Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Military friendly is a common phrase used by organizations to communicate an appreciation of military service members (Kirchner, et al., If your community college is struggling to have those conversations, outside facilitators can support you. Dr. Susan M. 2) Who are your military-connected learners and how do you know?

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MARCH 15, 2023

Others, alarmed by reports of the high cost of tuition, believe that going to college will require them to shoulder an oppressive debt burden. Still others, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college. Despite the data, community colleges suffer from low prestige.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country. When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled. Dr. Linda L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As one example, the average age of doctoral students in the Kansas State University Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) is 51 years old. Within the leadership doctoral program, students discuss involving others, the strength of the cohort model (e.g., She directs the K-State Community College Leadership Program.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Community colleges have taken great pride over many decades as an open-door institution welcoming students who had no other place to go. It is not known how many of these students are enrolled in community colleges, but it is likely these students are represented equally to those in universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership. Today, some of our country’s communities are engaged in conversations about talent pipeline shortages, challenges, and opportunities. Deeper conversations were launched between local career-technical center Ohio Tech Prep Northeast Region, and Cuyahoga Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is paramount in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as it can play a critical role in preserving these institutions' legacy, values, and unique contributions. It is a proactive strategy that ensures a seamless transition of leadership positions when key personnel, such as presidents, depart.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Community College. Under the guidance of Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, president of Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina, Sabree recently conducted a study to glean perspectives of former African American male community college athletes’ experiences. Engage in relationship building. Practice time management.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

She possesses an associate degree earned in her early 20’s from her local community college. The plight of the place-bound student and the existence of education deserts offer another compelling equity-based argument for expansion of the community college baccalaureate degree. Lawrence A. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Community colleges have historically served as an entry point into higher education for underserved populations. However, we have heard from students that there are sometimes significant hurdles to transferring from a community college to a state university while staying on track to graduate. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. Added to the work-from-home ethos is a changing culture as younger generations move into senior leadership positions. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement.

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Community colleges and baccalaureate institutions have experienced a topsy-turvy ride over the last decade, which included the Great Recession and its enrollment impacts, significant social unrest generated from both sides of the political aisle, and the global COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To paraphrase the words of Cornel West in the foreword of another of my books, Urban Voices: Racial Justice and Community Leadership (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022): It is the transcendent power of our voices, our will, and our determination that will activate the next critical phase of the democratization of education and, indeed, our nation.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Articles published with the TCURJ have highlighted Indigenous approaches to leadership cultivation and student retention, ecological sustainability models, research around forest management and changes in habitat, psychological and community wellness efforts, and more. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Mathis of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. “We Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After nearly 50 years of funding community colleges based on enrollment and outreach, the state of Texas is considering making the switch to outcome-based funding, rooted in metrics like retention, completion, and the successful transfer to four-year programs. Like the majority of community colleges in the U.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

After AT&T and Southern Bell merged, HISPA leadership decided to keep the group intact and in 2007 voted to become the independent nonprofit organization it is today. There is also HISPA’s Latinos in College, a leadership development program for mostly first-year, first-generation students.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Morris Morris’s expertise involves work at several higher ed institutions and medical facilities, where she has held leadership roles including serving as the inaugural department chair for Elon University’s nursing program, dean of health and public safety at Rockingham Community College, and nursing director at Morehead Memorial Hospital.

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JUNE 14, 2023

in educational administration (higher education leadership) from Indiana State University; a Master of Liberal Arts in African American studies from Temple; a Master of Science in Education in educational psychology and guidance (college student personnel) from EIU; a B.A. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Diversifying the nursing workforce “For everyone that we graduate, there’s another provider who can improve patient outcomes for diverse populations,” says Smith, adding that the MSN programs — one for family nurse practitioner and one in nursing leadership — are crucial to increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce in South Carolina.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

He wasn’t surrounded by college graduates or even friends who were planning to enroll. However, he was curious about some aspects of science and engineering, so he decided he’d try community college. Fast forward to 2023. Childs is an award-winning Ph.D. Childs has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to mentorship.

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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 management and leadership. The most popular graduate programs are the MBA and the M.A.

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MAY 30, 2023

Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4 percent) and 18- to 20-year-old students (+1.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Flores also said continuity of leadership is important, and there needs to be a sense of equal value among the team members. “To As president, Parham believes another important function of his leadership is to “dissipate silos” in order to achieve a cohesive environment that promotes innovation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process. That rule will likely, immediately get challenged in court,” says Kelchen. Dr. Fred A.

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APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. from the Community College Leadership Program. Perhaps most notably, he was the founding president of El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas. When de los Santos became president of El Paso Community College, there was no campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Terry O’Banion Community college students who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, are first generation, and who have not been successful in high school are starving to death trying to find educational sustenance at the cafeteria curriculum. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

Twenty-four years later, stakeholders are still seeing evidence of community colleges expanding their role in school reform, especially in the State of Missouri. These agencies consist of high schools, a state technical college, community colleges, four-year institutions, two state agencies and career centers.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella also wants to improve the pathways for students attending community colleges. “We Bernal meets approximately weekly with equity advisors, and Mantella and the university’s senior leadership team meet with them as a group each semester. We have good transfer agreements,” says Mantella. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While working full-time, McManus pursued a Master of Divinity degree at Liberty University while simultaneously finishing her first doctorate in community college leadership at Morgan State University. “I She served for nearly nine years as the university’s director of disability services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Enrollment remained down at every level from community colleges to graduate schools, but much of academia showed its persistence and resilience. With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, colleges and universities have tried to bring students back to campus and provide fresh inspiration. Diverse Champions Award Dr. Eboni M.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

I am deeply invested not only in what Harvard is today but also what its leadership means for the future.” Retirements Jennie Vaughan, chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington, retired in May, after more than 25 years at the school. Hamel, the founding chancellor of Virginia Community College, died in June at age 99.

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