Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

Higher education institutions prioritizing student empowerment and mental well-being call attention to the prevalence of PTSD in American society. Awareness and advocacy are essential to delivering relevant student services and fostering a campus culture that is both supportive and affirming.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

“When I first met with my advisor, I was excited to dive into my program,” says Maria, a first-generation community college student. Since the enactment of AB 705 in California, community colleges in the state have seen an undeniable increase in the number of students enrolled in transfer-level courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2025

Financial uncertainty continues to serve as the primary barrier preventing students from enrolling in or completing higher education, according to new research from education technology provider Ellucian that surveyed more than 1,500 learners nationwide. However, when informed about these alternatives, support jumped significantly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Santiago, CEO, and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Our search for information revealed that financial literacy is limited to high schools. The 2024 Survey found that 35 states now require students to take a course in personal finance to graduate, up by 12 since 2022. Have students create daily budgets. Have students create weekly budgets. 2. Early intervention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCT) bring enhanced skills, knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement which translates to better student learning outcomes and ensures a more equitable education system. I firmly believe perception informs pedagogy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2025

The report, Increasing Student Support and Success by Boosting Medicaid Engagement, draws on data collected from a review of over 1,000 community colleges. There are growing mental health concerns among college students and an increase in demand for all student health services among community college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

higher education institutions can strengthen democracy by prioritizing civic engagement and civic education in the student experience. CCA’s recommendations for increased accessibility, curriculum reform and data-driven support systems underscore the essential role that higher education must play in sustaining democracy,” said Wang. “The

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2025

The milestone comes as 2025 marks 30 years since HSIs first received dedicated federal funding to improve academic quality and expand access for Latino and other low-income students. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for the 2023-24 academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

In turn, understanding how college students and leaders propose addressing affordability can inform and compel action to meet basic needs, contain costs, and support student success,” Santiago added. For more information, visit: EdExcelencia.org The nine institutions are Angelo State University, St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At Morgan State, despite achieving record-breaking total enrollment figures and becoming the nation's third-largest HBCU, the percentage of Black male students has dropped from 43% in 2015 to 37% in fall 2024. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 4, 2025

These include the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) and its longitudinal follow-up study of the outcomes of first-time college students, the Beginning Postsecondary Study (BPS). By analyzing these data, we gain a better understanding of how these factors vary across different student characteristics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates.  Students are left questioning whether barriers to accessing higher education will swell and if colleges and universities will support initiatives that support their sense of belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The reasoning for going “test optional” was twofold: it was not possible to administer the tests safely, and there was a shared understanding that the most deleterious effects of the pandemic were exacerbating inequities in ways that disadvantaged students from under-resourced communities. Dr. Suzanne M. Only about 40 percent do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Jay Ruderman Amid the ongoing mental health crisis among young adults, it is incumbent upon college administrators nationwide to conduct thorough examinations on the availability and extent of their mental health services and wellness resources for students. They should be, if they are looking to meet applicants needs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Tina Smith, D-Minn, and Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, have reintroduced three bills to help students and families make informed decisions about borrowing for college. Tina Smith The bills aim to make sure that students are informed and educated about college search and selection, loans, and financial aid.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 2, 2025

Data from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provide vital insights on key higher education issues that inform evidence-based policymaking across the country. Without the data, states could lose essential tools to make evidence-based decisions and promote student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

Experts say this will have a negative impact on students and potential students as they embark on postsecondary journeys. While the college, university, or school may have internet access, it doesn't mean that students always have these resources and services in their own home. Similarly, the ECF sunset on June 30.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

Educational accessibility is largely a policy choice and all of us must continue to advocate for greater accessibility of postsecondary education for all. But, the sticker price published on college and university websites is not what many, or even most, students pay. The answer is because the actual out-of-pocket costs vary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

How much do grades really tell us about students? The analysis, conducted by The Equitable Grading Project, found that six out of 10 middle and high school grades do not accurately reflect student performance. Ostensibly, they should tell us what students have learned—and tell educators where they need to focus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

This structured approach makes complex psychological concepts accessible and immediately applicable to educational settings from K-12 through higher education. Her own experiences as an African American educator inform the text without overshadowing its universal applications. The books greatest strength lies in its practicality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. But these aid programs were found to have low-income requirements, meaning students from middle-income households are excluded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. One of the concerns I have is many college-bound students do not have the tools or the know how of securing adequate funding before they go to college,” says Dr. Karen R. The basics are very appealing. Dr. Gresham D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). She will lead and support our accessibility and accommodation programs for students and employees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

On July 1 st , incarcerated Americans will re-gain access to Pell grants for the first time in nearly 30 years. But a new report has revealed that an important segment of this population may be largely left out: those who already have student loans. The report argues that the solution to the problem is simple: cancel student debt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. In a mounting crisis at the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

After months of delay, an independent access agreement between North Carolina State University and law firms representing sick clients will allow independent testing to be conducted within Poe Hall to determine the levels and kinds of PCBs present in building materials that may have caused former workers and students to become ill.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Dr. Moores influence extends far beyond his own accomplishment, said Jackson, who has known Moore since their days as graduate students and have collaborated with him on a number of initiatives and projects, including the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? I came to America as an International student and became a legal immigrant. We endeavor to develop practices and protocols that reaffirm our Latinx students sense of belonging, and we aspire to go beyond the Black/white racial dichotomy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. IHEP identified these two institutions by using the Equitable Value Explorer , a free, publicly accessible site that analyzes data from colleges and universities across the country. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Evangeline Mitchell is a pioneering force in diversifying the legal pipeline and has dedicated her life's work to empowering aspiring Black lawyers by providing information, resources, and connections many otherwise might not have access to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

While these schools are only 3% of all higher education institutions in this country, they educate 10% of all Black college students. Many HBCU students are first-generation college students and many are Pell Grant recipients from low income families. They account for approximately 50% of all Black doctors and lawyers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2023

High school students are divided on whether they should use generative AI tools for school, and most of those who did found errors in what these tools produced, according to a new report from ACT. A little less than half of the students surveyed responded that they had used AI tools (46%), the majority having used chatbot ChatGPT (83%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Two new reports from The California Alliance for Student Parent Success (The Alliance) detail the challenges that student parents face at California institutions. Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California.

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