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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education.

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New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs play a fundamental role in expanding access to higher education and economic opportunity," said ACE President Dr. Ted Mitchell.

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Report: Housing Crisis Threatens Student Parents' College Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A groundbreaking report released by Generation Hope reveals the devastating impact of housing insecurity on student parents pursuing higher education. area alone, where housing costs are 69% higher than the national average, 13 Scholars needed emergency funding just to cover rent or mortgage payments in the current fiscal year.

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Report: California Community College Leadership Growing More Diverse But CEOs Face Shorter Tenures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California community college presidents and chancellors are spending less time in their roles while the leadership ranks are becoming increasingly diverse, highlighting Dr. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. of leaders, more than 2.5 of CEOs, though still below their 40.4%

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International Student's Detention Raises Questions About Visa Policies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The arrest has sparked concern among higher education advocates about the treatment of international students and the interpretation of visa regulations. According to his legal petition, Gnaydn initially "feared he was being kidnapped as a man in a hooded sweatshirt grabbed him and handcuffed him."

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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morris's scholarly contributions include his latest book, Central City's Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project , which combines historical analysis with memoir to document residents' efforts to sustain their community despite housing and educational inequities.

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Report: Higher Education Administration Pay Soars as Faculty Pay Lags

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2023–24 , highlights trends in faculty compensation, tenure and contingency, pay equity, and institutional finances in higher education. Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey.