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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.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues 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.) Sabree discovered that huge educational gaps existed in transfer rates for this population at community colleges across the nation (Harper, 2009).

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Meet the team: Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services, Florence

AIFS Abroad

This week, we meet Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services in our Florence Study Center, Italy. I work together with a team of Student Advisors to manage the day to day aspects of your study abroad program. I studied abroad in Florence in 2008 and 2009. Any advice for students thinking of studying abroad?

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

A shrinking talent market Community colleges have been especially hard hit by the Great Resignation, showing a 13% staff decline from 2020-2022, as a consequence of failed searches , difficulty filling part-time positions , and shortages in student services professionals. rate for students starting in fall 2009, and a 52.4%

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Franklin & Marshall College Names Dr. Andrew Rich as 17th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rich also led a transformative fundraising campaign that generated over $85 million in new investments for scholarships, student services, faculty positions, and academic initiatives. Rich also served as president and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute, a national think tank and leadership development organization, from 2009 to 2011.