Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater. The money will go toward creating endowed chairs and supporting research opportunities at the school’s Institute of American Cultures (IAC) and its four ethnic studies research centers. And over the years, we saw that it was a very good thing. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Harvey Nevertheless, some of these alumni maintain various levels of contact with their alma maters – ranging from attending reunion events, to regularly reviewing materials they receive from the college or university, to making monetary donations they hope will help produce a more inclusive atmosphere for current and future generations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Engram Specifically, in the context of the Deion Sanders online discourse, several references have been made about the lack of alumni giving and inadequate athletic budget people believe would have retained such a high-profile coach. Family, it is time for a chat! Dr. Frederick V. In 2021 Harold Love Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

The college cites Disney, Apple, Warner Brothers, NBC, and CBS as the top five creative employers of its alumni. Bolton Columbia College Chicago has appointed Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as its eleventh president and chief executive officer, marking a historic milestone for the 135-year-old institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Despite these challenges, the organization's 4,000+ alumni have found ways to thrive. Like me, I know our Scholars and our 4,000 Alumni have a lot to offerif given continued opportunities to help our nation thrive." Among those with work authorization, 93% are employed full-time or in graduate school six months after graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” “Why do we have to have this big discussion each time, when we understand this philosophically?” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon. I thought it was brilliant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lim The institute — which operates at the highest tier of research (R1) — reached its goal a year ahead of schedule, after launching its Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council to fuel Hispanic student enrollment and deepen relationships with Hispanic and Latinx alumni, businesses, and organizations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

More than 99% of our Trine alumni are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. Dr. Earl D.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

Renowned drama school says unprecedented funding challenges make degrees unviable from September 2025 One of the UKs most celebrated drama schools, which counts the Oscar-winners Olivia Colman, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons among its alumni, is to scrap its undergraduate degrees due to a range of financial challenges. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board. I had it all figured out,” says Robinson with a laugh. “I I didn’t even consult my parents.

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Hope College Network

MARCH 6, 2025

Boerigter Center for Calling and Career : They offer career planning, job postings, and even alumni connections. Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in college. For me, it wasn’t a straight pathit was a journey of trial, error, and self-discovery. And honestly? That’s the best part.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board. I had it all figured out,” says Robinson with a laugh. “I I didn’t even consult my parents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

Another goal is to establish an LGBT Alumni Association. Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. They have a different way of looking at the world,” she explains.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

An applicant’s familial ties to alumni will no longer be conveyed to admission officers in a direct “checkbox” way, UVA officials said. The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” “Why do we have to have this big discussion each time, when we understand this philosophically?” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon. I thought it was brilliant.

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Great College Advice

JULY 25, 2023

What are the most common alumni interview questions? Because of the increasing number of applicants, more and more colleges are starting to tap their network of alumni to conduct prospective student interviews in place of on-campus interviews. This post gives you a full list of alumni interview questions. Click here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Valerie Kinloch “I would sit Valerie down and tell her, ‘If you want to be a president, get to working on and learning what that means. You might be the change that we need in the world,” says Kinloch. Whether she could visualize it or not, that young freshman at Johnson C. And that’s how it started for me.” However, timing was important.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. Lim, hosted a campus celebration of the school’s HSI designation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

She walked into the first college she attended not knowing where to start, and no one was very helpful in getting her enrolled and on a pathway. She repeated this experience at three different community colleges over three years. It was not until she went to Orange Coast College in California when that changed. Dr. Brad C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

I look forward to working with the students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater Savannah community to continue the legacy of the state's first public HBCU." The cuts sparked heated debate within the campus community about the university's future direction and commitment to its liberal arts tradition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Take for example the implementation of a CRM, which can improve personalization and segmentation of communications with student and alumni and can help HBCUs save big money in the long term. In fact, a study on the impact of CRMs, indicates potential cost savings of $2.4 million with a 195% ROI within three years.

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Curious about the different paths MIT alumni have taken in these fields after graduation? The upcoming Careers in Medicine & Life Sciences Alumni Speed Networking event is your chance to connect with professionals who’ve navigated these fields and gain firsthand insights into their career journeys. Alumni You’ll Meet !

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

9, Dr. Sherman Bonds, president of Lincoln’s National Alumni Association, wrote to Victor Pasley, president of Lincoln’s Board of Curators, asking for a change in leadership. As the alumni association, we want to assure the students have the things that they need as best we can," he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans. Today, we must capitalize on those gains by going to the polls and voting for candidates who are most inclined to support an agenda of racial and gender equity. Please vote!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

Turok says the institute is now the largest and strongest network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences in Africa, with 3500 alumni at masters level. Gates was one of a dozen scientists who received the honor in 2013 for the year 2011 in a ceremony that had been postponed due to the 2012 election. He was right.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Clark Atlanta University is ending its agreement with the current alumni association, according to a university announcement Thursday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Missouri, has carried through on a threat to end its formal relationship with its national alumni association, according to an announcement Thursday.

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

Colleges are always looking for new ways to increase their alumni’s enthusiasm to give back in a variety of different ways. News & World Report found with the highest number of alumni opting to donate, the average donation rate tripled the national average. It can be challenging to conjure big bucks from any alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Gusbeth notes that a Gallup Tribal College Alumni Survey statistic shows that 76% of Native American students desire to work for their communities. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

Sorrell “The impact of this gift on our institution and our students, staff, faculty, and alumni cannot be overstated,” said Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. The private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired institution was founded in 1872 by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Church preachers in Austin, Texas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

16-19 to bring together students, faculty, HBCU community leaders, funding experts, sponsors, alumni, and UNCF-member institutions. It is being held in conjunction with the anniversary celebrations of the 76th National Alumni Council (NAC) and the 64th National Pre-alumni Council. “If

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College for Creative Study

MAY 10, 2024

James, College for Creative Studies’ 2024 Distinguished Alumni, has had a big impact on the art world — and not just because of the size of her artwork. “I She was chosen after a selection committee of CCS students, alumni, staff and faculty leadership completed a monthslong process of accepting and renewing nominations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. Dr. Candis Watts Smith The decision comes in the wake of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. It will be open to all undergraduate students, regardless of race.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

“We are increasingly concerned that this trend will have a chilling effect across more campuses if these laws spread to other states.” Florida’s Senate Bill 266 took effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes. Now, we’re seeing it being targeted through multiple avenues.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2025

Ohio University has postponed its annual Black alumni reunion weekend while it reviews the event in light of the Office for Civil Rights Feb.14 14 Dear Colleague letter, which declared illegal virtually all race-based activities at public institutions.

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PUC

JANUARY 31, 2025

My tune changed after that, and I realized that maybe middle school was the place for me. How would you describe your first year of teaching? I would describe my first year of teaching as a roller coaster ride. What made you decide to attend PUC? I have lived in the area my whole life. I wanted to be the fourth generation to graduate.

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