Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. UM also has the Office of Native American Affairs, which facilitates communication and consultation with tribal nations to improve UM systemwide to better serve Native communities and learners.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Our institution is approximately one-third first generation immigrant, like my parents, and approximately one-third second generation immigrantthe children of newcomers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Im accountable for facilitating access to quality, culturally relevant instruction and services designed to prepare students for fulfilling careers and to help empower lives of civic engagement. As college president, my primary responsibility is to put the needs of students first. We are there for them when they need us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

But whats much less clear is how to facilitate, engender, or boost belonging for all students, using theory as a blueprint. When campuses take proactive steps to ensure that students have access to what they need, they open up possibilities for them to become who they are or aspire to be in terms of learning and development.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 17, 2025

A single security breach can have severe consequences such as stolen identities, compromised social security numbers, and unauthorized access to financial information like household income or banking details. That’s why the integration between SSS and TaxStatus, which enables direct, secure IRS data access, is not just an upgrade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

It's not just about putting courses online; it's about building a network learning community where students from any HBCU can access high-quality courses, mentorship, and career opportunities in a seamless and engaging way. Today, we have a platform that students and faculty can log into, where they can engage, connect, and start groups.

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Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally.

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Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 11, 2025

Committed to maximising access, we worked over several months with Higher Education for Good authors to record audio versions of all 32 chapters. A key focus of this work was documenting the project’s vitally important ethical approach including consent, ownership, access, and language. The map will be published by GTM in 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization. On-campus worship, outreach efforts, and networking to improve the accessibility of services for those lacking transportation or carpools to assist with attending in-person services can be helpful.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

Obviously the two are not morally equivalent as one use of racial classifications is intended to increase access and opportunity while the other use of racial classifications was intended to discriminate and oppress. Participants stand in a line while a facilitator reads a series of statements related to privilege and disadvantage (e.g.,

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COE

MAY 2, 2025

The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) condemns President Trumps 2026 budget proposal , which calls for the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programsa longstanding, bipartisan initiative proven to expand access to higher education for low-income and first-generation students. However, data from the U.S.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 8, 2025

This April, as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month , Health Promotion and Well-Being has invited EndTAB founder Adam Dodge to a series of workshops for students focused on emerging topics around digital safety and privacy and addressing technology-facilitated abuse. About EndTAB Gender-based violence has gone digital.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

We’ll examine how technology-facilitated abuse intersects with public health and patient care, while providing practical strategies for maintaining digital boundaries in professional settings. Accessing Support: Campus and community resources available to students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

Those concerns are heightened now that President Trump has issued an executive order to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education. Scholars such as Nguyen say they worry about the future of AANAPISIs which they note are already underfunded under Trump 2.0.

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COE

JUNE 3, 2025

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. More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs June 3, 2025 by Terrance L. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2025

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a draft executive order directing Secretary McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" to "the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law." He predicted that of the 50 states, "35 would do great" with this approach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Trump signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to pursue all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States. The lawsuit also cites the termination of $1.5 billion in contracts and grants for congressionally authorized programs.

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COE

JULY 8, 2025

Bipartisan opposition—from Senate TRIO Caucus co-chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and other lawmakers to Colorado education leaders and the Council for Opportunity in Education—underscores TRIO’s demonstrated track record of boosting college access and completion and makes it likely that Congress will reject the proposed cuts.

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COE

JULY 10, 2025

Jones as Its Third President Press Releases Council for Opportunity in Education Board of Directors Unanimously Chooses Kimberly A. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

JULY 15, 2025

Jones as Its Third President Press Releases Council for Opportunity in Education Board of Directors Unanimously Chooses Kimberly A. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

Approvers, advisors, and students will have an improved user experience as well as access to new features that were previously unavailable. Missouri State News TCRP 2.0 Launch The upgraded Transfer Credit Reevaluation and Preapproval (TCRP) System is being rolled out to users over the next several months.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

We are dedicated to our partnership with VenturEd Solutions and are excited to work together to provide schools with direct access to IRS tax information, empowering them to support families with greater clarity and confidence,” said Almond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

These classifications highlight the institution's growing research profile while maintaining its historic mission of providing educational access to underrepresented communities. Willie Woods, chairman of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees and a 1985 graduate, called Bowman "the ideal choice" to lead the college forward.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

To facilitate and sustain positive changes in the academy, influence and pressure from both internal and external sources are necessary. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, DC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2022

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth. Dr. Marcus Bright Access to high-quality early learning experiences is essential for children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mental health support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Students will be able to access virtual care from licensed physicians and counselors in all 50 states.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

CCNY will establish a comprehensive humanities internship program that will enhance humanities students’ access to internship opportunities in the nonprofit and public sectors. The University of Missouri - Kansas City plans to launch the Mellon Humanities Internship program and institutionalize humanities students’ access to work experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Dr. Marcus Bright Even with access to some form of computer science education for example, there still needs to be a great deal of promotion and on-ramps built for students to be motivated to enroll and persist through completion. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a "I Support My Sisters…PERIOD" special collection event. “As It's alarming to see how inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products affects women worldwide, leading to significant physical, mental, and emotional challenges,” she continued.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Alexander’s mother immigrated from Jamaica to Queens, New York, with hopes to give her children access to opportunities she never had. They can go in and submit comments over email or engage in an intentional way to say, ‘We want our students to have access to truthful information about race and racism,’” says Alexander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Dr. Peter Salovey The initiative is part of a redress following Yale President Dr. Peter Salovey and Senior Trustee Josh Bekenstein’s Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“This initiative includes strategic outreach, community partnerships, sustainable resource initiatives, and crucial support services, all with the goal of empowering students and facilitating a smooth transition into education and training for the immigrant communities in the Greater Flint area.” The grant – from the Michigan Dept.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. Edward’s President Dr. Montserrat Fuentes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

The first cohort of fellows — whose projects ranged from a first-of-its-kind campus accessibility ranking to a digital zine examining the intersection of anti-Blackness, fatphobia, ableism , and incarceration — gathered at SFSU for a month-long workshop in July 2023. The dorms on the SFSU campus weren’t fully accessible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Student Justice Perez Sanders, 16, was only able to retrieve some of her art portfolio because she was not able to access the school’s servers. The system is working with other partners to facilitate student transfers, according to its website. She worked really hard to build that,” said her mother, Sara Perez Sanders.

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