Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2025

“As president, I recognize the legacy I carry and remain committed to protecting and extending that legacy and FAMU’s mission, while fighting to ensure that we are positioned for success in the evolving higher education landscape. Johnson, is a corporate lobbyist and group vice president of state government affairs for Charter Communications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Prior to her current role, was the executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, an organization representing the trustees of the 16 Wisconsin technical colleges district boards, since 2015.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. That’s why statewide transfer programs have a better track record of success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to a 2023 Gallup poll, 36% of respondents had “a great deal of confidence” or “quite a lot of confidence” in higher ed, a significant decline from 48% in 2018 or 57% in 2015. Learning that involved oral communication (81%) and adaptability/flexibility (81%) were seen as the most desirable skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. The dashboard is available through the Office of Student Success. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. Role models are familiar with that immediate community,” says Grossman. HISPA is amassing success stories that will be presented on a platform called Inspirational Stories for Our Youth.

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