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A forgotten minority: Why we must better serve student parents

University Business

Neither my parents nor my seven older siblings had pursued higher education, and I didnt know anyone in my community who did either. This support allowed me to transition from a striving single mother to a college graduate and higher education professional. college students are parents, including about 1.7

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My journey from the barrios of Albuquerque to a career in higher education is a testament to the power of commitment—and coaching. This simple enrollment threshold, coupled with an increase in the Latine population in higher education, has caused the ranks of HSIs to swell — from less than 200 in 1990, when the U.S.

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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education to move to an expanded definition of sexual harassment, which could infringe on Baylor’s rights under the U.S. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in a letter to the school’s president, Dr. Linda Livingstone.

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PSLF Could Soon Include All Early Childhood Education Workers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Public service jobs include public education, social work, and early childhood education — it’s already in the definition. But public service requires the employers to either be a government organization, federal, state, local or other, or a 501c3 organization,” said Kantrowitz. “[ED]

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

Department of Education laid off nearly all federal staff responsible for managing, analyzing and interpreting higher education data through the National Center for Education Statistics. Narrowing the usability of higher ed data The layoffs werent just about IPEDS. In March 2025, the U.S.

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Despite regulation efforts and student complaints, this popular edtech platform marches on

University Business

With the pandemic accelerating higher education into the online space , colleges and universities have been forced to keep up with rampant student demand. Students and the federal government have waged lawsuits and called for stronger oversight of the edtech company. Yet, 2U has managed to fight back on all fronts.

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Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability: Changing Higher Education Podcast 157 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Kathryn Campbell and Dr. Zack Mabel

The Change Leader, Inc.

It was through that work and some inspiring mentorship that I received that I came to appreciate the potential for higher education to be a powerful gateway to economic opportunity in our society. There are so many things going on with the economy and especially with people’s perception of higher education.