Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The policy change, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, marks a significant shift in the state's approach to higher education access for Dreamers. With Florida facing shortages in healthcare, teaching, and STEM fields, the policy change could exacerbate existing gaps in critical sectors.

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MAY 1, 2025

Becoming a registered apprenticeship sponsor allows us to expand access to the teaching profession while helping California schools meet their urgent need for qualified educators." According to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

The new Student Access and Earnings Classification specifically evaluates how well institutions enroll students from their surrounding communities and whether graduates earn competitive wages after completion. This recognition was awarded to 479 institutions that demonstrate exceptional performance in providing access and economic mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and other unions filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that DOGE staff, including a 19-year-old with a history of leaking information, have been given improper access to millions of Americans' sensitive student loan data, Social Security numbers, and other private records.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

Title: Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.S., Dr. David Goldberg recalls that Love was hired when the department was seeking new teaching faculty with a focus on STEM. physics education, West Chester University; M.A., physics, Temple University Career mentors: Dr. A.J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

That they have folks that look like them teaching at those four-year universities. COIN has an elders-in-residence program through which UM students have access to cultural knowledge speakers and language speakers. We can be the connecting piece to bridge them to those opportunities and provide them the access that they need.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

She says that having access to grant and external funding has been critical to her continuing and persisting in her work, and she encourages others who do similar research to shore themselves up similarly. I cite much of her work in my research in this area and assign multiple papers of hers in courses I teach here at USC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2025

Seventy-one percent of respondents said decision-making and AI initiatives are overwhelmingly led by college or university administrations, with many describing administrators pushing AI integration into research, teaching, and policy with little meaningful input from faculty, staff, or students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2025

For Tran, teaching Asian American literature fulfills acrucial representational role. At UMBC, she teaches courses on race and ethnicity in U.S. For me, one of the most rewarding parts of being aprofessor is when a student tells me that a text I assignedreally resonated with them and made them feelseen for the first time, she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2025

The diversity across the tuition-driven sector might suggest a lack of common ground, but in reality, these institutions have far more in common with one another than with the Ivy League.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2025

Despite persistent challenges in affordability, accessibility and mental health support, U.S. Between 85% and 92% are at least somewhat confident their degree or credential will teach them relevant job skills, help them secure enjoyable employment, or enable them to earn enough money to live comfortably.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

I identify as a gay Black man, a practicing Catholic, and a multilingual leader with a doctorate in education and an emphasis in curriculum and teaching. I am a parent as well as a poet, writer, and storyteller, and Ive served as an artist in the schools where Ive taught. We are there for them when they need us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

While the Hispanic Serving Institution designation may increase access to higher education, it does not necessarily mean that these institutions are creating environments that foster greater inclusion for Latinx students, says Liera who sees opportunities for assessment of policies and practices that can lead to positive change.

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MAY 2, 2025

They are a necessity, teaching people vital skills, including how to effectively communicate, construct arguments, evaluate evidence, and build connections across cultures." It makes no sense to eviscerate the agency that helps all Americans to understand and transcend boundaries of human thought and interaction."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

These experiences have given me a unique lens through which I approach leadership, prioritizing equity, access, and the holistic well-being of our students. I began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students. As leaders, we are constantly evolving, learning, and growing.

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MARCH 13, 2025

million community college students, these changes could mean better access to the comprehensive support systems many need to succeed. The sixty-four-year-old law remains literally unchanged while everything around it has transformedfrom technology to teaching methods to the students themselves. "If For California's 2.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2025

JT Torres We have all heard stories of flawed approaches to inclusive teaching. Even when we try to do everything right, teaching is hard. Inclusive teaching? Unfortunately, much of the conservative framing — that attempts to be more inclusive in our teaching will include flaws — is in fact a reality. Here’s one.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

But a serendipitous journey of studying journalism would eventually lead her to become one of higher educations most innovative researchers examining how university recruitment practices affect access for underserved students. We tend to think about research, teaching and service as very distinct from one another," she says.

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Active Minds

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The people you meet along the way will teach you more than anything you learned in college. Of the many things I would change about the world, one of them would be to increase access for higher educational opportunities. If you could give one piece of advice to someone thinking about interning at Active Minds, what would it be?

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Knowledge Avatars College

APRIL 28, 2025

Knowledge Avatars: Transformative Education For Teachers and Students Emiliano De La Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:31 Knowledge Avatars (KAs) are revolutionizing classrooms by enhancing teaching effectiveness and deepening student learning. A digital repository for class notes, easily accessible anytime.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The barriersranging from cultural stigma and financial constraints to limited access to tailored supportare significant and deeply rooted. Unclear systems: Overlapping or confusing systems for accessing resources can deter already overwhelmed students. Simplifying access and offering proactive guidance can make a huge difference.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2025

This co-writing is intended to be a learning process where the more experienced supervisor teaches the PhDer about publishing practices through co-authoring. And of course many PhDs by publication allow at least one paper to be co-written with the supervisor. However, it is equally important for the Phder/postPhDer to write by themselves.

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SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

Priority #2: Teach mental health awareness to create an environment that promotes wellness and psychological safety. Stay tuned for our next blog in the series: Addressing the most common barriers to mental health services: Referrals, stigma, and lack of access What was the school community’s next priority?

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SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

According to national school data , only about half (56%) of school leaders reported they could provide adequate mental health services to students in need, and 57% admitted that a shortage of licensed mental health professionals accounted for reduced access to services. How can other school staff contribute?

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 3, 2025

Use the Calm app to do a 3-Minute Body Scan or access the full library of incredible premium content. How to Access: Calm.com/jhu What to Do: Sign up with your JHU email. SilverCloud is a confidential mental health resource that offers 24/7 access to interactive learning modules that teach cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques.

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Good Tutors Finder

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Specialized dyslexia tutors recognize the need for extra patience and adapt their teaching style to align with each students unique learning needs. Multisensory Approaches Reading and spelling can become more accessible and less intimidating when presented via multiple sensory channels, such as sight, sound, and touch.

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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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Civitas Learning

APRIL 29, 2025

At Civitas Learning, we’re always looking for ways to make student success tools more accessible and intuitive. With the Canvas LTI integration, faculty and staff can now access key Civitas Learning features without leaving the familiar Canvas environment. How Does It Work?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2025

He argued that truly excellent institutions enhance democracy by expanding access, teaching complete historical truths, and preparing graduates to maximize the benefits of diversity in the workforce. Any effort, legislative or otherwise, that aims to pursue excellence in U.S.

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Catherine Cronin

MARCH 21, 2025

We are grateful to the many who have found the work useful and generative, whether for individual reading, as a teaching resource, or for their research. ” Here is a link to the Open Access book, on the Open Book Publisher’s website: Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures Solidarity to all.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

Title III represents a significant overhaul of the student loan system in a move to improve access, transparency, and accountability in loan programs. Opposition to Title III College-access advocates criticize changes in Title III that they feel will exacerbate existing demographic disparities in enrollment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This has led to faculty and teachers at all levels, from higher education to K-12, becoming increasingly hesitant about what they teach, research, or even how they approach admissions or financial aid, fearing potential backlash. Those fears are likely to grow under a second Trump presidency. “We We already know what to expect.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Her teaching emphasizes college students and their development, issues of equity and access, leadership and policy and practice in higher education. Mitchell is the inaugural Associate Provost for Community Engagement and a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland.

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The College Pod

APRIL 19, 2025

Some students enter college thinking they want to be doctors, only to realize they love teaching or business instead. Your high school might also offer access to a program like Naviance , which has tools to help you learn more about your interests and personality. Ask your school counselor if you have access to this program. >>

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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