Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. Chanelle Whittaker “I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of the Prince George's Community College family,” Whittaker said. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Gonzales’ passion for education has culminated in a swift rise to being named chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) last September. The district comprises 10 independently accredited colleges in Arizona serving over 94,000 students. He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Charletta Barringer-Brown A former Southside Virginia Community College administrator is alleging discrimination as a reason she was fired from her position. Barringer-Brown served as dean of the department of humanities, social sciences, and business at Southside Virginia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2024

Colorado’s Department of Higher Education frames its basic needs efforts with a “ social determinants of student success ” lens and the California Community College System uses a “ social determinants of education ” framework. Give advisors access to the resulting data and consider giving it to faculty too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Joan Gross, Oregon State University; Dr. Shireen Hyrapiet, Houston Community College; Dr. Amelia Moore, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Kendall Moore, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Irene Mata, Wellesley College; and Dr. M. Treviño Peña has been a proud community builder. I’m seeking those spaces for myself.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Baston, president of Cuyahoga Community College pointed to the “opportunity deserts” that exist within higher education that stretch beyond race and ethnicity. In the opening keynote to the conference, Dr. In the opening keynote to the conference, Dr. Michael A. Dr. Michael A. In her powerful closing keynote, Dr. Toby S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

An assistant professor of practice in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, Leach has spent more than 35 years in higher education, working with hundreds of community college professionals to learn and spread best practices across the globe. He’s just a good human being.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There are 116 community colleges in California. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Serving students Lakeland Community College in Ohio created its MRC in 1996 after seeing the success of its women’s center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Jeannie Golden, East Carolina University; Dr. Diane Finley, Prince George’s Community College; and Dr. Christine McDermott, Delaware State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Don’t stretch yourself out too thin. Learn how to say no as a junior faculty member but say it with poise and some grace.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

DREAM — the signature annual event of Achieving the Dream — a nonprofit organization that works to close achievement gaps, has become the go-to convening for community college educators and policymakers interested in institutional change. There was also a robust focus on the humanities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The increasingly aggressive stance toward the sector among both federal and state politicians, growth in faculty departures, ongoing staff burnout, and persistent dearth of enrollment among low-income, rural, and male-identified students are all troubling too. Rather than protecting the past, let’s move forward.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first. With multiple research teams, I’ve collaborated with colleges and universities to test solutions like meal vouchers, emergency aid, basic needs centers, and so on. What role do community partners play in its operations?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. It’s a specialized, accelerated, elite experience,” he said. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship has nearly always been done from a position of privilege, with respect to the vast majority of the human population, as studying arcane texts or elusive natural phenomena has never been something most people have had time or resources to do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders. This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. Talent identification: A thorough evaluation of potential candidates is crucial. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Amy Bosley Bosley is currently chief of staff and vice president for institutional planning and development at Valencia College. She previously served as vice president of organizational development and human resources; associate vice president of organizational communication and development; and academic coordinator at Valencia College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

“The school’s mission-vision aligns with my work as a scholar and leader, and I believe the school is poised to reach new heights in the areas of K-12 and higher education, human development, exercise, health, and wellness.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges. We did an external evaluation for a couple of our cohorts to find that the greatest retention and success is actually with our students entering into community college,” Ellis says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC has agreements with all 16 community colleges in Maryland, says Dr. Pam Carter, vice president and dean of the School of Business, which offers seven undergraduate degree programs and 10 stand-alone certificates. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As Pauline Lipman powerfully states in the book referenced above regarding school segregation: “It breaks a web of human connections in which the social and cultural practices of daily life are rooted, race and class identities are formed, and community is constituted.” Dr. Curtis L. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 25, 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Youtube | Full Transcript Today on the show, I’m talking with Dr. Marisa Vernon White, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Lorain County Community College. 28:32] – Another benefit to these systems is improved data literacy among faculty. [30:19]

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Tip #1: Build belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

As Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida state legislature have raced to re-shape higher education in the state with bills restricting DEI efforts, limiting tenure protections, and banning the teaching of controversial subjects, the silence from Florida’s public college leaders has been deafening. Rosenberg agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

Akbar, who teaches in the department of arts and communication, sees it as a vital means of communicating. Students and faculty find a way to produce creatively, even if it’s not formal,” said Akbar. There are also the technical and aesthetic sides of art. The creative impulse and the tradition are born out of a need.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Modern Student Experience Diagnostic for Community Colleges. Modern student expectations are everchanging—can your community college keep up? Community college student demographics are shifting, nontraditional is the new norm, mental health is in crisis, and learning flexibility is a growing demand.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Second, I had spent about fifteen years working to improve college success for first-gen, low-income students. And in all the hundreds of hours of conversations I’d had about student success, I had never once talked to or about faculty members as part of the solution.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Longstanding methods of managing data in silos make it difficult for faculty and administrators to agree on common data sources and shared dashboards. A complete view of a student’s experience should be included in their profile, equipping students, faculty, and advisors with the accurate insights necessary for informed decisions.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. TZ: Great.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Although these requirements are unavoidable burdens, I worked with faculty committees to identify data that would also be usable by them as they educated students. 4) I have had the opportunity to redesign the institutional research function at both community colleges and at a public regional university. link] 1353/rhe.2017.0013

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Many are not doing well mentally or emotionally, and these big changes are readily apparent to faculty reporting ‘ stunning’ levels of disconnection and disengagement in their courses. College Pulse Survey, Spring 2022. Equip key campus stakeholders, especially faculty, with tools to provide basic support.

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