Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The scholars will present their preliminary findings in spring 2025.

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MAY 10, 2025

The advocacy comes in response to the legislature's earlier repeal of the in-state tuition waiver for undocumented students, which is set to take effect July 1, 2025. A Gaby Pacheco s Florida lawmakers extend their legislative session through June 6, TheDream.US

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JANUARY 30, 2025

In 2008, Lumina set a goal for the nation, that by 2025, 60% of people in the U.S. in 2023, an increase of 17 percentage points, but not enough to reach 60% by 2025. in 2008 to 54.9% I think we have made incredible progress, Brown said.

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MAY 15, 2025

Wilks, who brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education leadershipprimarily at Historically Black Colleges and Universitieswill officially begin her tenure on June 1, 2025. Clinton holds a sacred legacy grounded in faith, resilience, and opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J. Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Levine who has led the organization since 2002. Our work is needed now more than ever."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The California State University system is going through a strategic plan process, in which Cal State LA will participate commencing in 2025. “First and foremost, I would like to increase visibility, impact and commitment to the local community in ways that are connected to increasing enrollment, graduation and retention,” Eanes says. “We

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AUGUST 7, 2024

A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Thanks to the partnership of our stakeholders, we’ve developed a better implementation process for 2025-26,” said Cardona. One that makes higher education more accessible and within reach for more Americans."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. That’s huge for many in our community.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide. Bumphus announced he will retire as president and Dr. Walter G.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Amirah Kambe, public health major and Class of 2025 graduate, participated in a groundbreaking study examining the relationship between representation in toys and children's self-image. I want to ensure Black communities have access to equitable health education, resources and positive representation."

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Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally. Bakare is a second-year undergraduate at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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MAY 9, 2025

The system provides additional resources including online educational courses, mental health support through MindMoves by Movember, and access to NIL Real Estatea program offering student-athletes the opportunity to earn a free real estate license.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Her career has been dedicated to fostering access and achievement for underrepresented students, particularly Indigenous and first-generation learners. A final decision is expected at the Board's next regular meeting on April 11, 2025. In 2022, Diverse named Shotton to its annual list of women making a difference in higher education.

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Counselors' Corner

JANUARY 7, 2025

Media and College Access Birth rates, high school graduation rates, and some levels of college enrollment are all down, giving the Wall Street Journal et al a perfect opportunity to recognize that most college-going occurs outside the only 25 colleges they cover. This could get ugly. Because, you know, that suggests theres a chance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. This could stifle critical thinking and limit students’ exposure to diverse perspectives.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. How to achieve tenure and publishing assistance is also on the agenda. "The

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally. Bakare is a second-year undergraduate at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications. Currently, 44.1% of people have such a credential.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Currently, just 56% of California adults aged 25-64 hold a postsecondary degree or credential, according to the February 2025 report. Students' decisions to pursue and complete higher education are shaped by access to information, available resources, and the quality of their college experience.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Patterson, who currently serves as president of Chadron State College in Nebraska, will assume his new role on July 1, 2025, succeeding retiring President Dr. Bob Jackson. Colleagues describe Patterson as a collaborative, servant leader who values accessibility, affordability, education, and innovation in higher education.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

In our 2022 report, we predicted that by the end of 2025, the U.S. Created by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative, the report emphasizes not only the difficulties facing local journalism but also potential strategies for its future sustainability. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

The report, "How Latinos Pay for College: 2025 National Trends," builds on two decades of research and reveals that while Latino students demonstrate high financial need, they are employing effective cost-saving measures to make higher education affordable. Twenty years later, we are revisiting what has changed and what has stayed the same.

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College Aid Services

MAY 15, 2025

Starting May 18, 2025, Federal Student Aid (FSA) will implement significant security updates to its Access and Identity Management System (AIMS), which governs access to key systems like COD, NSLDS, SAIG Enrollment, and the FAFSA Partner Portal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

Notably, as an astroparticle physicist, Love has joined the IceCube collaboration, giving her access to data from the worlds largest neutrino observatory. 2022-2025, received funding of $541,879 from the National Science Foundation over three years. The research project, IceCube Data Analysis in the U.S. Loves Ph.D.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This year has ushered in a range of updates that will enhance how system managers can process federal aid, with some changes already implemented and other set to take effect in Spring 2025. Launches as CPS and FAA Access Are Decommissioned The post Common Record XML Schema Version 5.0c

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Financial aid offices can access the 2025-26 FAFSA Paper form through the FAFSA Partner Portal, as the Department of Education begins processing applications; functionality for student corrections will arrive in early 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

2025 NASPA CONFERENCE NASPA brought together over 6,600 student affairs professionals from across the country to New Orleans, Louisiana for connection, reflection, and renewal, three anchors of this years theme. One building block for belonging is satisfying students basic needs: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, and personal enjoyment.

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APRIL 9, 2025

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. This rollback worsens existing disparities, obstructing access and success for individuals who aspire to make a meaningful, positive, and lasting impact on the lives of others. Moody's current assessment acts as more than a weathervane. higher education institutions.

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APRIL 22, 2025

AccessLex Institute has released its 2025 Legal Education Data Deck, providing comprehensive insights into the current state of legal education in the United States. The publication offers detailed analysis of law school admissions, enrollment patterns, financial aid distribution, and employment outcomes for recent graduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Paola (Lola) Esmieu is a strategic leader in higher education, dedicated to institutional growth, access, and equity-driven initiatives. As Chief of Staff at Paul Quinn College, she provides strategic oversight of enrollment, communications, and institutional priorities.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Prior to CSF, Watson Spiva served as CEO/Executive Director of Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) Atlanta Inc.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. That’s huge for many in our community.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 17, 2025

FSA has notified institutions that it will suspend batch processing for the Common Origination Disbursement System (COD) as it makes important updates in preparation for the 2025-26 academic year. The outage is scheduled to occur from midnight to 11 a.m.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Every February we recognize the crucial role that financial aid offices play in higher education and reaffirm our commitment to improving college accessibility.

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MARCH 6, 2025

A nationally recognized expert in health law and bioethics, she is one of five authors on the leading health law casebook in American law schools, a sought-after speaker for nationwide conversations on health care regulation and reform, and a longstanding partner to organizations working to preserve access to essential healthcare services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community. The 2025 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award went to Dr. Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr. , Now its just The Center. Think about the programs youre doing.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Evangeline Mitchell is a pioneering force in diversifying the legal pipeline and has dedicated her life's work to empowering aspiring Black lawyers by providing information, resources, and connections many otherwise might not have access to.

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