Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Education Rights Institute to enhance understanding, scholarship, and resources for K-20 schools and disadvantaged students. Department of Education. We’re the only wealthy nation that provides less funding to disadvantaged students. million in anonymous funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Synchrony is providing the grant for 2023 and 2024, through its philanthropic program, Education as an Equalizer. We're proud to support PWNA."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Four in every 10 college undergraduates leave school before completing a degree. One size doesn’t fit all in higher education.

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The Higher Ed Marketer

MARCH 29, 2022

College access is an issue in this country. . Many potential students simply don't believe higher education is within reach. . It’s this inaccessibility and the lack of awareness of educational opportunities that is one of the leading causes of the declining perception of the value of higher ed. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill last week to allocate almost $430 million in additional funding over two years for the state's 50 community colleges, the Austin American-Statesman reported. What we do for our community colleges is the future of Texas," said Creighton, chair of the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee.

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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

MARCH 7, 2024

Black students in elementary school, particularly Black boys, are less likely to be identified for special education when their teachers are also Black, according to a new report published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). percentage points with they have Black teachers instead, an 18% reduction in likelihood.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 9, 2023

Asian Americans face a significant admissions disadvantage at highly selective colleges and universities compared to their White peers, according to a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. higher education institutions over five application cycles, starting in the 2015-2016 academic year.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The educational and career landscape is shifting fast. How can they access the best education? What’s apparent is that obtaining a college degree is still the dream for many students. Some studies have even found that life expectancy is longer for those who attend college. Why open admissions works.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Female students have put themselves on the plus side of at least one gender gap in K-12 and higher education, new research shows. “In For example, a higher percentage of men in Massachusetts (the state with the greatest levels of educational attainment) have a college degree compared to women in almost every other state.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Competition to get into college or university has always been a hallmark of higher education. Because educational institutions have such a huge impact on students’ lives and future earning potential, the competition can feel ruthless for applicants—and the schools looking to attract the best applicants possible.

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Liaison International

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this evolving landscape, higher education, too, is experiencing the transformative power of AI. But while many people may see the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT and think higher education is heading into unexplored waters, AI for higher education is not a new idea, and ChatGPT is just one tool in the AI arsenal.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

During the pandemic, many colleges set aside their test requirements for admissions as students had nowhere to take their exams due to school closures. Like many education policies enacted over the last two years, it seems the practice is here to stay. Among these colleges, nearly 1,500 have adopted the policy permanently.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News & World Report released its first list of annual college rankings in 1983. News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Female students have put themselves on the plus side of at least one gender gap in K-12 and higher education, new research shows. For example, a higher percentage of men in Massachusetts (the state with the greatest levels of educational attainment) have a college degree compared to women in almost every other state.

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SRHE

JANUARY 15, 2024

In seeking to provide a more recent set of perspectives, I was commissioned by a Uni Connect partnership (of local universities, colleges and schools) to gather the insights of 14 teaching professionals based in schools and colleges located in the English West Midlands.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Dr. Peter Salovey The initiative is part of a redress following Yale President Dr. Peter Salovey and Senior Trustee Josh Bekenstein’s Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

But Roberts made it clear that race must be connected to an applicant’s individual qualities that make him or her a good match for a college, not a factor on its own. “A Particularly for minority students, the essays will be even more important because they’ll want to convey their story,” said Laurie Lande, founder of Your College Vision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Almost a third of college students (30%) have used free artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT for schoolwork this past academic year, according to a survey by Intelligent.com and SurveyMonkey. However, they also listed disadvantages, such as overreliance, inaccuracy, and potential to be considered cheating.

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HEPI

MAY 18, 2023

1] While UK higher education is currently buoyed up by international demand, there’s a disquieting undercurrent of pessimistic sentiment, similar to the mood of the 1920s and the fin de siècle apprehension of the late 19th century, which fears prosperity may be nearing its end.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

A new bill has been introduced in the Texas legislature that would revamp how the state gives its community colleges money, KXAN reported. Gary VanDeaver, would alter the funding formula for money that the state gives its 50 community college districts, effective Sept. Gary VanDeaver House Bill 8 – filed Wednesday by Texas Rep.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2023

As someone who had the opportunity to study in another country, worked as an economist engaging with different cultures, served as a US college president seeing first-hand the benefits of global studies, and now CEO and president of a study abroad organisation, I can say that I would not be where I am today without my international experiences.

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HEPI

JANUARY 17, 2024

When Dave took the pic, I was a university hopeful, retaking A-levels at Richmond Tertiary College, living on my own in a room on social security payments and working shifts at the local petrol station. I was a first-gen student as the Americans like to call it; the first in my family to stay in education beyond 16.

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HEPI

JANUARY 17, 2023

Choice not chance’ is the Office for Students’s intention in setting out its latest plans for promoting equality of opportunity for disadvantaged students in higher education. Disabled students also continue to endure discrimination and worse experiences than other students in higher education.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Investment in careers services to help school and college leavers, as well as first- and second-year undergraduates (the groups least likely to have approached their universities’ careers service according to the NUS poll used to inform How can you help me? Email Address.

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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. Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

The PIE identified 19 colleges in the US to date from the beginning of 2023 that announced their closure which are either listed as liberal arts colleges or carry “strong liberal arts traditions”. We just commercialise vocational and undergraduate education in America. It’s terrible.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Building strong pipelines between K12 school districts and postsecondary education has long been an elusive puzzle piece. Districts and colleges that can’t get on the same page see their strategies fizzle out. Every year, we’re growing the number of incredible partnerships with our local colleges to make that happen.

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Continuous Learning Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2023

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Learn practical equitable pedagogy practices to improve student success in higher education. We call the first academic inequities, the second, resource disadvantages, and the third, cultural discrimination." "I Access the Transcript ] Podcast Homepage

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. Massachusetts’s programs do not require test scores or certain GPAs. We see states that will prioritize merit over need,” Del Pilar said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

A Chicago-based student support program for community college students is set to drastically expand its reach and the number of students it serves. Matters surrounding this expansion and scalability were discussed in sessions at a a one-day symposium, Building Towards Equity in Higher Education.

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Coursera blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera For over a decade, the best universities have partnered with Coursera to help reshape higher education by expanding access and outcomes for learners worldwide. college rankings reflect this commitment and account for social mobility, educational equity, and student outcomes.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Image: Three California community colleges are fighting to start new baccalaureate programs, which their leaders insist would fill critical local workforce needs and help students who couldn’t otherwise afford to pursue a four-year degree. ” Half of states now allow community college baccalaureate degrees.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

But that need is generated by cuts Jonathan Portes is professor of economics and public policy at King’s College London Since 2010, the number of international students in the UK has increased by up to 70%, while entry to the most competitive universities has become more and more difficult. The clue, obviously, is in the word “prepare”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Legalized betting on college sports took center stage on the second day of the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletic Forum (IAF) Thursday in Las Vegas, with panels focusing on the opportunities and threats for schools from gambling and its effect on the mental health of athletes. Over $25 billion has been bet legally at U.S.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

Those benefits also extend to the communities where college graduates live and the industries in which they work. But when a myriad of obstacles prevent a majority of college-aged Americans from attaining that goal, there is something very wrong with our current higher education model.

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