Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2025

Terry O'Banion Dr. Terry O'Banion, President Emeritus of the League for Innovation in the Community College and one of the most influential figures in American community college education, passed away on July 25, 2025, at age 88. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

It has long been associated with the Hispanic-Serving institution (HSI) designation that the Federal government established in the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to recognize and provide funding and resources to colleges and universities that had a fulltime undergraduate enrollment of at least 25% Latinx.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

And most of that has gone toward student scholarships and affordability. “A Smith announced during the 2019 commencement ceremony for Morehouse that he would pay off the student loans for the graduating class. In the last seven years we’ve raised $330 million,” Thomas says.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2025

Their ascension comes at a time when the higher education landscape is undergoing radical shifts and threats to longstanding student programs and revenue streams, such as the Pell grant. A culture of caring Moving forward, Nelms urges HBCU leaders to prioritize high-quality support to students, mentorship, and competitive scholarships. “A

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2025

As an Institution, our commitment to scholarship and research is unwavering and will always serve as the guiding light for our content," Bunch wrote in the memo. In a message to staff sent Friday morning, Smithsonian Secretary Dr. Lonnie G. The exact parameters of this oversight were not detailed in Bunch's communication.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Rich also led a transformative fundraising campaign that generated over $85 million in new investments for scholarships, student services, faculty positions, and academic initiatives. For more than 235 years, Franklin & Marshall has been a beacon for excellence in liberal arts education.

Placement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. In 2019, we proudly launched the Single Parent Scholarship initiative, which provides financial assistance and support services to single parents who aspire to earn a college degree.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? When the first edition of what was then called Black Issues In Higher Education was published on March 15, 1984, it was two days before my 14th birthday, and I was still adjusting to ninth grade in a public high school after attending a private school from second grade to eight grade.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2023

While we know that they bring value to the classroom, they’re very much absent in the classroom as educators, as teachers,” said Strachan, acting chair of the Department of Teacher Education & Leadership at Alabama A&M University. Strachan said she wants to figure out why fewer than 2% of all teachers in the U.S.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

One of the core goals of the program – it was launched in 2019 – is to diversify museum staff, which then may affect museum curation, said Dr. Valerie Paley, Senior Vice President and Sue Ann Weinberg Director of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library at New-York Historical. or higher on a 4.0

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., Dueñas says she uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine students in their higher educational spaces. Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Tillman – recognizes and commends Vasquez Heilig’s work towards equity in education. s education system. s education system.

Equity

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 is also president of the educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association [APA].

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2024

Fundamentally, I want my scholarship to matter to people's lives and to do that, it's really helpful if I don't lose sight of how people are living.” When McMillan Cottom started graduate school, she had more questions than disciplinary allegiances, which led her to the intersection of the sociology of education and political economy.

Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 27, 2023

To note, the students in these semester-long programs are responsible for their flights and travel costs, but Goucher’s Office of Global Education takes such costs into account when divvying out scholarships, Hoose said in an email. We don't have any tuition surcharges associated with our programs."

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Burt “Aspiring to a career in engineering can be daunting for Black males and a less traveled road they are expected to pave themselves,” said Burt, a UW-Maidson professor of education and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). Dr. Brian A.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

"I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president. “A

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sophia Rahming As a result of her work, class withdrawals and the number of students failing and having to repeat courses — particularly in STEM-related courses — have dramatically declined since she took the helm of the program in 2019. from FSU in 2019 — hasn’t had trouble recruiting diverse students from all backgrounds to sign up as LAs.

Student success

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.

Online learning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve. As the scholar advisor to TheDream.US

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2023

dissertation, titled “A Jotería Identity and Belonging: Pláticas of Co-Creation with Queer and Trans Latinx Graduate Students in Higher Education,” not only describes his research as a prolific scholar and noted activist, but it also represents some of his own intriguing journey. “I Sergio Gonzalez’s Ph.D.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

Hardrick, who has been in the role since 2019, previously served as vice provost for access and success at Florida International University and assistant vice provost for academic affairs at Baylor University.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., He draws upon scholarship in critical race theory and Jotería studies in education and invites his research participants to become co-creators and to be in conversations, or pláticas, with him. Applied Gender Studies, Claremont Graduate University B.A.,

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. The prevalence of “Help Wanted” signs may have led some people to believe that further education and training may no longer be necessary.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In 2019, following the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Breakfast in Miami, I observed attendees gathering around one of the honorees, actor Danny Glover. However, my attention was drawn to the man accompanying him, Bob Moses, who went largely unrecognized by many.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.A., Her scholarship translates into policy and engagement.” In studying reproductive justice, she received the Birthworkers of Color full spectrum doula training in 2019, which allowed her to become part of the doula community and learn about their specific needs.

Communication

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 16, 2023

IHEP analysis of n ew f ederal d ata s how stark disparities in unmet need By: Marián Vargas and Kim Dancy In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, high-quality postsecondary data can provide critical insights that inform decision-making and advance equitable outcomes. New IHEP analysis of data from the U.S.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Francis’ bachelor’s degree in public health addresses healthcare disparities and provides students insight into public health systems, issues, and policies related to health education and disease prevention for diverse populations. Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. and Kathy R. It includes an internship at a healthcare facility.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Education is a center of much vitriolic partisan debate in America. He argued that education system would decline with an "accelerating rate" as intermingling between races increased. Harvard adopted testing in 1934 to select scholarship recipients followed by many other institutions. principles."

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E. They are staying in the program and they’re doing well.”

Tutoring

Scholarship America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Heading into the final month of 2023, we have some incredible scholarship opportunities for all kinds of students. Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund   Are you a future nurse, teacher, or mental health counselor? The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program is open to current high school seniors who have at least a 3.0

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. This year, Queens revamped its scholarship levels and allocation of aid to meet a higher percentage of students’ financial need. But institutions are under pressure, too.

Communication

Scholarship America

JANUARY 5, 2023

A new year means new scholarship opportunities—and these featured Scholarship America partner programs for January 2023 will help you hit the ground running! Check out our Browse Scholarships page for everything that’s open now, and opening soon! Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund  . scale (or its equivalent).

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Years later, our experiences still haunt us.

Placement

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.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Joshua Reda There are also students who don’t have stable or consistent homes who want a place to reside while pursuing their education. The pandemic has increased awareness of housing insecurity, and she says research shows that students cannot focus on their education if they don’t have reliable housing.

Community college