Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). Equity is everyone's job at an institution,” said Francesca Carpenter, director of equity initiatives at ATD and contributor to the toolkit. “S

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

I am concerned about what’s happening with local school boards, policies, this misnomer that we don’t have to be worried about diversity, equity, and inclusion and we can be a ‘color blind society,’ that it’s what we should be—which is not true,” said Tchen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. It’s about the whole student, not parts of the student.” in how we think about higher education,” she says.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

The REACH Initiative will help ensure that we continue building on our progress in a coordinated effort to diversify our academic community while enhancing academic opportunities in health equity research and clinical practice,” writes Terrance Mayes, EdD, associate dean for equity and strategic initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dr. Roberta Rincon “The ADVANCE program has been a game-changer for higher ed,” says Dr. Travis York, director of inclusive STEMM ecosystems for equity & diversity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. STEMM” adds medicine to the standard abbreviation.) York lauds the program as “really smart.”

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Continuous Learning Institute

MAY 28, 2023

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn why the equity work is everyone's work at the institution. In this episode, I interview Dr. Tia McNair, Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). 24:06:00: Addressing the equity tax.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 23, 2024

million in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) — through its nationwide Growing Research Access for National Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) program – to bolster research infrastructure at underrepresented higher education institutions. Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) has secured $8.25

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Deans for Impact

AUGUST 15, 2022

Deans for Impact · Fostering equity through cognitive science (LbSD podcast, episode two). There is this narrative around students with disabilities and narratives around students of color and particular genders about what they can and can’t do,” says Amber Willis, DFI program director. Interested in learning more about our work?

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Creating equity in the classroom requires that educators anticipate individual student needs, consider the delivery and presentation of their content, assign coursework that has real-world meaning, and prioritize skills development — efforts that result in greater student success, according to experts and research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It's about recognizing and celebrating the rich tapestry of human experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. He is also the director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice.

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Higher Education Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

Title: Variation in Community College Funding Levels: A Focus on Equity Authors: Sandy Baum and Jason Cohn Source: The Urban Institute Community colleges play a critical role in expanding access to higher education, enrolling 44 percent of all U.S. But concerns about uneven and inadequate funding for these institutions relative to public.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

In that time, Kinloch said she has strived to bolster equity and justice at the school. One such effort was Kinloch’s major initiative to have conversations about strategic direction, culminating in a strategic plan she led that involved faculty, staff, students, and external partners. The individual in that position reports to her.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Earlier this year, Lumen Learning announced a partnership with Howard University to help develop equity-centered learning solutions for a new statistics course and platform.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Through the Community Based Service Learning (CBSL) Program, medical students at Einstein engage with and impact social and health equity in the Bronx community. The NSU College of Optometry offers a comprehensive public health curriculum consisting of four courses that address issues related to health equity in diverse populations.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Can technology narrow the equity gap in language education? About the author: This is a sponsored article from British Council. About the author: This is a sponsored article from British Council. The post Can technology narrow the equity gap in language education? appeared first on The PIE News.

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today’s workplaces are ever evolving, and one of the best consequences of that is the pursuit of equity and access. Thank you to Sabrina for sharing about this outstanding organization and challenging us to rethink about workplace diversity in a new light.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But after he began teaching about the issue, he gradually changed his mind. Ahmed “Once I did start giving those presentations, I was shocked and concerned at the degree to the lack of context and information that a lot of my colleagues had about my community,” said Ahmed said. “So Dr. Amer F. campuses is problematic, he added. "I

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

The researchers who produced the report say the expansion should have a focus on racial equity and labor market needs. percent of all state residents 25 and older, but among all state residents with a bachelor’s degree, only about 11.5 Hispanics make up 38.1 percent are Hispanic, according to the report.

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The PIE News

MARCH 21, 2023

Pearson has made the decision to sell its online management services platform for universities to global private equity firm Regent. Education consultant Phil Hill also posted about the acquisition on LinkedIn, saying the move appears to be a “distressed sale” that is “likely to accelerate cost-cutting (i.e.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Ohen will become chief equity and inclusion officer (CEIO) for Amherst College. I am thrilled beyond words to join the Amherst College community–a place that is deeply committed to excellence, equity and inclusion for all members of our community across all dimensions of our diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.”

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

Higher education’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is nearing a potential inflection point as two trends coalesce this summer: State bills stamping out DEI offices and two Supreme Court rulings are expected to strike down affirmative action in the coming days. “Don’t be led by fear,” advises Acosta.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 26, 2022

Equity gaps are not only unjust; they are also expensive. The term “equity gap” refers to systematic differences in outcomes that vary across student groups. Publicly identifying those costs is an important first step in closing equity gaps. They are the consequence of institutional problems.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 8, 2023

What’s happening in class is no longer going to be, ‘Here are some questions — let’s talk about it between us human beings,’” he said, but instead “it’s like, ‘What also does this alien robot think?’” Universities are also aiming to educate students about the new A.I. said they planned to embed a discussion of A.I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

Even though its style was different from newspaper writing, Black Issues is where I learned how to write deeply, responsibly, proudly, and eloquently about timely topics of cultural significance to Black professionals. The cover story was about the status of Black male students in U.S. I grew up reading more magazines than newspapers.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Universities can also adjust the specific factors used in calculating expected family contribution, such as by removing home equity from financial aid calculations, Paul Dieken , director of financial aid at Pomona College in California, said in an email. ” The post What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Today, we see the growing impact of outside money from wealthy conservatives like Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager who has waged an assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Harvard University and elsewhere. Shepherd’s meticulous and timely book highlights the right in the history of student activism.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

This suggestion was particularly necessary, according to Dr. Christopher Nellum, executive director of the western branch of The Education Trust, an educational equity nonprofit. The report drew praise from higher ed equity experts. “It There isn’t a lot of talk about financial resources for students,” he said. “So

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., How are we listening to voices and not?

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University Business

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s all about partnership-aligned pipelines, but you’ve got to plumb each one of those pipelines individually to some level.” Just ask the state of Maryland: Last year, about a third of its superintendent positions were up for grabs. ” The post Institutions are blending K12 and higher ed to improve student equity.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

The Board of Trustees at Valencia College stripped the word “equity” from the college’s strategic plan at a meeting last week, amid claims it is too politically charged, according to Florida Politics. She added that she was worried the phrase might prompt misunderstanding about the college’s aims.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. Rhodes College The three-year grant will provide funding for the research and documentation of Memphians stories who are often absent from the narratives about the city.

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The PIE News

MARCH 30, 2023

The Institute of International Education is launching a new Center for Access and Equity , aimed at expanding access to international education “for all”, The PIE News can reveal. The post IIE aims to boost access, equity and diversity with new Center appeared first on The PIE News.

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WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Today we welcome several staff from the eLearning Department at Sinclair Community College, who are here to share about a new tool they use for designing and evaluating digital courses. Process and Implementation Institutional leadership embraced the efforts to increase digital equity and inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The current state of health equity is still in need of improvement, Riley said. Sullivan, former Secretary of the U.S.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2024

There is nothing novel about the current approaches to improving access, quality and equity in higher education. Equity means responsive Community colleges remain hyper-local in their pathway design and need to be more consistent with the needs and preferences of the students they serve.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s about ensuring all of its students are guided by a proactive K12 system that champions their capabilities beyond high school. So, it’s not just about cultivating individual skills. It’s about giving them a sound runway to flourish economically. That’s why I worry about students right now.

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