Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

His dedication to the work would eventually increase student placement rate for Xavier by 50%, building a pipeline to both Ivy League institutions and regional or local graduate schools. now retired, is a fellow Xavier alum who spent 21 years working at Xavier in the office of Graduate Placement. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. We must continue the dialogue—and occasionally difficult conversations—around race and equity, both on and off campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Further, school counselors must be trained in using an equity-based lens to help students of color explore various career options and postsecondary opportunities in preparation to enter a global, diverse, and technological workforce. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Fletcher Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. Our experiential learning or field placement assessments should also be decolonized (see above for examples) to avoid drive-by teaching. Test biases must be discussed and avoided, as finally acknowledged by the American Psychological Association in 2021.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

In addition to the expansion of Pell to incarcerated students, this partnership comes on the heels of Michigan’s Clean Slate Laws —enacted in April 2021. Program administrators have also sought to build out wraparound support for students going home, including resources for workforce placement.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

are pursuing an Associate’s Degree and the percentage of job openings that require a four-year degree declined from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021, the significance of community colleges in shaping the next generation of workers can’t be overstated. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The class entering college in 2027 was in sixth grade in Fall 2021 and has since failed to make up any of the ground they lost. The cohort of students who were taking algebra during their first year of high school in 2020-2021 will begin entering college in Fall 2024. Closing equity gaps may become even harder.

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