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Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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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. At the University of Richmond, we have responded to these demands by developing programming in data analytics, data science and computational research.

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MARCH 4, 2025

These terminations have affected educational institutions across the country, including large research universities, small private colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and alternative teacher preparation pathways.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Researchers from the University of Oregon (UO) have earned a $3 million grant from the federal government to help tackle global warming, while incorporating the insights of rural and Indigenous communities which are often left out of decisions about what happens around them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The report, titled "Black Minds Matter 2025: Building Bright Black Futures," calls for the establishment of a State Commission on Black Education Transformation to address systemic issues plaguing the state's fragmented education governance structure.

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APRIL 20, 2025

From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education. That future is now at risk.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The research brief, "Black Student Parents' Access to Affordable Child Care Support at Community Colleges," examines the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program, a federal initiative designed to help student parents with childcare expenses.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Taking a hard look yields conversation and research that then become the foundation for the future of public higher education. “To In terms of connecting with the local community, she recently joined the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce as well as making a point to meet local government officials. “I

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APRIL 22, 2025

The first of those criticised (OfS Condition E1) concerns the duty to protect freedom of speech and academic freedom: The provider’s governing documents must uphold the public interest governance principles that are applicable to the provider. The Higher Education and Research Act (2017) s.3(8)(a)

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Lomax UNCF’s new research report, Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs , offers empirical evidence of the profound impact HBCUs have on the success of students, communities and the nation as a whole. And as our research has found, every dollar spent, and every job created comes with a multiplier that extends its impact.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Government Accountability Office. A 2023 report by the Community College Research Center found that only 16% of community college students earned a bachelors program within six years and just 10% of low-income students did. This leads to wasted tuition dollars and makes it more challenging to earn a bachelors degree.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

There’s an alarming percentage of students who are enduring physical and emotional trauma,” said Jeff Webster, director of research at Trellis Company, a nonprofit that researches food insecurity in higher ed. Goldrick-Rab also noted that government programs to feed people often exclude students. That’s by design.”

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience. “We His office collaborates with student government and clubs on campus to reach more students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The HEA and Titles III and V need to be updated to address the changing times and the changing nature of relationships between the government, institutions and students.” Elliott Researchers identified leaders at 22 MSI institutions representing five MSI designations to examine how Congress and the U.S. Dr. Kayla C.

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MAY 25, 2023

Purdue University’s Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) will receive $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. Lilly Endowment is pleased that its support will help MFRI continue and enhance its important research efforts as well as the programs it has developed for the benefit of veterans and military families.”

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MARCH 6, 2025

Scott, who currently serves as president of research and development at The Kraft Heinz Co., Our ability to thrive as a university depends on how well we align the needs of our students, industries, government and the broader community." The Board of Regents is expected to make a final decision in the next few days. "I'm

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APRIL 9, 2025

It's about building strong institutions with strong leadership, sustainable financial models, and effective governance. Our fourth pillar is research and innovation. How do we stand up things that we know in our gut, but maybe haven't been proven through research? The first is institutional excellence.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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MARCH 18, 2025

I am confident that he will strengthen NC State's role as a frontier research university, keeping North Carolina competitive in the most important fields of our future." "Kevin Howell is a born leader with a long record of service to North Carolina, the UNC System and NC State University," Hans said.

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APRIL 4, 2023

Nearly 100 Columbia University faculty members are criticizing the school’s plan to open a new research hub for professors and graduate students in Tel Aviv, Israel, citing the country’s human rights record and political situation, The New York Times reported.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2025

Floridas Own DOGE Reviews Faculty Research, Grants Ryan Quinn Fri, 04/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Multiple states have created entities named after the federal Department of Government Efficiency. The Sunshine States version is targeting colleges and universities. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Du Bois Department of Afro American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as doctoral students, they saw similarities in their research but began experiencing challenges within existing organizations aimed at supporting their work. Nneka Dennie enrolled at the W.E.B.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

On Wednesday, AAUP renewed their call to colleges and universities to fund and protect research and teaching that addresses social inequity and the needs of historically underrepresented groups.

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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”. This does not negate the criticisms of those researchers who argue that there is an existential risk to humanity if A.I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Topics include post-affirmative action diversity outcomes, declining male participation, academic governance and freedom, as well as periodic talks on higher education systems in other countries. She began her career as one of the founders of LaGuardia Community College before coming to NYU where she became the first woman dean in 1976.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Wellum is involved with Wake Techs student government and has already begun brainstorming ways to implement motions that raise awareness of neurodivergence and create campuswide discussions around accessibility in order to ensure students voices are heard in shaping a more inclusive academic environment.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning, operational efficiency, data-driven insights, research and innovation, and accessibility and inclusion. A complete AI governance program should also address faculty and staff usage of AI.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Institutions are encouraged to protect themselves by focusing on improving cybersecurity , offering effective data security training and maintaining a data governance strategy. This increase may reflect federal and state governments increased attention on higher education, says the report. and political climate and instability (4.3).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

The redesign involves rethinking how education and workforce systems are structured, funded and governed to serve todays students better. Courtney Brown To reach the 2040 goal, Lumina is prioritizing four key areas: credentials of value, access, student success and redesign.

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JULY 26, 2024

AAMC Center for Health Justice Rising Tide — compiled by the center’s Environmental Justice Fellow Anthony Nicome, Director of Research Dr. Carla S. The AAMC Center for Health Justice polled 3,207 U.S. adults to gauge their perspectives on climate change, its impacts, and actions that could be taken toward mitigation.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

New research suggests that the Department of Government Efficiency has been making inaccurate claims about the extent of its savings from cuts to the Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

AERA Fellows were announced on Thursday and a distinguished list of researchers topped the list including Dr. Jerlando F. Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jerlando F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

The ACPA Governing Board motioned for the then-Director of Research and Scholarship, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, to explore the merit and extent of this project. After engaging with a volunteer advisory board, the Governing Board approved the study. The program has since blossomed. Read about this year's award recipients here.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The new research center will be housed at Kellogg, bringing together top academics and leading thinkers to conduct research, identify best practices, and train students and leaders on how to engage across difference and harness the power of diverse perspectives. Schapiro Institute for Policy Research Faculty Fellow at Northwestern.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. The College Fund conducts research and publishes reports addressing issues facing indigenous students in higher education. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.”

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MARCH 28, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining a Harvard Medical School research associate whos a Russian native. One of Kseniia Petrovas lawyers says the government is trying to deport her to Russia, where she faces possible arrest due to her prior political activism and outspoken opposition to Russias invasion of Ukraine.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

And he is doing his part as director of policy and advocacy in California at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization. The pivot coincided with a friend’s involvement in the Capital Fellows Program in Sacramento, California, where Rodriguez earned an executive fellowship.

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