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More than one quarter of all middle-skills credentials and associate degrees offered nationwide are misaligned with the needs of their local labor markets, according to the latest report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), " The Great Misalignment."

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JULY 29, 2024

leaving chief diversity officers (CDOs) in higher education feeling embattled and uncertain about their futures. My colleagues in the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education increasingly share stories of shuttered diversity offices, reassignments, and career upheavals. Communicate the Value of DEI.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fabián Sergio Wander, director of the counseling center and health and wellness services at Hostos Community College (Hostos) in New York, said there has been an increase in the number of students connecting with mental health services. His office collaborates with student government and clubs on campus to reach more students.

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MARCH 30, 2025

As a soon-to-be septuagenarian, current university faculty member and educational researcher, the guiding principle learn throughout life resonates with me. Both then, as K-12 educator and grandmother of six, and now in my university work, my life is iteratively enriched through intergenerational learning.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NATAP is a collaborative effort between MSU’s Native American Institute, Office of Admissions, Office of Financial Aid, University Outreach and Engagement and the Office of the Provost. Whether it be support around culture, academics, or community support relationships once Indigenous students step onto our campuses.”

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AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. These initiatives opened doors for me and countless others, providing opportunities that seemed out of reach for many in my community.

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APRIL 8, 2024

In fact, marginalized students in medical school report higher rates of implicit bias throughout their education, perpetuating the underrepresentation of diverse practitioners and emphasizing the need for enhanced DEI programs in medical education. Healthcare practitioners from diverse backgrounds face similar microaggressions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. Panelists at the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum.

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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. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“He is a student-focused leader with a longstanding dedication to educational equity and a demonstrated commitment to institutional achievement through university-wide collaboration.”

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

“One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. We continue that with programs in high school and in college.”

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MAY 30, 2025

Dwight Sanchez In todays hyper-competitive higher education landscape, the challenges facing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are immense. Enrollment managers must adopt a leadership posture that blends transformational vision with collaborative execution. As Lewicki et al.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As an educator in the classroom and a former principal on the South Side of Chicago, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that students and staff alike face. The American education system needs to be full of mental health champions. Encourage Open Communication : Students deserve a safe space to discuss their feelings and concerns.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. The report emphasizes that effective communication and collaboration within an institution and between institutions and organizations are essential to success. “One

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). But it is unclear whether credentialing certifies those skills.

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MAY 2, 2024

During the residency, Sanders is expected to engage with students, faculty, staff, and the wider community through collaborative initiatives that promote civic engagement, social justice, and environmental stewardship.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education. Dr. Jimmy E.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

“What that quote means is, as an institution, if we don’t start to think about the future—if we’re not thinking about trends in higher education and in business, if we’re not looking at what our competitors are doing—we’ll fall far behind,” said Alexander. James Runcie, CEO and co-founder of the Partnership for Education Advancement.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. Zoom) communities of practice that allow administrators to work collaboratively to reflect on best practices and implement appropriate strategies.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

This season presents opportunities to share gratitude for the Institute for Higher Education Policys hard-working team and engaged partners, celebrate our impact, and set sights on the year ahead. We will continue to bring rigorous research to bear on pressing issues within higher education. Its also a time for reflection.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Her role entails collaborating with multiple campus constituents, including faculty; the Offices of Academic Affairs; Student Affairs and Enrollment; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Human Resources; Counseling and Wellness; Registrar; Public Safety and Security; Facilities; Communications; Information Technology; Legal Counsel; and others.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. Community college leaders with extensive experience in and knowledge of the community college serve as one of the most diverse faculties in a national university leadership program. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) in an initiative to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. "To RTI oversees consortium management, operations, communications, and alumni engagement and collaborates with 28 organizations on behalf of DoD STEM to advance STEM education programs and engage the STEM workforce.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Prevention, Arts and Advocacy, Community, Education) initiative. As the number of new HIV infections has decreased, education and prevention efforts have stumbled,” said Dr. Tyree of the Department of Communication Studies in collaboration with the national nonprofit HealthHIV.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders. These actions reflect a concerted campaign to wrest control over America's classrooms away from the educators who are directly responsible for shaping the minds of future generations.

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Active Minds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Create safe spaces for communication and support : Adults should use the resources at hand to create environments where young individuals feel comfortable discussing their thoughts and emotions without fear of judgment. By working together, we transformed a section of campus into a supportive community. A simple tool such as A.S.K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Paulette Granberry Russell As proponents of the “public purposes of higher education,” we focus on ways campuses can and must use their power, knowledge, and resources to create mutually beneficial partnerships that fuel our dynamic economy, foster thriving communities, and strengthen our diverse democracy.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

I was recently attending a conference where higher education leaders and officials from across the country gathered. He pointed out that the inability of higher education to effectively measure learning has unfortunately led to the reliance on graduates’ income as a proxy for success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Carnevale from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce makes a compelling case that U.S. higher education, by virtue of its prominence in economic life, is now “the capstone in an education system that is a primary cause of the reproduction of race and class privilege across generations.”

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MARCH 13, 2023

Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

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MAY 16, 2023

It's one of the new offerings coordinated by the National Education Equity Lab, an educational justice nonprofit that brings credit-bearing college courses into Title I and Title I-eligible high schools, at which large numbers of students come from families with little money.

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MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. Akbar, who teaches in the department of arts and communication, sees it as a vital means of communicating. Dr. Gregory A.

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MAY 31, 2023

The National Girls Collaborative Project’s 2023 “State of Girls and Women in STEM” report revealed much of the same. Across Europe, women account for more than half of the continent’s population but just 17% of its information and communications technology professionals. Women comprise 48% of the total workforce in the U.S.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The advocacy group claimed that this move from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) “duplicates a well-established, functionally identical business analytics administration program at Morgan State University,” said spokeswoman Sharon Blake. TU’s STEM-centered Ph.D

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AUGUST 30, 2024

But as an educator myself, I knew that attending the meetings was essential so that educators would not dare to mistreat my son. Department of Education created the “ National Parents and Families Engagement Council to Help Ensure recovery Efforts Meet Students’ Needs.” Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Imagine that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The We had some of our colleagues provide advice on using educational technology. Dr. Rebecca S.

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MAY 1, 2024

The power of collaboration and the importance of building paths for others to follow were topics , front and center , during the 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. We very much value this national effort to really look at equity in STEMM and STEMM education,” Gayle said. Let's sign up to greater data transparency.

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