Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2024

The case stemmed from a reverse affirmative action lawsuit filed by white student Cheryl Hopwood, who was denied admission to the University of Texas law school. In 2004, Edley joined UC Berkely as dean of the law school, but stepped down from the role in 2013 and took a medical leave to battle prostate cancer. Christopher Edley Jr.,

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Deans for Impact

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Data, when interpreted in context and used appropriately, is a powerful tool for surfacing important trends and issues in education. Over the last six years, Deans for Impact (DFI) facilitated this rigorous work through an unprecedented cross-institutional effort, the Common Indicators System (CIS) Network.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

These are the six student-inspired principles that University of Oxford College of Emory Interim Dean Dr. Kenneth Carter has elevated to the faculty level to reignite the community… and it’s working. Being a rather small college, there are around 28 students in its largest classes.

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Deans for Impact

AUGUST 15, 2022

Deans for Impact · Fostering equity through cognitive science (LbSD podcast, episode two). Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching.

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Deans for Impact

JANUARY 24, 2023

During a recent visit to the New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC), I watched Kathy Ricci, an instructional coach, walk through a student’s diagnostic assessment data with Frank, a tutor interested in becoming a full-time teacher. In administering the assessment, tutors are also able to access real-time information on how students are progressing.

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Deans for Impact

MAY 24, 2023

Like many schools across the US impacted by the pandemic, Crim Elementary School in northwest Ohio was looking for more resources to support all of its students with rigorous, grade-level learning of academic concepts. The tutors were given training about the school context and how to support the diverse learning needs of students.

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Deans for Impact

AUGUST 9, 2022

Next week, you’ll be leading your very own classroom with students who represent a diverse range of identities, lived experiences, and grade-level readiness. Every one of your students has infinite potential for learning. How might an understanding of learning science lead to stronger relationships with students? Contact us.

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MindMax

OCTOBER 18, 2022

They decided to begin at the micro level: reengaging their own non-degreed students via a compassionate re – enrollment initiative. Hearing Stories from Non-Degreed Students. “We Kim McNutt , Dean of CSUDH, during a recent MindMax Mixer. Kim McNutt , Dean of CSUDH, during a recent MindMax Mixer.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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MindMax

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Standard two-day pre-college orientations aren’t sufficient for all students. Bridge programs have historically been used to prepare vulnerable populations for success. Standard offerings that arose during this era include: Camps.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The panelists in attendance included some of my personal mentors: Bea Gonzalez , Former VP for Community Engagement, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Dean of University College at Syracuse University Hunt Lambert , Dean Emeritus of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University Karen Sibley, Ed.D.,

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Deans for Impact

DECEMBER 13, 2022

At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. Read on for more of our 2022 impact. 20 fellows. 15+ states represented.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The political environment we’re in now, it’s pushing back against the ideas of democracy—whose stories get to be told, who gets valued in this country—it’s turning us backward,” said Hughes-Watkins. University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel. This project is a counter to that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM). This can be me.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Serving that ideal, and serving Earlham’s students and faculty, is why I am so excited to become part of the community.” His work as a faculty member and leader resonates with Earlham's mission and Principles and Practices.

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Deans for Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With a rigorous approach to instruction, he taught students to analyze literary works in both standard English and Pidgin. To lift up and recognize the different identities and capacities that students bring, and open up opportunities and different ways of engaging and thinking.”. When I was little, I loved dance class so much.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

.— Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. Supreme Court case that desegrated public schools.

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2023

International student enrollment in the U.S. experienced a major rebound this year, topping 1 million students and is steadily approaching some of the best numbers since before the pandemic. remains the top choice for the majority of international students,” he says, “but that doesn’t mean that the U.S.

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Edu Alliance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2022

December 5, 2022 by Dean Hoke : In the newest edition of the 2022 Open Doors Report, US university’s international student enrollment shows encouraging signs. International students coming to the United States are reported at 948,519, which nears the pre-pandemic level. Why is that a problem? India – 375,055.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

I had been teaching for nearly 30 years when I discovered that I had failed to instruct my students in the basics of critical thinking. My moment of awakening occurred in a conversation with one of the best students in that year’s graduating class. Refer back to modes of analysis in your evaluation of their work.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the past year, 41% of over 75,000 surveyed college students reported having major or minor depression, 36% reported having an anxiety disorder, and 14% experienced suicidal ideation. I think the meeting actually elevated the need for us as administrators, and particularly college presidents, to focus on the mental health of students.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

I had been teaching for nearly 30 years when I discovered that I had failed to instruct my students in the basics of critical thinking. My moment of awakening occurred in a conversation with one of the best students in that year’s graduating class. Refer back to modes of analysis in your evaluation of their work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Together, the two work to make organizational, leadership, and cultural changes that transform higher education into a welcoming space for marginalized populations. They collaborate on projects that improve access to graduate school for under-resourced students and students of color. history, gender and race with the law.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean In response to the post about naming “noncredit” programs after what they are not, Anne Hofmann of Frederick Community College tweeted, “Can we stop saying ‘nontraditional students’? It suggests by contrast that younger students don’t work for pay.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Dunbar is a professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, and the well-renowned author of Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge , and She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman, among other works. These stories help us understand women and race in this nation.

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The PIE News

JULY 31, 2023

A phrase floating around for some time has suggested that 90% of international students in the US enrol at just 10% of the country’s institutions. Is this actually the case? According to the National Center for Education Statistics , the number of Postsecondary Title IV schools totalled almost 6,000 schools in 2021.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Francesca Cornelli “Kellogg and Northwestern are deeply committed to addressing the growing barriers to discourse that hinder our progress as a society, not by seeking to eliminate disagreement but by embracing it as a virtue,” said Kellogg Dean Dr. Francesca Cornelli. Now is the time to expand this work, which has never been more essential.”

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

In his Personality Theory, Carl Jung noted that none of us are completely extroverted or introverted, but that we will often find ourselves on one side of the spectrum. One thing I learned is to try and find a dean who not only cares about your career success, but your success as a human being. What do you need from me?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers. Many even have dedicated student success librarians, solely focused on collaborative, resource-focused programming.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

But now, with decades of experience in teaching and higher education under his belt, he’s looking at new ways to shape the student academic experience, leading with equity and access in mind. Q: What led you to a career in higher education and, specifically, focused on student success?

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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. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2024

We each have only so much time to do the good work, but work cannot be the totality of our lives. As we navigate the treacherous waters of 2024, let us honor those we have lost by being mindful of the debilitating structures we are up against. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey rings the alarm that our wellness must come first.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

The University of Houston (UH) has retracted a policy requiring theater students to wear vests while rehearsing scenes outdoors, a move put in place after campus police drew a gun on a Black student while he was rehearsing, the Texas Tribune reported. 30 email to students. Counseling will be available for students.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. This piece is the second part of two discussing the rise in student mental health issues. Higher education has come a long way in recognising and being aware of mental health issues that students enter their studies with.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 12, 2024

Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising editor Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:05 Welcome to our insightful guide, 'Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising.' Work closely with students to address academic challenges and career goals.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

I like to think of students more generally as people who may be students for a brief time but will ultimately be employees (and always, of course, human beings). Imagine you’ve traveled from the US to the UK on a redeye flight. A driver’s license is, in its own way, a microcredential. The skill is driving.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Image: When New York University announced last month that it would suspend admissions to its undergraduate music education program, students were shocked. Nonken's note said the pause would allow the department to rework the undergraduate curriculum, but students already found the curriculum challenging and rewarding.

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