Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

It’s taken months of collaboration across institutions, but east Tennessee’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) is on track to regain accreditation. In the 2021 school year, about $10 million went to HBCUs in the state through financial aid, and the year before that it was $12 million. That’s what it’s all about.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. are white and only 21% are faculty of color. totaled 62.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dr. Monte Randall This partnership aims to create collaborative learning communities and research initiatives connecting the two campuses, with the money going towards supporting CMN’s transition from a two-year to a four-year institution. government 15 years earlier.

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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. Many of the projects involve faculty at the doctoral-granting institutions…to work with faculty at, let’s say, an HBCU on curriculum development,” said Espinosa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to a 2021 report by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Kapor Center , a non-profit focusing on the intersection of racial justice and technology, only 19% of PreK-12 computer science teachers are Black, indigenous, Latinx, or Pacific Islanders. With Google’s help, this year’s goal is to accept 20 students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021. Shepherd’s scholarly work focuses on educational leadership, family-professional partnerships, collaborative teaming, and implementation of inclusive policies and practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

With that quote on his mind, Alexander jumped at the chance to collaborate with the Partnership for Education Advancement, a nonprofit that works with Minority Serving Institutions, including HBCUs, to find technological solutions to serve and advance their students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Taylor Smith is a noted leader in intercultural competence and joined the University of Dayton as an executive director for inclusive excellence education in 2017, before being appointed assistant vice president in 2021.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

While shootings on campus are extremely rare, said Williamson, the mental health and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff can be deeply impacted by these events, which is why it is crucial that institutions of higher education respond to these incidents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

But during the 2021-22 academic year concerns about diversity in leadership surfaced. In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sharrelle Barber Title: Inaugural Director of the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Age: 38 Education: B.S., Barber played a vital role in hiring faculty and staff for the center. “I

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow. This makes Maricopa Community Colleges the most promising place to work, learn, and collaborate with others.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2023

As Gonzalez completes his graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in California, he is preparing to defend his dissertation before departing for a faculty position this fall at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Students have risen to the challenge, with 83% having passed their courses as of spring 2021, and many reporting a broadened sense of their college possibilities. In addition to the representational advantages, minoritized faculty may present material in a way to which students of color can more easily relate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This requires intentionality and assessing all aspects to safeguard what is best about higher education: students, faculty, and staff who are different but learning, disagreeing, and growing for the betterment of society and self.” Reflecting on the current landscape, it is evident that the emphasis on globalization has only intensified.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

As Gonzalez completes his graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in California, he is preparing to defend his dissertation before departing for a faculty position this fall at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Molloy University; and Dr. Leigh Patel, University of Pittsburgh Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: Find and develop a community of supportive colleagues and mentors. Means was also a 2021 Richard P. Jori Hall, University of Georgia; Dr. Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr.,

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey. The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

Advisors, faculty, and staff need a holistic view of a students experienceacademic progress, goals, challenges, and engagementso they can intervene early and offer proactive support. Faculty need simple ways to flag concerns and coordinate with advisors in real time. For student-facing teams, that story matters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

She is currently engaged in working collaboratively with K-12, higher education, and business partners around dual credits. “We percentage point increase in dual credit participation among low-income students from the 2016 senior class to the 2021 senior class. The 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. But dispersed student information across multiple systems made implementing an integrated and collaborative student success network challenging.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Student Success Collaborative Awards. Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate , EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish , the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021. Collaborative Citizen Award: Ramapo College of New Jersey. Collaborative Citizen Award.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Longstanding methods of managing data in silos make it difficult for faculty and administrators to agree on common data sources and shared dashboards. Outdated Systems — Legacy systems often aren’t created for easy collaboration, complicating data quality management.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 15, 2023

This will support Black, Latinx and/or Hispanic, Indigenous and underrepresented Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students’ ability to identify campus environments where faculty and staff are most likely to share their background.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet. Student Mental Health & Well-Being Collaborative. November 11, 2021.

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EAB

JANUARY 23, 2023

Equip faculty and staff to better refer students to support Faculty and staff play a critical role in supporting students' mental health and well-being. Equipping faculty and staff with in-the-moment resources will empower them to direct students who need support to the best-fit resources.

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EAB

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Leverage Faculty Partnerships and Technology to Address the Community College Enrollment Crisis. Higher-than-expected summer melt in Fall 2021 led them to investigate causes that could threaten future semesters. Increase in faculty response rate to progress reports. -->. -->. Impact Highlights. -->. Navigate is our mothership.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey. The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In spring 2021, the UIA concluded its four-year completion grant initiative after providing more than 5,000 microgrants (valued at $3.6 Faculty and staff feel pressured to help but lack the resources to do so. Join the University Innovation Lab's waitlist , and we look forward to collaborating with you in the New Year and beyond.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We raised $5 million for cutting-edge collaborative innovation projects, and we welcomed new colleagues and partners to the digital ecosystem of our University Innovation Lab. We know that when universities collaborate, students win -- and when students win, our country's future is bright.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They also provided more hands-on training for faculty and students to spur wider adoption of the Navigate student success platform and improve communication during the registration process. In the end, the institution spurred enrollment growth by pairing the right technology with stronger collaboration and process improvements.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Doctoral Research Fellows Building on the lessons of our 2020-2021 Doctoral Research Fellows Cohort, in 2022 we launched a second cohort of emerging scholars who are working with faculty advisors and UIA liaisons to conduct research on student success at their institution.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

The three share tips on collecting and using data to convince faculty and senior leaders to become enthusiastic partners in the effort. I enjoy engaging with the university community, how I could help collaborate across the campus in supporting our students. Learn more. Transcript 0:00:12.0 JG: Yeah.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Many are not doing well mentally or emotionally, and these big changes are readily apparent to faculty reporting ‘ stunning’ levels of disconnection and disengagement in their courses. Equip key campus stakeholders, especially faculty, with tools to provide basic support. Mental health recovery has been slow.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

15-19-year-old population from its peak in 2021 to its trough in 2032. The future you should be planning for Beyond the financial pressures of today, leaders must also consider the long-term enrollment challenges that will drive further revenue constraints. The much-discussed demographic cliff represents a 6.5% decline in the U.S.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We raised $5 million for cutting-edge collaborative innovation projects, and we welcomed new colleagues and partners to the digital ecosystem of our University Innovation Lab. We know that when universities collaborate, students win -- and when students win, our country's future is bright.

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