Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit driving workforce and education transformation, in partnership with the University of Phoenix released the report “Professional Social Capital: A Key to Black Economic Advancement.” We wanted to create a framework and supports for institutions.” It’s important to have these metrics for accountability.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Toldson Although the College Board has significantly expanded its AP courses over the past two decades, they have not effectively addressed longstanding racial equity issues. Beyond the content, the process, procedures and placement of the course within the current system, will do little to help dismantle oppression. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

University of North Carolina , will stretch far beyond the freshman lecture hall. While the 6-3 decision will certainly have a negative impact on undergraduate campuses, the Supreme Court decision to strike down race-conscious admissions practices in most colleges and universities will be felt in all aspects of industry and civil leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The legislative ramblings in Florida and other states seeking to remove Black history from the curriculum and revise Black history should give us pause about what historical information students will enter university with. Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

On Wednesday, Alabama A&M University, the largest HBCU in the state, launched an effort to tackle the problem: AAMUTeach, a program allowing STEM majors to get a secondary school teaching certification while earning a bachelor’s, without any additional time or cost.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

It is not news that colleges and universities are expensive,” said Michael Koppenheffer, EAB vice president, Enroll360 marketing, analytics and AI strategy and a contributing consultant to the paper. “It The company does marketing on behalf of colleges and universities and engages with families around the country. Ernest Brevard Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Gonzales said that while at Central Arizona College (CAC), he was encouraged by Dr. Terry Calaway, who was serving as president of CAC at the time, to enroll in the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin. There, Gonzales earned an Ed.D. He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

was not until my master’s program at the University of Missouri-Columbia that I had my first Black instructors. For example, we add culture to everything associated with gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, special education, discipline, college and career readiness, and counseling. It Dr. Edward Fletcher Jr. Dr. Erik M.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. Program administrators have also sought to build out wraparound support for students going home, including resources for workforce placement.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Very few college leaders are talking about this right now, and most colleges and universities are not prepared to meet this wave. Closing equity gaps may become even harder. The underlying social inequities that drove pre-pandemic equity gaps have not gone away and are now being compounded by a political backlash.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Very few college leaders are talking about this right now, and most colleges and universities are not prepared to meet this wave. Closing equity gaps may become even harder. The underlying social inequities that drove pre-pandemic equity gaps have not gone away and are now being compounded by a political backlash.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

University Culture. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. This requires commitment from the university, robust partnership with employers, and input from students about what career preparation is most useful to them. Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment. Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

The 2021 task force also noted that simply going test-optional or test-free will not in and of itself universally improve equity. EqRC is studying the implications of equity in admission for historically excluded populations.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

“Community empowerment is my heartwork,” says Leila Tamale, a Stanford University junior pursuing a degree in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. I pushed myself to excel in academics and extracurriculars with advanced placement classes and learning Mandarin.”. Leila is a member of the first cohort of J.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Read more: Recommendations on customizing your early alert system to close equity gaps and help more students graduate. It's essential that your messaging is deliberate; click here to explore how to implement equity-based communication strategies. Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s 3.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Fortunately, there are several tried-and-true methods that universities have used to mitigate summer melt, which can also be valuable in reducing move-in melt. How to Reduce Summer Melt Enrollment leaders from Robert Morris University and the University of Louisville join EAB’s Madeleine Rhyneer to share strategies to boost yield.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

They also discuss ways to overcome challenges common within the university setting, that can make it difficult to reach consensus when developing messaging for public consumption. And one particular aspect of my job is helping university leaders, cabinet leaders, to plan for and to really navigate their way through many difficult challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2024

About 80 scholars were recently celebrated as part of the inaugural Black Honors College class at California State University, Sacramento. The California State University allocated $250,000 in one-time funding to be used to support the college with another $2.5 It enrolls students who maintain a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

The formal interview is no time for the search committee and administrators to shy away from directly asking applicants questions and giving scenarios about equity, diversity, and inclusion. 8. Black students are underrepresented in gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, and other courses for advanced students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Johnson, an associate professor and director at the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education, shines a light on an often-forgotten subset of students. Dr. Jennifer Geiger, an associate professor in the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois Chicago, agreed. Dr. Royel M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. She served for nearly nine years as the university’s director of disability services. Dr. Kimberly O.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. Advising and coaching represent foundational practices colleges and universities use to support student success.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Unfortunately, this isn’t the case on every college or university campus. The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life at Emory University provides LGBTQ+ students resources for navigating campus , including how to submit name change in the institution’s systems.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether that was true action statements, donations, or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, everyone was scrambling around, trying to be reactive change agents. How can private and public universities work together to continue inclusive initiatives? Is there room for support?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

The shoppers will check whether schools across all higher ed sectors are misleading students and families about credit transferability, job placement rates, and graduates’ future earning potential, among other concerns, according to a press release from the Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Given the ubiquitous attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI ) led by current and aspiring politicians, including former President Donald J. DEI offices at the University of Arkansas and other universities have been discontinued, and DEI efforts in Florida, Texas, and other states have been curtailed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Affirmative action struck down The U.S. She became the first Black president to lead Harvard.

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