Remove 2009 Remove Higher Education Remove Support Services
article thumbnail

Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

article thumbnail

States are finding ways to raise postsecondary attainment

University Business

Alaska, Delaware, Nebraska, North Carolina and Iowa remain the only states without a higher education system in the alliance since it began in January 2010. With think tanks debunking recent narratives around higher education’s declining value, and reports asserting that 73% of the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. It collects, analyzes, and reports comprehensive performance data.

article thumbnail

Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

African American males and collegiate sports continue to be a topic of debate in higher education. Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) Seek out support services. Practice time management.

Faculty 226
article thumbnail

Why we must improve opportunity and accessibility for adult learners

University Business

Across the higher education landscape, the challenge of attracting adult learners to higher education has become universal. As a college based in the UK, the choice and opportunity for adults reentering education tends to be limited. And in the past decade, they’ve begun to turn away from higher education.

article thumbnail

Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colucci-Chang’s story illustrates the “beauty of the pipeline,” says Sanders, whose current role involves ensuring Virginia Tech has a concerted, broad effort to reach out to underrepresented communities to make sure students are prepared for higher education. His dissertation research was on the CEED summer programs.

article thumbnail

Was affirmative action overrated? This study implies it is

University Business

.” The analysis, “Progress Interrupted,” observed the changing enrollment rates of white, Black/African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino students from 2009 to 2019.

IT 52