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Report Presents New Approach to Increasing Completion Rates at Public Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Complete College America makes a case for a shift in higher education funding formulas.

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Report: Racialized Experiences of Staff of Color Present Barriers to Their Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A newly released report amplifies the narratives of staff of color (SOC) in higher education, highlighting the impact of whiteness in the workplace on their experiences.

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Using Black Students to Criticize DEI is a Cynical and Disingenuous Tactic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The NYT article, while referencing Proposal 2 relative to faculty hiring, did not discuss the institutional challenges it presented to increasing Black enrollment. The NYT article failed in its journalistic integrity by not presenting a more balanced view ( what has gone right with DEI at the University of Michigan ).

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

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This backdrop was on the minds of panelists in preparation for their presentation, entitled, A State of Affairs: The Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees, which convened at the recent Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT, 2024) Leadership Congress in Seattle, WA. Dr. Margaretta B.

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Diverse Co-Founders Honored at ASHE Conference

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Cox (posthumously) were presented with the Leadership Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) at their annual meeting in Minneapolis last Friday. Former ASHE president Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles, who is also a professor at North Carolina State University, presented the award to Matthews and Cox's son, William Cox Jr.,

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Austin Community College District Proposes Free Tuition for High School Seniors

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The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. Austin Community College District ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart presented the proffer Jan. 8 but expects to present a formal plan to the Board of Trustees in February.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

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Hicks is an award-winning author with 10 published books and works in over 100 combined research publications or presentations. He is a cited authority on the first-generation college student population and has presented academic papers both nationally and internationally.