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Howard University Takes Affirmative Step, All HBCUs Need More Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s because researchers have found that when students of color have at least one teacher of the same race see improved attendance and academic performance. million students of color, these institutions can be instrumental in attracting, developing and inspiring the diverse educator corps our nation needs.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

To measure ROI for higher education graduates, Michael developed the Price-to-Earnings Premium (PEP) for Third Way. In addition to the PEP, Michael developed the Economic Mobility Index (EMI) , with and for thirdway.org , to examine the top schools serving low-income students across the U.S. to gauge how they are doing.

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Advancing Social Justice Through Scholarly Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joyce Payne is founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the national advocacy organization designed to support students who attend the 47 publicly supported HBCUs. Rooted in the African American community, CSJ has become a recognized research center integrally connected to HBCUs. Dr. Harry L.

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College 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The $64,000 question is how institutions can do all these things as well as their existing functions (like research and graduate and professional education) without pricing themselves out of business. Public and foundation funding should better align with student needs. Issue 3: Student learning and employment outcomes.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. Government action will not stem the rivalry.