article thumbnail

The #RealCollege Curriculum Masterclass Prepares Faculty and Staff to Holistically Support Student Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Interested participants can expect narrative video content, data-informed best practices, reflection activities and self-assessments. The curriculum’s first course, “The Students We Have,” is currently available for free to colleges throughout the nation.

Faculty 321
article thumbnail

How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Widespread digital access and skills may also represent human capital capacity and community, because it provides access to information for education and job searches, skills for jobs and entrepreneurship, richer information networks and communities.” “It’s important for economic development as well as individual opportunities.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Going forward, he anticipates leveraging data and research to inform policy-making about schools and support families from marginalized backgrounds. Upon completion of his doctorate, Reid says he hopes to work in policy research and advocacy either with a nonprofit organization or in government.

article thumbnail

How Data Drives Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

UNT went through an entire process of strengthening their data infrastructure and building data literacy across their campus, so the right people have access to the right data to inform their decision making,” said Voight. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Mamie Voight, president and CEO of IHEP.

article thumbnail

Deborah W. Martinez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She serves as the executive director of the International Ultraviolet Association, a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Washington D.C. Recently, Martinez collaborated and implemented three major initiatives related to ongoing training in engineering.

article thumbnail

U.S. Department of Education Announces Updates for New FAFSA Implementation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ED plans to deploy support from the office of Federal Student Aid and nonprofit organizations to lower-resourced colleges as part of its FAFSA College Support Strategy. These personnel will conduct needs-assessments and provide dedicated help to schools that are preparing for, and processing, student aid offer packages.

article thumbnail

Chaos and Confusion: The State of Student Loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“It’s been an incredibly challenging and chaotic year in student loan space,” said Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel at the Student Borrower Protection Center, a nonprofit organization working to eliminate student debt. It’s been incredibly hard for borrowers to get good, accurate information.”