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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training. in the last two years.” years, compared to 4.2

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. About 45.5%

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges. We did an external evaluation for a couple of our cohorts to find that the greatest retention and success is actually with our students entering into community college,” Ellis says.

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Unspoken Truths: Stakeholders Share on Reddit What they Won't in Surveys

Campus Sonar

Pulling up the Reddit app on my phone, I typed “stuck in an endless healthcare system loop” in the r/dementia subreddit. A Personal Experience Validates the Value of Reddit Late one night in August, I sat crying in the dark.

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Texas’ higher education landscape is changing dramatically with Gen Z

University Business

For the past 20 years, we have been experts in everything from traditional degrees to trade programs and community colleges across the U.S. In Texas, we’re noticing a trend that many four-year degree colleges are getting more multicultural students and fewer non-Hispanic White students. million versus $1.6

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Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. Mantella also wants to improve the pathways for students attending community colleges.

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