Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

I was always advocating for students rights and issues, working with administration, leaders, and university presidents advocating for university students, says Briscoe of her time at ASU. Candace Maddox Moore, University of Maryland, College Park Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Be unapologetic about your work.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

The lack of compassion exhibited by teachers in classrooms is no different than the attempted erasure of Blacks and people of color in society by those in government. Dr. Erik M. This requires educators to extend their willingness to assist through frequent reminders and expressing enthusiasm to have discourse. Knowledge is power.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Saint Augustine’s University—a historically Black college and university in North Carolina—has announced plans to cut half of its employees as administrators, amid financial challenges. As stewards of this institution, our focus is on its long-term sustainability through shared governance,” said Hadley Evans, Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

Monica Parrish Trent, Chief Program and Network Officer at Achieving the Dream, an organization focused on creating student success and equity at community colleges, says that students with disabilities often face administrative hurdles in accessing accommodations, as well as social and sensory barriers in classrooms.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sally Chen By mobilizing the model minority myth, which portrays Asian Americans as universally high-achieving students, SFFA created a cover for its anti-civil rights agenda. In reality, SFFA did not bring forward a single prospective or current undergraduate student from Harvard, as a plaintiff in its case, let alone an Asian American student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The HEA and Titles III and V need to be updated to address the changing times and the changing nature of relationships between the government, institutions and students.” Elliott, director of workforce policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and one of the authors of the report. Dr. Kayla C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In kicking off the panel, Mathis recognized the likely diversity of, and respect for, varying contexts and cultures represented among participants, including community college trustees, senior administrators, and other state and association leaders from across the country. Political affiliation has little or no impact. Dr. Carl B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

While people continually tell HBCUs what to do to change their financial positions, there’s never a conversation about what systems like the NCAA or federal/state governments should do to help HBCUs out of this financial situation…a situation that white institutions created by divesting from HBCUs. Family, it is time for a chat! Travis “Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

We've been under attack around the federal government. Pickett drew a parallel to current DEI challenges that these frontline administrators are facing. with citizens becoming more cynical, hostile, and divided," he observed, stressing the importance of critical thinking in an era of fast, subjective media.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has placed Jackson State University (JSU) President Thomas Hudson on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately. Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony, chair of the JSU department of journalism and media studies, has been named temporary acting president, effective immediately.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year. Students are no different.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Imagine if the collective energies in the ubiquitous Thanksgiving food drives shifted in that direction, as students, staff, faculty, and administrators focused on revising campus policies and/or advocating for improved public programs? While similar markets can be found at many institutions, with some accepting SNAP, Compton goes further.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. This fall, Minnesota launched North Star Promise with a promise about free tuition. But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. The basics are very appealing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. One key aspect of academic acumen that is particularly relevant to governing boards is shared governance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

New America Americans still generally value higher education and support more investment from the state and federal government to make it more affordable, according to a new report from New America. And they want to see more investment from the state and federal government to make college more affordable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

Indiana University Northwest’s administration disregarded standards of academic due process when it dismissed tenured professor Dr. Mark McPhail, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

The 15-page guide, titled An Equal Space for All: A Trustee Guide to Preventing Encampments and Occupations on Campus , calls on college governing boards to enact clear, content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions so that students and faculty understand in advance which activities are acceptable and which are not.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 6, 2025

This gap in evaluation practices not only weakens institutional governance but also raises concerns about board independence and effectiveness. This article explores the significance of presidential evaluations, best practices for implementing them, and how they contribute to stronger institutional governance. And how do you do that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

The nonbinding vote came after a recent debate between students and Wellesley’s administration – the latter has resisted such a change. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission. Wellesley College acknowledges the result of the nonbinding student ballot initiative,” the school said in a statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

According to the notice, there is insufficient evidence that the school is in compliance with Standard VII, the agency’s standard on governance, leadership, and administration. The New Jersey public community college was warned last week in a notice from its regional accrediting agency, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

More from UB: Some compelling reasons for electrifying your transportation fleet To help alleviate some of the concerns above and tackle this new era of generative AI, colleges and universities may wish to consider implementing an AI governance program. A complete AI governance program should also address faculty and staff usage of AI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. About 80% of the bill is devoted to nutrition programs, including SNAP. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2024

College and university professors are reconsidering how they speak to their colleagues, their administrators and in classrooms as they fear how their viewpoints might damage their reputationand even employability according to the latest survey by this free speech watchdog. Only 27% believe academic freedom is secure on their campus.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. Administrative discourse often appears devoid of substance, lacks respect for previous efforts, (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Dr. Katharine Meyer, fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brown Center on Education Policy at the nonprofit Brookings Institution. Filing is down across the country,” said Dr. Katharine Meyer, a fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brown Center on Education Policy at the nonprofit Brookings Institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Lee said his “administration, in partnership with the General Assembly, is committed to ensuring students are being served.” I’m pleased to appoint these highly qualified individuals who will work alongside administrators and students to further secure TSU’s place as a leading institution,” said Lee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Her research targets first-generation students, immigrant students, equity and diversity, higher education policy and governance, personnel development, and higher education finance. Gonzalez provides leadership to the university’s Division of Student Affairs, engaging with students to recognize their needs and enhance their experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

He championed the role of Community Colleges, connected them to the needs of today's workforce, and helped lead the effort across the administration to lift up young men and boys of color through President Obama's My Brother’s Keeper initiative," said Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation. But it was his work as U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It relates to violations of the “ability-to-benefit” test regulations that govern eligibility to receive federal student aid for students without a high school diploma or GED equivalent. A 2023 ED investigation found that Florida Career College routinely broke the rules governing how schools can administer ATB tests.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 12, 2025

Effective July 2024, a new law gave Education authority to share students' Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data with USDA and state SNAP agencies to conduct student outreach and streamline benefit administration. However, it has not evaluated its method for identifying potentially eligible students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College. We are recapturing higher education.” The members will serve five-year terms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

He served in a similar capacity previously as associate director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West, the California-based office of the national educational equity advocacy group, Ed Trust headquartered in Washington, D.C. You’re never going to do it alone,” says Rodriguez.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But finally, in spring 2020, the federal government asked undergraduates if they had enough to eat or a safe place to sleep. It is also essential because a diverse community of faculty, administrators, advocates, students, think tanks, and state legislatures, and even the U.S. Government Accountability Office, demands it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2023

McLin said that JSU leaders had repeatedly failed to respect shared governance, transparency, and accountability. I’m proud of what my administration has been able to accomplish to date, and I am committed to continuing the work to collaboratively execute the strategic plan to make Jackson State the best institution it can be."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Taylor’s departure makes her the latest president of a Mississippi higher ed institution to leave under mysterious circumstances, a trend started last summer with the governing board for the state’s eight public universities suddenly announcing it had let go William LaForge , president of Delta State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 24, 2023

in higher education administration, master's program in math, and master of public administration. It also blames mismanagement by WVU’s administration, which embarked on several debt-funded construction projects in recent years. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member

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