Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 3, 2023

Recently released data from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration highlights a significant decrease in enrollment for post-secondary undocumented students and an increase in enrollment for students from immigrant families. The Presidents Alliance on Higher Education, the American Immigration Council, and the Migration Policy Institute hosted a webinar on Wednesday to discuss data enrollment trends of two new research and policy reports that provides new data for immigrant-

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Steve Keating

AUGUST 3, 2023

I have been blessed to have had outstanding mentors throughout my life. They have had a positive impact on both my personal life and my professional life. They have willingly given me their time and life experiences to help me be a better version of myself. And they have done that while expecting nothing in return except an effort on my part to continually improve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 3, 2023

Dr. Roberto 'Cintli' Rodriguez – award-winning Chicano activist, writer, and educator – died Monday, The Tucson Sentinel reported. Dr. Roberto Rodriguez Rodriguez, who was once a staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education and later Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, died of heart failure in Teotihuacan, Mexico. He was 69. “He was heroic,” said Patrisia Gonzales, Rodriguez’s colleague and wife.

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Mongoose

AUGUST 3, 2023

Have questions about how to connect across campus? Looking for insights into what works when it comes to engaging students, from their first inquiries to their first donation as alumni? Join our August Ask Me Anything series for answers! Bring your questions to these 30-minute sessions, hosted every Wednesday at 2:00 pm ET throughout August, and the Mongoose team will bring what we've learned from working with 950+ colleges and universities to Make Every Message Count.

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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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Catherine Cronin

AUGUST 3, 2023

by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz Cross-posted at [link] Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures is a book ( soon to be published ) that offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and creating possibilities for (re)making higher education, focusing on futures that foreground inclusion, equity, social justice, care and sustainability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Supreme Court recently ruled that race could not be used in determining admissions at colleges and universities. The case pitted the values of diversity and righting past injustices against the value of equal treatment for individuals in equal circumstances. Rather than discuss how to balance those values, I offer observations about the ruling’s implications and an alternative approach to improve educational opportunities for those from historically disadvantaged groups.

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