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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They shared their convictions with their two sons, including the importance of education and social service. Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. Rovaris, Sr.,

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%. The proportion of domestic first-time enrollment had gone from 78.9% among Hispanic/Latinx students, 1.9% in Fall 2016 to 87.4%

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We do that to keep up with the output and production of people for the knowledge economy essentially, well-trained, graduate education-trained people." Though men were overall more likely than women to enroll full-time in Fall 2022, of the 508,646 graduate students who enrolled for the first time, 57.8% increase). "In

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of steady increases, internationalization at colleges and universities slipped backwards during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Counc il on Education (ACE). The report was based on a survey of 903 institutions of higher education and is conducted every five years.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The project is already giving voice to the Greenleaf family, enslaved on Eversfield plantation, which is now home to the Xfinity Center, a hub for student activity and UMD’s basketball arena. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I They’re not those schools anymore.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A good portion of those donations were given to various kinds of institutions of higher education, many serving students from underserved backgrounds. In the process of selecting recipients, Scott’s team sought out colleges and universities successfully educating those from chronically underserved communities, she wrote.

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New Report from Mainstay Recommends Ways to Improve the College Experience for First-Generation Students

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“When I arrived on campus as a first-year college student, the differences between me and my peers were clear. As the first member of my immediate family to go to college, I very quickly realized I had a longer, more stressful road ahead than those who showed up already knowing what to expect.”. published by Mainstay.