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Certificate Programs Surge as Bachelor's and Associate Degrees Decline, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Undergraduate Degree Earners report compiles national, state, and regional trend data on demographics, fields of study, and credential patterns dating back to 2014-15. It is certificate programs, not associate or bachelor's degrees, that are drawing students into colleges today. The data indicates that certificates now represent 16.1%

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share? Structured seating formation is not conducive to discussion. Buil et al.,

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2014, it became the nation’s largest historically Black college and university (HBCU). “Throughout his career, he not only led North Carolina A&T State University to new heights but also championed and strengthened the public universities and HBCUs through his service on behalf of the community.” Dr. Harold L.

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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. Dr. Chance W.

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TheDream.US Celebrates a Decade of Transforming Immigrant Students' Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since its founding in 2014, the organization has provided more than 11,000 college scholarships to undocumented students attending nearly 80 partner colleges in 20 states and Washington, D.C. spearheading the campaign that paved the way for DACA, and helping pass in-state tuition legislation in Florida. Like the more than 11,000 TheDream.US

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014. He set the bar high for himself and he was culturally aware, which he credits to his parents who grew up in rural Mississippi and Georgia without the same opportunities toward their education. “I The rest is history.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014. He set the bar high for himself and he was culturally aware, which he credits to his parents who grew up in rural Mississippi and Georgia without the same opportunities toward their education. “I The rest is history.