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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The institute's research agenda is ambitious, targeting persistent inequities across multiple sectors including technology, healthcare, education, environmental issues, economics, governance, and the criminal legal system. Kendi's publication record includes sixteen books, with ten reaching The New York Times bestseller list.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although she did not have extensive training in public health, she dove into research, finding books, articles, and speaking circuits to learn more. Now, public health is fully integrated into her research agenda.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

ASSESStival is an exciting division-level event, with over 150 attendees from Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and Institutional Research. Now they use the logic model book to work with one another on outcomes and programming initiatives that they didnt even know were happening in other areas.

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The Dark Legacy of Elite University Medical Centers

Higher Education Inquirer

In recent years, books like Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington have illuminated the history of medical abuse, but they also serve as a reminder that inequality in healthcare goes far beyond race and touches upon the economic and social circumstances of individuals.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The fundamental reason is that the wealthiest colleges and universities compete intensely to increase their revenue, wealth and spending, while the earnings growth of most Americans has lagged behind the cost of living, as we explain in our new book. How, then, can that rivalry be curtailed in order to restore public esteem?

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Don Hossler named to Edu Alliance Group Advisory Council

Edu Alliance Journal

He is the founding executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Hossler has authored or co-authored 23 books and scholarly reports, more than 100 articles and book chapters. He has lived in Russia and has conducted research in postsecondary education there.