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Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to a report released by the American Council on Education (ACE). This data is right in front of our face, and we have to decide where in higher education we want to go?"

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An Invisible Population: Black Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

As you think about those inciting incidents that drew you to higher education, take time to connect with those who have been by your side on your journey. Higher education is heading into the eye of the tornado. Why did you take that first job in higher education? There are regulatory matters to consider.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Hold Fast to Dreams: Parting Words from Dr. Charlie Nelms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After indeed having my say, through hundreds of blogs, articles, social media posts on Twitter and LinkedIn , radio and television programs and podcasts—and more speeches than even I can remember!—I Dr. Charlie Nelms is a veteran higher education administrator and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central University.

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Academic freedom policies should mean something (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The hostile takeover of public higher education in Florida continues, as seen in the latest higher education bill introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. However, that stance ignores the nature of the working relationship between professors and their employers.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Asked Tuesday about how Iowa Wesleyan’s closure compared to that of Burlington College, Plunkett noted that “the landscape for higher ed is drastically different than it was even that decade ago” and noted that both institutions struggled with enrollment challenges and significant debt. Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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