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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He has nurtured the faculty, programming, and pedagogy of his institution and has watched it grow from a two-year technical school into a research university. Its master’s degree program in Diné Culture, Language, and Leadership required the institution to hire new faculty members and save money for a research library.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. are white and only 21% are faculty of color.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Iran forces dissenters out of universities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” “We can expect more expulsions of students and faculty and a more conservative academic curriculum in the coming months,” said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, author of Iranian Intellectuals and the West and vice provost of Missouri University of Science and Technology. based nonprofit organization.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pendley was part of a team of Sacred Heart faculty that received a $50,000 award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials Tier Two Medical Reserve Corps COVID-19 Respond, Innovate, Sustain and Equip to support the project “SHU MRC RISE: Interdisciplinary Approach to Emergency Preparedness.”

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Colby revitalizes downtown Waterville

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Schupf Art Center last month, an $18 million project developed in partnership with Waterville Creates , a nonprofit organization that promotes accessible arts and cultural programs, according to a news release from the college. “There’s much more of a flow of students and faculty coming through Waterville,” he said.