Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

Dr. Jasmine Haywood There are currently 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. While these schools are only 3% of all higher education institutions in this country, they educate 10% of all Black college students. They account for approximately 50% of all Black doctors and lawyers. In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and it

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Steve Keating

JUNE 26, 2025

I once made a mistake. It was the time I thought I’d made a mistake, but I was actually mistaken. Other than that, I’m totally mistake-free. It would be sad if that were true because being mistake free also means you are almost certainly success-free as well. Some famous person once said mistakes are proof that you’re trying. I happen to think that’s incredibly true.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

Deborah Santiago In a news release, Excelencia in Education announced the release of a brief titled, “ College Affordability: Insights and Solutions from Texas Students and Postsecondary Leaders ,” which presents detailed information on the college affordability experiences of Latino students — the largest student group in Texas — as well as other post-traditional students.

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CAMPUSPEAK

JUNE 26, 2025

Conversations about alcohol and drug use on college campuses often fall into predictable patterns: warnings, statistics, and blanket rules. While… The post Beyond the Buzzwords: What Students Really Need to Know About Alcohol & Drug Use appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.

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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

JUNE 26, 2025

Dr. Leonie H. Mattison On January 20, 2021, just moments after making history as the first woman, the first Black person, and the first person of South Asian descent to become vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris delivered a televised message that transcended politics and reached for something far deeper. Standing in the glow of a nation’s fractured hope, she declared: “Even in dark times, we not only dream, we do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

Alicia Estey The University of Vermont has hired Alicia Estey as vice president for finance and administration. Estey comes to the University of Vermont from Boise State University where she has served as chief financial and operating officer and vice president for finance and operations since February 2023. Estey holds a law degree from the University of Idaho, a master’s in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration in account

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