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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

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Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

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As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I intentionally mentor others, helping them navigate the challenges of higher education leadership and empowering them to take ownership of their journeys. I later earned my General Education Diploma (G.E.D.) Now, I see mentorship as reciprocala process where both mentor and mentee learn and grow.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

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Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Mathis of the John E.

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Top Innovators Recognized at Annual Community College Futures Assembly

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Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Martinez serves as director of the Bellwether College Consortium. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

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Some of the scholars spoke about sharing with students their own stories of inexperience – flawed presentations and unfamiliarity with financial aid processes – to relate to and guide them on how to do better. The scholars – and many others in higher ed and beyond – continue their work as ongoing culture wars flare up in the U.S.