Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected the 29 senior-level higher education professionals for its 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). MLI stands as a magnet for talented people looking to bring something different to American higher education leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

At Agnes Scott College, first-year students are given the opportunity to take their first step into becoming global citizens through its Global Journeys program. Over 60% of our students are students of color. Many of our students are first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness. They still do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While working at AT&T as an engineer, she joined the company’s group for Hispanic employees and was asked to go speak to a class of middle school students in Newark, New Jersey. Each student said, ‘Because of you, I’m going to do better in school.’ The students identify and see themselves as that person.” She gladly agreed.

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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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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

Leadership Opportunities Are Everywhere For most of her years working in higher education, Chancellor Larive was more interested in being a faculty member and lab administrator than moving into campus leadership. We had staff members working to support evacuated students or their own families were being evacuated.

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