Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Financial crises and their impact on higher education (2008-2010) The 2008 financial crisis had far-reaching effects on higher education, ushering in an era of budget cuts, rising tuition fees, and an intensified focus on financial sustainability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Burt is a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Brian A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Dr. Frank Fernandez, assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy at the University of Florida. “We percentage points, the largest gap since 2008. Later finishers, he added, may have been further along in their studies, which perhaps kept the pandemic’s negative impact to a minimum. Dr. Travis C. asked Fernandez. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

And I wonder if my historically Black sorority would be eligible to apply for student government funding to attend leadership conferences, just like we did. Since joining Lumina in 2008, she has served as a strategy officer, director of equity and inclusion, and director of impact and research.

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College Aid Services

MAY 28, 2024

Brandi entered higher education in 2008 as an Internal Financial Aid Auditor at ATI Career Training Center and has served in numerous leadership positions over the last 16 years in her home state of Texas. Our Team Spotlight for the month of May is Brandi Stanfill.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 27, 2025

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript As higher education faces intensifying pressurefrom financial strain to public skepticismbold leadership is more vital than ever. But with pressure comes possibility. In this episode of Next Practices , were joined by Dr. Nicholas S.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience. Number two, I’d served on that campus from 2008 until 2011 and loved it dearly.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Tim Renick, who has led Georgia State University’s student success efforts since 2008, is the founding executive director of Georgia State’s National Institute for Student Success, and Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) always looks forward to sitting down with Dr. Tim Renick, who has led Georgia State University’s student success efforts since 2008, is the founding executive director of Georgia State’s National Institute for Student Success, and Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

His leadership was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring nearly 1,400 students of color between 1969 and his retirement in 2019. "Dr. In 2008, Diverse recognized his extraordinary contributions by presenting him with the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award, which honors those who have made significant contributions to higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

In the few weeks since announcing her candidacy for president, Vice President Kamala Harris has ignited a level of hope and optimism not observed within the American electorate since Barack Obama’s run for president in 2008. For the more than five decades now, I have had a front row seat as an observer of developments at HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

When he took the reins of the men-only historically Black college in 2018, the institution was still struggling with declining enrollment that began with the 2008 recession. Thomas what accomplishments he’s most proud of from his seven- year tenure as the 12th president of Morehouse College, he’ll have no shortage of answers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Following the 2008 financial crisis, Black homeowners were scapegoated for the housing collapse, despite banks having targeted them with predatory loans. Policies like the crack vs. powder cocaine sentencing disparity (100:1 ratio) made it clear that the goal was not justice, but racial control. This is not about safety. This is about power.

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