Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. His lived experience has shaped his commitment to mental health equity and systemic change. He is passionate about the intersections of racial health equity, health policy, and social justice activism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

in educational leadership, enabling her to deepen her impact by developing innovative strategies to improve access, equity, and success in higher education. So I navigated accessing college and all of that on my own, and I felt like now it's my turn. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. higher education.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

DuBois Bowman, a 1992 graduate and nationally recognized public health leader, will become the College's 13th president effective July 15, 2025. These classifications highlight the institution's growing research profile while maintaining its historic mission of providing educational access to underrepresented communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform. The announcement was made last week at the organization's annual meeting in Philadelphia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

A lack of affordable and accessible childcare is a leading reason." Two new partnerships launched in Fall 2024, with a third set to open in spring 2025. The project is supported by a coalition of foundations committed to educational equity, including ECMC Foundation, Imaginable Futures, Lumina Foundation, the Annie E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

The Common App has launched its 2024–2025 application for more than 1,100 colleges and universities worldwide. The platform also offers access to a mobile app, comprehensive financial aid and scholarship information, online portfolios, and an extensive library of counselor resources in English and Spanish.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Use your platform to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within your university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The 2025 coalition meetings will begin in February 2025, Black History Month, and will continue monthly until the end of the academic year. By investing in the professional development of educators, CBCE is working to ensure that all children have access to high-quality education. Submit a proposal to present at #CBCE25 today!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

The power of collaboration and the importance of building paths for others to follow were topics , front and center , during the 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. The alliance launched in 2022 at the first White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. And we just can't let more time go by.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Vega's research is rooted in a deep commitment to equity, access, and success for underserved populations in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Paxson recently accepted these recommendations from a committee that examined undergraduate admissions practices to ensure they uphold the university’s commitments to academic excellence, access, and diversity. Dr. Christina H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Her teaching emphasizes college students and their development, issues of equity and access, leadership and policy and practice in higher education. Her primary work is to build, strengthen, and advance the community-facing efforts of the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. This was to be accomplished by the year 2025. “We

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Our team just returned from the annual NAIS Thrive 2025 conference, held from February 2628 in Nashville, TN. Sessions on innovative approaches to financial aid and tuition modeling provided administrators with new strategies to make financial aid more accessible and efficient. Product Marketing Manager, VenturEd Solutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Bennett carries memories of these people and is constantly thinking about ways to honor their hyperlocal and global lens in equity work for student success through the Women’s Center. “By Today, the Women’s Center is part of the brand-new Cultural & Equity Center, which was completed during the pandemic.

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Knack

JUNE 5, 2025

They anticipated needs, scaled access, and built trusted programs rooted in equity and student success. Our Top School category honors the five campuses with the highest tutoring usage across all Knack programs. These partners didnt just support students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She says she often asks herself: “How do we create equity and justice in these spaces that I occupy, where I know first-hand that equity and justice are absent?” From that sense of urgency, Vassar created CBCE to allow educators to learn from and support each other to advance equity and justice for Black children.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Kyung Kate Hyun, an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and deputy director of The Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions, and Dollars at the U.S. Because accessibility is opportunities. Department of Transportations University Transportation Center.

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Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 11, 2025

So, these early days of January offer an opportunity to review the past year, and to look ahead to 2025. An abundance of creative ideas were generated at the latter; Laura and I will be working with the contributors to further develop these ideas in 2025. The map will be published by GTM in 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Students should continue to be involved in what excites them, but lowering the number they need to list could lessen the influence of disparities in extracurricular access. In the Harvard class of 2025, about 83% of first-year recruited athletes were white.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 1, 2025

With a commitment to both academic excellence and access for all, this prestigious boarding and day school awarded $11.2 million in financial assistance in 2025 alone. If your school is looking to improve its financial aid process, increase equity, and better support your community, The Peddie Schools journey is full of insight.

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Single Stop

MARCH 13, 2025

Through this collaboration, students will have access to a range of services provided by Single Stop, including: Federal and State Benefit Screener : Helps students access vital public benefits, such as food assistance (SNAP), healthcare, housing support, and more.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

With the proposed Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA 2025) gaining traction at the federal level and states like Texas making historic moves to expand school choice, private and independent schools have a tremendous opportunity to serve more families. To promote equitable access: Use a consistent, objective assessment tool like SSS.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 4, 2025

In todays ever-evolving enrollment landscape, financial aid professionals are being asked to do more with lessprovide equitable access, protect institutional integrity, streamline complex processes, and support families in real time. Youll have access to all IRS data, Benson explained. Its a tall order. Its fully transparent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Now I do work in higher education politics and policies, analyzing the legislative bans against critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), says Briscoe. I really call for university presidents and leaders to respond to this moment." Its not just funding organizations that pay attention to Briscoes scholarship.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

During my internship, one of the most memorable moments was preparing for and attending a committee hearing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The Council invites applicants for the 2025 Thomas R. Additionally, I was excited to learn about the intersection of education policy with other key policy areas.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We're committed to educational equity and we focus on students from 11th grade all the way through to college graduation. And I'm also responsible for our growth strategy, Let's Get Ready is growing across the country, so we started with a strategic plan serving 13,000 students in 2021, and our goal is to serve 25,000 students by 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2025

These challenges stem from multiple factors, including recent presidential executive orders, such as the 2025 federal directive to eliminate DEI initiatives, restrictive state laws, and shifting public attitudes. To navigate these challenges, CDOs need practical strategies to safeguard their emotional well-being and resilience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity. After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Dr. Philomena V.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Purpose CSJ has six primary areas of concentration: civic participation; economics and wealth; educational equity; the future of work; communities and environments; and organizational entities. CSJ also advances racial equity and advises public officials and policymakers on effective policies and services for communities of color.

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