Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The statement rejects the claim that DEI criteria infringes on academic freedom by imposing political or ideological litmus tests concerning diversity and points out that decisions about the scope, design, and application of DEI criteria for faculty evaluation must rest primarily with the faculty as part of shared governance.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It is an exciting time to be thinking about educational governance and my key message was ‘don’t get caught up in the hype’ Understanding media representations of “Artificial Intelligence”. There are also policy implications for admissions and recruitment, selection processes (both of staff and students) and where A.I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It relates to violations of the “ability-to-benefit” test regulations that govern eligibility to receive federal student aid for students without a high school diploma or GED equivalent. A 2023 ED investigation found that Florida Career College routinely broke the rules governing how schools can administer ATB tests.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2024

appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for students recruited to a sham university set up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to sue the government to recoup what they paid to enroll.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

UCW is not a bargaining unit on campus or university governance group, and we will continue to address employee concerns through our established shared governance groups,” CU said in a statement. “CU

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Applications for sponsored study visas have fallen by 40%, suggesting the visa restrictions applied by the previous government continue to hamper recruitment. The Home Office received 28,200 applications last month, compared with 38,900 in June 2023. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. Research suggests that we send cues affecting underrepresented students’ aspirations, application, and enrollment decisions through three channels: public policies, admissions requirements, and recruitment and advising interactions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Economically developed countries have created a “triple helix” of collaboration between academia, government, and industry, according to panelist Dr. Vincent Idemyor, a professor at the University of Port Harcourt. Omikunle argued, however, that primary financing for colleges must come from the government.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

Our Student Leadership Conference is a culmination of a yearlong effort to recruit and professionally develop the best, diverse college-student talent for valuable career experiences,” said Taliah Givens, senior director of student professional development programs at UNCF.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

A Boston-based federal appeals court has overturned all fraud convictions of two parents who paid bribes to get their kids into elite universities as athletic recruits in what was a massive college admissions scandal, NBC News reported. Gamal Abdelaziz On May 10, the 1st U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react. The CEW also proposes a bold admissions reform that the governments could make: requiring that every college enroll at least 20% Pell grant recipients.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

New York state is funding a $4 million internship program to give City University of New York (CUNY) students work experience and $20 an hour at no cost to employers, including small businesses, tech startups, non-profits, corporations, and government agencies.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Move comes after accusations of lowering entry standards to foreign applicants who pay far higher tuition fees Vice-chancellors are to review international student admissions by British universities, including how to identify “bad practice” among agents employed to attract people from overseas, after controversy over recruitment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Gonzales The ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented workforce is imperative to ensuring the success of a community college system. A successful balance between employee recruitment and student retention requires constantly evaluating strategies and implementing changes.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 31, 2024

The cash came, for the most part, from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a multibillion dollar allocation from the federal government that was necessary to allow learning to continue and was critical to keeping many institutions afloat through unprecedented times. That money is no longer available, but the need for cutting-edge…

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For college admission recruiters in the U.S. and around the world, this means a long-awaited recruitment trip to China could become a reality soon, possibly as early as spring. Sixteen percent were unsure but were so because of ambiguous school or local government policies. Will Chinese Student Numbers Rebound?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. According to the Government Accountability Office, “The median endowment for HBCUs is half that of other colleges and universities of the same size.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

Department of Education is stepping up with $368 million in new grant funding to aid teacher retention and recruitment and improve diversity. But there’s more the federal government can do. Pay remains a persistent challenge to recruitment and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Recipients must complete an internship and work for a federal, state, local, or tribal government organization in a cybersecurity-related position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship after graduation. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

Even today, we see state governments enacting policies that disproportionately harm socially, culturally, and economically diverse (SCED) students. While not without its flaws, the department has played a crucial role in protecting the civil rights of students and ensuring equal opportunity in education.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

“We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016. However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Government contracting plays a crucial role in promoting economic fairness and providing opportunities for businesses led by underrepresented groups. This may pose a challenge for companies seeking to recruit individuals from underrepresented backgrounds since the pool of available talent diminishes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most receive no money from their home states, and relatively little from the federal government. Recruitment in Indian country is not as simple as recruiting in a city where you can in one day hit five high schools,” said Dr. Charles M. But TCUs are chronically underfunded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Trustees should intentionally place measurable expectations and hold leadership accountable for hiring/recruitment practices, and conduct celebrations of diversity advocates/champions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Poor pay, increased public scrutiny, micromanagement and other issues exacerbated by the pandemic have contributed to more vacancies nationwide.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Although the government is looking to move in a different direction, colleges and universities must prioritize diversity and inclusion. Strengthening community-based programs that proved mentoring, tutoring, and college preparatory resources can help African American men succeed academically. This may be a difficult task to pursue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We have a very high underrepresented minority presence in our student body, but it’s not because we have special recruitment for that. It’s because we have special recruitment for folks who want an alternative to the traditional experience. Recruitment is done through professional organizations and media.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Aspen has achieved more diversity in its fellowship programs by recruiting diverse candidates and selecting those with the five qualities listed above. Even the federal government should get in the leadership development game, challenging and supporting states to develop a new generation of highly effective, diverse presidents.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2024

Applications for sponsored study visas have fallen by 28%, suggesting the visa restrictions applied by the previous government continue to hamper recruitment. The post UK universities face growing struggle to recruit international students appeared first on University Business. Read more from The Guardian.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. And I wonder if my historically Black sorority would be eligible to apply for student government funding to attend leadership conferences, just like we did.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Ohio State University College of Nursing uses its Summer Institute for Future Nurses as a recruiting tool for high school students. Information was not provided about new nursing hire recruitment. She says employers need to create conditions that support recruitment and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

At Missouri, she led collaborative efforts focused on climate improvement, strategic planning, recruitment and retention of a diverse student body and workforce and positioned the institution internally and externally as one that embraces diversity and inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Jonathan Fansmith, assistant vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education. “I Fansmith added that predominately white institutions have a lot of lessons to learn from HBCUs about Black student recruitment and retention. increase in participation in dual enrollment programs at high schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

While some affirmative action proponents have argued that the Court’s ban on affirmative action will mostly impact highly-selective elite schools, the fact is that this small group of schools play a significant gate-keeping function both in private businesses and government, and especially in law.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 25, 2025

And one higher ed consultancy, RNL, found that in 2022 , the median cost of recruiting an undergraduate student, minus personnel expenses, was only $1,652 for a four-year private college and $282 at a four-year public institution (though proponents of online education argue this is comparing apples to oranges).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Almost every action we take generates data, and corporations, governments and organizations are collecting and analyzing that data to better understand our behaviors. We have also developed programs to recruit and retain students interested in science. We live in a world increasingly reliant upon data.

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