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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6 million students enrolled in colleges and universities.

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smothers In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. Board educator displacement and current threats. The virtual B.L.A.C.

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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public higher education can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.”

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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said. Their work will culminate in a comprehensive set of recommendations designed to strengthen retention and graduation rates.