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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.

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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Blake's article, "Graduate School and Mental Illness: A Survey of Strategies for Support," underscores the prevalence of mental health struggles among graduate students. Such insights underscore the imperative to prioritize holistic support structures within academia to foster student well-being and academic success.

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How Civitas Learning Uses AI to Power Student Success

Civitas Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to augment, not replace, human creativity and intelligence. We use AI in predictive modeling, a type of supervised machine learning, to predict student outcomes and help institutions create and carry out effective student success initiatives.

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Combating the Illusion of DEI Collusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After reading the article “Another Education Fight Over DEI Emerges…” on CNN.com, a daunting thought came over me. The article seems to make clear that incorporating a DEI statement into the application folio of faculty is not considered necessary. Given the position held in the article, many questions come immediately to mind.

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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mayes has excelled as a scholar and researcher to the extent that she has published over 44 peer-reviewed articles and 18 book chapters. As an example, she authored a 2018 article on the experiences of a gifted Black male with a traumatic brain injury. Dr. Renae D. I think there’s so much joy in Blackness,” Mayes says. “I

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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. “What is more frustrating to me is that in this day and age, I am still doing things that are first,” Gilliam said in a BU press release. That’s a bigger concern, that there’s any trailblazing aspect to what I do. And it just isn’t.”

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Maximize the Impact of Student Success Initiatives with Regular Efficacy Assessment

Civitas Learning

For years, colleges and universities have doubled down on their investments in student success. Without understanding what drives successful outcomes, a mismatch between your efforts to improve student success and the outcomes you can achieve emerges.