Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Wilks, who brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education leadershipprimarily at Historically Black Colleges and Universitieswill officially begin her tenure on June 1, 2025. A first-generation college graduate, Wilks earned her undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University and a Ph.D.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

First generation college students navigate multifaceted and intersectional identities while contending with the barriers related to those identities and social circumstances. Higher education leadership must emphasize its key role in a vision of a society that centers, involves and supports people in the community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Is it developing boutique programs on each campus for diverse, first-generation students? Although these actions are helpful, they have not moved the needle toward closing access and success gaps. We are implementing proven, promising practices to improve access and graduation rates for all students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

African American and Latino students were less likely than white students to mark earning credit toward a four-year degree as a reason for participating in dual enrollment. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to a new study of 467 closed institutions and their 143,215 students, 70% of students experienced an abrupt closure. But even with ample warning, school closures have a steep impact on student success. Less than half of students who experience closure ever re-enroll in a postsecondary institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Community colleges, as for their students, can be smart career choices for faculty who are most interested in teaching and student success. Faculty take pride in their work to advance educational access and success for students from all walks of life. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Louisville native Dr. Jabani Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist, yoga instructor, community-engaged educator, leadership consultant, dancer, and mama. She is also the first Black and openly queer director in the University of Louisville Women’s Center’s 30-year history.

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