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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research she’s been doing at Morgan State has to do with her time at her alma mater, where she had gone the extra mile to make the school more welcoming for her and other Black and Brown students. candidate’s research topic was “at the cutting edge of how we think about college students doing community-building work.” “We

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Survey: One-Third of Jewish College Students Report Faculty Promoting Antisemitism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

adults saying campus encampments either should not be allowed (33%) or need stricter regulation (30%) due to fostering antisemitism or disrupting campus activities. The survey, conducted by independent research firm SSRS, gathered data from 1,732 Jewish Americans and 2,056 U.S. adults between October and November 2024.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Doing that at a prestigious Research 1 institution was too important to pass up. Photo Credit: Michel Thomas Building momentum This year, there will be more events on campus, which helps build momentum. There will be a table talk with a faculty member who will discuss research.

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Florida seeks to silence speech on social activism across state schools, per regulation

University Business

Subsection 3 of the regulation also bars state schools and their direct-support organizations from using public dollars on campus activities that “promote or engage in political or social activism.” Specifically, what kind of research or academic pursuits may be shunned due to the language of this regulation?

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Randall Lewis Center for Well-Being and Research and the Ludwick Center for Spirituality, Cultural Understanding and Community Engagement were also developed. She has gotten the campus active in interfaith activities. The Ludwick Center is a space with room for multiple religions.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As she prepared to begin her new work at the tier-one public research university, Chase shared her perspective on making investments in student success. Other initiatives that have led to positive results are ones that encouraged full-time course enrollment (whenever possible) and engagement with campus activities.

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How to empower student-parents in higher education: A conversation with Generation Hope

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Blog: Student-parents are a common equity blind spot The Child Care Barrier Generation Hope’s new research report, “ The Child Care Barrier: The Impacts of Inaccessible and Costly Child Care for Student Parents ” explores the challenges student parents face while pursuing higher education and caring for their families.