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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.

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The Leadership Alliance is a consortium of 41 leading research and teaching colleges, universities, and private industry dedicated to increasing the participation of underrepresented and underserved students in Ph.D. The nation and its colleges and universities have wrestled with racial injustice and the challenges of diversity for centuries.

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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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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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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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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.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Dr. Kevin Stange " Skills, Majors, and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond? ” Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and part of a multiyear research project led by Dr. Kevin Stange, co-director of the University of Michigan's Education Policy Initiative. is the most recent study by the W.E.

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JUNE 20, 2024

The problem Ramirez’s doctoral research is looking into has to do with structural changes to lymph nodes in the human body and how such changes relate to the functionality of the overall immune system. candidate a driven researcher and a mentor for others in the lab. “I Maisel calls the fifth year Ph.D. Grad school is so difficult.

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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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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education. Dr. Nicholas B.

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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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JANUARY 2, 2024

Harvard, and by extension, the entire higher education community, needs to do more than issue platitudinous statements. Harvard, and the higher education community, must confront the ugly truth laid bare by this debacle – our rhetoric does not protect us from the insidious structures that perpetuate prejudice.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A. Dr. Brian A.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Wilson The grant will expand ongoing health research at the university’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation. Morgan State University has been awarded a five-year, $20.9 Dr. David K.

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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. But some of those doubts are symptomatic of our times. It’s not surprising to feel a degree of anxiety amid such rapid change.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

It has been three years since the nation was shaken by the untimely murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, igniting a powerful movement to address racism in policing and other facets of society like education. He is the lead editor of “Racial Equity on College Campuses: Connecting Research and Practice.”

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APRIL 15, 2024

The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R. It is important that we celebrate our diversity and what we bring to the table through the lens of who we are.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public higher education can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.” You have to try something to get any outcome.”

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., with a desire to delve into research on the issues he’d seen firsthand. with a desire to delve into research on the issues he’d seen firsthand.

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MAY 6, 2024

UNCF recently surveyed 1,200 low- to moderate-income Black parents, which resulted in a report on the perspectives of African American parents on key issues in education. Dr. Meredith Anderson Dr. Meredith Anderson, director of K-12 Research for the Frederick D.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

At a European research institute, the only Black female researcher was included in every possible photo, even when the subject of the photo opportunity was unrelated to her area of expertise. Lori Patton Davis, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, says the way the U.S. think tank.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

I love seeing my feed blow up w/ the news that numerous research proposals adopting critical & intersectional approaches to advancing justice in math & STEM higher ed were accepted as presentations during the 2024 @AERA_EdResearch Annual Mtg in Philadelphia. Congrats, colleagues!” He’s bringing innovative approaches.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. The webinar allowed Diverse to inquire further about the scholars’ ongoing research and their views on a number of topics relevant to the current education landscape.

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JUNE 12, 2024

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. It is never a given that academic research will translate directly and impactfully to the transformation of our local communities,” said Laanan.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The reports analyze the available data and call for more research to be gathered so that this population can be served more effectively. Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California.

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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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JANUARY 14, 2024

Dear Black women in higher education, 2023 should have been a wake-up call to our community, yet the red flags persist. Montague of Volunteer State Community College, was a signal to all other Black women in higher education. The untimely deaths of two Black women presidents, JoAnne A.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The findings from this project aim to assist in the broadening participation of Black males in engineering educational and workforce pathways, from childhood through college graduation and into their careers. It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Dr. Brian A.

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MAY 22, 2024

The EDTECH Africa announcement came during a recent special Kenyan state visit to Atlanta planned to address investments for a shared future through higher education. It is aimed at cultivating educational exchanges in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, the U.S., Microsoft, and Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth.

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JULY 15, 2024

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased. It becomes biased.”

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MARCH 11, 2024

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. Students can be “ cooled out ” of higher education, but they can also be “warmed up.”

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MAY 12, 2024

“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA.

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JUNE 20, 2024

With her dream in sight, she started pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration in 2020 at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, an HBCU. With her dream in sight, she started pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration in 2020 at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, an HBCU. Iowa native Juana D.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey's suicide on Jan.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Council worked with the university to ensure it received federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation, which requires that at least 25% or higher of the undergraduate full-time enrollment be Hispanic or Latinx. Jones proudly notes that NJIT is the only polytechnic institution in New Jersey to have both Research 1 and HSI status.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Yolanda Watson Spiva “ Every Student, Every Degree: College Civic Learning for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Democracy ” highlights research showing employers are significantly more likely to hire graduates with the skills and experiences that college civic learning would provide.

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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.

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