Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

It brings together presidents, provosts, faculty, funders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address big questions facing HBCUs. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. At the end of the day, UNITE isn't just a conference; it's a movement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. The recruitment and retention of Latino faculty is also an element of the Seal, and CSULB has the Latinx Faculty & Staff Association.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

Two Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) business faculty are studying ways to maintain academic honesty in test-taking in a post-COVID world that utilizes remote and online exams. In their research, the two categorized proctoring methods based from “passive” to “active.” “For

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Esdaile said the book did not include information about the university’s historical ties to eugenics and further criticized whether $10 million for student to return to Yale would help people of color. Connecticut NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile complained about the book, Yale and Slavery: A History , published alongside Yale’s apology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Many of those students had to find information about how to successfully prepare for transferring through their own efforts, rather than have that presented to them upon enrollment at the community college. Lehman College, a four-year CUNY school, also has a Virtual Transfer Center that community college students can go to for information.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. At the same time, they struggle to retain the women and minoritized faculty who they have recruited. In many units, the scholarship alone or largely determines whether the faculty member receives a favorable evaluation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I recently went on a cruise to some destinations in the Caribbean and as is customary I entered my credit card information for additional expenses that may be incurred on the voyage. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. Your potential and your purpose are bigger than any hate that may come against you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

During her time there, she increased the diversity of tenure-track faculty and co-founded the Master of Science Physician Assistant Program, the first of its kind in the CSU system. Rios-Ellis previously held leadership roles at two other California State University institutions, Long Beach and Monterey Bay.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mentorship, Community Building, & Collaborative Partnerships : Encouraging administrators to establish mentorship programs and affinity groups can facilitate connections and provide spaces for minoritized students to share experiences, challenges, and successes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. 56% of undergraduate institutions reported using technology to recruit international students through events like virtual college fairs and online information sessions.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. A common component of accountability is an increased reliance on data to inform decision-making.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It is filled with information based on lived experiences of Black women who are currently administrators. They say the role of department chair should be in service to an institution, fundamentally providing care, guidance, and support to not only faculty colleagues but to support staff and students as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

John’s University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “You belong here.” She is the project director of Critical Race Theory (CRT) Forward, a database that, she says, identifies, tracks, and analyzes governmental actions or legislation “that aim to restrict access to truthful information about race.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Grad students serve as teaching fellows, facilitating discussion sections and grading student work. In addition to the representational advantages, minoritized faculty may present material in a way to which students of color can more easily relate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

AAP staff works with students, faculty, and staff at those schools and at UCLA to create pathways. We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. “The California legislature put some caveats. Once they complete the course, they are assigned duties.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. The mentorship program is meant to provide incoming students the settings and opportunities to prepare themselves for academic careers, all the while facilitating connection among one another.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal. It enables an intentional health focus across the liberal arts and facilitates dialogue on the future of healthcare.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Utilizing a data-driven approach, ATD provides coaching that facilitates institutional transformation so that these colleges can have maximum impact on the lives of their students and on the communities within which they are located. Whether its at DREAM or informally at any one of the association meetings, she has become the connector.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Our research into how institutions develop financially sustainable student success models reveals that the most effective models are living processes that intentionally knit together strategic decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, data-informed action, and consistent assessment of initiatives and outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Faculty and staff are also at risk of harm. All practices and programs related to prevention must be survivor-informed – including survivors who are students, faculty, and staff. Gender-based violence, harassment, and sexual assault continue to be rampant on college campuses across the country.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Protective factors such as faculty and staff that promote student connectedness and are equipped to provide psychoeducational resources and learning experiences that support student mental health can make a difference for students.

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Active Minds

JULY 14, 2023

After devoting months to their research, the Scholars presented their findings at the Active Minds Mental Health Conference, and participants were left equipped with information and resources that they could use to aid in supporting the mental health of our BIPOC communities.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Outcomes: Streamlined platform lifts enrollment, cultivates collaboration between faculty and staff, and informs strategic investment decisions based on measurable impact on institutional goals. Their work has already resulted in enrollment improvements and significant enhancements in how faculty and advisors work together.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and graduate advisor. Advisors are nominated by students, faculty, and staff. In short, there will be information for those who are new to CORE 42 and those who have worked with CORE 42 since its inception.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 17, 2025

To address this, ACC partnered with Civitas Learning and took a collaborative approach, engaging faculty, advisors, and student success staff from the beginning. Through regular group sessions and 1:1 coaching, Hilda ensures that everyone, from newly hired advisors to longtime faculty, feels confident using the platform.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Journal of Public Health defines public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.” The pandemic has brought increased awareness of healthcare disparities.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2023

With this information, DeVry’s leaders determined they needed to tailor the promotion of resource offerings to student needs. The DeVry Fusion team developed a two-pronged approach to improve their ability to help their students succeed: Establish a Data-Activated Digital Care Engine to complement faculty & advisor impact.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Trauma-informed practices in higher education: Building support communities from the top down August 9, 2023 Joanna Krueger Associate Professor of Chemistry, UNC Charlotte The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. Slippery Rock University (SRU), a regional comprehensive university in rural Pennsylvania, surfaced the need for a data-informed approach during its strategic planning process.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2023

Dr. Rindy is the Assistant Vice President for Career and Academic Progress at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and has changed their strategies to be data-informed action. 17:52] – Conveying information isn’t the goal. John Rindy covers a lot of ground when discussing proactive academic support. It’s provoking action. [20:40]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. The mentorship program is meant to provide incoming students the settings and opportunities to prepare themselves for academic careers, all the while facilitating connection among one another.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The First Step: A Unified Student Success Platform To tackle these challenges head-on, UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation partnered with Civitas Learning to implement a Student Impact Platform that leverages the combined power of data analytics and collaborative workflow tools to break down information silos.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Investing in Faculty Development The results of our analysis send a clear message stronger faculty are good for student success. Investing in faculty development yielded a significant increase in persistence. The university has taken a peer-to-peer approach that focuses not on information but on engagement.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Strategy: Implement a seamless registration experience that facilitates student persistence to the next term, providing advisors additional time and opportunities to connect with students. Additionally, they can compare schedules side by side, enabling them to make informed decisions once the enrollment period opens.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

More information will be coming soon! Stephanie Brown, executive director of orientation and transition programs at the University of North Texas, shares information on what the “Eagle for a Day” program looks like, as well as application and enrollment rates for students who participate in the program.

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