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Education Research Groups Urge ED to Finalize Civil Rights Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eleven leading education research organizations are pressing the U.S. Department of Education to immediately finalize the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2025-26 school year, warning that delays could jeopardize a critical federal tool for monitoring educational equity.

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Study Reveals Key Factors Driving Student College Choice in 2025

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A comprehensive new study by education research firm EAB has identified the most influential factors shaping how students choose colleges, with academic program variety, campus safety, and student organizations emerging as the top three drivers of student attraction. The research, analyzing data from U.S.

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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J. Levine who has led the organization since 2002. The organization is meeting later this month in Denver.

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Dr. LaNitra M. Berger, George Mason University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Berger is an award-winning scholar and social justice educator who is making higher education more accessible to underrepresented students. She is an associate professor of history and art history and director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University.

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Dr. Dominique J. Baker, University of Delaware

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her research focuses on the way that education policy affects and shapes the access and success of minoritized students in higher education. She primarily investigates student financial aid/finance, admissions policies, and policies that influence the ability to create an inclusive & equitable campus climate.

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Advancing Social Justice Through Scholarly Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown II, CSJ executive director and research scientist, says in recent years higher education research has shifted away from HBCUs to minority-serving institutions more broadly. Plans are underway for a 2025 convening that will explore the topic of reparative justice in higher education. Dr. Harry L.

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The Trump Administration’s Proposed Budget Cuts to IES Threaten Education Research

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Federal lawmakers have long recognized robust postsecondary data as a cornerstone of evidence-based higher education policymaking. Unfortunately, the Trump Administration’s FY2026 budget request threatens to harm the integrity of our education research and data system.