Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Steve Bumbaugh, senior vice president of College and Career Access at the College Board, sits in conversation with Dr. Kizzmekia S. Institutions, including medical and scientific institutions, have treated Black and Brown citizens “terribly over the centuries,” said Corbett-Helaire, which spreads their understandable mistrust. “I

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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

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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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams. And today, adult learners make up 42% of total higher ed revenue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., In an era when so many faculty and young scholars are trying to just focus on their scholarship or focus on writing the book, Everrett is that rare individual who can bring it all together.” Everrett A.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

At Wednesday’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity hosted by the Department of Education, presidents, chancellors, provosts, CEOs and secretaries from across the nation heeded Department Secretary Miguel Cardona’s advice to turn this “low point” in higher education into a “turning point.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Shaun Harper, university professor, provost professor of education, business and public policy, and the founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, was watching a livestream from the U.S. Each author wrote from his or her field of expertise but emphasized that colleges are not monolithic. “It Committee member U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

In what ways could a college incorporate an applicant’s background into their decision-making if he or she disclosed it? Did the decision cover race-based scholarships? Coleman is a co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC, which provides strategic guidance to institutions of higher education, who has a focus on access and diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

Christine McGuire UIUC and BU were recently named on ATI’s list of 28 High-Flier institutions, in part because they have steadily increased enrollment of lower-income students since the 2015-2016 academic year. The former guarantees tuition and fees for Illinois residents from families with a household income of $67,100 or less.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Recently, I was a finalist for a job opportunity and was asked “how do you plan on [re]engaging the college community”? My response included a statement that if offered the job, I would be willing to get into a dunk tank, sell tickets for student scholarships, and challenge my colleagues to join me in the activity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

My mother, despite her college degree, could not get the job she was qualified for in the hospital that she worked in for more than 15 years.” The historian grew up in multi-racial, working- and middle-class neighborhoods and communities thronged with military families like Ramos’. “My

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Image: Setting community college students up for success can result in institutional partnerships, as demonstrated by the University of Dayton’s work with Sinclair Community College in Ohio. The initiative also increases the number of graduates who remain in the Dayton area and contribute to its local workforce.

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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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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Most college leaders retiring in style will be recognized for their expansion, renovation and construction of campus facilities. Additionally, half of the six presidents to be hired or retired hail from an institution with strong religious ties. Frank Sánchez – Manhattanville College (N.Y.)

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University Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Colleges and universities nationwide have incrementally ramped up initiatives around their campuses to help their LGBTQ+ students feel seen, heard and supported. Efforts have ranged from providing LGBTQ+-inclusive housing to scholarships and sports teams. And if that means working across institutions, then bring it on.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

This is particularly worrying for folks who are working at underfunded institutions, especially in the Global South.” Before UVM, he helped launch the Amherst College Press in 2013 and led a consortium of libraries in creating the open-access Lever Press in 2016. "I And that's really what our goal is in a land-grant institution.”

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HEPI

JANUARY 4, 2024

Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022. In academia we still place a great deal of emphasis in scholarship on the capacity to recall and recite.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As legislative attacks continue to threaten the rights and protections of LGBTQ+ students, an innovative new program at Bard College at Simon’s Rock aims to empower them with the professional and social capital to lead the charge for a more inclusive future. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. Finally, we only explored Ph.D.-granting

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. When a culture changes, you have to stay focused on the goodness in the institution and not a few negative voices,” said Lieberman.

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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. ” According to his university biography, Joeckel’s scholarship is about issues of importance to Christian higher education (and others).

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2023

The Notre Dame college football team is independent. The landscape of college football is rapidly changing. More from UB: How to make a stronger case for the ROI of a college degree Why Are Athletics Important to Colleges and Universities? Colleges and universities should consider the academic side of their sports teams.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend, declining enrollments have been negatively impacting institutional budgets for nearly a decade.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. The state did not move forward with that plan and there are no related plans being discussed now.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Department of Education hoped the “listening sessions” they arranged this week would provide consensus on whether to stop letting colleges pay outside companies a share of tuition revenue when they help recruit students, they were surely disappointed.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In March 2021, the chair of the Board of Trustees of Becker College announced that the institution would close its doors due to financial difficulties accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., There was a clear strategic fit.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decisions on two cases that would implicate the fate of race-conscious admissions at public and private institutions’ undergraduate levels finally came out last week. Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

All details except the student’s gender and institution have been changed to protect her identity.) Half are nonwhite, and most (60 percent) are the first in their families to attend college. Nearly a third (30 percent) of the faculty is Black, according to the institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Image: The recent midterm elections highlighted the growing educational divide between voters as well as the increasing political polarization in the country—both of which are areas of concern for higher education but not ones that colleges and universities can address on their own. “It can impact their reputation.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Rural-serving institutions (RSIs) face many more unique challenges than most urban schools and persist, comprising more than 25% of all U.S. colleges and universities. Appointing too many alumni members complicates the board’s ability to view the institution objectively.

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