Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

NBA star Chris Paul has graduated from Winston-Salem State University and is helping give career advancement and financial literacy opportunities to his fellow graduating classmates. Career development and financial planning are key next steps in the future for these graduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Unfortunately, this sentiment holds true for far too many children who enter Kindergarten already behind their peers in terms of literacy skills and too many continue to fall further behind by the time they reach the crucial third-grade mark. Bright Third grade is a pivotal milestone in a child's education. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. She is also the one leading the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative. Then, COVID happened, technology became more accessible to people inside.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

This proactive stance not only sets children up for academic success but also mitigates societal challenges such as low literacy rates and disparities in educational attainment. Bright Early childhood education is the foundation upon which all future learning is built. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

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. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Data is critical for UNT’s student success as well, said Voight.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Despite these gains, Latino students continue to face several hurdles during their academic and career pursuits, such as insufficient financial literacy, career planning, and financial assistance. Graduate students’ needs are focused on financing their education and financial support for conference travel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education has continued with the report that Harvard University has plans to use an AI chatbot as part of its introductory computer science course. Others are teaching information literacy by having students fact-check bots’ responses to research questions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

“I am honored to serve as this year’s SREB chair as we work with partners in and beyond the state to ensure children across the region receive the quality education they deserve,” Kemp said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

“I don’t defend everything that Martin Luther said or did, but clearly at the time of the Reformation (16th century) there was an emphasis that he had around access to education and access to literacy.” Nunes notes that during the Lutheran Reformation there was a democratization of knowledge.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The grant – from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and to be distributed over five years – will help fund the “UC San Diego Health Career Experience,” an annual program meant to educate and train students interested in nursing and allied health professions. UC San Diego Health has received $2.2

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Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

To approach students and receive as many responses as possible, Diego sent out a survey with questions regarding college experience, support systems, college application process, barriers, the resources they have access to, students’ goals, and their mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

"The Cohen Career Collective will be the largest career and technical training facility of its kind in the region, offering programs to prepare New Yorkers of all ages, backgrounds, and educational levels for good jobs in high-growth sectors of our local economy." Adams said the goal is to make a positive difference in people's lives. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) AI that can generate long, detailed answers to complicated questions, was first made accessible to the public in November 2022, it changed the landscape of education forever. “As As you can imagine, people were and still are apprehensive. Provost Dr. Janice L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

That’s the finding of a new study , “'All Students Matter': The Place of Race in Discourse on Student Debt in a Federal Higher Education Policymaking Process," that analyzes the transcript of a Congressional markup session about a possible reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

To approach students and receive as many responses as possible, Diego sent out a survey with questions regarding college experience, support systems, college application process, barriers, the resources they have access to, students’ goals, and their mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

The ‘partial’ PE requirement definition included schools where only certain degree programs had the requirement, or where students had options for other health-related courses, such as financial literacy or sexual health. To note, the study did not examine disability access or accommodations for such PE requirements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Early prison education programs were led by religious reformers like the Quakers who brought literacy and moral education to the Walnut Street Prison in post-revolutionary Philadelphia. Within a decade of the bill’s passage, in-prison college programs dwindled from over 700 to 12.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

“Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal. “If If these educators can access PSLF, we can help our youngest children, their families, and their communities.” When you dig in, their jobs are as complex if not more than our K-12 educators,” said Meeker.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There is also instruction in job-search skills such as interviewing and resumes, and in relevant life skills, such as teamwork, stress management, and financial literacy. In the program, s tudents learn construction , electrical and plumbing basics, blueprint reading and drawing, math , and worksite safety.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite the ratification of the 15th Amendment in 1870 which was supposed to guarantee the right to vote, Blacks faced formidable obstacles such as poll taxes, literacy tests, intimidation, and violence, effectively disenfranchising them for generations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To frame it any other way dismisses both the historical and contemporary contexts and centrality of race and racism in decisions to remove these specific students from the general education system, forcing them into a system that suppresses their opportunities and contributes to miseducation. Dr. Donna Y.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. A community college is a two-year school, with open admissions, that offers reasonably priced higher education, often as a pathway to a four-year degree.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For the first time, higher education will need to weather downturns in both tuition and enrollment. Our mission at Civitas Learning is to empower higher education institutions to help students get through school as efficiently and effectively as possible. Empower teams to drive successful outcomes for students right now.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In higher education, our use of technology has always run in step with the world around us. From the days of old when punch cards held reams of research to the present day when information is stored in data-rich, mobile accessible clouds, the student experience is directly connected to an institution’s technology.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Providing CARE and support when and where it is needed as learners work to achieve their education and career goals. Additionally, DeVry found that students’ inability to access support services at convenient times further limited engagement.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) was honored to partner with The Chronicle of Higher Education for its September 29, 2022 panel discussion on innovative financial aid for today's students. Sharon Perry Fantini , Vice Provost for Equity Access and Opportunity at Iowa State University. • Thu, 11/03/2022 - 06:00.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Higher Education Inadequately Prepares Teachers to Teach Reading Effectively Teacher preparation programs rarely prepare educators to teach reading. Few prep programs, if any, include a curriculum conferring scientifically-based reading instruction methods or the five components of literacy.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Our EAB research team spoke with dozens of higher education leaders—ranging from presidents, provosts, and CIOs–about the emergence of AI tools on campus. To help inform ongoing conversation, this article explores six innovative ways higher education can embrace AI with examples from across sectors.

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Timely MD

JULY 6, 2022

College students in rural America need accessible mental health services now more than ever. How can rural-serving institutions (RSIs) of higher education close the mental health support gap? How can rural-serving institutions (RSIs) of higher education close the mental health support gap?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Proactively inform students nearing graduation about what to expect, as well as available on-campus resources as they navigate loan repayment plans For some students, federal student loan payments may have been paused for the entirety of their higher education career thus far. Where is there room for improvement?

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

When I was in graduate school, my mentor used to talk to me about the challenges of creating a “high tech, high touch” environment in higher education. It’s crucial that socioeconomic status and accessibility be at the center of all institutional technology conversations. That was way back in 2004.

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