,

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. Pomona is a need-blind school, meaning that it does not consider students’ financial contributions when evaluating their applications.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

George Mason University, College of Public Health. The College of Public Health at George Mason University (Mason) launched in November. It is the first college in Virginia to focus primarily on public health. The college was renamed and reorganized from the former College of Health and Human Services.

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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.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This partnership between our two schools illustrates what Vanderbilt does best: radical collaboration that leads to greater discovery and solutions to global challenges. Vanderbilt University announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary center this week that seeks to unravel the roots and repercussions of health-related inequalities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

I am concerned about what’s happening with local school boards, policies, this misnomer that we don’t have to be worried about diversity, equity, and inclusion and we can be a ‘color blind society,’ that it’s what we should be—which is not true,” said Tchen. The progress is tangible. The progress is tangible. said Robinson.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month. The inspiration to form AMHPS came to Sullivan at a National Medical Association meeting when he was developing the medical school at Morehouse College in 1975.

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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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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. 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. Dr. Robin L.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

There, attendees gathered to discuss the use of information technology to advance scholarship and education. Ithaka S+R shared results from its triennial survey published last week, which sought to capture college library deans’ and directors’ perspectives three years into the pandemic. How do they understand it?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities. asked Martínez-Alemán, who is also an associate dean for faculty & academic affairs at Boston College.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Still University of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU) is a founding partner of the Academic Medicine Consortium of Arizona, a group of medical schools that collaborate to identify and nurture students toward academic medicine. Pathway and Mentoring Programs — Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2023

“Being at the largest HBCU in Alabama, I had the experience of training quite a bit of exceptional male teachers who would go on to do great things in the schools,” Strachan said. “I The MALE program was launched in 2019, months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Strachan pointed out, but said that has not stopped its efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Vasquez Heilig’s scholarly work is extensive, and he is well known for his scholarship regarding racial inequities in the U.S.’s

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 26, 2023

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

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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University Business

MAY 10, 2024

Before becoming the private liberal arts school’s second president, he was a founding faculty member and became the dean of faculty after SUA graduated its first class. Students—including those from abroad—whose families make less than $90,000 are awarded a full tuition scholarship.

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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

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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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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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Podcast How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree Episode 173. EAB’s Paul Gunther hosts University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis for a wide-ranging chat about how to reach students and families who feel that a college degree is out of reach. November 14, 2023. You don't announce that to your public.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

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. and Northern Virginia.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

is at the top of nearly every education school’s agenda. . At the height of pandemic closures in 2020, I began weekly strategy meetings on Zoom with the small recruitment team at my college. At our scholarship banquet, I met Meghan Harless, who will graduate in May as an early childhood educator.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. In response, colleges and universities are seeing increased interest in courses and programs that address issues of public health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

Harring, president of one of Centennial’s founding institutions, Muhlenberg College, and chair of the president’s council, says this plan thoughtfully combines the DEI initiatives happening separately at member institutions and gives them all goals toward which to strive. DEI plans must include input from the college athletes themselves.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

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. Webster’s business school provides an academic resource center. in management and leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. points likelier.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The late donor, a 1953 graduate, was a disabled student at a time when such services were not the norm on college campuses, but she thrived academically and built a successful career after graduating—outcomes her family members say she credited to her time at Temple. Temple plans to begin awarding the scholarships this coming fall.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. The dean had an envelope in his hand and gave it to me. “On Feb. “On Feb. “They asked to speak with me privately.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C.

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