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Augusta Tech President Named Sole Finalist to Lead Savannah State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whirl, who currently serves as president of Augusta Technical College, has built a reputation for strengthening workforce education programs and fostering community partnerships. The coastal Georgia institution, founded in 1890, has played a vital role in African American higher education for over 130 years.

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Dr. Levon Esters Appointed Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. He is also director of the Mentoring@Purdue program and director of Cornell University’s Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship Program.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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Study: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalie Galucia The study, Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education , was conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 and published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Wor k. Universities are multigenerational places, especially when accounting for faculty and staff, Galucia said.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. Here’s what that could mean for your institution.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

public school teachers were White (80%), while White students accounted for only 46% of elementary and secondary school populations (NCES, 2023). Our Why The faculty involved in this project identify as BIPOC teacher educators. We address this issue through a Future Teachers of Color (FToC) Summit.

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The college closings of 2024—and what lies beyond

University Business

Signs of trouble began through 2023 after it failed to pay employees on time and was evicted from its Walnut Hills Campus, WCPO reports. Faculty filed a class-action lawsuit against the university for only providing the community a seven-day notice. Union was the only Hispanic-serving institution in Ohio.