Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

For example, several states continue to use funding formulas that shortchange historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), denying them resources necessary to provide a quality education to students who have historically faced discrimination and continue to face systemic barriers to success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Josh Shapiro has released a new blueprint for higher education in the state, focused on competitiveness and workforce development, and grounded in access and affordability. That means the financial burden of higher education falls on the state’s institutions and students, who are forced to cut services, raise tuition, and take on more debt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Harnisch thought that the funding proposal was especially good in light of national trends. “In However, the proposal has also drawn criticism from those who say that the funding is insufficient to make up for years of stagnation under Cuomo and from some who work in New York’s public colleges. “[It] She gets it.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and other experts are excited about the $2 million donation from the Croel Family Foundation for the development of the David Satcher Global Health Equity Institute at the school. “As Graham will be the institute’s inaugural director.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 21, 2023

The institute is being launched with initial funding of $2.3 million that includes $1 million raised from alums, families, and friends through the Call to Lead campaign. million and will also provide a further $400,000 to match funds raised during the institute’s initial period of operation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Gordon, head of the Yidan Prize for Education Development judging panel and Board Member of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education. In 2018, the University of the People unveiled a new online Master of Education in Advanced Teaching, developed in partnership with the International Baccalaureate. students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2023

Gregory Price, a professor at the University of New Orleans, and co-author of the working paper “Basically, they induce you to subscribe to a model of leadership development, of character development,” said Dr. Gregory Price, a professor at the University of New Orleans, a co-author of the working paper, and a Morehouse College alum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

And despite chronic and discriminatory under-funding, HBCUs have stood as the greatest driver of social and economic mobility of Black Americans in the country. HBCUs receive less than 1% of federal research funding and development grants, and less than their share of state and federal funding overall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

When raising my son (now an adult and father), I always found parent-teacher conferences intimidating. Their culturally-grounded ways of raising their children are discounted and not infused into pedagogical practices and strategies (e.g., Educators can use these funds of knowledge to enhance curricular and pedagogical strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. In 2022, The Mount received a Title V HSI grant to develop new resources to help students who struggle in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, otherwise known as STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

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. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Part of the CPE’s role is to bring about a positive return on the investment of public funds in higher education. Thompson also helped create policies that allowed the development of wrap-around services, which propelled the success rate upwards. Funding for low-income students in Kentucky’s performance funding model has increased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found on any given night in the U.S. Many are raising children, working, like any other low-income person who you might not know is a college student — yet, they had more difficulty because of landlord attitudes.” But it’s not just a problem facing the West Coast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind? Rather than use funds from the college foundation to assist students who are on a financial hold. They are commonly known as our GED (General Educational Development) students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

It was really to lift up, determine where investment was needed, begin to raise funds to do that. Mary Baldwin is not a wealthy institution, but Fox said she believes in the power of ideas and loves to raise money. Within two months, she had raised $15 million and the board approved the project.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The deadline to raise the $2.6 So far, the college has raised $178,000, according to an email sent to supporters earlier this week. “In order to be prepared for any scenario, King’s has been working with a number of colleges and universities to develop preferred transfer agreements. million was Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dr. Bevlee Watford Taylor Cupp Established in 1992 by Dr. Bevlee Watford, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Virginia Tech, CEED has raised awareness about engineering and other technical fields and fueled diversity in the professions. When she completed her Ph.D., His dissertation research was on the CEED summer programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

That was part of the strategic plan developed during his presidency. The development of the strategic plan began in January 2020 at a weekend gathering of board members as well as individuals from the local community. We did a lot of asking questions and listening, and then it was the development of that plan,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We began to get a lot of visitors who were interested in two things: the fact that we were able to raise our graduation rates, and that all these interventions disproportionately benefitted students from underserved backgrounds.” This work would eventually lead to GSU’s development of the National Institute for Student Success (NISS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Taylor was awarded the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching for her passion and dedication to supporting the academic and personal development of all of her students. Her track record of mentoring diverse students culminated in being named Wesleyan University’s McNair Program faculty director in 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. Among the issues addressed are reading academic text and managing assignments, which can be especially challenging when the students are still developing their command of English. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino.

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Unless those educators are naturally talented, you may want to consider enrolling them in a faculty development course if they are student-facing. Consequently, their positive development provided preliminary evidence that students’ academic achievement benefited. One new report proves the efficacy of doing just that.

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The Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2023

What Worked Structure The development of the FToC Summit began with our planning team, which included BIPOC teacher educators who represented diverse identity groups and educational experiences. In January 2020, we secured $3,000 to fund the FToC Summit; however, the pandemic caused the event to go virtual. link] Easton-Brooks, D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The software also uses predictive analytics in an attempt to address issues before they develop. The combination of student data and coaching could raise privacy concerns, however. All 11 colleges that participated in the MMSI elected to continue their use of the platform after the grant that funded the project expired.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

Propelled by the MLB-Major League Baseball Players Association Youth Development Foundation (YDF) and Hall of Famer/YDF ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., YDF looks to grow participation and develop players of the future. We’re keeping these players in the pipeline, developing them. It’s going to raise the profile of HBCU programs.

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Experiential Learning Depot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Through planning and organizing this service-learning project, students develop responsibility, compassion, and communication skills as they coordinate with residents and work in teams. They love engaging their peers and the community in fun events while developing essential skills like networking, budgeting, and marketing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. But he raised some concerns. DFC students receive a free laptop, textbooks, a bus pass, and 10 meals a week. Staff were everywhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

million students of color, these institutions can be instrumental in attracting, developing and inspiring the diverse educator corps our nation needs. Department of Education is stepping up with $368 million in new grant funding to aid teacher retention and recruitment and improve diversity. With a combined enrollment of 1.9

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2023

These variations raise serious questions about how differing approaches play out across agencies and/or programs, how accreditors view their responsibilities, and what that means for equity in student outcomes. Interviews with a broader group of accreditors and a literature review supplemented our engagement with WSCUC and its members.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Today, if you visited a friend and found their teabags secured with a padlock, you’d probably raise an eyebrow. This piece was informed by conversations in the AdvanceHE workshop on AI and Education, generously funded by the Institute for Academic Development. What changed? Dec 11, 2024

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2023

universities scored above the world median in all five categories and particularly well in industry, there is one area it shot itself in the foot: research funding. ranked 20th in research funding, which is defined by research income as a proportion of institutional income. Another issue U.S. universities and the rest.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 30, 2025

While these institutions promise faith-based education and an alternative to secular public schooling, they also raise serious concerns about indoctrination, the commodification of education, and the profit-driven motives of their for-profit operators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Attempts to develop an accurate definition and measure of "intelligence" have been fraught with difficulty and controversy. We concur with Helms ’ assertion that cultural behaviors and nuances are not considered during test development and implementation, as well as during interpretations of the White-Black test score gap. Fletcher Jr.

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Robert Kelchen

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Midyear adjustments in student charges are highly unusual and typically only happen if a state withholds previously promised funding during a recession. This is also the time of year during which many colleges start to develop their proposed rates for tuition, fees, and room and board for the next (2022-23) academic year.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. ” Since then, he has commissioned his Acting Education Secretary Khalid Mumin to create a task force to develop a statewide reform plan for next year. . While the governor’s proposed 7.1%

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2025

In 2023, President Gee announced academic program mergers or cuts, tuition raises and layoffs. Edmonds is credited with raising nearly $80 million for an economic development project that revitalized a central campus building. The next leader of West Virginia’s state flagship arrives at a momentous time for the university.

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