Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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ATD's Leader College of Distinction award, created in 2018, sets an even higher bar for institutional achievement. The organization's vision centers on helping colleges become catalysts for equitable and economically vibrant communities, driving improvements in access, completion rates, and employment outcomes for all students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

One of the most notable milestones during Generals' presidency came in 2018 when Haziz Hardeman became the first CCP graduate to earn a prestigious Rhodes scholarship after transferring to Temple University. Our efforts have never been exclusionary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The global challenge of access to higher education means that its life-changing impact in terms of opening minds, improving employment and earnings remain out of reach for many. In 2018, the University of the People unveiled a new online Master of Education in Advanced Teaching, developed in partnership with the International Baccalaureate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab Today, thousands of institutions recognize that millions of students need – and certainly deserve – access to food assistance. In 2018 the U.S. During the pandemic Congress took bipartisan action to reduce those burdens, expanding access to SNAP for millions of people, including students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Dr. Ethan Sanford The study’s findings, published in the “ Journal of Pediatric Surgery ,” may indicate inequities in access to surgical care, but causes for the gap are not identified nor listed. The study looked at surgery data for more than 200,000 children from the 1999-2018 National Health Interview Surveys.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

Many even slept there overnight, blocking the stairs and access to some offices. “We Black students organized and protested in 1978 to establish the Africana Studies Department, and most recently in 2018 with the Concerned 44 movement,” said Zellie Thomas, a Paterson School District math teacher and president of Black Lives Matter Paterson.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Stukes said JCSU faculty started recording their lectures and uploading them, so if circumstances made students unable to access the lectures at a specific time, they could still view them. If lectures are recorded, students who miss a class can readily access the material, said Luoma. In 2018, St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

It was the largest improvement since 2018. The HMS did find differences by race: students of color were less likely to access mental health treatment. He speculated that people of color may be likelier to access other forms of support, through their social or faith networks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

Esters A 2018 UNCF report shed light on the substantial national-level impact of HBCUs, revealing that these institutions annually generate 134,090 jobs and contribute $14.8 For example, these institutions provide access to quality education and opportunities that empower students to break through historical barriers. Dr. Levon T.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Since their creation, tests have disproportionately hindered access to gifted and talented education (GATE), AP, college acceptance (particularly to elite higher education institutions), scholarships, and so on. Gifted and talented under-referrals and underrepresentation. math, science, English), employability skills (e.g., internships).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2023

Since 2018, García has overseen AASCU, restoring the financial health of the organization and working to support public higher ed. Mildred García Once she steps into the role, García will be the first Latina president of the CSU, which is the nation's largest and most diverse four-year university system.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

CCA’s roots began in the state of Indiana, but, by 2018, when Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva became its president, the organization began to spread its work more intentionally across the nation. There’s been elitism amongst institutions, where folks are more about how to exclude students than provide access,” says Watson Spiva.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In a 2018 article titled, "About Fat Campus" students also articulated similar experiences. Stewart, 2018, p. Fat bodies on and off campus deserve access to all the things non-fat bodies have. Another student described a similar seating arrangement and how the seat “pushes you against the table, it hurt(s).”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

From 2018 to 2022, six to nine of the 19 1890 institutions requested such waivers each year, according to the report. And as it stands now, the 35 1994 institutions don’t have access to the same level of federal grants as 1862s and 1890s. Others are limping along with slower access.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

By: Mamie Voight Earlier this spring, IHEP reached an important milestone: 30 years of developing research to address the nation’s most pressing higher education challenges and promoting college access and success for all students. We will continue our CTA advocacy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. Toward that end, Thompson praises Dr. Dawn Offutt, executive director of access, engagement, and belonging, for creating programming that helps campuses be culturally competent for everybody. Offutt has been with CPE since 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Access to sports Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Nzingha Prescod initially didn’t see many sports options, but at age 8 she found her way to The Peter Westbrook Foundation, which offered fencing to New York City kids. “I It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. years at St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Since 2015, Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges, with the goal of being accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility that eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

One statistic shows that, between 2004 and 2018, the number of Black professors at Penn State stayed roughly the same, from 109 professors to 112. Bendapudi, who told the helm of Penn State in 2022 after serving as president of the University of Louisville from 2018 to 2021, declined to comment for this article. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

According to the report, enrollment in Tennessee’s Teaching as a Profession courses has been on the rise from 2018 to 2022, alongside the number of schools offering such courses. Boren says she thinks the education field won’t be able to attract and retain new talent unless the profession is seen as accessible, stable, and secure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

In May 2018, COD’s board of trustees approved a $1 million investment to support a diverse group of 23 faculty and administrators to participate in Kansas State University’s (KSU) doctoral Community College Leadership Program (CCLP), the first cohort known colloquially as the CCLP Roadrunner cohort. in community college leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Our schools have long fought for equal access to opportunities and resources while being overlooked, underfunded, and crucified by public perception. Been #1 since 2018. HBCUs are not exempt from racism and as our family would often say, “white doesn’t equal right”. Dr. Frederick V. Don’t get us wrong.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Waller joined Virginia Tech in 2018 as director of Graduate Student Programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

Taylor Odle, assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Odle, along with Dr. Preston Magouirk, chief data officer of the DC College Access Program and a former senior manager of research and analytics for the Common App, is the author of a new study on so-called non-submitters, using data from 1.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Students experiencing basic needs insecurity are struggling to access reliable housing, nutritious food, or both. According to a 2018 U.S. That broke my heart.” Food-insecure students are more likely to fail or drop out of education, according to another 2021 UNM study.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

8, 2018, Ms. Individuals are denied equitable access to education and coerced into relinquishing their native tongues. Reflecting on this experience, I am reminded of the words of Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the courageous Little Rock Nine. During an address at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some are creating new programming, while others endeavor to increase access for students interested in serving the most vulnerable populations. Photo Courtesy of Dr. “With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access. Francis College. We’re diversifying the healthcare workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 3, 2023

There are numerous dimensions upon which historically disadvantaged grade school and high school students have significantly poorer outcomes and access to resources and college preparation courses. fifteen-year-olds ranked 21st in reading, math, and science skills, just slightly above the average for 2018 participating OECD countries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. Historically, GSU had been a predominantly white institution (PWI). Dr. Tim Renick “Today, we’re over 80% nonwhite,” says Renick.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

In 2018, he wanted to get more involved with student programming, so he joined the college’s LGBTQ+ History Month committee. When schools enroll in this initiative, they have access to a confidential assessment they will take,” says Hall.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

In 2018, we teamed up with Amarillo College in Texas, a two-year college with one of the best basic needs hubs in the country, to see if we could boost the number of students visiting the school’s Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC) while spending almost no money. If your college doesn’t have a centralized basic needs hub, it should.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While t ransfer pathways can offer students like Coleen an affordable and accessible route to earning a four-year degree, they too often fall short of delivering on this promise. 2018 Cost of Recruiting an Undergraduate Student Report. percent complete a bachelors’ degree within six yea rs. vi Postsecondary Value Commission.

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