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How Data Drives Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ESOL is housed in the school’s Adult Continuing Education (ACE) division. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Students at LaGuardia represent over 130 countries, and many students come to the school to take advantage of their English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, the largest in the city.

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Hochul Proposes Nearly $7.5B for Higher Ed in FY24

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The governor has proposed some bold new investments in higher education and a comprehensive approach that will pay dividends for years to come,” he said. “The The governor has proposed some bold new investments in higher education and a comprehensive approach that will pay dividends for years to come,” he said.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

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Efforts to widen higher education access have tended to focus on the provision of information and supportto those from under-represented backgrounds. In almost every case, the decision not to pursue full-time higher education did not mean abandoning the idea of further training. by Neil Raven.

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Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

As the work of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education has expanded, several institutions have recognized the need to create a clearer and more comprehensive pathway for individuals interested in serving as DEI advocates and leaders.

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Micro-credentials: The Path of Least Resistance

HESA

Last month, Andreas Schleicher, the head of the OECD’s Education Directorate, gave a lecture to the Higher Education Policy Institute in London and made a series of statements around micro-credentials which were both accurate and at the same time seriously naïve. Higher education is conservative in most respects.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Inside Higher Ed

“With the economy shifting … we need workforce education training faster and better,” said James Fong, chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA).

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