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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When raising my son (now an adult and father), I always found parent-teacher conferences intimidating. But as an educator myself, I knew that attending the meetings was essential so that educators would not dare to mistreat my son. content, books events, topics, issues). Imagine that.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The consequence: the richest institutions can fully fund the education of lower-income students, while the vast majority of working-class and lower-middle-class undergraduates must take out loans to pay for their education. The top 3 percent holds 80 percent. Such an argument, the authors show, is grossly exaggerated.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. I believe that this was in the third grade when my district tested all of the children for inclusion in the gifted education programs.

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Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed podcast 254 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. R. Todd Benson

The Change Leader, Inc.

April 8, 2025 · Episode 254 Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education 36 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. Learn how higher ed leaders can turn faculty survey data into strategy, improve shared governance, and increase retention and leadership trust.

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The Rise of Christian Cybercharters: Profit, Indoctrination, and the Dangers of Faith-Based Online Education

Higher Education Inquirer

As online education becomes an ever-expanding force in both K-12 and higher education, a disturbing trend has emerged with the rise of Christian cybercharter schools and online academies. Cybercharter schools are, by definition, public schools that operate entirely online and are funded with taxpayer dollars.

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The Admissions Game

Higher Education Inquirer

Books that are not best sellers or readily available in public libraries. The 400 year history of American higher education begins with selective admissions. The GI Bill and Civil Rights The 20th century saw some progress in expanding access to higher education.