Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

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. One building block for belonging is satisfying students basic needs: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, and personal enjoyment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. Gasman said that offering the ELEVATE program free of cost is also critical as many MSI faculty lack travel and professional development funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2025

The event offered pro-bono legal consultations and support from community organizations providing social services, health care, financial services, and employment. On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

Notably, as an astroparticle physicist, Love has joined the IceCube collaboration, giving her access to data from the worlds largest neutrino observatory. Through the research, she was able to demonstrate the utility of citizen science for classifying neutrino events in the IceCube detector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The new regulations in those dozen states will lead to over 10 million additional K–12 students – 21 percent of current students – gaining guaranteed access to this knowledge, the Survey notes. The 2024 Survey found that 35 states now require students to take a course in personal finance to graduate, up by 12 since 2022. It takes a village.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community. Sundays events culminated with a Sneaker Ball in which contestants not only had to show off their sneaker game but also their dance moves in a classic Soul Train line.

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Active Minds

APRIL 22, 2025

By tailoring events for both undergraduate and graduate students and collaborating with mental health professionals, UC Riverside ensures widespread access to resources throughout their community. For examples, each quarter we partner with our 2 on campus libraries to host an event called Therapy Fluffies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

American Association of University Professors chapters plan to join Higher Education Labor United, the American Federation of Teachers, and other higher education unions and student organizations in the event is deemed a coordinated nationwide counter-offensive against a sustained assault on American higher education as a public good.

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Active Minds

JUNE 23, 2025

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dr. Ken Atwater “Over the years, BBCB has been a national event for young men of color to come together and discuss the unique issues they face in this country and in their community,” said Hillsborough President Dr. Ken Atwater. For more information and to register for the event, visit bbcbsummit.org.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

They've been inclusionary and we've made the effort to ensure that when we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion, the focus is on including opportunity and access." The board has indicated plans to appoint an interim president shortly, followed by "an extensive search for a permanent president."

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The ramifications of a significant weather event span from physical to emotional, which has undoubtedly played out in an already busy storm season this fall. This disconnection can intensify feelings of loneliness, making it harder for students to access their usual support systems and mental health resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The school makes many events publicly available online and makes courses available on its UC BerkeleyX platform. The allegations of violating Title II of the ADA stem from how much of the school’s free online content is inaccessible to those with hearing, vision, and manual disabilities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

They also had technology needs, such as, to improve student internet access, cybersecurity, and hybrid learning efforts. The report noted that many colleges had maintenance backlogs, damage from natural disasters, and facilities that need modernization. GAO surveyed a representative sample of HSIs in the U.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The goal is to help faculty create curricular materials for humanities courses and provide veterans and Southeast Asian students more access to meaningful content. A schedule of events and presentations can be found here. The program will run Jun. 12-16 residentially and Jun. 19-23 virtually.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Every time one of these events happens, it feels like we’re losing ground, that this is getting away from us,” said Williamson. We are working to come up with some sort of understanding that will help provide guidance for ACHA when they have to deal with heart and mind events surrounding a shooting.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The event which took place Sep. We are proud to partner with the HBCU Week Foundation, an organization working to make college education more accessible to thousands of high school students across the country," said Omar McNeill, head of compliance at Barclays US Consumer Bank. "By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

He also addressed utilizing evidence-based issues like homelessness and systemic barriers for people without access to mental health physicalities, recognizing trauma as a public health issue, and reframing the language in mental health through early detection screenings and in-person community screening events. and James L.

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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

MAY 20, 2024

It examines over 200 indicators to determine who accesses a variety of educational environments and experiences, to explore how student trajectories and outcomes differ by race and ethnicity, and to provide an overview of the racial and ethnic backgrounds of faculty, staff, and college presidents. At an event in Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

In the early 2000s, Bennett worked at the center as a graduate student event coordinator under the second director, the late Mary Karen Powers. Maxey-Rezmer worked alongside Bennett and the Women’s Center to plan an International Women’s Day event honoring Louisville’s diversity in racial, cultural, sexual, gender, and physical backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

“WOCEC is taking the lead to formulate solutions and actionable outcomes that will harness resources and contacts to provide access and equity to all," said Watson, who is also a professor at Trinity Washington University. This year’s event, themed “Fostering Community, Support, and Empowerment,” will take place Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2023

On campuses across the country, students have been taught the importance of diversity and equity and given access to ‘safe spaces’ instead of learning to tolerate the disagreement, discomfort, and dissent that they will experience in the real world,” Noem wrote.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Jenny Nguyen The INTO Community platform will give international students the opportunity to obtain information and support, learn more about events and job opportunities, and interact with colleagues and faculty live regardless of location. Students will be able to get personalized assistance on visa requirements and housing arrangements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 18, 2023

Conference organizers, it argues, should increase their experimentation with virtual and hybrid events, for their own long-term health. It’s more accessible financially,” said Dr. Jessica Pokharel, manager of research and discovery at JSTOR Labs and an author of the report. “A

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

The event was organized by the group Protect African American Studies (AFAM) Movement. Many even slept there overnight, blocking the stairs and access to some offices. “We “It’s sad that Black students on Seton Hall’s campus are still organizing to receive fundamental resources that we are entitled to.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a special alumni breakfast with freshmen during homecoming weekend, and she’s glad to see in-person events resume. “We They have done so many events and programs that encourage students with disabilities to participate in leadership development programs. That’s the Morgan legacy.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A culmination of events over the past decade, both external and internal to the campus operations, has forced the closure of this system of colleges,” the school announced. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

As part of the Student Success Collaborative, our partner institutions also gain access to decades of research, an EAB expert dedicated to their success, events designed to disseminate best practices, and a close-knit community of like-minded campus leaders. Schirmeier said: “The technology is just one part of the solution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

The event includes film screenings, hip-hop performances, and the RCC commencement ceremony. They advocated for an institution of higher learning that was affordable and accessible for the neighborhood. Roxbury Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary over three days this weekend, GBH News reported. and Red Shaydez.

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Believe in Students

MAY 22, 2025

How to get it You can currently access the #RealCollege Curriculum for your campus, or just for yourself. 👥 Group or Campus-Wide Access: To discuss how to bring the #RealCollege Curriculum to your campus or team, sign up here ! 📆 Providing information on events and webinars we’ll be holding later this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With an Elevate membership, recipients can access a professional network of creatives and entrepreneurs; exclusive content; various events; luxury hotels and benefits; and extended purchase warranty. “Career development and financial planning are key next steps in the future for these graduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

The searing events of "Bloody Sunday" on the Edmund Pettus Bridge served as a catalyst for swift legislative action, prompting President Lyndon B. Bloody Sunday” was not just a singular event; it was a part of a long process. Johnson to urgently push for the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

When it comes to catastrophic events, Puerto Rico has experienced its lion’s share in the last decade. With these events have come economic vulnerability and population decreases. Being an HSI gives institutions access to grants and funding that must be used to better support and serve Latinx students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The historic gains made in recent years resulted from colleges and universities across the country focusing on eliminating disparities in educational access and student access based on race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Many declined to enroll in the first place. But the mentoring program proved to be just one piece of the puzzle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sherrá Watkins The panel discussion – hosted by higher ed mental health provider Mantra Health and the Steve Fund, which focuses on mental wellbeing for youth of color – was centered around how a major part of student success hinges on mental health, and how some communities may not be getting equal access to the resources they need.

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