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. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Elston is currently the longest serving staff member at CCA, and he says that the organization’s increased focus on minority serving institutions (MSIs), marginalized populations, and first-generation, low-income, and rural community college students began under Watson Spiva’s leadership. Dr. Dhanfu E. Representation matters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

The bill eliminates tenure for professors hired after July 1, 2024, and requires schools to report all non-instructional research done by faculty to the state. Erik Gellman, a tenured associate professor of history at UNC, of HB 715, officially called the Higher Education Modernization & Affordability Act.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015. Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University. Dr. Joyce E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

It’s involved protests and urging from all levels, from students to university leaders. This campus sentiment contributed to a bold push for AAPI studies from students, from faculty, and – with Dhingra’s eventual rise to become Amherst’s associate provost and associate dean of the faculty – from Amherst administrators. He joined in.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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The Advisor That Cares

JUNE 10, 2023

My innovation plan was born out of a desperate desire to increase student motivation to seek the information they need to be successful in their academic pursuits. I kept having students miss critical deadlines and requirements due to their lack of information. 2015, November 5). Reference TEDx Talks.

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EAB

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Americans’ Confidence in Higher Education Continues to Fall Trends in Public Trust Between 2015 to 2023, Gallup While it may not be the only factor contributing to declining confidence in higher education, you cannot ignore the impact of the skyrocketing cost of tuition. Visit our Strategic Advisory Services page to learn more.

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The Advisor That Cares

AUGUST 26, 2023

The digital tools currently utilized within the advising relationships seek to manage student information, notes, and referrals. The institution employs a student information system to onboard and guide students from admission to enrollment. Another system tracks degree plan requirements and progress.

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The Advisor That Cares

JANUARY 22, 2023

Repeatedly we read about professional development attempts that were too broad and generalized to allow teachers to apply them to their specific instructional challenges. 2015, August 4). References Gulamhussein, A. Teaching the Teachers Effective Professional Development in an Era of High Stakes Accountability. 2013, November 6).

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The Advisor That Cares

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Quotes with YouTube clips: This relationship has the potential to guide students through the unfamiliar landscape, and the language of higher education can also equip them with the skills needed to make informed decisions and choices in life. Self-efficacy, the sense that you can be successful. Intrinsic motivation. Creativity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

He has been one of the top performing students every year of his short educational experience. Ford We write this being very mindful of Mason and the need for school counselors to be effectively prepared to work with minoritized students. All school counselors must have this paradigm to engage all students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For community college students, the path towards a degree has been compared to a shapeless river: unending, with no current pushing them forward. Confronted with a vast array of options, students get lost, failing to take classes that build towards a clear goal. The student management system has to be in place. It’s a huge lift.”

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SRI Education

JULY 28, 2023

As researchers, we were curious about which students were most likely to be bullied and/or to become bullies. 2015; Wolke et al., 2016; Huang, 2018; Okonofua & Eberhardt, 2015; Tenenbaum & Ruck, 2007). Bounce Back helps K–5 students who are experiencing traumatic stress symptoms. 2015; de Vries et al.,

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 6, 2023

This is an instructive moment at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. I left Duke University, that I loved and still love, where I have friends, colleagues, and students. The day that I left, I was no longer going to be entangled in that institution.

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