Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Sara Goldrick-Rab, is providing faculty, staff and managers with actionable strategies to address college students’ basic needs. “How the new majority of students attends and experiences higher education is poorly understood by the American public and constantly given short shrift by mainstream media,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Higher education is a ladder to social and economic mobility and stability, and learning certain skills like leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication, can make the difference in a graduate feeling their time in postsecondary education was both worth the expense and helped them achieve life goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Delnita Evans dreams of being a dean because she wants to help underrepresented students succeed. “I We weren’t graduating,” said the master’s candidate in higher education student affairs at the Morgan State University School of Education & Urban Studies. I never thought it was possible for someone like me.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Over 60% of our students are students of color. Many of our students are first-generation students. While the courses are meant to be enjoyable, their focus is on helping students develop intercultural competency. "We Over 40% are Pell Grant-eligible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2025

Majid Bagheri teaches undergraduate students at Savannah State University, an historically Black university in Georgia, he engages them in Dr. Majid Bagheri subjects connected to the environment and how they can make an impact on the world around them.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 threw the world of higher education into disarray, college enrollment is stabilizing. According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse, “Undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall but the decline has slowed to nearly pre-pandemic rates.”

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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