Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Biden-Harris 2024 campaign has released a new ad about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ record $7 billion in funding for HBCUs, theGrio reported. Vice President Kamala Harris The ad, Possibilities , highlights and celebrates the funding, which have been used to help close funding gaps between HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and pay for campus improvements ($3.6 billion), educational grants ($1.7 billion), and student debt relief ($1.6 billion).

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Ready Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We are delighted to share the exciting news of Jean Teillon joining our team as Chief Product Officer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported. Michigan State University Supporters of the union have argued that unionizing would give tenured faculty a larger role in discussions of changes to working conditions, campus safety, promotion and tenure systems, and sexual misconduct and Title IX issues.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Scholarships are a vital way for companies to build their talent pipeline —and these Scholarship America partners are going the extra mile by incorporating paid internships, mentoring and/or career opportunities into their programs! PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E Scholarship The PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E scholarship is open to Black and Hispanic students at community colleges who plan to transfer to four-year schools.

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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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dr. John E. Smith Jr. John E. Smith Jr. has been appointed chief of staff at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision and a doctorate in professional leadership from the University of Houston as well as a master’s in human services from Springfield College in Massachusetts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dr. Kathleen Murray will become acting/interim president of Hamline University, effective Jan. 1, Star Tribune reported. Dr. Kathleen Murray Murray, president emeritus of Whitman College, has previously served as the first female president of Whitman; provost and dean of the faculty at Macalester College; provost and vice president for academic affairs at Birmingham-Southern College; and Dean of the Faculty at Lawrence University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By now, college campuses are beginning to plan their commemoration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From a one-day celebration to a week of activities, King Day has become a significant event on practically every college campus in the nation. There will be speakers and banquets, service projects and film screenings, not just to remind the campus and broader community about King’s life and work, but to hopefully inspire us to pursue the beloved community King described.

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