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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leonard Williams, the director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. At present, none of the nation’s 101 HBCUs has Research 1 status, which refers to doctoral universities with high research activity. Smith-Jackson Over the course of more than 30 years as a faculty person and researcher, Dr. Godfrey A.

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Meet Some of this Year's MacArthur Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It's kind of a mixture of elation and excitement and good fortune, because there's so many people out there doing great research." Her research has involved studying today’s airborne issues such as air pollution and COVID-19 transmission. It is understandable that many of the fellows found themselves caught off-guard by the award. [It]

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With research showing that students who find their school to be LGBTQ-affirming report lower rates of attempting suicide, it’s critical that students know their college or university is not only accepting of them but actively supportive. In 2007, it became the first school in Kentucky to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy.

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Prevention and Taking Action: Designing Schools for Students and Safety

Clark Nesxen

In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was a student at Virginia Tech during the tragic mass shooting on campus in 2007. In the days and weeks following a tragic school shooting, it is easy to get lost in conversations about school safety tactics that should have been or could be adopted to prevent further incidents.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

Fortunately for journalists, government agencies and academic researchers have gathered data on an array of topics and made it available online for free. Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Use this higher education database, maintained by the U.S. You just need to know where to find it. Thats why we created this tip sheet.

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The Stop Campus Hazing Act: What You Need to Know (Clery Center)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) amends section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act, otherwise known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). died by hazing in 2007, to begin advocating for federal anti-hazing legislation in 2014. When will implementation start?