Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

Strayhorn few years ago, Liu (2023) published, Everyone is Talking about Belonging in The Chronicle of Higher Education. There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. A Dr. Terrell L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Faculty's working conditions are students' learning conditions,” Kezar told Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. What sets this program apart is the focus on and investment in faculty.” Success rates have grown from 40 to 60% on average.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2025

Wilcox, who was profiled in the June 5th issue of Diverse , has led UC Riverside since 2013 and oversaw significant campus growth, including the addition of schools of medicine and public policy and the university's 2023 invitation to join the prestigious Association of American Universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2025

The absence of outcry speaks volumes, reinforcing the notion that the presence of these students on campus is tolerated rather than embraced. With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

Nooks was awarded the 2023 Chief Executive Leadership Award at the CASE District III Annual Conference. His dedication to a collaborative campus culture, student success, and community engagement was lauded. Gordon State College (GSC) President Dr. Kirk A. Dr. Kirk A.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Faculty play a central role in building connections with students. Their regular interaction and academic and career guidance, especially within their areas of expertise, can significantly help students in their college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Most UW employees will now see pay raises of 4% in 2023 and 2% in 2024. However, many still view the decision as the school system selling out its students of color for state money, the Sentinel reported. Dora Drake, 2023 chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, called the agreement was part of “a systemic, racist deal.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To do so, she focused on long-standing issues like program development and student support services, and by the time the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees approved her permanent position, progress was tangible. Randall says faculty training in online teaching is a priority this year. I send out messages every week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

In August 2023, Kinloch became the 15th president of JCSU — the only historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 1867 by formerly enslaved Black people. “I Whether she could visualize it or not, that young freshman at Johnson C. And that’s how it started for me.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Being Black-serving means we don't boast of programs that serve a finite number of Black students. It means the institution changes how we develop faculty and advise students – where all 6,662 Compton college students benefit. All employees see themselves as student success advocates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

It is about taking a bold stance to break the old and create new systems and structures that support our students’ success. I’m ready to share my unapologetic Freedom Dreaming thoughts, the full realization of unapologetic leadership, put into practice, in the name of student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

conservative lawmakers have criticized university departments asking for ‘diversity statements,’ where job candidates write about experience working with diverse student populations and share plans to promote diverse student success. Conservatives have criticized DEI efforts as left-wing ideology and liberal ideas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

It is designed for students who are interested in Black history, life, and culture. Sacramento State, which enrolls more Black students than any other CSU campus, plans to use the CSU funds to support faculty who will teach in the Black Honors College and provide release time for work to implement the initial program offerings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to PBS , GOP legislators cut system funding in June 2023 by $32 million. Vos made this threat despite the raises having already been approved in the state budget earlier in 2023. UW Board of Regents Member Angela Adams The regents’ decision – a close 9-8 vote – came during an Dec. lawmakers on the right.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 14, 2024

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Student success remains a top priority in higher education, but many institutions face challenges in implementing strategic plans that engage both students and staff. Here’s a glimpse into Northwest’s process for advancing student success from the ground up.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As higher education continues to shapeshift to meet the changing needs of students, many leaders are asking what role each department plays in supporting student success. Everyone is responsible for student success” is easy to say but harder to do. But this is a missed opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2025

Historically Black Colleges and Universities play a critical role in student success. A 2023 study that examined outcomes of 1.2 million Black students found that those who initially enrolled at an HBCU were nearly 15 percentage points more likely to graduate than those who attended other types of postsecondary institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

Dr. Consequently, it should be no surprise if your institution experiences declining student success metrics and fails to meet various institutional goals. Here are two tips for your institution to consider in developing a new forward-thinking strategic plan: Assess the environmental challenges impacting your student body.

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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. Gonzales The ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented workforce is imperative to ensuring the success of a community college system.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 14, 2024

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Student success remains a top priority in higher education, but many institutions face challenges in implementing strategic plans that engage both students and staff. Here’s a glimpse into Northwest’s process for advancing student success from the ground up.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. May 16, 2023. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. It's been some time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

Florida’s Senate Bill 266 took effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes. It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. They impact student performance and retention.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In April 2023, Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York, passed a significant threshold. The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. Demographic changes have led to an increasing number of Latinx students attending higher education.

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EAB

MARCH 9, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways on combatting faculty burnout from our gathering of academic leaders EAB recently launched the first two-part event series for our partners focused on combatting faculty burnout and integrating a culture of well-being in academic affairs. 5 critical to dos for academic leaders to support student success 2.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Originally from South Carolina, I came to California in 2021 as the Vice President of Instruction (VPI) at CCC and later served as Acting President for one year before becoming the permanent President in 2023. My former college in Massachusetts had a large population of Black students and steadily increasing numbers of Latine students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

With enrollment hovering at 13,885 as of fall 2023, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. The number of master’s degree and doctoral degree programs continues to grow and the faculty is achieving national and international recognition for its research. We have faculty from outside the College of Engineering.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

When it was introduced in 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized its inclusion of intersectionality among other ideas, and the state’s Department of Education sent a letter saying the curriculum “significantly lacks educational value.” Despite that, almost 30% of all undergraduate degrees awarded to Black students come from HBCUs. “So,

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs 4 ways to build faculty buy-in for student success initiatives The role of faculty in improving student outcomes cannot be overstated. Faculty members are in a unique position to provide academic and personal support to students, and their guidance can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

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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. Engaged Faculty It can be exceptionally hard for institutions of any size to engage faculty in student success efforts.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Dr. Jabani Bennett Bennett began their tenure in 2023 with priorities that included breathing life into the new organizational mission, operationalizing the intersectional feminist and antiracist goals of the center, and co-creating leadership succession plans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. During his tenure with Elon Academy, he worked with more than 120 students and their families, leading to a 95% college persistence rate during his tenure there.

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