Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

They’re re-evaluating physical spaces on campus to figure out how to create an environment of belonging. And campus architecture and design firms are coming up with ways, both subtle and bold, to help first-gen students succeed. We have a first-generation student center on campus. The location of these centers matters, too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

Empower the LGBTQ+ campus community to reach their full potential; not only survive but THRIVE,” it continues. There’s nothing really that can be done because practitioners that we would refer to can’t see them,” says Byron Terry, assistant director for the LGBT Center on Louisville’s Belknap Campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ten years ago, most college students short of money for food would have difficulty finding a food pantry on campus. We have federal data that put numbers to the problem, most institutions have a food pantry on campus, and at least 400 colleges and universities employ a staff member dedicated to supporting students’ basic needs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Participants at the conference were hungry for ways that HBCUs could connect with their K-12 programs, and they listened intently as Dr. Evelyn Edney shared her experiences as head of school at the Early College School (ECS) at Delaware State University (DSU), a 7-12 system that sends just under 65% of its graduates straight into college at DSU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Earning the Seal will only deepen our future work in building a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus. Hawkins Jr. Dr. Erika D.

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Active Minds

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As we spend the holiday season gathered together with family and friends, this time of year is often marked by connection and reflection. We also partnered this year with MTV to update our peer-to-peer mental health tool V-A-R® to ASK , introducing the new tool at the VMAs and on a nationwide tour with the U.S. It’s December.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. They have acquired a grant in partnership with four-year San Diego State University, whose El Centro branch campus is just 11 miles away from IVC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This comes as a result of the USOPC/NCAA Para-College Inclusion Project, a program to engage schools with adaptive sports and increase Paralympic sport understanding, awareness, and connection at the college level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Brochures, fliers, and information sessions are bilingual, and intentional connections built with area Latinx community groups ensure that future students know they are welcome at WVC even before they graduate high school. These programs waive tuition and connect students with academic counseling to ensure their success. Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Diaz-Claisse says that, by HISPA becoming a stand-alone organization, it has been able to partner with the Hispanic resource groups of many companies. The organization partners with a local university to host a full-day event. Volunteers are university representatives and employees from partner companies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. And it is partnering with student coaching non-profit InsideTrack to do so. InsideTrack will also train and share its coaching methodology with UMGC’s coaches to further develop their skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The report confirms that while skills in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) correlate with high-earning post-graduation careers, other broad-base skills are also connected with successful post-graduation outcomes. We’re not very good at teaching our learners they’re making progress.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The more a counselor's staff that can be involved in the process of connecting with students and working with them in a more individualized way to walk them through the FAFSA completion process, that's where we've seen the results.” FAST will begin April 12 and continue until the end of this September, a CUNY spokesperson said in an email.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

The two came together to create the Graduate School Academy, partnering with the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, the brainchild of Drs. But as her partner in life, LaVar Charleston is “someone who will always take your call,” she added with a laugh. “In Jerlando F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. That will only be possible through additional philanthropic partners, which she is working to cultivate so the program can come out of pilot mode and be institutionalized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Through conversations with community partners, Vick said Muhlenberg College administration came to realize they could help. “Many realized they did not yet have the capacity, understanding, or skills to implement necessary changes or identify what those changes might be,” said Vick.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

IHEP partnered with Results for America to develop a roadmap for how the US Department of Education can maximize the authority granted to the Secretary of Education to set aside up to 0.5 We must commit to building a strong evidence base about what works, for whom, and under what circumstances.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

You have people around the world who want to comment on your campus, and they don’t have a clue,” says Kimbrough. But what connects these turnovers? Sometimes the institutions are just using the wrong partners to go out and find a good fit for that community,” says Doman. Social media has changed how so many things operate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Monica Parrish Trent “Community colleges always need to be mindful of access,” said Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, chief program and network officer at Achieving the Dream, an organization that partners with the leaders of more than 300 community colleges on transformation and actionable solutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

CCC has partnered for the first time this year with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), an organization which helps connect non-traditional students with expertise and resources to navigate the transition from college to employment. “If you do that math, we can’t depend on our high schools [for enrollment].

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Student affairs professionals are responsible for engaging students in activities and connecting them to resources which has proven to lead to student success. While working collaboratively, the two units should plan activities that allow for participation of board members, workforce partners, and the local community.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Yet, finding the time to connect and identify relevant contacts can be challenging amidst a workday that barely has enough time for lunch. Several partners shared how they use Civitas Learning’s intelligent workflow to coordinate support across multiple fronts.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IHEP partnered with Results for America to develop a roadmap for how the US Department of Education can maximize the authority granted to the Secretary of Education to set aside up to 0.5 We must commit to building a strong evidence base about what works, for whom, and under what circumstances.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

million to create a Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and had previously partnered with a UARC focusing on intelligence and security at the University of Maryland, College Park. Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, which is leading the analysis, administered the campus climate survey in November 2021. We’re looking at how we create this inclusive and equitable environment using a social justice platform in order to positively impact various populations on campus,” says Davis.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Brandon furthered his wellness work as an Active Minds Emerging Fellow, orchestrating an integrative wellness pop-up barbershop event for males of color on campus. We’d love to partner with you in fostering these experiences — please complete this form for more information and to be connected with our team.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. For administrators at Mott and Ferris, the timing was right to partner on a PEP that can help rebuild communities impacted by the criminal justice system.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

In order to design a modern student experience , colleges must understand the forces that shape student expectations long before they arrive on campus. Customized Onboarding Frictionless Services Accessible Campus Community Flexible Academic Pathways Holistic Well-Being Support Proactive Career Preparation.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. In this post, I’ll share five ways your community college can strengthen recruitment and enrollment efforts among Latine/x students sourced from EAB research and best practices from our 850+ Navigate partners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

The lessening of health protocols for in-person classes and a return to co-curricular programming and vibrant campus life bring a bustling scene to admissions and enrollment offices. We added new technology; we did more virtual recruitment, so students didn’t have to visit the campus,” said Hudson. “We Current landscape Dr. William E.

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MAY 1, 2023

A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus – during their K-12 years. Many college and university leaders already have made significant investments in creating a connected system of care that improves student outcomes by supporting student mental health.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Match with Colleges: Students can connect with colleges and universities that match their interests and preferences and receive proactive offers of admission and financial aid from those institutions, all without having to complete a traditional college application.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If we endeavored to partner with the Kaw Nation on any grants for the purposes of collaboration, we often have administrative fees that take money that could be going to the Kaw Nation but goes toward our administrative infrastructure — the same administrative infrastructure founded using land dispossessed from the Kaw people.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

University of the Ozarks has about 500 households of alumni living in Johnson County or within a 15-20 mile radius of campus. We saw a record number of alumni attend the baseball game with their children and have seen many alumni take advantage of the coffee coupon and come to campus for a “coffee on us”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

policies impact the lives of families living in poverty or facing inequality, shows that gender and race gaps in college enrollment are directly connected with academic preparation in high school.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IHEP partnered with Results for America to develop a roadmap for how the US Department of Education can maximize the authority granted to the Secretary of Education to set aside up to 0.5 We must commit to building a strong evidence base about what works, for whom, and under what circumstances.

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Single Stop

MARCH 6, 2023

The Colorado Department of Higher Education Allocates an Additional $126k to Expand Highly Successful Single Stop Program SINGLE STOP HAS ALREADY CONNECTED 2,000 COLORADO STUDENTS TO AN AVERAGE OF 14.5K The Colorado Department of Higher Education already supports eight colleges that implemented Single Stop’s technology on their campuses.

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