Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In a recent survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, 87 percent of employers responded that earning a college degree or credential is "definitely" or "probably" worth the money and time. Employers also recognize the value of a college degree.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The framework represents a significant evolution in the community college mission, expanding the definition of student success to encompass not just individual achievement but community transformation.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

Ted Mitchell The Carnegie Classification system, long considered the definitive framework for categorizing U.S. higher education institutions, unveiled a significant redesign today that fundamentally changes how colleges and universities are classified and evaluated.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

In doing so, we remain true to the definition of fidelity the quality or state of being faithful or loyal. Accordingly, we relate the 12 criteria to academic settings.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

It definitely had that reputation as an ivory tower, so it’s been part of my mission to break down that barrier here.” Jordan also prioritized building a sustainable relationship between the college and the surrounding community. “St. Mary’s College was not always seen as the most welcoming place to the people in the community,” she says. “It

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

There are definitely ways to strengthen these policies, including conducting extensive research on implementation, communication and student experiences accessing state funding.” Providing that for students allows them to have some grounding.”

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

So that can definitely be a positive.” And part of what I would say that is a positive about the way things have shaken out, is that this is going to be even more prevalent in bigger cities,” said Rick Edmonds, Media Business Analyst for the Poynter Institute. The current media landscape isn’t uniform.

Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

If you look up the book definition of intersectionality, you can identify the sociological framework suggested by Kimberl Crenshaw in the 1980s that explains how complex power structures of individuals and groups combine, or intersect, in patterns of discrimination and privilege across multiple factors such as gender, race, and class.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While the authors use deliberate in their definition, I urge readers to understand that such violence can also be unintentional. Specifically, whether intentional or unintentional, harm has been done to students/learners.

Instruction

Steve Keating

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Hearing Definition : Hearing is the physiological process of perceiving sound. Being a Good Listener Definition : Listening is an active process where you not only hear sounds but also focus on understanding and interpreting the meaning of what is being said. Hearing and being a good listener are fundamentally different.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2025

Unpacking the Power of Cultural Wealth Shifting from deficit-based narratives to an asset-based perspective, it is essential to unpack the definition of cultural capital. Below, I unpack two key elements: (1) how cultural wealth fosters persistence,and (2) how community cultural wealth contributes to the development of STEM identity.

STEM education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Moreover, the law's current definition fails to recognize valuable faculty contributions outside the classroomlike serving on committees, developing curriculum, and mentoring studentscounting these activities on the "wrong side" of the 50% calculation.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

Take, for example, the shared data infrastructure work we've been doing for a long time the foundations of data governance where we're partnering with 10 HBCUs to align definitions of higher ed terms and how they're stored in data systems. This allows us to streamline practices for more scalable, more effective solutions.

Collaboration

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As part of the Collaborative, they will finalize a working definition for its Economic Mobility Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and analyze how academic programs influence students long-term success. CCC is leveraging the Postsecondary Value Framework to predict economic mobility outcomes early.

Collaboration

Student Minds

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Talking and interacting with people is definitely not my speciality. Vee writes about overcoming feelings of loneliness and making friends at uni. - Vee I live alone at uni. Specifically, I live in a studio flat.

Mental health

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 16, 2024

You never know what might come of it – and if you dont, theres definitely no way youll receive aid! Fact: Many families are surprised to learn they qualify for grants, work-study, or low-interest loans, regardless of income level. Whether or not you think youre going to qualify, its always worth submitting your application.

FAFSA

Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 29, 2025

Focus on the quality of your inquiry rather than the definitiveness of your conclusions. Consider how your background, training, and cultural position shape your understanding of the issue. Write a 1000-word exploratory essay that maintains uncertainty while deepening understanding.

Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Balancing academics with athletics has definitely been challenging, but I’ve learned how to stay disciplined, manage my time and stay focused on my goals. “Education has never been something I’ve taken for granted, and I’ve always seen it as a way to understand the world around me and to make a difference,” says Ross.

Community outreach

Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But Ive also seen people in leadership positions drag their feet when it comes to letting someone go who definitely needs to go. While I agree with the sentiment, I also think the day after Christmas or right after the New Year might have sufficed. If you cant make that call, then your organization will likely struggle as well.

