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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But all along the way, Williams has worked at both public and private institutions—HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions—that have become top producers of minoritized students. It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

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fall) and international enrollment (10.2% In 2020, all of the higher education sector was affected. Coming out of that, for international students, we see a two-year rise in enrollments, and that continues as a positive trend. plummet for part-time students. increase). "In

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report was based on a survey of 903 institutions of higher education and is conducted every five years. Internationalization means far more than study abroad programs and foreign exchange students. Meanwhile, as campuses emptied, international students had to remain. Some of them wanted to stay.”

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

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“While I would say one year does not make a trend, we are concerned about the dip in the enrollment of all domestic students, but especially for racially and ethnically marginalized groups, for whom progress has already been too slow, painfully slow,” Ortega said. “If among Hispanic/Latinx students, 1.9% among White students, and 0.7%

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A good portion of those donations were given to various kinds of institutions of higher education, many serving students from underserved backgrounds. So far, the program has served 111 students, says Amanda Nipp, Northeast’s vice president of student services.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

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It took a village, Hughes-Watkins said, from the interning students conducting research, to the advisory board and community liaisons, to create the report. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I They’re not those schools anymore. Hughes-Watkins agreed.

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New Report from Mainstay Recommends Ways to Improve the College Experience for First-Generation Students

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“When I arrived on campus as a first-year college student, the differences between me and my peers were clear. As the first member of my immediate family to go to college, I very quickly realized I had a longer, more stressful road ahead than those who showed up already knowing what to expect.”. published by Mainstay.