Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And first-gen students are approximately 40% less likely than continuing-generation students to earn a postsecondary STEM degree. For this study, the researchers analyzed 87,027 grades of 11,868 STEM-interested students – who started college in Fall 2015-2016 – in 8,468 STEM courses at 20 postsecondary institutions.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Long Beach College Promise is another Latino-serving program in which students are tracked from the K-12 system (the Long Beach Unified School District), through community college, and into CSULB to make sure students are fully supported through all the educational pathways.

Retention

EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, 27% of community college students reported that they have had difficulty paying their rent or mortgage in the past year, and 21% have skipped or reduced meals. Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs.

Community college

Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The research findings presented below draw from analysis of the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) 2016 Canadian Reference group, which included 42,642 students from 42 postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) across Canada (ACHA, 2016; Ezekiel, In Press). American College Health Association (2016).

Mental health

The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He explained how he's likely to benefit from his current experience: "I didn't realize how much of these academic and student affairs, the learning and research environments, are actually on the vice chancellors' and vice presidents' plates.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

student affairs, academic affairs, foundation, and alumni affairs) that dedicate resources, opportunities, and supports intended to: (a) undo legacies of educational disparities that Black/African American males have historically witnessed and (b) build capacity for students engaged in these communities (i.e.,

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

It was fall 2016 and the nation was alive with activism in the wake of Donald J. He came out on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter in December 2016, something that his mother and church rejected at that time. As far as Howard was concerned, Ross’s journey started on the same day he met with student affairs.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Geographically, most of the students (42) are from California; the remaining 18 come from other states. When Prothrow-Stith joined CDU in 2016, developing an independent medical program, the university’s long-held dream, became her job.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

“With it being the pandemic, the challenge was enrollment because a lot of students were taking time off or…they had to take classes virtually and online, so there was a dip [in enrollment] during the pandemic, but the interest was there.” Hudson, vice president for student affairs. “We In February 2023, there were about 2,500.

Application

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

Dr. Tom Shields In 2016, Virginians elected another African American — the late Donald McEachin — to Congress, 24 years after Scott’s historic victory. I think some of our congressional delegation, our K-12 students, and maybe most Virginians would agree. Scott’s official website has the same statement.

Teaching