Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

In June, as the nation’s highest court handed down a predictable and yet devastating ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the Center for Journalism & Democracy announced its inaugural Visiting Professorship for Investigative or Data Journalism at Howard University. Here is why this matters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

Wesleyan University will no longer engage in legacy admissions. This comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. “An Wesleyan plans to encourage geographic diversity by recruiting students from across the U.S.; Roth said in a statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Josh Grossman The findings were revealed in a working paper titled, " The disparate impacts of college admissions policies on Asian American applicants,” written by researchers from multiple universities including Stanford, Brown, University of Michigan, and Harvard. Grossman, a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

It’s a day of not just reflection but concrete action. You can never take a break from social justice work.” They have an outsized role to play in terms of advancing the legacy of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King." Every King holiday is a day out of school, without intentional reflection,” said Graves. “At

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

Over the past decade, Black college and university enrollment has been dropping at alarming rates, declining 22% from 2010 and 2020. We need action to help those who may be now left behind. We can expect this recession of Black enrollment to continue in the wake of the recent U.S. Words of solidarity aren’t enough. Dr. Harry L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of affirmative action, the Mellon Foundation, a nonprofit that makes grants related to higher learning, among other areas, recently convened a panel to discuss how America got to this moment and what might come after. The participants were not optimistic. “To

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2023

NEW YORK Students, scholars, and administrators from across the City University of New York (CUNY) gathered last week at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) for an ethnic studies conference that both reflected on the discipline’s history and showed off new and on-going work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

Seemingly everything from using class-based preferences to ditching legacy admissions to replacing admittance regimes with lottery systems has been suggested. Race and SES are deeply intertwined, and so the argument goes, focusing on wealth would benefit students from underrepresented backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). It's a comprehensive toolkit that goes beyond just looking at data and moves the understanding of data into action and insights. Are these benefitting students?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

And they have been inclusive from the start, accepting all students eager to learn and grow regardless of race or economic status. And they have been inclusive from the start, accepting all students eager to learn and grow regardless of race or economic status. It is truly the essence of their existence. Dr. Harry L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In our op-ed from a couple of months ago, we wrote that we hoped that this movement wouldn’t ever reach its 35th year,” said Frances Leung, co-chair of the Asian American Studies in Action (AASiA) advocacy group. These are aspects of institutionalization we consider inseparable from their academic import.” .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There needs to be more, not fewer opportunities to assist students of color on campuses, according to a new report from The Education Trust. In light of the U.S. Many PWIs have historically been rooted in the exclusion of students of color through means such as admissions practices, Hernández-Reyes said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

The literature is replete with research on the negative outcomes Black males experience from employment to education as well as from health and interactions with law enforcement. We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Dr. Erik M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2023

First, culture centers serve as a “home away from home” for Black students, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. From November 9th to the 12th, Indiana University’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center will host the 2023 Association for Black Culture Centers (ABCC) Conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

The class based on Early Action admits is already 30 percent Asian American, could that number go even higher to indicate a loosening of a cap on Asian American admissions that may be borderline discriminatory? Far from an instant admit as a young man bound for greatness, Jose is given the designation of being another “AA CJer.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Others made announcements around dropping early decision policies (Virginia Tech) and legacy admissions (Occidental College). However, many are “pay to play,” requiring significant investments of time, money, and resources from an early age, from music lessons to travel sports. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By: Mamie Voight As the year draws to a close, we at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) are taking a moment to reflect on the strides we’ve made and the work left to do to advance our mission – building a more equitable and just society through higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

As students moved off campus and learned from home, the battles that had raged over building names statues, and memorials of figures associated with slavery, segregation, and eugenics cooled. Witherspoon is a critical figure in Princeton’s history, often credited with saving the then-College of New Jersey from financial ruin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This is at least the second instance this year in which a non-Black professor has been involved in treating a Black student with hostility and violence before attempting to remove them from a classroom setting. Charles H.F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. In Florida — ground zero for many of these efforts — the legislature is now considering a bill that would prohibit public universities from offering certain majors and courses as well as spending money on diversity and equity initiatives. Supreme Court ruling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

There you can explore my books, From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir , published by Indiana University Press with a helpful teaching guide , and Having My Say: Reflections of a Black Baby Boomer , a wide-ranging collection, with all proceeds donated to the United Negro College Fund. Dr. Benjamin E.

