Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a testament to how community colleges can transform lives and regional economies, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has been named the winner of the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's most prestigious recognition for community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Seventeen years later, the percentage of adults 25 to 64 who have achieved education attainment after high school has increased from 38% to 55%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public higher education can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of MissouriSt. Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Morris will serve as president-elect for the 2025-2026 term before assuming the presidency following the association's 2026 Annual Meeting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The scholars will present their preliminary findings in spring 2025.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The new year may bring a host of virtual assistants and administrative staff to higher education. They will begin as assistants to humans, then over time they will evolve into autonomous AI staff members. The winds of change in our field are rapidly converging, as we discussed in the previous edition of “Online: Trending Now.”

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University Business

JANUARY 28, 2025

Coming off one of the most challenging years for the higher education business in recent memory, it would be easy to carry a glass-half-empty outlook into 2025. Here are five key trends shaping higher education this year, offering a roadmap for resilience as only higher education can do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Thanks to the partnership of our stakeholders, we’ve developed a better implementation process for 2025-26,” said Cardona. Jeremy Singer According to U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J. Levine who has led the organization since 2002.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide. Martin CEO of the Year Award and the 2021 Baldridge Foundation's Award for Leadership Excellence in Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A new report from education advocacy organization EdTrust-West reveals that California's educational system continues to fail Black students despite years of rhetoric Dr. Christopher J. Nellum about equity and inclusion. Nellum, executive director of EdTrust-West.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Higher education has entered a new era, one unlike previous eras of growth and expansion driven primarily by demographic growth and industrial expansion. At the top of 2025, the U.S. However, how can we serve as a practical guide for others if we fail first to guide ourselves? Be intentional about what you consume.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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APRIL 24, 2025

Department of Education's controversial February "Dear Colleague" letter that critics had denounced as an unprecedented attempt to restrict DEI initiatives nationwide. According to court documents, some educators reported feeling targeted by what they characterized as a "witch hunt" that put their jobs and teaching credentials at risk.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

In a significant leadership transition at one of legal education's key institutions, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has appointed Sudha Setty as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2025. Law schools and higher education face enormous challenges and opportunities," Setty said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2025

Jamal Watson, Professor Trinity Washington University, Executive Editor of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Panelists: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Distinguished Professor, Vanderbilt University Dr. Christina Greer, Associate Professor, Fordham University, Dr. Annette Gordon Reed, Professor, Harvard University Natasha S.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2025

Higher education is undergoing a profound transformation, with online learning shifting from a temporary solution during the pandemic to a core component of many institutions long-term strategies. The future of higher education lies in creating a model that balances the advantages of both learning models.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Starting in fall 2025, for over 75% of students transferring anywhere within the system, they will carry over most credits in their major. Dr. Alicia M.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 2, 2025

I hope that everyone had a restful break and is excited to come back for what will undoubtedly be an eventful year in the world of higher education. To add to the excitement of the coming few months, I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again. Department of Education.

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Gray Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Colleges and universities are rolling out a wave of new programs in 2025, aligning with workforce demands and shifting student interests. From expanding healthcare and mental health offerings to bolstering business, engineering, and technical education, institutions are evolving to meet the needs of todays learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Thats what a bevy of scholars told attendees who gathered at the annual conference of the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. Chancler spoke of how various programs and initiatives at her university have been rebranded in the wake of efforts to push DEI out of higher education. Now its just The Center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. Several more states are expected to introduce similar legislation in 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

Strayhorn few years ago, Liu (2023) published, Everyone is Talking about Belonging in The Chronicle of Higher Education. There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. A Dr. Terrell L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. The book is scheduled to be released in September 2025. million borrowers owing more than $1.6

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University Business

JANUARY 21, 2025

As rapidly as the world changes, so does the need for higher education to train and develop the future workforce. The higher education intelligence service’s annual presentation correctly predicted the rise of programs in data analytics and creative AI in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Thomas "In my inaugural address, I promised to do the absolute best I could for Morehouse, and I have since risen each day dedicated to delivering on that promise," said Thomas, who retires June 30, 2025. Serving as president of Morehouse has been the honor of a lifetime,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

The report, which analyzes application data through March 1, 2025, reveals that 1,390,256 distinct first-year applicants submitted a total of 8,535,903 applications to 863 returning Common App member institutionsmarking a 4% increase in applicants and a 6% increase in total applications compared to the same period last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

It's about equipping institutions with the tools to drive change on their campuses, fostering cross-campus collaboration, and ensuring that HBCUs are setting an agenda for higher education innovation, not just responding to it. DIVERSE: Why is Together We Lead your theme for UNITE 2025? Were shaping it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Currently, just 56% of California adults aged 25-64 hold a postsecondary degree or credential, according to the February 2025 report. The data shows stark disparities in educational attainment among recent high school graduates.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2025

The pandemic opened the door to HyFlex learning out of necessity and now, in 2025, colleges and universities as well as individual educators are continuing to provide students with the flexibility to choose how they want to learn.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 21, 2025

As campus workers and citizens, educators and researchers, staff, students, and university community members, we exercise a powerful collective voice in advancing the democratic mission of our colleges and universities. Free Higher Ed Now! will demand FIRST that public higher education in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

In 2008, Lumina set a goal for the nation, that by 2025, 60% of people in the U.S. in 2023, an increase of 17 percentage points, but not enough to reach 60% by 2025. in 2008 to 54.9% I think we have made incredible progress, Brown said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Together, they review McNaughton's higher education predictions for 2024 and share his insights into the challenges and opportunities awaiting higher education in 2025. Dont miss this opportunity to hear predictions for how higher education can evolve in 2025 to remain sustainable and impactful.

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