Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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"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

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Because several minoritized professors are being hired at once, they are less likely to be tokenized and burdened with extra diversity, equity, and inclusion work. And they weren’t looking to just hire one. They were hiring three.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States. Foundations continue to focus on awarding scholarships to students who navigate and matriculate in college with ease. So, these students are often unnoticed and left behind as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This is necessary but must include intentional and proactive scholarship and resources on racial identity development. b. 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.

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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. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work requires basic needs work—without it, those efforts will almost certainly fall short. These struggles predate the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 trillion by the end of 2022, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. “On Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Students will take a class taught by Ko called Computer Science Equity and Justice. T he focus on racial equity, the cultural relevance of the pedagogy [Ko] was creating ,” said Shawdee Monroe, U. This focus is part of what drew Google to the program. “ The program stands out because of the uniqueness of the curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Northeast College’s College Access Scholarship and Renton Technical College’s McCarthy Bridge Grant program are two examples. The scholarship program at Northeast has been in operation since fall 2021 as one of the 384 organizations to receive funding from Scott in December 2020. Likewise, Renton Technical College devoted $1.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Molloy University and a 2020 Emerging Scholar, in his letter nominating Means this year. “My It’s all a team effort,” Means said. My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I He was co-PI, and the undergrads were co-researchers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. We also provide scholarships if they do get into UCLA or UC,” says Alexander. The California legislature put some caveats.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Bronx is home to over one million people, 56% of whom are Latinx, according to 2020 U.S. That includes factoring generous scholarships into the school budget to make sure The Mount is affordable for all who wish to attend. Census data. asks Delgado.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita. CSUN has put an infrastructure in place for faculty and staff recruitment, including equity review officers.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scholarship America , the nation’s leading nonprofit scholarship and educational support organization, is pleased to announce that Dr. Angel B. As a first-generation student who grew up in poverty, a scholarship gave me the opportunity to attend college and live an extraordinary life,” said Pérez. About Scholarship America ®.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

The project aims to provide guidance and insights for colleges and universities seeking to create effective and sustainable career development programs that promote equity and opportunity for historically marginalized learners.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Barry Griswell Scholarship was founded in memory of Scholarship America’s former Board Chair, who overcame great odds with the help of scholarships. Now a junior, Leila says receiving the Griswell Scholarship has made an enormous impact on her academic career. Leila is a member of the first cohort of J.

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Catherine Cronin

APRIL 21, 2022

Just Knowledge is a community-focused, open knowledge research project guided by three core ideals: justice , equity and openness. The third aim is to work together with community partners in each initiative to explore context-appropriate, equity-focused, open approaches to knowledge sharing. References: D’Ignazio, C., & Klein, L.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Beginning in 2024, Naviance students will be able to easily create anonymous profiles and receive direct offers of college admission and scholarships—with no applications required. Both Concourse and Naviance feature strong privacy controls to protect students searching for colleges and scholarships.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From enrollment declines to widening equity gaps, we are just beginning to come to come to terms with the disruption the pandemic had on our industry. For example, to help mitigate concerns about cost, the University of Michigan created the HAIL scholarship to provide tuition assistance to students from Michigan public high schools.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. But we tend to get lost on the why because it is personal and squishy—there’s no empirical evidence you can cite, no scholarship to drive your formulation. Bryce and Portia Morrison on election day 2020, reminding us all to do our civic duty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

in 2020, and 35.3% Krinsky “The Supreme Court’s decision creates additional headwinds to the efforts of law schools and others to provide access and equity in legal education,” says Krinsky. Law students entering school in 2023 are the most racially diverse group yet, continuing a multi-year trend. in 2021, [and] 36.2%

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

College Greenlight became part of EAB in 2020, and we continue to help students connect with colleges and universities to help them find their best college fit and the financial support that they need. We're committed to educational equity and we focus on students from 11th grade all the way through to college graduation. JS: Yes, yes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

2019; Monarrez & Washington, 2020). These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today. We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. 2021; Reeves, 2022; Villavicencio, 2023).

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Scholarship America

AUGUST 24, 2023

million more people retired than expected in 2020, while Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that 2.4 So what can we do, and how can scholarships help? That’s where private scholarships can do the most good. In addition, private scholarships can be targeted to the exact population that companies want to recruit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

A 2020 study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that 82% of transgender individuals have considered death by suicide, and 40% have attempted suicide, with the risk being highest among transgender youth. Sadly, higher rates of stress, anxiety, and suicidality among TGNC youth are not new.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2023

When she ended her 15 years as director of BCRW in 2015, the college devoted a day-long colloquium to celebrate her contributions to feminist scholarship and research. Activism and scholarship Founded in 1971, BCRW is noted for combining activism and academia at a time when that was uncommon.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Forty bills were brought up to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Following the Supreme Court’s undermining of race-conscious admissions, Alexander expects efforts to squelch programs that factor race into hiring or the awarding of scholarships. And the U.S. That reckoning spawned the backlash that she now tracks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 19, 2024

To the public scholars who have focused your attention on building your scholarship and practice to climb up the ladder, the Sonya Masseys of our world rely on you to use your platform for those whose voices have been muted and whose mouths have been covered up by the big hands of society’s oppression.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 16, 2023

According to research by the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), the percentage of women athletes competing on college teams has risen from 15% in 1972 to 44% in the 2020-21 academic year. There are certainly cultural and societal issues at play as we look at gender equity in sports,” says Axelson.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Capitol, higher education professionals were still working to silence “The Big Lie” that the 2020 Presidential election had been manipulated in favor of Biden’s victory. Williams, a Hampton graduate, served as an executive for a global technology company following his retirement from the Army in 2020. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.

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