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Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

If your goal is to truly lead, to have a positive impact on the lives of the people you lead, to build a legacy as a difference maker, then read on. If your goal is to truly lead, to have a positive impact on the lives of the people you lead, to build a legacy as a difference maker, then read on. Before you attempt to lead others.

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Believe in Students

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

First, I am profoundly moved by the purposeful, anti-performative efforts from our organizations and institutions to elevate Black voices, commemorate Black achievements, and pay homage to the towering Black figures—upon whose shoulders I stand—whose indomitable spirit has shaped both the physical and cultural landscape of our nation.

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Believe in Students

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

He loved to remind me of the radical nature of what Dr. King stood for and that it was in looking beyond the posterized quotes that you gained true lessons about the pursuit of justice and methods of nonviolent action via civil disobedience. I was a young child when Black History Month came to national consciousness. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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Scholarship America

APRIL 26, 2023

With LendKey’s network of credit unions, borrowers can achieve their financial goals and save money with lower interest rates from financial institutions that prioritize people over profits. LendKey Scholarship Program LendKey connects students with credit unions for in-school loans and student loan refinancing options.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs Key takeaways from government guidance on SCOTUS’s affirmative action ruling The Department of Education finally issued its eagerly anticipated follow-up guidance on the Supreme Court’s SFFA ruling in September. Did it deliver on enrollment leaders’ hopes and expectations? The answer is complicated.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. What does effective change leadership look like in practice? How Can You Lead Change? Dr. King and her team have accomplished truly exciting transformation at UWM.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

from FY21 to FY22, a 10.1% 15-19-year-old population from its peak in 2021 to its trough in 2032. For many, this likely entails a shift from the mindset of "doing more with less" to adopting a strategy of "doing less with less." The cost of running a college spiked 5.2% increase since FY19. decline in the U.S.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Like Barry, Leila turned to education to help her emerge from a challenging situation, and we’re proud to be able to contribute to her success. Leila’s father is from the Kingdom of Tonga and her mother from France. Leila was born in California’s Bay Area. I was about 6,” Leila says. “We

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

The emotional connection your alumni audience already has to your institution is what sets them apart from other donor audiences. Emphasize the enduring impact of these traditions and how their continued support ensures that future generations will benefit from the same enriching experiences. What memories stand out most to you?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Supreme Court decision expected to strike down race-conscious admissions policies, a new report from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University is offering more evidence of what a post-affirmative action landscape might look like. Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, CEW director and lead author of the report.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

However, quick action without adequate preparation could cause more harm than good. Some institutions simply seek to grow and sustain enrollment counts, while others find purpose in promoting social mobility and fighting a legacy of structural racism. Four initial steps to take when launching a diversity enrollment strategy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

Emil Guillermo And now I mention this because I am in a unique position in the never-ending Harvard affirmative action debate. Emil Guillermo And now I mention this because I am in a unique position in the never-ending Harvard affirmative action debate. I am the progenitor of bona fide Asian American Harvard legacies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The National Center for Education Statistics has released data from its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) published Dec. Dr. Miguel Cardona IPEDS gathers information annually from U.S. The data also show that many students never make it to commencement day.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

v University of North Carolina declared affirmative action admissions programs unconstitutional at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The fallout from this affirmative action case will impact all of higher education. The affirmative action case is one of those injustices. Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

EAB’s Beth Donaldson and David Kuehl discuss how to reach prospective graduate school students who are looking to switch careers and enroll in business programs that may be very different from their undergraduate field of study. Podcast How to Recruit Adult Career Switchers Episode 145. April 4, 2023. So give these folks a listen and enjoy.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

They span a wide range of issues, from on-campus incidents and controversy around alumni to social movements and widespread political and economic events. natural disasters, life-altering political decisions), especially when they want to reassure faculty that their well-being is top of mind. What is a flashpoint? What is a flashpoint?

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