Leadership

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 3, 2025

It is definitely, and also totally normal. The sun is shining. Flowers are starting to bloom. Spring has officially arrived in Baltimore and DC. Is it still okay to feel stress, a bit of overwhelm, or even down? The progression toward the end of the academic year, combined with 24/7 news cycles, can yield uncertainty and anxiety.

Mental health

Student Privacy Compass

JULY 23, 2024

School leaders should clearly determine whether any data shared falls under the definition of a student education record or directory information as defined by FERPA, and ensure that proper consent and opt-out mechanisms are in place.

Compliance

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Those provisions included: Reducing monthly payments by halffrom 10% of income to 5% of incomefor loans that paid for a borrowers undergraduate education on the SAVE plan; Providing new options to allow borrowers to share their tax income with the Department of Education so that it is easier to enroll and stay enrolled in any income driven repayment (..)

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We've definitely witnessed a shift and increase in engagement and interest this election cycle,” said Will Bowen, political affairs director for the Tennessee College Democrats. “We We started the year off with triple or quadruple the attendance that we averaged in years past at colleges across the state.”

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

Balancing academics with athletics has definitely been challenging, but I’ve learned how to stay disciplined, manage my time and stay focused on my goals. “Education has never been something I’ve taken for granted, and I’ve always seen it as a way to understand the world around me and to make a difference,” says Ross.

Community outreach

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2025

This narrow definition also demonstrates how trustees commonly view fiduciary responsibilities are purely in short-term dollars and cents, with no consideration for how current actions influence future financial stability via students wanting to enroll or communities being still willing to support their institutions.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2025

Critics argue this expanded definition blurs the line between protecting students from discrimination and potentially restricting legitimate political speech critical of Israeli government policies.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

The findings come as student definitions of campus safety have evolved beyond traditional physical security concerns. The survey data revealed that more students dropped schools for being "too conservative" than "too liberal," with higher-income students more likely than their peers to remove colleges across all political categories.

Mental health

College Aid Services

JULY 3, 2025

After three days of negotiations, an overwhelming majority of the committee voted to refine the definitions of a qualifying… More » U.S. Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking Session to Restore Public Service Loan Forgiveness The post U.S.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its definitely not a monolith just like our HBCUs are not monolithic, he notes, emphasizing the importance of understanding each institutions unique culture and needs. The firm is also working to build a stronger pipeline of HBCU leadership talent.

Leadership

IEFA

JANUARY 7, 2025

Its definitely worth looking into! students must fill out the FAFSA form to apply. Are there scholarships available specifically for international students? There are tons of scholarships out there specifically for international students. How can international students find financial aid programs?

International student

Believe in Students

APRIL 23, 2025

They definitely are not the “ pro-genocidal campus quad glampers ” the right wing is trying to scare people about. About a third of college students live at or below the poverty line. For the average college student today, time poverty is a serious threat to their ability to succeed.

Faculty

Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

This approach allows a broadened focus and can quickly adapt as your definitions of success evolve.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2025

According to the AP, Abelson found that the executive orders issued by Trump likely violated free-speech rights and are unconstitutionally vague because they lack a specific definition of what DEI is.

Inclusion

Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 16, 2025

The word generative has different definitions in other contexts, however. In my provocation, these definitions are presented simply and sequentially for consideration, before posing the question: What alternative imaginaries of generative AI are possible? identity development).

Humanities

College Planners of America

JUNE 13, 2025

Gainful Employment The bill would strike the phrase “Gainful Employment” from several definitions within the Higher Education Act, the law that provides for financial aid for students. Striking the term from definitions portends the revocation of the Gainful Employment rule. However, H.R.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

is to embarrass elite institutions by calling out a few examples that, while definitely do need to be addressed, dont always tell the full picture. fact, DEI programs not only do not categorically create a hostile environment on the basis of race, they often have the opposite impact by serving as a remedial measure to discriminatory acts.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2025

These include: Reviewing Middle East curriculum for "comprehensive and balanced" content Appointing new faculty to the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies Ending programs "that promote unlawful efforts to achieve race-based outcomes, quotes, diversity targets or similar efforts" Submitting regular reports to a federal monitor ensuring programs (..)

Curriculum