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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 22, 2023
In schools across the nation, there has been a heightened awareness of the need for students to earn postsecondary degrees – as there is substantial evidence that it leads to better labor market outcomes and a higher quality of life. Yet, there are still large disparities in postsecondary degree attainment for Black males (Espinosa et al.,
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 21, 2023
Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4
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Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Image: A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report notes some improvement in minority representation in higher education related to science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM)—but not enough to match those groups’ share in the overall population.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
The four entities recognized this year span a diverse geographic area, but they share the mission of uplifting their communities while also creating a broader impact in terms of education and the workforce. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession. We are an affordable institution.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. Emerging HSIs have a Latinx undergraduate enrollment rate between 15% and 24.9%.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 13, 2022
“Honestly, this happens so frequently now that my first reaction was, ‘You don’t need to disclose anything to me that will make you feel uncomfortable,’” said Mozafari, who teaches engineering communication at Cornell’s College of Engineering.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
We’ve seen the broader higher education community latching on to this narrative just to get a better understanding of whether or not specific institutions and programs are paying off. And especially when we’re talking to state legislators, their background is in those fields, the social sciences and arts and humanities.
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