Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. In the context of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Higher Education as Its Own Worst Enemy Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 09/28/2023 - 03:00 AM In a wide-ranging discussion about his new book, Brian Rosenberg explains how shared governance, tenure and other practices stifle change on college campuses. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Recently, I have found myself studying this relationship to understand what has been occurring in higher education and what realities are on the horizon – and for me, this is all starting to make sense. Now, let’s apply these concepts to higher education. According to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education. Jaye Fenderson There is, however, another group of children who have received much less consideration in higher education but will have a profound impact on its future: the children of student-parents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities. Being in a room full of Latino scholars is something that I am not use to seeing in North Carolina.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Higher education institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of equipping students with practical, job-ready skills to meet industry demands given the rapidly evolving landscape of the tech economy. One innovative strategy is the integration of esports programs within higher education settings.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Benard Malamud The Higher Education Inquirer has published a number of articles about how US higher education works and the institutions, organizations, and individuals it serves. We have written about US higher education in a number of ways, discussing the history, economics, and underlying ideologies (e.g.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

Newly released research highlights policy reforms and institutional support systems that target student fathers, particularly Black and brown fathers, in higher education. It calls for informed policy changes to better support student fathers and address systemic challenges they face in pursuit of their degrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To address these issues, it is imperative to focus on building a thriving workforce through higher education. Research suggests that the educational qualifications of pre-kindergarten teachers and the quality of their training significantly impact the effectiveness of early learning programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R. & Rios-Aguilar, C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This trend is present in higher education, as well – Black and American Indian student course success and persistence rates within the California Community College system are the lowest of all ethnic groups in nearly every category measured by the system’s Chancellor’s Office.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA).

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Self-sovereign identity is a new idea in the world of identity and access management, focusing on giving users more control over their digital identity. What Is a Digital Identity, and Who Owns It? To understand SSI, it helps to contrast this new idea with more traditional ways that people and organizations handle digital identities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Jamie Merisotis That progress tends to get lost, however, amid legitimate concerns about the cost of education and its efficacy in preparing students for jobs. We get it: Higher education must do better. In those and countless other areas, solutions are being incubated right now on America’s college campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2024

A new study measures “return on investment” in California higher education for low- and moderate-income learners and analyzes whether they can quickly recoup their costs of attending. The report seeks to inform the state and nation’s approach to ensuring that higher education delivers on its promise for students of all backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Institutions of higher education have been forced to react, reorient, and refashion how they will comply while still pursuing the goals they hold for the value and crucial nature of diversity in campus communities and in the education of students. There have been twists and turns, steps forward and back.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In the higher education world, colleges and universities are starting to dabble with AI projects, such as chatbots or aids for incoming students. Five Ways Higher Education Institutions Use Artificial Intelligence 1. Five Ways Higher Education Institutions Use Artificial Intelligence 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact is an excellent book that answers the question, what does it take to succeed as a Black professional in higher education leadership?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, housed within the North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) College of Education, held its tenth annual Dallas Herring Lecture on Tuesday, featuring Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, chancellor of the Austin Community College District (ACC). She’s remarkable. She’s smart. She’s ambitious.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. As we approach National Single Parents Day on March 21, it is imperative to shine a light on the extraordinary journey of single parents across the United States.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. In between tracing the historiography of higher education in the U.S.,

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Friedman, J. Working paper.

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JUNE 26, 2024

The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2023–24 , highlights trends in faculty compensation, tenure and contingency, pay equity, and institutional finances in higher education. Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Grossman, whose background is in education, says middle schoolers are central to HISPA’s mission because it puts them on a path to achievement. By the time some students get to high school, they have often been marginalized and have developed a lack of faith in education and lack of belief in themselves to succeed. She gladly agreed.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the past, it was a rite of passage: Students graduated high school and enjoyed a final summer at home before heading out to the next stop on their educational journey. For many, college wasn’t a matter of whether they would attend but where they would go. The phenomenon starts with the financial crisis of 2008 and relates…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

However, I would say that it does not scratch the surface of what the institutions deserve for their contribution to American society–not just now but since inception, and from the beginning to now these institutions have been met with fewer resources than every other group of higher education institutions.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Keeping up with the evolving higher education landscape is no easy feat for today’s colleges and universities. Remaining amenable to these shifting circumstances will be vital in the coming years to ensure the long-term growth of higher education institutions.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yet, despite a five-fold increase in journal articles published on higher education in the last twenty years, the OECD warns of a serious “disconnect between education policy, research and practice”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Fast policy invokes a swift need for imaginative reflection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By introducing students to various career options and credentialing opportunities in middle school, they can make informed decisions about their educational journey. Traditional education systems often follow a predetermined pace, leaving little room for individual student acceleration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

Supported by the Academic Engagement Network’s Antisemitism Education Initiative , Randolph and Muller join faculty at seven other schools of higher education who recently received AEN grants to launch antisemitism awareness programs and resources on their campuses and beyond. “At

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Everywhere you look there are signs that the higher education sector is precariously rocking, such that even a strong jab might take it down. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab Everyone from editorial boards to trustees to state higher education officers to congressional leaders and pundits has an opinion about what to do. Definitely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges has joined the Institute for Higher Education Policy’s (IHEP) Board of Directors. Dr. Brian K. AT UNCF, Bridges oversaw and led its Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI), its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB); and its Career Pathways Initiative.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Saenz said that overinterpretation of the law’s restriction pulled other equitizing measures in higher education into question, like affinity groups and ethnic studies courses. The proposition had what Saenz called a “chilling effect” that prevented other, equitizing steps from being taken in higher education in the state.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Enhancing and modernizing the higher education student experience is a top priority for college and university administrators. This is something we at CDW Education have been hearing about for a while from our partners on university campuses.

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