Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will be the commencement speaker for Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences on May 14. She will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree in the process. Sheryl Lee Ralph Broadway star, author, and Rutgers College alumna, Ralph was in the first class of undergraduate women admitted to Rutgers in 1972 and is in the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.

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Active Minds

APRIL 21, 2023

Before the age of 11, I traveled frequently between Kenya, my home country, and the United States. I also switched schools four times. At the time, I considered all of this constant change and movement to be normal. I rarely took the time to form strong friendships with those around me because I knew I’d be changing schools soon. Not only that, but my mother’s inability to be fully present in my life compared to the parents of my peers as a result of her demanding work for the United

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Amarillo College and Imperial Valley College has been chosen as winners of the Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence. Two of the nation's fastest improving community colleges, Amarillo and Imperial Valley are beating national rates by getting 8 and 12 percentage point improvements respectively, in graduation rates over four years. More than 50% of transfer students from Imperial Valley earn a bachelor’s degree within six years of entering community college – about 10 percentage

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Scholarship America

APRIL 21, 2023

Not surprisingly, colleges and universities across the board experienced steep declines in enrollment during the pandemic, and the anticipated recovery has been slow and uneven. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s annual enrollment report , the largest enrollment growth is being fueled by certificate programs. Scholarship America’s community-based Dollars for Scholars are offering much-needed support to their local students who opt to attend community colleges, voca

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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

APRIL 21, 2023

Ashtin Lizanich Ashtin Lizanich has been appointed director of alumni relations for the College of Science at Clemson University. Lizanich served as director of alumni relations for Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Presbyterian College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Now that college acceptance letters have been sent, the pressure is on students to choose what schools to attend by May 1 st , National Decision Day. But institutions are under pressure, too. The effects of the pandemic on college enrollments are still lingering , with a total enrollment decline of 1.2 million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds.

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