Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. But the contract cancellations may be just the tip of the iceberg.

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MAY 28, 2024

New research, led by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), dives into questions of postsecondary value and equity. Mamie Voight “By unpacking the nuances of value delivery across different contexts, this research strengthens the evidence-base showing that college is worth the investment.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. A nationally recognized expert on African American males, Moore has had a distinguished career in higher education as a researcher and a champion for diversityboth in his work at the National Science Foundation and at OSU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Burt is also a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

The report, "How Latinos Pay for College: 2025 National Trends," builds on two decades of research and reveals that while Latino students demonstrate high financial need, they are employing effective cost-saving measures to make higher education affordable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

It’s a gap we have to fill for people when we come to these types of gatherings so that they can have the information that they need and so that they can be equipped to go forward as well.” People will travel to hear solutions and then work to implement solutions. And to have such a solutions-oriented conference is refreshing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. These inform strategic decisions to address inequities and improve outcomes. … Santiago and Sarita E. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). In this new role, he is expected to guide policy research at the assessment organization with the goal of advancing equitable access to quality education and fair assessment for learners. Odis Johnson Jr. has been named the Edmund W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But recent research suggests our traditional approach to grading is, well, missing the mark. They should convey a student’s progress to teachers, parents, and guardians. Crucially, grades also offer students a reflection of their readiness for advanced coursework or higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Using an equity-based mindset for her research has helped Hyun dissect and evaluate the efficacy and fairness of evacuation routes, which are particularly important in big cities like Houston during hurricane season. Hyun says she is continually learning about different needs and gaps in transportation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It’s also about creating new ways to reach people and get them the information they need, he added. “It In addition to the growing news deserts, researchers noted that the trend of diminishing news sources shows no signs of decreasing. The number of counties with only one news source has increased to 1,563.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This interdisciplinary group brings together faculty, researchers, staff, and students to develop innovative solutions for improving recruitment, engagement, and retention. Mark Barnes, associate professor of History and Geography, and Dr. Michael Sinclair, associate professor of Social Work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) n otes that 61.1% of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. 5 percentage point increase is the first increase in the six-year completion rate in several years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The report argues that legacy preferences disproportionately benefit white and wealthy applicants, citing research showing that Asian American applicants face significantly lower odds of admission compared to white applicants with similar qualifications at selective institutions.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Johnson has more than 30 years of higher education experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. She is currently the president of the University of New Orleans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

I want to inform and/or remind readers that Dr. James A. Borrowing on the notion of violence, I discuss instruction herein to honor Boykins research-based Afro-centric Cultural Styles Framework and to disrupt instructional violence. Specifically, whether intentional or unintentional, harm has been done to students/learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

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. On its first day, the automation benefited 18,850 students, reducing stress and supporting informed academic decisions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Then, as I observed them together celebrating and embracing each other, I wondered if their gatherings were an informal way of retaining one another. Burt From that gathering, and others that followed with the same group, I began to wonder why my peers in STEM gathered so much. Even more, I wondered, “What are they retaining each other from?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Elliott Researchers identified leaders at 22 MSI institutions representing five MSI designations to examine how Congress and the U.S. This report is intended to inform policymakers and legislators about legislative and administrative changes needed to prioritize the success of institutions that serve underserved students. Dr. Kayla C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Students' decisions to pursue and complete higher education are shaped by access to information, available resources, and the quality of their college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the first 10 questions that a student encounters in the FAFSA is ‘Who is your parent or guardian and what is their income information?’ Demographic information about the recipients was not available. The College Fund conducts research and publishes reports addressing issues facing indigenous students in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Dr. MJ Kim, a researcher with SREB, pointed to increased state appropriations for two-year institutions as an encouraging trend, given the large number of students these colleges serve. The profiles, which analyze data from the 2021-22 academic year, reveal that the SREB region provided approximately 25.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A 2023 survey from the Pew Research Center found that nearly 60% of young adults feel stressed by political content on social media, with Black users reporting higher levels of anxiety related to racialized discussions. While the challenges are significant, solutions are within reach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

The research is a collaborative effort involving a research team from American Institutes for Research that was embedded at the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the study alongside researchers from the Census Bureau and Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Veterans Analysis & Statistics.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Phil Murphy will be receiving a media literacy bill from the New Jersey Senate to sign, a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to mandate information literacy education for all K-12 students. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3 Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Jason, a research participant in a study examining success strategies for Black males thriving in STEM programs at community colleges, articulated a concern that AB 705 has established a barrier that “only well-prepared Black males can surmount.”

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

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? We're connected to the information system of the institution, and gone are the days where you need to get forms signed in triplicate. How do we reimagine current operating models?

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Make sure you do your research and look at the schools campus tour calendar where you can sign up in advance. So, try to schedule your informational session with the admissions office first and follow that up with your tour, if possible. Because many college students do not fully wake up until mid-morning at the earliest!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

“We have to continue to provide these types of resources for community colleges so they can have informed discussions with policy leaders about this topic.” Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That's the findings from a new report , released by researchers at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, in cooperation with The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). If the FAFSA-reported wealth threshold was set at a low of $500, 2.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

She researches race, gender, and informal economies in the Anglophone Caribbean. Brown-Glaude is the former chair of the Department of African American Studies, where she spearheaded the development of its major.

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