Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Faculty and student groups at more than 50 U.S. college and university campuses will hold a nationwide Day of Action for Higher Education on April 17. American Association of University Professors chapters across the country are joining a grassroots effort to counter narratives that malign higher education.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

and then correlated it with 80 institutional characteristics to determine the most significant drivers of student interest, the firm says. The report encourages leaders of smaller schools to make strategic investments in new academic programs, student organizations and athletics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported. The bill will not affect course instruction, faculty research, student organizations, guest speakers, data collection or admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

As a new election season approaches, it’s crucial for higher education institutions, especially historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), to understand the diverse civic engagement needs and priorities of their students. In short, students are speaking, are we listening?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

Donovan Livingston, award-winning educator, spoken word poet, and public speaker, has spent his career in education bridging the gap between his artistic sensibility and commitment to college access, and social justice. “A A lot of my work is grounded in how Hip Hop informs student experiences in college,” Livingston said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

Imani Rupert-Gordon “All students deserve to have places of support on the campuses where they are investing in their education and preparing for their futures, and this includes LGBTQ+ students and students of color,” says Rupert-Gordon. “We In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There needs to be more, not fewer opportunities to assist students of color on campuses, according to a new report from The Education Trust. It's not enough to just have more students and faculty of color on campus,” said Hernández-Reyes.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Let’s take a look at 20 winter-inspired service-learning project ideas for students! 20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students 1. Students engage in every step from planning and promoting to collecting and delivering donations in this service-learning project ideas. Find us on social media!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In this role, he advocates for the necessary resources both in institutional funding and staffing so that services, resources and support can be provided for Latinx students and student organizations. “My This transitional high school to college summer program has a cohort model.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. This work has never been more important.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

Previously, school officials forced out the program’s only full-time professor and director; delayed advertising for a new tenured professor; refused students’ verbal feedback on candidates; and required students to sign nondisclosure agreements, the Protect AFAM Movement claimed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

The event comes amid an increase in book-banning and education-restricting efforts from American conservatives regarding matters such as race, gender, U.S. 16 and was open to the public. history, and queer identity. Approximately 9% of banned books are stories with trans characters, according to Pen America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus, filed a complaint, alleging that Jewish students had experienced exclusion from student organizations, intimidation, harassment, and discrimination because of their support for Israel. In 2021, two nonprofit Jewish advocacy groups, the Louis D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Those people of color who received some or all of their higher education at predominantly white institutions frequently describe their experiences in these hallowed environments as bittersweet, with more emphasis on the bitter than the sweet. It’s common knowledge that change in the academy happens very slowly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

In 2019, students voted to remove the nickname. And in 2020, student organizations submitted a name change petition. The “ Colonials ” nickname has been around since 1926, having replaced “Hatchetites,” “Hatchetmen,” “Axemen” and “Crummen” – for football coach Henry Crum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Louisville native Dr. Jabani Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist, yoga instructor, community-engaged educator, leadership consultant, dancer, and mama. They received their Doctor of Education in leadership from Spalding University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Diversity celebrated “Every serious higher education institution in the country should be paying attention to the great diversity on their campuses—across faculty, staff and students,” says Wilson. “We We lay a really strong foundation that this is not like any other university,” Mfume notes. That’s the Morgan legacy.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Jaamal, who has worked in various positions in higher education for more than a decade, says listening was very important before starting to develop programming. While Coe has had previous diversity officers, Jaamal operates in an expanded capacity, which is what students, faculty, and staff requested. Coe College President David T.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. Student-parents bring unique strengths and motivations to school communities, enhancing diversity and enriching practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Colucci-Chang’s story illustrates the “beauty of the pipeline,” says Sanders, whose current role involves ensuring Virginia Tech has a concerted, broad effort to reach out to underrepresented communities to make sure students are prepared for higher education. Dr. Tremayne O.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. He says he greatly appreciates the resources and the exposure for faculty and student research, but he is still adjusting to not having as much personal contact with students. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Frost said while his campaign did conduct organizing on college campuses, there was also a lot of activity outside of that, such as culture- and art-based events. His campaign efforts tended toward community colleges because those students typically live in the community year-round.

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College Forward

JUNE 6, 2024

” Joining College Possible in high school provided Sherlean with the support and guidance she needed to navigate the challenges of higher education. “College is intimidating, but you belong there,” she advises future College Possible students. “Equip yourself with as much time and patience as possible.”

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2024

UC Berkeley will expand antisemitism education to all incoming students beginning this fall, after pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war fueled anxieties among many Jewish campus members, Chancellor Carol Christ announced this week. A new Israel Studies minor, which has been in the works for years, will begin this fall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Gonzales wants to make sure that other students have the same opportunities that he has, so he’s working to re-establish a Hispanic graduate student organization at Duke. He has also been a peer mentor in the Sloan Scholar program, helping students in different departments and cohorts connect with each other.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The value of higher education is under fire as skepticism around its reward-to-cost ratio grows among a distrusting public. public that can’t trust its higher education institutions is “tragic” not just for Bridgewater, but the entire country. For Bridgewater College (Vt.) It’s time to step up. Bushman, a U.S.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Students at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the state’s largest public university by enrollment, joined a statewide walkout on Thursday in protest of education policies and directives prioritized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that critics say are having chilling effects. Read more on Orlando Weekly.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Jobs for the Future , a nonprofit focused on the American workforce and education systems, recently identified a skill and career gap among Black learners and job seekers. Apple and IBM are providing AAMU students with hands-on, invaluable research opportunities boosting the hiring value and accessibility of their students.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Students, organized as All Against Park University, express concerns about the impact on their education. Park University faces financial strains from declining enrollment, leading to faculty layoffs, program cuts and campus closures.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

” The broad language of the regulation, like other recent policies written by Florida legislatures aimed at K12 and higher education, has sparked concern in faculty and other education leaders on how expansively it can be applied.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Denver University Hillel, a Jewish student organization, said in an Instagram post that mezuzahs, Jewish ritual objects traditionally placed on doorposts, were “taken down and defiled” from the doorposts of three students living in campus housing, and one student had “pork products glued to their door.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

The pandemic disrupted traditional education models and younger generations have an increased skepticism about the value of a degree, leading to a dramatic enrollment cliff. Suddenly, institutions must work harder than ever to attract and retain students. TGIF Time-saver : How are students feeling about the big election?

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 30, 2024

Drake University’s budget has come under scrutiny since the University cut registered student organization budgets and proposed the elimination of programs. To understand Drake’s budget challenges, The Times-Delphic investigated national trends in college enrollment and interviewed top university officials.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Those two nonprofits—along with the Jed Foundation and Young Invincibles (each focused on young adults and mental health) and Varkey Foundation (focused on improving the quality of education)—have partnered with Chegg on the Student Mental Health Week initiative.

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University Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

Sexual abuse in higher education can be viewed as a malady that thrives when conditions support its growth. In 2011, Penn State faced an unspeakable wave of sexual abuse that crushed the lives of its victims, their families, students and university leaders, setting a new standard for sexual violence in higher education.

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