Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Women were also the majority of first-time enrollees in sectors such as public administration and services (79.6%), health sciences (79.5%), education (77.7%), and social and behavioral sciences (66.1%). In 2020, all of the higher education sector was affected. were women, according to the report. and those enrolling full-time fell 3.7%

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The move was recommended by Purdue administration and endorsed by its Board of Trustees. Since 2020, Purdue has been “test flexible” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered many students’ access to testing sites. The school will begin accepting 2024 applications on Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But finally, in spring 2020, the federal government asked undergraduates if they had enough to eat or a safe place to sleep. In fact, since the pandemic drove many of the most vulnerable students away from college, and some never make it to college because of these challenges, these latest numbers from spring 2020 may understate the problem.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

In 2020, after the horrific murder of George Floyd, the world responded with declarations condemning racial violence and oppressive systems. Similarly, many university administrators, including education deans, disseminated statements illustrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). McNair et al.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% For example, we have developed an integrated framework to decrease student debt and increase access to outside scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. “My Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The Making the shift and continued development Luoma was on Yale University’s faculty initiatives team when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a decline in postsecondary instructor employment between May 2020 and May 2021 (1,369,930 versus 1,340,560). institutions down 70% from 2019 to 2020. Guadalupe Vasquez King As a result of these and other factors, professors are fleeing the profession.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Students have the opportunity to work for either an administrative or academic department for up to 10 hours a week,” Oviedo says. Northeast College’s College Access Scholarship and Renton Technical College’s McCarthy Bridge Grant program are two examples. The Student Research and Advocacy Center at Lee College houses a food pantry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Dozens of panel and plenary sessions were offered at this year’s meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) including a panel titled, “Historic Role of University Presidents in Shaping Racial Policies and Practice,” and keynotes by David Hogg and Jaclyn Corin, co-founders of the March for Our Lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mental health issue in the 2020-21 school year. It seems as though high-level administrators are aware. Is telehealth reducing disparity for students in how they access care?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Education, 16 states have underfunded their HBCUs by more than $12 billion between 1987 and 2020. Those are the tough choices HBCU administrators are faced with every day of the week.” According to the U.S. Despite that, almost 30% of all undergraduate degrees awarded to Black students come from HBCUs. “So,

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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. billion from 1987 to 2020. HBCUs are not exempt from racism and as our family would often say, “white doesn’t equal right”. Dr. Frederick V. Dr. Frederick V.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. Computer access is really atrocious,” said Appleman.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It We remain steadfast in our commitment to provide opportunity and support to a diverse community of career professionals and expand access to education to underserved communities – helping many students achieve professional ambitions that once seemed out of reach.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In 2020, the world was riveted by the murder of George Floyd, and Vassar was horrified. I was compelled to be an educator’ Vassar spent two decades in K-12 roles as a teacher, counselor, and administrator after receiving her Ph.D. A sense of urgency Vassar’s second initiative was even more aspirational. She was also a little relieved.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2020, the California State Auditor’s office reported that the University of California was not in compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA, stating that the university system had “inadequate policies and oversight” and lacked tribal representation on campus and systemwide committees, leading to “inconsistent practices” for repatriation.

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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., & Owen, L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Expansion and diversity in higher education (1980s-1990s) During the 1980s and 1990s, higher education in the United States underwent transformative changes marked by a significant expansion in access and a growing emphasis on diversity. The Future of Higher Education: How Colleges Can Transform Their Financial Strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

Since 2020, it seems as though anyone with any sort of leadership role in higher education has pledged their anti-racism bona fides. This is reminding me of the importance of staying in those spaces that I have access to.” But actual anti-racist leadership is a different and trickier matter.

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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

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 9, 2023

The Steve Fund’s 2020 Crisis Response Task Force Report , Adapting and Innovating to Promote the Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being of Young People of Color: COVID-19 and Beyond , describes the pandemic’s disparate impact on students of color. Greater diversity also has numerous well-documented benefits for all students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. In fact, these resegregated practices cause short-term and long-term harm for Students of Color (National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2020). Dr. Donna Y.

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#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When her classes all went online during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was desperate for help because she could no longer access the computer lab on campus. The faculty union provides an office and limited administrative support. Eventually, the administration reversed its decision at the FAST Fund’s urging.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips Health care administration programs are increasingly attractive to both students and employers. Here are four components of a successful health care administration program—and profiles of five institutions succeeding in this market.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Indeed, as a central pillar of sound pipeline development, engagement activities are irreplaceable, and donors’ comfort levels with virtual engagement, cultivation, and even solicitation have increased dramatically since 2020.

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#RealCollege Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

By: Traci Kirtley (she/her), Believe in Students In February 2020, the novel coronavirus began making its way into the US, creating one of the most dramatic and widespread emergencies of my lifetime. We soon had proof of this impact. How We Responded Within days, we launched efforts to meet this need.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Release PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Simplify College Admissions and Expand College Access for Millions of Students Users of the Naviance platform will now have easier access to offers of college admission and financial aid via EAB’s Concourse technology September 12, 2023 FOLSOM, CALIF.

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The Counseling Geek

MAY 16, 2024

A little background for anyone new or unfamiliar with The College Board The College Board, a major educational “nonprofit” organization in the United States that operates around the world, is perhaps most famously known for its administration of the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams. They don’t get done until 4-5pm.

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APRIL 4, 2023

2x since 2020. Lack of virtual resources: Although virtual therapy has become more widely available in recent years, access to these resources can be limited for college athletes who may not have access to technology or may not be familiar with how to use these types of resources.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

EAB has done a decade of research on cost savings and efficiency on both the academic and administrative side. staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g., staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g., The core is that across-the-board cuts don’t work.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024-25 FAFSA represents the final implementation of the rules stipulated in the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 , some of which have already been released in the 2122-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA’s. The 2024-25 FAFSA form will not be launched until December 2023, two months later than the traditional date.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

percentage point lift in first-year retention from 2012 to 2020 and even stronger gains for second and third-year retention A 7.7 UC’s administrators invested in the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform to support a holistic advising approach required to meet the goals of Bearcat Promise.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I was on the administrative side mostly, and the attraction there was continuing to be part of an education community – access to the arts, speakers, and community enrichment events that come with being part of a vibrant university. Always in support of helping connect people to the university and to each other.

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