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New Clearinghouse Data Shows Freshman Enrollment Has, in Fact, Increased

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mitra, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, who was previously interviewed by Diverse about the NSCRC report last fall, said the college did see an increase in new student enrollment, but that included transfers and readmits. Dr. Brian R.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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Song Richardson in 2022. These events were followed by the devastating suicide of Dr. Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, in January 2024, after she wrote a letter critical of the universitys leadership. 2 position on campus under President L.

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UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status

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“The UCLA AANAPISI designation represents the importance of understanding the various lived experiences of students on campus,” Kurland said, emphasizing the distinct needs of the nearly 50 ethnic groups that fall under the AANHPI category.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As part of its efforts to meet the financial needs of Latinx and all students, CSUSB provides tuition assistance for students close to graduation through its Graduation Initiative Grant (GIG). In 2022-23, over 350 students were awarded close to $772,000 in Graduate Initiative Grants. in 2022-23.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational (MCT) Foundation, Inc. Names 2022 MCT Scholars

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has announced the 2022 cohort of MCT Scholars, recognizing 10 first-year graduate students in higher education or student affairs students at six institutions. The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. The program is funded through a grant provided to the Dr. Melvin C.

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New Jersey City University Continues Financial Recovery After 2022 Fiscal Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Twenty months ago, in June of 2022, New Jersey City University (NJCU) declared a financial crisis. Some roles and departments – such as the divisions of administration and finance or student affairs and enrollment management – were consolidated. Many senior executives were either let go or departed via “voluntary separations.”

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 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.