Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Previously, she was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE); dean of academic services and student affairs at Tufts University; and a senior leader in student affairs at the University of Southern California. “As Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice. Dillon holds a Ph.D.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

Barnhill installed the sculpture in 2002 in front of Dudley Memorial Building. Students are invited to attend a social justice discussion after the wreath ceremony from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The monument and Dudley are part of a National Historic District comprising the western side of A&T’s 200-acre campus.

Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Additionally, foundation support of HBCUs declined 30% between 2002-2019. HBCUs have contributed immensely to the number of educated Black students. The May 2 study found that the eight Ivy League schools received $5.5 billion from foundations in 2019. In contrast, 99 HBCUs got $45 million.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to a report released by the American Council on Education (ACE). At an event in Washington, D.C.,

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

More than a third of journalism jobs will be lost 2002-2031 from decades of decline primarily due to newspaper downsizing and closures, a Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) report found. For master’s degree students, however, the payoff of a degree in journalism is often questionable.” . Dr. Anthony P.

Mathematics

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. These initiatives opened doors for me and countless others, providing opportunities that seemed out of reach for many in my community.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

Utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics on patterns of faculty appointments and graduate student employment, AAUP makes clear that there is an ever-increasing reliance on contingent faculty. Also, the number of graduate student employees increased 44% from fall 2002 to fall 2021.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

A Black and openly queer woman, Williams-Goliday serves as a guide of sorts, helping students navigate their identity and the world around them, and how they can continue to be authentic as they go about their studies and approach the workplace, she says. “A There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says.

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But much of the book highlights how the American higher education system has become the envy of the world — sending thousands of students each year flocking to the United States to commence study. An older, mature, and attractive non-student female hanging around the team led Zeppo Marx into dangerous waters.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In 1998, he began teaching at the University of Alabama, and then joined the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he rose to full professor, department head, associate dean for graduate studies and research, and ultimately dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Research activity is ahead of last year.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

Historical perspective Dr. Felecia Commodore “It’s notable considering that women still do not make up a majority of college presidencies while women make up a large percentage of student bodies,” said Dr. Felecia Commodore, associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Matthews in starting what was initially a monthly newsletter on Black Issues In Higher Education , we now know the power of pathways in helping Black boys like me go from being a nerdy high school student in Richmond, Virginia, to a tenured professor at a flagship state university where the governor once stood in the Schoolhouse Door.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Throughout my career in higher education, I have been a strong proponent of student achievement," said Hargrove in a statement following his appointment. "I From 2002 to 2009, he chaired Morgan State University's Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Information Engineering.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“The main way that we can help prepare athletes for college is to [make them] really good gymnasts, which means they are focused, and they understand hard work — all of the things that help them become good students,” says former rhythmic gymnast Wendy Hilliard, who established the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) in 1996.

Scholarship

Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Postsecondary educators have been increasingly focused on supporting positive student mental health over the past decades. Additionally, much of the difference in academic performance among students with marginalized sociodemographic identities was statistically explained by disparities in mental health. times that of their peers.

Mental health

Supporting Student Success

APRIL 13, 2021

Throughout its history, higher education has sought to introduce students to the perspectives of a global citizenship. The last few decades have seen students’ opportunities to experience these perspectives dramatically increase, as social media, technology, and world travel have all accelerated. A Critical Framework for RSSI Equity.

Equity

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Over the last few months, the Department of Education has made a number of groundbreaking announcements that will provide debt relief to millions of people with student loans. ITT : Students who attended in 2005 through its closure in 2016. Marinello : Students who attended between 2009 through its closure in 2016.

Student loans

College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

News rankings are relied upon by many students and parents in their search for the right college. Aspiring college students often find the rank of a college’s value to be helpful. Nevertheless, students and parents are advised to use rankings as only one of many sources of information. New & World Report (U.S.

Financial aid

College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

News rankings are relied upon by many students and parents in their search for the right college. Aspiring college students often find the rank of a college’s value to be helpful. Nevertheless, students and parents are advised to use rankings as only one of many sources of information. New & World Report (U.S.

Financial aid

The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

While the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) focuses on higher ed, we also care about what happens after students earn their degree. I was obsessed with making sure that the staff pipeline represented the students we had the privilege of teaching. Helping Higher Ed Institutions Help Students Ms.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

The practice has historically been employed to increase the presence of underrepresented minority students at U.S. Voter registration among Black people in 2022 was found to have decreased since 2002, another midterm election year. billion in student loan forgiveness. Supreme Court last summer. colleges.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The case stemmed from a reverse affirmative action lawsuit filed by white student Cheryl Hopwood, who was denied admission to the University of Texas law school. Morial, the president of the National Urban League, also served as New Orleans Mayor from 1994-2002. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2023

May 1st is the deadline date for students to decide which ivory tower suitor to accept. You will recall, we are waiting for the Supreme Court to opine on the Students For Fair Admissions suit claiming Harvard’s use of race in admissions is discriminatory against Asian Americans. Oh, to where, to where shall I matriculate?

Application

The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 6, 2023

I left Duke University, that I loved and still love, where I have friends, colleagues, and students. Here I'm in service to thousands of students and all the faculty and staff, and the day that it doesn't feel like a privilege is the day I should quit. The day that I left, I was no longer going to be entangled in that institution.

Leadership

Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The student loan landscape has changed dramatically, thanks to the government’s August announcement of up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness. Specifically, those who received a Pell grant during college can qualify to have up to $20,000 of their current federal student loan balance canceled. More student loan forgiveness options.

Student loans