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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rather, it's the natural result of diverse individuals coming together — students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds, races, genders, religions, and socioeconomic statuses — sharing their experiences and perspectives, challenging assumptions, and advocating for a more just and equitable society.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And he is doing his part as director of policy and advocacy in California at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There should be efforts made to help faculty and students understand the nuances of the issue, such as that affirmative action has been permitted due to its educational benefits, rather than to remedy past social injustices. Stakeholders on campus should also be engaged prior to any decision, according to Coleman.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

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Institutions should consider proactively sharing information and resources related to student loan repayment with soon-to-be-graduating students. Consider consolidating a list of campus supports available to students and sharing it out in easy-to-access locations across campus, on your website, and in your student mobile app.

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The value of partnership to alleviate pain points in support services

Blackboard Blog

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members. Our One Stop solution provides a rich source of information which helps institutions to make student driven decisions.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

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Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. Wolanin was a faculty mentor of Stoner’s at the University of Wisconsin, and Stoner has been involved in supporting all five cycles of the internship program thus far. COE and the family of Thomas R.

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

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It's only after researching programs and admissions requirements that adult learners begin to research things like general information about the school, classes, or even faculty research interests. In fact, financial aid, cost of attendance and online support services were of primary importance to prospective students.