Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M. She holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. She will bring tremendous vision and insight to this important leadership opportunity.” She will replace Dr. Shaun R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Class of 2022 data revealed that only 48% of Black, first-year students who enrolled in the CSU in fall 2016 earned their degree in six years, according to the Black Student Success Workgroup Report. strategies that support faculty and staff in support of Black student success; and 3.) Dr. Thomas A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Faculty and staff serving Indigenous students at PWIs must be aware of the varying institutional contexts and how students navigate and experience their educational pathways. Dr. Alex Red Corn serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

I have thought a lot about our university and the most auspicious time to begin a leadership transition. In 2016, he was criticized when Yale decided not to remove the name of John C. Salovey’s announcement comes at a time of leadership transition and diversification for many elite universities. Calhoun—a former U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Haney has been commended for her work in higher ed, receiving awards including 2016 John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College and Moraine Valley’s 2016 Dr. Vernon O. Crawley Leadership Award. Department of Education. Haney holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Rivera A task force composed of faculty and staff examined the policy’s effect on our application volume, applicant diversity, and student academic success metrics. These findings show that a holistic review of applicants can predict academic success without requiring ACT or SAT scores.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In 2016, Coast Guard attorneys recommended that Sulmasy be prosecuted in a military court-martial for conduct unbecoming an officer and willful dereliction of duty, however Coast Guard leaders rejected the recommendation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Department of Education Hispanic serving institution (HSI) designation in 2016; received the Seal of Excelencia certification in 2021; created the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement; developed the Engineering Technology/Cyber Security Research Center; and established the Institute for Autism and Related Disorders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Marion Ross Fedrick Shortly after the appointment was announced, Fedrick wrote in an open letter to the university that “we still have the rest of the semester together to wrap up our strategic plan, focus on a seamless leadership transition and celebrate the accomplishments of our students during spring graduation.” It’s a tough job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The presidents of these institutions said these increases are testament to tireless and intentional effort from faculty, staff, and leadership. It was most pronounced from 2016 to 2020, where we dropped about 25% of our enrollment. Timothy Moore, president of Indian River State College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

CPE’s 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows the graduation rate for URM in the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) increased 15 percentage points from the 2016-17 academic year to the 2022-23 academic year. Thompson praises his team for their impact, and they praise his leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

identified as place-bound , according to the American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (Hillman, Nicholas, & Weichman, 2016). Public community colleges have ties to local and regional economies, faculty possessing advanced degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, and direct experience in industry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López "I've been in the classroom on and off, but I've been supporting youth and students in different ways throughout that time,” says López, who is starting a new chapter of her career as a tenured associate professor in educational leadership and policy in the University of Arizona College of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gasman, who also leads Rutgers' Center for Minority Serving Institutions and has researched issues relating to HBCU leadership for nearly three decades, said that she has seen leadership issues at HBCUs ebb and flow about every 10 years. SAU faced an earlier probation between 2016 and 2018. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

He mentored generations of students and colleagues, from being one of only three Black faculty members and the first Black tenure-track professor at Indiana University to his long-time service at Howard University. He was dignified in manner but always had a spark of good cheer and big smile.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

Student affairs professionals, like faculty at many colleges and universities, are increasingly subjected to outside interference by state and federal legislators who have in some places, made it more difficult to promote diversity and inclusion. It might be your time, but not your door," she added.

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#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Her professor directed her to the faculty union and its emergency non-profit, the Local 212 MATC FAST Fund. Faculty and Students Together (FAST) The FAST Fund is a faculty-led, non-profit organization that provides MATC students experiencing economic challenges with quick financial assistance. This model is spreading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Title: Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion; Associate to the President, University of Nebraska Jenkins has served as the University of Nebraska’s associate to the president and assistant vice president for diversity, access and inclusion since August of 2016.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This has had real effects across the American higher education sector: since 2016, new international student enrollment had been decreasing year over year across colleges and universities in the United States, even before it plummeted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Stephanie K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We in management and leadership. We get students of color primarily through word-of-mouth and because of the fact that we have so many faculty members who are people of color,” Cummings says. Online, 18.1%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Students and faculty became aware that Cazenovia might have to close when it defaulted on a $25 million bank loan earlier this fall. Part of it is concerns about the affordability or value of higher ed,” said Dr. Robert Kelchen, head of the department of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., Henry returned to Wisconsin in June 2020, amid the pandemic and social upheaval, but this time as a faculty member in the Leadership and Policy Analysis program.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. And that's how I started to solidify my position to keep us moving forward."

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Longstanding methods of managing data in silos make it difficult for faculty and administrators to agree on common data sources and shared dashboards. The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) has established a framework where senior leadership and all academic support units understand how their roles contribute to student success.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Although these requirements are unavoidable burdens, I worked with faculty committees to identify data that would also be usable by them as they educated students. As the institutional research executive, I have frequently attended faculty senate to hear the frustrations, obstacles, and opportunities encountered by the faculty.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. Securing ongoing leadership support and investment. Faculty and staff feel pressured to help but lack the resources to do so.

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Supporting Student Success

APRIL 1, 2021

Higher education leaders, faculty and staff members, college counselors, and college access advocates met virtually to discuss obstacles and opportunities to support rural students’ success. The “4 Rs Revisited,” again: Aboriginal education in Canada and implications for leadership in higher education. Community Assets.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We released two new playbooks to assist leadership teams in their practices of proactive advising and college-to-career transition. Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. Our board, staff, and network convened in person for the first time in three years.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Prior to joining NACAC in July of 2020, Dr. Pérez served in secondary and higher education leadership positions across America, most recently, as Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success at Trinity College in Connecticut where his work was described as transformative. Dr. Pérez’s expertise has been sought by key policy influencers.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We released two new playbooks to assist leadership teams in their practices of proactive advising and college-to-career transition. Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. Our board, staff, and network convened in person for the first time in three years.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

These initiatives can continue for years without scrutiny, or they may be evaluated during leadership changes or budget reviews to assess their effectiveness in helping students succeed. These include guest speaker sessions, faculty development programs, and student job fairs that are often overlooked in traditional initiative audits.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Northwest’s student success model relies on collaboration between faculty, advisors, and student support units, such as diversity and inclusion, the registrar’s office, and the athletics department. Often, advisors, faculty, and student success team members only see a portion of a student’s profile. Read the Blog 3. Read the Blog 4.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, bachelor’s-level health care administration programs grew by 9.41%, in part to meet rising employer demand for health care administration professionals. The internship is offered every semester and students meet with a BHSA faculty member regularly. subplans”).

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Particular areas of focus for Art include: student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation. I also believe this is a time not for retrenchment on DEI goals but for leadership. That begins to tell you a story.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2023

They are also less likely to use career-planning services and to engage in formal leadership roles, research with faculty, paid internships, and study abroad opportunities. And, as of 2016, the majority of first-gen students are female (60%), compared to 52% of continuing-gen students, according to NASPA.

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