Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2023

Research has repeatedly found that higher education programs in prisons reduce recidivism. Last week, Governor Jared Polis signed into law a bill that offers significant sentence reductions to non-violent offenders who complete educational programs. I was shocked that it passed with that much time off.”

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Numerous studies have shown that early interventions positively impact long-term educational outcomes, reduce achievement gaps, and even contribute to healthier communities. However, the demand for early learning programs has been consistently outpacing the supply, resulting in inadequate access for many families.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The new center, housed within the College of Education, is designed to be a leading resource for scholarly research, community engagement, and educational programming, particularly in support of New Jersey's Amistad curriculum for K-12 students.

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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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JULY 10, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs-operated education program. The research is a collaborative effort involving a research team from American Institutes for Research that was embedded at the U.S. That is after accounting for factors such as academic preparation, military rank, and military occupation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Juan McGruder A $20 million gift to Meharry Medical College is expected to enhance the college's mission to serve underserved populations and cultivate the next generation of health care providers and researchers. The gift by an anonymous donor will be used on programmatic and scholarship support at the historically Black medical school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Black students in elementary school, particularly Black boys, are less likely to be identified for special education when their teachers are also Black, according to a new report published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The results of this research add to the case for the U.S.

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MAY 23, 2023

That’s the topline finding from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Spring 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimate report. Computer science programs, more often taken by men, had their highest growth since the start of the pandemic (11.6% at public schools and 0.2% at private ones. or 25,000 students).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal. The institution boasts an endowment of $4 billion and an alumni network exceeding 200,000 worldwide.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. The Alfred P.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021. Having been at UVM for 36 years, she also held roles such as s pecial education program coordinator, vice chair of the Department of Education, interim associate dean for academic affairs and research, and associate dean for academic affairs.

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JUNE 27, 2024

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. This chart from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's Persistence & Retention Report shows starting enrollment intensity from 2013 to 2022.

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MAY 30, 2024

More than one quarter of all middle-skills credentials and associate degrees offered nationwide are misaligned with the needs of their local labor markets, according to the latest report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), " The Great Misalignment." Spires agreed.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. The pressure is on for graduate programs. We recently surveyed university presidents, provosts, and VPEMs to quantify the challenges institutions face in growing enrollment in graduate and adult-serving programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. The Alfred P.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The report provides a sharper perspective on the challenges recent law graduates face in balancing their loan repayment obligations with their personal and professional aspirations, said Tiffane Cochran, vice president of research at AccessLex Institute and one of the report authors. if they could go back and do it all over again.

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JULY 5, 2023

Eric McLamore , Clemson University Lidadi Agbomi is beginning her doctoral program in bioengineering at Clemson University in August, but already has a CV filled with published research and presentations. As a researcher, she’s meticulous in her approach and very studious as well,” said Edwards. “I

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

He is also director of the Mentoring@Purdue program and director of Cornell University’s Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship Program. Previously, he was coordinator of the Agriculture Teacher Education Program in Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture. “Dr.

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JUNE 5, 2024

While more students with some college, no credential (SCNC) re-enrolled in educational programs this year than last year, there are still 36.8 Doug Shapiro, research and executive director at the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center, which gathers data on postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Demetrius James, program manager at the Bard Prison Initiative and a former incarcerated student Demetrius James, a program director with the Bard Prison Initiative, which runs higher education programs in seven New York State prisons, knows this firsthand. I really can’t even speak on the logic behind it,” said James.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University.

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Ed.gov Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

By: Emily Lamont, Chief of Staff; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education; with special thanks to Dr. Carolyn S. Lee, Education Research Analyst; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is the first exposure many incarcerated learners have to independent, self-directed research, which is foundational to an immersive, quality college education.” ITHAKA realized that this little, tiny thumb drive may not be enough to support higher education at scale,” Burnett said. “So,

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APRIL 5, 2024

Natalie Galucia The study, Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education , was conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 and published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Wor k. Sophie Mauk, a former research assistant at the Aging Center, was listed as another co-author.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Doug Shapiro, vice president of research and executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse. Every sector of America has been buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shifting economy, and the world of higher education is no exception. Enrollment has declined steeply, with 85% of 2022 losses coming from four-year schools.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

identified as place-bound , according to the American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (Hillman, Nicholas, & Weichman, 2016). While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S., While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S., Lawrence A.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Connections, networks and resources help people understand, access and navigate educational systems and the labor market. Stepping away from the traditional focus on completing an educational program or acquiring a credential, the report examines the importance and impact of professional social capital.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

He currently facilitates workshops focused on trauma and gun prevention and said that more needs to be done to educate young people about the dangers of firearms. According to the Pew Research Center, gun deaths among U.S. children rose 50% between 2019 and 2021. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S.

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MARCH 4, 2024

It recognizes institutions that responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period. “As As the first U.S.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

With Black males making up only about 2% of all educators nationwide, this issue is more than a diversity problem. It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity. Ongoing Evaluation: Continuously assessing the program’s effectiveness and disseminating the results to inform best practices.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

higher education institutions lead the world in interdisciplinary science, according to a new ranking of interdisciplinary strength in undergraduate and postgraduate education programs and research centers.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Between those three sectors, there are about 39,000 unfilled,” says Jacob Duritsky, Team NEO’s vice president of strategy and research. Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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JUNE 28, 2023

million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. In addition to more than 30 academic and certificate programs, there are bachelor’s degree programs offered in collaboration with Colorado University, Denver.

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The Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Research shows that having BIPOC teachers benefits BIPOC students, providing numerous positive protective factors (Burciaga & Kohli, 2018; Easton-Brooks, 2019; Morales et al., Paper presented at the Annual American Education Research Association (AERA) international conference in San Diego, CA. Condition of Education.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Rebecca Stanley The nonprofit research institute RTI International has entered a 10-year, $190 million agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in an initiative to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. "To

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 14, 2025

Research from the Urban Institute offers five promising practices in retaining students of color in career and technical programs at community colleges.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. The organization has received financial support from many institutions, including the Educational Testing Service, or ETS.

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