Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

It’s a product of what seems like a perpetually leaky transfer process, in which, nationwide, 43% of credits are lost between schools. IHEP found that when schools and states work together, they are best positioned to take advantage of the information that they have amassed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

million undergraduates, typically deliver the minimum economic return to students, according to a recent report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). Threshold 0 is met if a student in question earns at least a high school graduate and enough to recoup their investment in college within ten years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Although the data represents only about 20% of non-profit colleges and universities, those institutions own about 99% of the endowment wealth in higher education, according to calculations by Dr. Sarah M. Iler, assistant director of institutional research at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Dr. Bruce A.

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University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

Alarmingly, DeSantis’ policies are reportedly dissuading 12% of prospective students away from Florida schools—even those that agree with his policies. Of the 713 prospective college students who did disagree with DeSantis’ policies, more than a quarter said they are unlikely to attend a state school (27%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The potential for community college students and adults with some college credit to obtain a future degree is limited by a higher education system that has not fully embraced the many pathways today’s learners take to complete a degree, according to a new white paper from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice’s (CHEPP).

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload More than half of undergraduates say they consult artificial intelligence programmes to help with their essays, while schools are trialling its use in the classroom.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Susana Córdova, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education delivered the opening keynote at AACTE “We’re all working hard to fill the gaps that exist,” said Córdova, adding that the mounting teacher vacancies—particularly in the wake of COVID-19—has been a top priority for school districts across the country.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Dr. Anjalé Welton “School leaders need help cultivating school communities that are racially equitable and just,” Welton said. The resources provided by the Rupple-Bascom Professorship will help further my existing research-practice partnerships with school leaders engaged in anti-racist change.” Welton holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Participating in policy debate programs in grade school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) and better odds of graduating and going to college, according to findings from a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this role, she has improved re-enrollment, retention, and graduation rates for the school. “Dr. in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota. Lynn Akey Akey is currently vice president for student success, analytics, and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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University Business

MARCH 26, 2024

Institutions leveraging out-of-state online learning may face deeper state regulation constraints due to a proposal from the Department of Education. While the proposal aims to increase consumer protection, some experts believe it could disproportionately hurt smaller schools and the students that they represent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Education, conducts research on the politics of educational policy in a multiracial, segregated, and unequal society and has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.

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The PIE News

MARCH 25, 2024

When looking at education policy and speaking to university partners and pathway providers shows that the latter are [actively] operating in these regions, whereas institutions are beginning to map entry qualifications, academic experience and the like. “We “There’s a huge shift [in demand],” noted Hastings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission announced the change during an emergency meeting about the school’s financial issues, such as owing the city of Philippi $775,000 in utility debts. Fall classes at the small, private, Baptist school begin this month. 31, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2024

in sociology in 2015 from Emory University’s Laney Graduate School and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and political science from North Carolina Central University. She says the things that resonated with her in graduate school were theoretically sophisticated and mattered to people. McMillan Cottom received her Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Education beyond high school should be a ticket to the middle class — and across our Nation, more than 500 Hispanic-Serving Institutions have helped to make that promise real, opening the doors of opportunity a bit wider for generations of Hispanic college students.

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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). school system to diversify its educator workforce more, Hart said. “I

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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. Aracely’s return to school 20 years after her first try wasn’t only about earning a degree. Julie Peller Aracely is hardly alone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although race-conscious admissions policies have been under assault in recent years, the report traces their decline back to a 1978 Supreme Court case, Regents of the University of California v. Race-conscious admissions were now only allowed for the achievement of the educational benefits of diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Socio-economic status has a strong correlation with whether or not a high school graduate enrolls in college within 18 months of graduating. This study, conducted by the Center on Children and Families, part of the nonprofit policy research organization Brookings Institute that researches how U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The nine 2024 recipients are: Oumarou Abdoulaye Balarabe, higher education and student affairs, Ohio University; Tabatha Cruz, organizational leadership, policy, and development, University of Minnesota; Anisha Gupta, preservation studies, University of Delaware; Anuj Gupta, rhetoric, composition, and the teaching of English, University of Arizona; (..)

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AUGUST 1, 2023

31, the state Higher Education Policy Commission announced during an emergency meeting to address the school’s financial struggles, including $775,000 in utility debts. She said the board is aware that some student-athletes and international students will be arriving at the private school as soon as this week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

“These folks have clearly shown some interest in college-going,” said Dr. Taylor Odle, an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “If million high school students who started the Common App during the 2018-19 application cycle, the last one unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Hundreds of schools are experimenting with the process, and six states will have some form of direct admissions by this fall. Odle and Delaney studied the direct admissions process at six schools that are part of the pilot, some private, some public, some small, some large, and all ranging from moderately selective to open access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities, and is the chair of the Race, Diversity, and Educational Policy Cluster of the Othering and Belonging Institute. Ducommun Endowed Professor (Emerita) in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, was president in 2011-2012.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

. “The emphasis on quality education through PM Schools for Rising India and the Skill India Mission’s success in training 14 million youth underscore India’s commitment to preparing its students for global opportunities,” stated Manisha Zaveri, joint managing director, Career Mosaic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., middle school math & social studies education, University of Missouri, Columbia; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school. Seth Gershenson, a professor of public policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A global education consultant based in China, UOffer, has signed a deal to sponsor the Business School of the Year category at the 2024 PIEoneer Awards. By sponsoring the Business School of the Year award, UOffer wants to do more than just acknowledge the achievements of business schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Professor Emeritus, Educational Policy and Leadership The Ohio State University Anne S. Pruitt-Logan is professor emeritus of educational policy and leadership at the Ohio State University. From the start of her career, she has focused on improving access to education for underserved populations.

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University Business

OCTOBER 27, 2022

However, there are additional external factors that directly impact both K-12 schools and higher education. Ashley White, a professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of the report, points to four themes representative of current censorship legislation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2023

The University engages with high schools and California Community Colleges throughout the state to align readiness standards and improve the percentage of students who are eligible for admission to UC and CSU campuses,” she said in an email. (The She also referenced the system’s recruitment and pipeline efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Black children are punished more severely than white children for the same infractions and are likelier to receive consequences that take them out of the school environment, like suspensions and expulsions. Dr. NaLette Brodnax, an assistant professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, agreed.

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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. education—from K-12 through graduate schools—should follow.”

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s analysis of Labour’s new education policy to break the ‘class ceiling’ In her depressing article, Polly Toynbee states that social mobility has gone into reverse ( Keir Starmer has finally used the C-word: acknowledging the barriers of class that still divide us, 6 July ).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. ESOL is housed in the school’s Adult Continuing Education (ACE) division. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY.

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