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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. From there, Williams’s career took off.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel. The University of Maryland (UMD) has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, The 1856 Project – Reconstructing the Truth. These [reports and investigations] aren’t designed to make universities look bad.

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the report, first-time enrollment in this context refers to the number of students enrolled for the first time in graduate certificate, education specialist, master’s, or doctoral programs for the fall term. Part-time students also appeared to have enrolled for the first time in fewer numbers.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of steady increases, internationalization at colleges and universities slipped backwards during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Counc il on Education (ACE). Meanwhile, as campuses emptied, international students had to remain. Some of them wanted to stay.”

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brian McKenzie The report, Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2012 to 2022 , publishes the findings of the longstanding CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees, which received usable responses from 558 colleges and universities this cycle and ran from November 2022 to May 2023. "We fall at Doctoral or Professional Universities (D/PU).

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. So far, the program has served 111 students, says Amanda Nipp, Northeast’s vice president of student services.

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

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Kirk Daulerio, Co-Founder, Mainstay, writing in Bridging the Gap: How can emerging technology chart pathways to completion for first-generation students?, Some findings include: First-generation students are less confident about attending college. points higher than non-first-generation students.