Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

In a recent op-ed, we described the present challenges Black youth are facing regarding mental health. Sadly, these statistics continue to be alarming as rates remain high in comparison to their same-age white peers. These trends stubbornly persist, which points to the systemic nature of the issue. Dr. Lauren C. Mims We focus, primarily, on systemic issues in K-12 schools as spaces where Black youth spend the majority of their days — an environment meant for their growth and development — academ

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Counselors' Corner

MAY 22, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Seniors, here are some recommendations on spending your summertime. College is about trying new things, so give these a spin, and you'll hit the campus more flexible than Gumby after a yoga class. Movie You Must See Before You Go to College The Shawshank Redemption was overlooked when it was released the same year as Forrest Gump.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Spring enrollment numbers are looking up across the postsecondary sector, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects data from almost all U.S. institutions. Their new report, " Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2024 ," shows that undergraduate enrollment grew 2.5% since spring 2023, which means over 359,000 more students enrolled this spring to pursue their bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or certificate.

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MAY 22, 2024

The federal government has announced that it will forgive $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,500 borrowers. This brings the total amount of approved relief to $167 billion for 4.75 million Americans by the Biden-Harris Administration. Who is impacted by this latest round of loan forgiveness? 39,200 borrowers who will receive $1.9 billion because of… More » The Biden-Harris Administration Discharges $7.7 Billion in Loans for 160,500 Borrowers The post The Biden-Harris Administration Disc

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

The EDTECH Africa announcement came during a recent special Kenyan state visit to Atlanta planned to address investments for a shared future through higher education. The initiative will involve Howard University and the Atlanta University Consortium. Howard University A handful of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is partnering in EDTECH Africa, an initiative serving as an emerging technology bridge between the institutions and African scholars.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Black workers, particularly young Black workers, have been harmed through a narrative informed by systemic discrimination. They’re not the only ones. Latinx workers and LGBTQ workers encounter similar struggles. But there are ways to change the pervasive narrative that can help shape policies that promote a healthier working life and wealth-earning potentials for these professionals.

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MAY 22, 2024

As a first-generation college student and the first in my family born in the United States, I have always felt a deep sense of responsibility and pride. My grandparents immigrated from an island in the Caribbean called Trinidad to the U.S. with dreams of providing their children and future grandchildren with opportunities they never had. With them, they brought my mom and her two siblings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

A blockbuster panel kicked off "Establishing a National Agenda for Meeting the Promise of Brown v. Board: 70 Years Later," a three-day conference that featured a number of prominent educators. The convening, which is taking place in Washington, D.C. this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation in public schools, was held to assess the state of Black education in 1954 and to measure the ongoing challenges to education equity over the past se

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Most college students have felt lonely. And a sizable portion have faced forms of psychological distress, according to a recent report from mental health nonprofit Active Minds and telehealth company Timely Care. Amy Gatto For the report, researchers looked at online survey responses from around 1,100 college and university students in February 2024, asking them about their mental health, levels of psychological distress, and concern about their mental health and that of others.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

First-generation college graduate Dr. Ronald S. Rochon has been appointed to serve as president of California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Ronald S. Rochon “I am honored to join the Titan community and excited to work alongside the university’s talented faculty and staff to further support the success of its dynamic and diverse student body,” said Rochon of the California State University Board of Trustees appointment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Dr. Jennifer K. Young Wallace has been elected to serve as president of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), the membership organization devoted to improving teacher education for school and campus-based teacher educators. Dr. Jennifer K. Young Wallace "I am deeply honored to be elected president of a national educator's organization,” said Wallace.

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