Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

For Fall 2021, the College of the Desert’s (COD) student headcount included 8,213 Hispanic students, 1,657 white students, 395 Asian students, 252 Black students, 28 American Indian/Alaska Native students, and seven Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island students. Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. She is the first Black woman to ever serve as a vice president at the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

“Because we believe that teams with experience on the front lines of challenges will know best how to put the money to good use, we encouraged them to spend it however they choose,” Scott wrote in a June 2021 blog post listing some of the gifts. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

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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). percent dip in overall faculty head counts between fall 2019 and fall 2021. institutions down 70% from 2019 to 2020.

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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. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds.

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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., Hines, E.M.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The first cohort gra duated in fall 2021. In line with Edmonds’ commitment to “count students in,” rather than out, the requirements for joining the program are meant to be as minimal as possible—students only need to be 18 years of age, no English proficiency or drug test required. But creating the program was not easy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC. Programming has been developed to meet the needs of men of color, who now comprise about 50% of the students who access the center.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

population is 12% Black and 19% Hispanic, but in 2021 only 5% of PhDs in STEM fields were earned by Black individuals and 8% by Hispanic individuals. The differences begin with the types of institutions they attend for their undergraduate educations and continue with the institutions at which they do their doctoral studies. Velez said.

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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. In 2021 Harold Love Jr. HBCUs are not exempt from racism and as our family would often say, “white doesn’t equal right”. Dr. Frederick V. But wait, we aren't done. Dr. Frederick V.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Higher Education Administration and Policy Education:   M.Ed. It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. But I can pay it forward by making sure that higher education remains accessible to the people who have the most to gain.”

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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

AUGUST 9, 2023

Between 2006 and 2021, Black student enrollment dropped from 7% to 4% and Indigenous student enrollment dropped from 1% to 0.1%. The Steve Fund and many national experts anticipate that eliminating racial considerations in admissions will dramatically reduce the number of students of color in selective higher education institutions.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Podcast How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Episode 149. EAB · How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Transcript [music] 0:00:11.2 May 2, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours.

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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. He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. Offutt has been with CPE since 2018.

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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, perceived learning difficulties may result from limited access to academic opportunities, a lack of culturally relevant teaching, low-quality teaching, and resource inequalities. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Those barriers lead to a lack of access to quality education for our minority students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.”

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Insights help teams create tailored support plans, but many institutions find it difficult to access quality data. Foster a Data-Driven Culture What’s Preventing Institutions from Accessing Quality Data? So, how can schools access clean, usable data? Enhance Data Integration and Centralization 4.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Moreover, the syllabus speaks to the course structure, description, assessment and grading, resources, learning objectives and outcomes, and legal and administrative information. Test biases must be discussed and avoided, as finally acknowledged by the American Psychological Association in 2021.

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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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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students. Faculty and staff can now access a comprehensive picture of each student. To advise students effectively, we needed to see the whole picture.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 18, 2023

Dr. Nwosu, a lifelong advocate for equitable access and success in higher education, has also served on IHEP’s Board of Directors since February 2021 and is currently Board Chairperson. IHEP: What inspires your commitment to advancing equitable access and outcomes for students? I see myself in our students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

EAB analyzed national job postings for IT professionals in the higher education industry compared to all other industries between July 2021 and June 2022 and discerned five key takeaways from the IT labor market data. November 29, 2021. October 4, 2021. September 28, 2021. April 21, 2021. April 2, 2021.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Based on this, several of EAB’s partner institutions have worked to ensure their development officers have ready access to key tools, including regularly updated information on unit-based projects and priorities. See an example from the University of Memphis here.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

What reverse admissions means for the future of college access. A counselor, teacher, or other authorized school administrator certifies and attests to the student’s academic credentials. The post What reverse admissions means for the future of college access appeared first on EAB. September 22, 2022. September 21, 2022.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

million K-12 students enrolled in private institutions as of fall 2021. Examples include: Percentage of students receiving aid A benchmark to maintain diversity and accessibility. By identifying any inconsistencies or inefficiencies, schools can refine their policies to improve accessibility and fairness.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Together, Mott and Ferris have tailored an existing business administration transfer pathway to deliver to students at the Thumb Correctional Facility beginning in Fall 2024. Through this transfer pathway, students will receive their associate degree enroute to their bachelor’s in business administration.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In our current landscape—characterized by heightened emotional states , polarized political environments, and perceptions among some faculty that administration may not always have their best interest in mind—academic leaders are spending more time grappling with and addressing these incidents. December 7, 2021. November 8, 2021.

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#RealCollege Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

A special administration of the #RealCollege survey found that nearly three in five college students faced challenges in meeting their needs for food, housing, or other basic requirements of daily living during the pandemic, with Black students reporting rates of basic needs insecurity that were 19 percentage points higher than white students.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Access EAB’s Remote Work and Hybrid Workplace Resource Center for guidance ranging from how to craft a clear and equitable remote work policy to effectively onboard and manage a remote workplace. HE is focused on system administrator and technical support positions instead of solution architects and engineers. November 29, 2021.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. These individuals help ensure that data is in a format that is appropriate and accessible for various reporting and analytics tools. December 14, 2021.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Javier Reyes found himself elevated to the position of Interim Chancellor. After Interim Chancellorship, What's Next?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These screeners identify students who need services before a mental health crisis occurs, helping administrators take a proactive approach to student well-being management. Implement small group interventions, like group therapy, to ensure more students have access to mental health resources at scale. December 9, 2021.

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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. 15-19-year-old population from its peak in 2021 to its trough in 2032. staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g., The core is that across-the-board cuts don’t work. decline in the U.S.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Quick Facts Total enrollment of 673 students 76% retention rate 3 systems (admissions, enrollment SIS, and financial aid) combined for visualizations 56% six-year graduation rate The Challenge Elmira had difficultly accessing data from their Enterprise Resource System (ERP), making detailed enrollment analysis and strategy challenging.

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