Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Lomax UNCF’s new research report, Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs , offers empirical evidence of the profound impact HBCUs have on the success of students, communities and the nation as a whole. And as our research has found, every dollar spent, and every job created comes with a multiplier that extends its impact.

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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. The research suggests that access to affordable child care can improve persistence and graduation for students raising children.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 21, 2023

Dartmouth College has launched the Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life (IBICL), a research center focused on the study of the Black diaspora. The Institute symbolizes a commitment between the college and the Black alumni, faculty, students, and staff that make Dartmouth what it is," said Brown.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

I am confident that he will strengthen NC State's role as a frontier research university, keeping North Carolina competitive in the most important fields of our future." He also worked as assistant to the chancellor for external affairs from 2006 to 2016 and has held interim roles in university advancement and alumni affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Jackson’s journey to Michigan State began — in earnest — some two decades earlier, when the young Jackson embarked on an ambitious research agenda of studying education deans as a doctoral student at Iowa State University. I just fell completely in love with focusing on the research, working with students, teaching classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

We work with them directly, partnering with our National Alumni Council. Our fourth pillar is research and innovation. How do we stand up things that we know in our gut, but maybe haven't been proven through research? In the last few years, we've had somewhere between 2-3% of students attending.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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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

JUNE 23, 2024

Dr. James Martin II “Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are on an incredible ascent, having accomplished so much in recent years,” said Martin, who succeeds retiring Dr. Harold Martin Sr., Martin serves as vice chancellor of STEM Innovation and Research at the University of Pittsburgh. effective Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

Under her leadership, the university achieved record graduation rates and philanthropic funding while expanding its research footprint. I'm so excited to work with my colleagues, the students, alumni, and friends to improve individual lives and the life of the community."

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The College Fund conducts research and publishes reports addressing issues facing indigenous students in higher education. There are definitely ways to strengthen these policies, including conducting extensive research on implementation, communication and student experiences accessing state funding.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

“If these gaps are to shrink, policymakers, researchers, institutional leaders, equity advocates, families, and communities will need a better understanding of their causes.”

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 11, 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

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Nichole Torpey-Saboe, director of research at Strada Center for Education Consumer Insights. These marginalized students are less likely to agree that the cost of their education was worth its price. Torpey-Saboe said it is important that faculty find ways to embed these kinds of skills directly into the coursework students already take.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher “The school has an amazing community of scholars and learners and is supported by many talented staff and alumni,” she continued. She was recently selected as an American Educational Research Association Fellow and named a 2023 American College Personnel Association Senior Scholar Diplomate. Dr. Eboni M.

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

"I am deeply honored to be named the next president of Boston College, a university that I love and have served for the past 22 years," said Butler, who will take the helm of a Carnegie Institute Research 1 university with nine schools and colleges, drawing students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

It was sponsored by five academic departments and funded by the LGBTQ alumni group GALA, a separate nonprofit entity formed by LGBTQ alumni. In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

HBCU students receive less institutional aid and are more likely to take out loans than their peers at non-HBCU institutions,” said Christelle Bamona, CRL researcher and report co-author. The federal student loan payment pause was great relief for HBCU alumni finances, according to the report.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

But surprisingly, amid broad skepticism of institutions in general, alumni are staying true to their schools. Call them Alumni for Life. The results helped paint a picture of how your alumni can better leverage the reputation of their respective schools. Alumni-generated social media campaigns are another.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

After being accepted to IIT, Mendoza asked to be put in touch with current students or alumni who are Latina. “I In her research, Mendoza is willing to explore topics that are often overlooked or underappreciated, Earwin says. She is currently completing her master’s thesis, which examines perceptions of CEOs in STEM fields.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

I am, also, honored to serve on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Morris College, along with joining the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community in working collaboratively to support student success, grow enrollment, raise financial support, and enhance academic programs. in political science from Clark Atlanta University.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Vassar College President Dr. Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bradley has been awarded a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale University Graduate School’s highest alumni honor. Graham Prize for Health Services Research and having been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017. and abroad, having received the 2018 William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2024

Dr. Pamela Whitten “At Indiana University (IU), we have ambitious goals for faculty to pursue transformational research with partners around the globe and for our students to have extraordinary educational experiences abroad,” said IU President Dr. Pamela Whitten.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

At the University of Texas at Austin, Lavender Graduation for LGBTQ students was taken up by the alumni association. Four celebrations — Lavender Graduation, GraduAsian, Latinx Graduation and Black Graduation — took place in the alumni center with the alumni covering the costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. The research question is a primary mode of inquiry for him. “My This arm of my research agenda is aimed at understanding how campus cultures, campus climates, and campus actors (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The college received the Network Legend Award and the Leah Meyer Austin Alumni Award, its second such distinction since 2022. To now be recognized again this year with an LMA Alumni Award as well as a Network Legend Award is beyond incredible,” said Murdaugh. “It 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While efforts are aplenty to help community colleges adopt discrete strategies that research shows to be effective, not enough is being done to find and develop leaders who can ensure that needed institution-wide change is implemented. Of our 329 fellowship alumni, 49% are leaders of color and 63% are women.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Alumni are more likely to view their college degree as a good investment if they received strong career support from their institution, according to the 2023 National Alumni Career Mobility survey released Tuesday by Lightcast, a market analytics company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

I look forward to working this year with the faculty, staff, students, and alumni as we lead the nation in our teaching, research, and land-grant and clinical activities,” said Fuchs, who starts in the role Aug. Sasse resigned July 18 to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

He was appointed as fellow to help bolster Brown’s efforts and relationships with HBCUs, according to Brown officials, who added that he will create a consortium of partner schools for research, faculty development, student opportunities, and bolstering the number of HBCU undergraduates attending graduate school. Pinkard holds an Ed.D.

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University Business

APRIL 10, 2025

Research shows that 80 percent of adult learners are interested in online education, with professional growth, higher earning potential, and personal passion and confidence-building among the top motivators. A great way to encourage organic engagement is through faculty thought leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 31, 2023

In addition to re-imagined career advising, the new center will spur significant growth in support from our extended Brown community of alumni and families. Through more internships, research opportunities and shadowing experiences, we can help students prototype career possibilities for themselves. Christina H.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

The nonpartisan research and polling firm surveyed 217 alumni of nonprofit online institutions and 169 alumni of for-profit online institutions. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Ellen Chaffee “The value of diverse perspectives for teams and for-profit boards is well-documented, and we recognize that governing boards need new and varied voices to overcome the myriad challenges facing higher education right now,” said Lesley McBain, the association’s director of research.

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