Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The late “soft launch” took place but several technical issues and limited windows of accessibility – the latter issue was addressed by Jan. While institutions may invite students to work with them after the deadline, "it is daunting to navigate the complexities of financial aid," she said. 30 instead of the usual Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The ACE Report details what has become the useful identification of education deserts — defined as geographical locations where there are no colleges or universities in the vicinity or one community college is the only public broad-access institution in the area. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

But that day, I had the opportunity to advocate for my own institution, and we ended up with a great result.” Personal Paths to Educational Leadership We like asking about what informed our guests’ leadership style, and President Sacks offered this wonderful anecdote: “My family did not have horses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Marybeth Gasman, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education and associate dean for research in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. They are stressed, low energy, some are afraid, and they are less hopeful.” We offer access social mobility. Dr. Stella M.

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