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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As colleges and universities begin to feel the pain of budget deficits, reduced student enrollments, rollbacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, questions of bloated administrations, and the like, it is essential to remember what your responsibility is and what is not. At the top of 2025, the U.S.

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APRIL 9, 2025

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Creating Positive Connections.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Bob Jackson Murray State University, located in Kentucky, has appointed Dr. Ron K. Patterson as its 15th president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2025

The 2025 National Action Network (NAN) Convention continues to be a clarion call for justice, strategy, and truth-telling. The administration's weaponization of the acronym has become a strategic assault to reassert white supremacy, particularly that of white male dominance. Alford, SVP, The Grio. What Do We Do Now?

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mallory as its next president, marking a significant leadership transition for the institution. A seasoned education leader with extensive experience in academic administration, college officials say that Mallory brings a proven track record of enhancing student success and developing workforce programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

The ruling temporarily blocks the Education Department from enforcing its February 14, 2025, directive against the plaintiffs, their members, and affiliated organizations while litigation continues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Pamela Richardson Wilks as its 14th president, marking a significant leadership transition for the historic South Carolina HBCU. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Currently, just 56% of California adults aged 25-64 hold a postsecondary degree or credential, according to the February 2025 report. While this rate has steadily increased and matches national averages, it falls well short of the state's aspirations, particularly for underserved communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

In a development that underscores ongoing leadership challenges at one of the nation's premier historically Black universities, Jackson State University President Dr. Marcus Thompson has abruptly resigned, effective May 7, 2025. His appointment followed the resignation of his predecessor, Thomas K.

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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. VenturEd Solutions was proud to be a Diamond sponsor at this annual event where over 3,000 educators, administrators, and industry leaders gathered to explore the future of independent schools.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The panelists also highlighted the impact of Project 2025 and the potential shift of federal loan programs to the Treasury Department, which could change loan processes, interest rates, and repayment structures.

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MARCH 6, 2025

With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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APRIL 1, 2025

million in financial assistance in 2025 alone. It takes leadership, the right tools, and a methodology that puts families first. This technology allows schools to access verified IRS tax data in real time, eliminating the need for families to upload complex financial documents and cutting down administrative processing time.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Tampa, FL, January 23, 2025 VenturEd Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based admissions, financial aid, student lifecycle, and payment solutions for schools, is proud to announce a significant enhancement to its financial aid product, School and Student Services (SSS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Federal funding disruptions in 2025 have destabilized the foundation of academic public health across the United States, resulting in thousands of job losses, halted critical research programs, and billions in projected economic losses, according to a new report released by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).

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APRIL 29, 2025

Senator Alex Padilla A group of 36 Democratic senators is pressing the Trump administration to reconsider its recent actions revoking international student visas and terminating Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records, calling the moves potentially unlawful.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Its what they laid out in Project 2025; its what they told us that he wanted to do along the campaign trail, and now that day has come. Unfortunately, this administration does not share that belief. former Secretary of Education under the Obama administration and the current Chancellor of the State University of New York.

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MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L. The Trump Administration’s budget proposal claims that access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means. However, data from the U.S. this summer. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2025

1929 J uly 10, 2025, marks the 150th birthday of the woman who wrote that line. Fast-forward to 2025. The neglect is also administrative—a kind of “friendly fire” that surfaces whenever campuses ask more of Black women than they budget for. “Center women’s labor here.” — margin note in Mary McLeod Bethune’s lesson book, ca.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

Curry acknowledged the state's economic challenges in his letter but emphasized the persistent struggles facing underserved students, particularly in light of federal threats to diversity and equity programs under the Trump administration. "I I fully understand the economic challenges facing the state of California," Curry wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

University leadership has also provided Dreamers with legal information and counseling services that are available to them. 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision allowing U.S. College leaders say that the biggest challenge they face, aside from the threat of U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. He explained that many campus administrators are self-imposing various versions of DEI rollbacks even when not legislatively mandated. The re-election of President Donald J.

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JULY 8, 2025

But, while it should be shocking that the federal government – one that has been repeatedly talking about the return of education to the states – is interfering with the administration of a public university, it should have been expected if you were paying attention. Amanda Fuchs Miller Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2025

Education researchers took legal action this week against the Trump administration, filing a lawsuit to halt what they describe as the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education. Levine, executive director of AERA. Levine, executive director of AERA.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Known for her pedagogical and administrative vision and creativity, Westfields dynamic leadership focuses upon teachers who want to improve their teaching and have a more balanced teaching life. Nancy Lynne Westfield is director of Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Theology and Religion.

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JUNE 3, 2025

More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs June 3, 2025 by Terrance L. The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. EOC programs report that 60.6% this summer.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students June 11, 2025 — by Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D. She served as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media in the Obama Administration. this summer. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2025

is demanding the immediate release of nearly $7 billion in federal education funding that the Trump administration has withheld from states and local school districts, calling the decision illegal and harmful to millions of students. posed pointed questions to the administration: When will the funding review be completed and funds released?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Derrick Johnson, President of NAACP A coalition of education advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration's actions to dismantle the U.S. Taken together, Defendants' steps since January 20, 2025, constitute a de facto dismantling of the Department by executive fiat, the complaint states.

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JULY 8, 2025

TRIO in the News, Summer 2025 July 8, 2025 — by Terrance L. Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2 Hamm Click to view the page: “National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2025

Under the law, university administrators are required to take immediate action when encampments appear, including directing individuals to dismantle shelters, warning of potential criminal trespass charges, and initiating disciplinary proceedings against students who fail to comply. policy in the Middle East.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Immediate Action Steps in Response to Federal Funding Freeze January 28, 2025 by Kimberly Jones Contact your Representatives and Senators: Let them know how this decision is affecting your TRIO students and families. Use this tool to send a message.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2025

Milliken, current chancellor of the University of Texas system, as the 22nd president of the UC system, effective August 1, 2025. Drake announced last year his intention to step down in July 2025. The 68-year-old Nebraska native brings extensive leadership experience in public higher education.

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JULY 7, 2025

Hayden's year-long fellowship will focus on scholarship, writing, and research projects while advising Foundation leadership on supporting libraries, archives, and other public knowledge organizations. Hayden's transition to the Mellon Foundation follows her controversial dismissal from the Library of Congress in May 2025.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Building a Strong Foundation for TRIO in the 119th Congress January 17, 2025 by Owen Toomey The 119th Congress has begun, with TRIO advocates urged to engage new Members, build bipartisan support, and prioritize outreach to protect TRIO programs amidst upcoming fiscal challenges. The 119th Congress officially began at noon on January 3.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2025

The department said it is rescinding a 1997 "Dear Colleague Letter" from the Clinton administration that allowed undocumented immigrants to receive federal aid for career, technical, and adult education programs. The interpretive rule, published in the Federal Register, clarifies that federal programs under the Carl D.

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