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College Completion Rates Edging Upward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. We have shown an upward trend higher than the national average, which in the context of a six-year period that includes the pandemic is really encouraging.” point gap in 2018. It’s now a 27.6-point

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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

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Receiving access to higher education can significantly increase income, skill development, employment opportunities, and much more, all critical factors that can help Black student parents achieve their goals and secure access to family-sustaining wages," said Justin Nalley, senior policy analyst at the Joint Center and co-author of the brief.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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A nationally recognized expert on African American males, Moore has had a distinguished career in higher education as a researcher and a champion for diversityboth in his work at the National Science Foundation and at OSU. since 2018. Benjamin Elijah Maysthe former president of Morehouse Collegeas a model for excellence.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

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Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025. Ezeonuserved as Highline's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs from April 2017 to June 2018.Prior

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First Arrest Made in Southern University Hazing Death

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Higher education experts note that despite decades of awareness campaigns and preventative measures, hazing continues to claim lives on college campuses nationwide. This incident occurs against the backdrop of Louisiana's stringent anti-hazing laws.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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in educational leadership. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says. Im just so blessed to be able to give to higher education in such a dynamic way, she says.

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University of Phoenix Tribal Operations Team Offers Targeted Support for Indigenous and Tribal Students

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Over the past few years, the team has expanded and reformatted their operations to formally establish the Tribal operations team in 2018. “It It became evident that there were specific educational barriers that this particular demographic dealt with that wasn’t traditional with our other students,” says Horning.