Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. My goal is to have the LAs look like the students in the courses,” says Rahming. The concept is quite simple.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Last May, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Governors voted to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. How does your leadership reflect your commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in journalism education? Im also guided by a quest for inclusion and student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Dr. Mike Hoa Nguyen, an assistant professor of education at NYU, praised this inclusion of a requirement to evaluate work through rigorous research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

As issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be at the forefront of educational discourse, Kizarts contribution stands out for its practical approach to understanding and counteracting specific biases that often undermine well-intentioned equity efforts. The books greatest strength lies in its practicality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has launched a digital toolkit to help higher education governing boards proactively oversee equitable student success. This resource is a key element of AGB’s justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative ,” said Henry Stoever, AGB president and CEO.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. And it is partnering with student coaching non-profit InsideTrack to do so. Integral to their coaching now are practices of inclusion and “cultural humility.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a result, DFW rates declined and retention rates improved for students who took a course taught by an Equity Champion, with a sizable decrease in retention equity gaps. Dr. Willie McKether is the former Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Toledo.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We believe this project will have a profound impact on student success and well-being, empowering them to focus on their education and future.” Our work with the T.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

“I really wanted to put a spotlight on what is possible when educators, like the ones in the Gadsden district, see their students as assets and see that the population they serve is capable of achieving their college dreams,” said Trejo, director of Outreach FAMILIA at the University of Arizona. “To And they nurture that.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Numbers went up 10% in one year, 19% for African Americans and 20% for Hispanic [students].” Shelly Raube, vice president of student empowerment and success at Delta College, says that the institution is focused on making sure everybody belongs and that they see themselves “as a valued member of our community.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

The partnership with mental health provider Uwill has served 18,223 students across 45 public and independent institutions statewide, representing the nation's first comprehensive state-level investment in free teletherapy services for all college students. Bridges, New Jersey's secretary of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This project will transform the student experience in STEM at Furman,” said Dr. Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And with those assets, she has sought to improve student success at CGU and help coach rising student affairs leaders amid issues of turnover and fatigue in the field. Carter’s psychology background plays an important role in understanding and helping CGU bolster its student inclusion and success efforts, Jessup says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A new report from education advocacy organization EdTrust-West reveals that California's educational system continues to fail Black students despite years of rhetoric Dr. Christopher J. Nellum about equity and inclusion. Nellum, executive director of EdTrust-West.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Morgan State University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS. Its instructional curriculum is built on a series of four courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve. We are there for them when they need us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. A Backdoor Low-Pressure System: Undermining the Nations Future Success Recently, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Each year, the cohort of DREAM Scholars brings a fresh perspective on the student experience," said Francesca I. Carpenter, ATD's director of equitable programming and inclusive learning. During the conference, scholars will engage with community college leaders and attend specialized sessions focused on improving student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

In their study, “ Inside the Black Box ,” researchers discovered that algorithms used to predict student success produced false negatives for 19% of Black and 21% of Latinx students, incorrectly calculating these percentages of students would fail out of college. All the algorithms can see and learn,” said Anahideh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Feeling unsafe and unwanted off campus heightens students need for belonging on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

She has a record of achievement in a number of areas including student success, enrollment management, faculty development, research, academic program quality, strategic initiatives and partnerships, equity and inclusion, and fundraising.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

"I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Clarke, Jr., chair of the Cal State LA Presidential Search Committee.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Challenge: Deliver on the mission to provide holistic services that support the success of every student every day. The Strategy: Adopt an integrated and holistic student success management model and implement a unified student success platform to make personalized support feasible at scale.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Stout’s speech hit Jaeger and Colclough in their hearts. We’re faculty led, driven, and focused.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kristina Londy Kristina Londy has been named director of student success and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

But the state and local resolutions acknowledge Sacramento State’s work on behalf of Black student success and creating pathways of support. This milestone reaffirms Sacramento State’s pivotal role in shaping the future of our community and fostering a more inclusive society.”

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

However, achieving equitable outcomes remains a challenge, as many students face barriers that hinder their academic journey. By reimagining support structures, institutions can create more inclusive pathways that empower every learner to succeed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Katy Hall Such prohibited practices include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Katy Hall, requires that universities expand “student success and support” initiatives once targeting historically marginalized groups to include all students regardless of race, ethnicity and other "personal identity characteristics."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

Tomlinson has been named assistant vice president for equity and inclusion/student belonging at St. He served as the associate dean for student success and engagement and was the director of the R.I.S.E. Tomlinson Sharod L. John’s University in Queens, New York. Network and veterans affairs.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. percentage point (PP) lift in persistence Library Resources — 5.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Jabani Bennett Bennett began their tenure in 2023 with priorities that included breathing life into the new organizational mission, operationalizing the intersectional feminist and antiracist goals of the center, and co-creating leadership succession plans. I am not the expert, and I come to the students openhearted and ready to learn.”

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