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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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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Illinois System and nonprofit organization One Million Degrees have announced a new multiyear initiative to increase community college transfer rates, with a particular focus on first-generation and low-income students in Illinois. in the past year, significant gaps remain.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. When denied accessed to needed advanced courses and opportunities, students underachieve , and the Black-white achievement gaps persist. Career and Technical Education Research, 43 (1), 77-98.

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Small course modifications that can help all students succeed

The LTC Blog

The syllabus should make proper use of the pronouns “I”, “you”, and “we” to appropriately signal what the students should do (“you”), what the instructor will do (“I”), and what will be communal (“we”). Consider including syllabus statements from relevant Carleton offices and take a look at Tulane’s accessible syllabus website.