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Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Photo Credit: Macaulay Honors College Finding a lack of diversity Access to higher education has been an important theme in Byrne’s life in academia. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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As we were trying to think about enrollment, there was this national dialogue that’s still continuing about the value of higher education, specifically about liberal arts education,” Jordan recalls. They kept saying, ‘it doesn’t prepare you for a career … you can’t do anything with it.’ We were just tired of the rhetoric.”

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During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. HPI has a long history of serving higher education and, specifically, larger community colleges. This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences.

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It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. That philosophy, and his dedication to achieving his goals, inspired Dr. Katrice Albert, a veteran higher education administrator, to ask him to consider joining her where she serves as vice president of community relations at UK. it’s not quick.”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Among the honorees is Bellevue College, which earned its first Leader College designation since joining the ATD Network in 2017. The designation as a Leader College is particularly significant as these institutions play a crucial role in accelerating the adoption of effective practices across higher education.

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She is an associate professor and graduate program coordinator for the MA in Higher Education at Montclair State University. from the prestigious Higher and Postsecondary Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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JUNE 10, 2025

Pollio has served as superintendent of the Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) District in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2017. Martin Pollio Martin Pollio has been named the tenth president of Ivy Tech Community College. Pollio will assume the presidency on July 1.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

She has been widely praised, with accolades such as being named Champion for More in the Middle from Maryland’s Associated Black Charities in 2017; winning the Whitney M. Award in 2020; and being named one of the Most Admired CEOs of The Daily Record in 2017 and 2022. And TU is one of few U.S.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Her teaching emphasizes college students and their development, issues of equity and access, leadership and policy and practice in higher education. Domingue) Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (SUNY Press, 2019). Evans and Andrea D.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Such discomfort regarding speech about race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation rose to 44%, up from 25% in 2017. The report concluded that its findings raise challenges and opportunities for higher education institutions.

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MAY 4, 2023

In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Dr. Jeremy C.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

That’s according to the latest report from the ACT , which analyzed high school GPAs, ACT test scores, and first-year grades in students from 2017 to 2021. This could negatively impact a student’s self-perception of belongingness and readiness for higher education. “We Before the pandemic, in 2017, a student who had a 2.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The award recognizes their innovative solutions which help learners reach their full potential, by advancing the quality of teaching and learning and breaking down barriers to higher education globally. Shai's model reimagines higher education, opening the doors for those who have previously been excluded," said Dorothy K.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Government Accountability Office Higher Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Reported Extensive Facility and Digital Infrastructure Needs evaluates facility and digital infrastructure needs at institutions serving a minimum 25% of Hispanic undergraduates. Damage shown from a GAO site visit.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Diverse also recognized Crazy Bull as a top leader in higher education.

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"This progress deserves attention and recognition, especially as states continue investing in pathways that make higher education more accessible and workforce aligned."

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Government Accountability Office (GAO), points out that Black girls tend to face more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls including higher suspension and expulsion rates. Department of Education data in the 2017-2018 school year. The report’s conclusion is based on an analysis of U.S.

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MAY 9, 2024

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University The Fryes are well-known throughout North Carolina for their contributions to the civil rights movement, public life, higher education, and the legal profession. The Fryes — who met as undergraduates at A&T and married Aug.

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MARCH 6, 2025

She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).

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JUNE 8, 2023

Page has been lauded for her work, having been given the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officer Award in 2020 and recognized as one of Diverse’s 25 leading women in higher education in 2017. At Dillard, she oversaw the development of the school’s first online degree program and its Center for Racial Justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This year’s edition examined enrollment and completion for college students who started in Fall 2017 through June 2023, a cohort of approximately 2.4 NSC’s researchers found that, on a national level, the six-year completion rate for students who began college in Fall 2017 was 62.2%, the same as those who began in Fall 2015.

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MAY 23, 2024

Jacqueline Núñez, ’61, advocated for the college to enact a non-discrimination clause before it became standard in higher education. Carol Swann-Daniels, ’69, was among those who desegregated public schools in Richmond, Virginia. The facilities, home to some 200 students, opened during the 2022-23 academic year.

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She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It The class of people included in this case are all Black students who were enrolled in Walden’s DBA program from 2007 to 2017 and all female students enrolled in the program in the same time period who had received student loans, according to Ramchandani. “In

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JULY 25, 2023

For those who are concerned about Americans’ perceptions of higher education, the past few weeks may have been confusing. 72% said that higher education contributes to graduates’ personal enrichment and growth, and 71% said that higher ed contributes to advancing graduates’ wealth and success.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

After years of steady increases, internationalization at colleges and universities slipped backwards during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Counc il on Education (ACE). The report was based on a survey of 903 institutions of higher education and is conducted every five years.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Johnson reminded the audience, during the historic ceremony, that seven years prior, Artis was not supposed to start until September 2017, but she voluntarily arrived a month early in August. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy. Board Chairman Dr. Charlie W.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

There she served as vice president of development and external relations since 2017. Jennifer Eccles Eccles joins Harvey Mudd College from the Giant Magellan Telescope Corporation in Pasadena, CA, an international consortium dedicated to building one of the world’s most powerful observatories.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. CGU’s former dean of students and campus life, she arrived on campus in 2017 and became the school’s chief student affairs officer in June 2023. "A in higher education and student affairs from CGU. Carter holds a B.S.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Now, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has begun to fill that void with the release of new data estimating changes in how student and family assets will be calculated and how much students will get. However, there has been scant information on the specific impacts at a national level.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Laster holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lane College in 2017 and an MBA from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. Braylin Laster Braylin Laster has been appointed associate vice president for institutional advancement and resource development at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. This work has never been more important.

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APRIL 4, 2023

The well-known political figure was a state representative in the Georgia General Assembly, having served as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives 2011-2017. Walters Endowed Chair and we are pleased to welcome her to Howard University.”

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MARCH 10, 2023

“The ability to be flexible, adjust, adapt and still meet your mission, to me that’s resilience,” said Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Ed Excelencia, an organization promoting Latinx success in higher education and at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). I think higher education in Puerto Rico, like in the U.S.,

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MARCH 5, 2023

Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017. In that time, Kinloch said she has strived to bolster equity and justice at the school.

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