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Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), even as humanities degree completions decline across the nation. I can’t begin to stress how important the humanities are to liberation and freedom.”

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A landing page for student-facing websites at University of Michigan and Amherst College, just to name a few. There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. Figure 1 is a visual representation of points shared in the session.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. To those ends, the humanities internship grants aim to make internship participation more widely available for humanities majors.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates.

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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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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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JANUARY 26, 2025

Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. Moores focus on equity, inclusion, and innovation has not only improved outcomes for todays students but has also laid the foundation for a brighter future for generations to come, Jackson added.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Florida International University (FIU) has received $6 million to help improve access to mental health services for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). Limited access to mental health support can lead students to face issues with emotion management, relationship development, and school performance, Pham said.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Today, were at another inflection point because college access has improved, but not enough, credential attainment has improved, but not enough, said Merisotis. Our view is weve got to do more to transform higher education, workforce systems in order to meet human talent needs. Currently, 44.1% of people have such a credential.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Jacob shares his experience as a student currently on a year abroad in France and his advice for dealing with homesickness and loneliness. I will never take for granted the experience of being a home student in the UK again. The reality is, were only human. Don't forget to check out the Student Space. The list goes on.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In an effort to address basic needs insecurity among students, the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) launched a free online tool to connect college students to basic needs resources. OSHE also held a statewide convening Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As institutions wrap up their fall semesters, many faculty, staff, and students look forward to a chance to go home to familiar stomping grounds and family traditions. But for students who identify as LGBTQ+, particularly those who identify as non-binary, going home for winter break can paint a more complicated picture.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

“Theater doesn’t belong to any particular culture — it belongs to the human impulse to tell stories.” Shaffer as a guiding text, wanting to help his students engage with and think about performance differently. Students can] begin thinking about their own background. I saw students engaging in theater in a different way.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start. Edward’s students who bring their passions, talents, and ambitions to the hilltop.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

In a few short weeks, fall term will be upon us and millions of students will flood classrooms. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab It's incredibly hard to meet students where they are and effectively teach and support them without a sense of their basic needs. Department of Education confirmed that 8% of students experiences homelessness.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ten years ago, most college students short of money for food would have difficulty finding a food pantry on campus. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. There are more than four million students who need help, yet most programs only serve hundreds.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many educators come to the profession because they have a passion and commitment to help students succeed. However, the complexities of education often get in the way of successfully advocating for Black students in a way that is impactful and transformative. Dr. Donna Y. Dr. Erik M.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

When Dr. Sarita Cargas began studying basic needs insecurity at the University of New Mexico (UNM), she asked students to share stories about times they could not do their work because they were hungry. Dr. Sarita Cargas, associate professor of human rights at the University of New Mexico Honors College. That broke my heart.”

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JUNE 5, 2024

The paper quantifies the magnitude and nature of human capital responses to shifts in labor market demand for oft-critiqued undergraduate programs at four-year institutions across the U.S. The research examines whether colleges and universities provide students timely, in-demand skills through their training and education programs.

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JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. Congrats, colleagues!” Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Student interest in working in education continues a generally downward trend across eight states in the U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Incarcerated students often don’t have much chance to use essential educational tools that people on the outside take for granted. Computer access is really atrocious,” said Appleman. As an incarcerated student, he dealt with computer rules that seemed arbitrary. I don’t want to be a naïve bleeding heart.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As colleges and universities nationwide welcome a new cohort of students, the beginning of a new academic year generates a sense of anticipation. This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kristina Londy Kristina Londy has been named director of student success and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.

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MAY 14, 2024

students face behind the scenes. Blake's article, "Graduate School and Mental Illness: A Survey of Strategies for Support," underscores the prevalence of mental health struggles among graduate students. students face, particularly concerning chronic illnesses and mental health challenges.

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JUNE 12, 2023

The professional development program, “Fifty Years Later: The Vietnam War Through the Eyes of Veterans, Vietnamese, and Southeast Asian Refugees,” is funded by The National Endowment for the Humanities and will educate 30 scholars. The program will run Jun. 12-16 residentially and Jun. 19-23 virtually.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

The prevailing belief is that students should prioritize hard, technical skills essential for thriving in our rapidly evolving information economy—with areas like science, technology, engineering, and business taking precedence over subjects like English or philosophy. Our students are working adults, military members, and busy parents.

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JUNE 7, 2023

An author, public speaker, and anthropologist, Mahdavi’s scholarly work focuses on gendered labor, human trafficking, migration, human rights, and public health in the context of changing global and political structures. Mahdavi holds a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College. She earned a Ph.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. On last Friday, it was all about the students. Faculty and staff at DCCC embraced him, Shegog said, seeing him as a human first and foremost, asking him to share who he was, his past, and his dreams. asked Shegog.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

GenAI could be the remedy to ongoing challenges from teacher shortages and crowded classrooms to democratizing access to higher education through lower-cost options, according to the survey. Notwithstanding, “courses largely make the grade” among students. The survey finds that “rising costs weigh heavily” across the board.

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