Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country. When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

Oliver was serving her second term in the role after winning re-election with Murphy in 2021. Overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, she also headed efforts to expand affordable housing and local government services. Oliver leaves behind a legacy of dedication, service, and inspiration," Oliver’s family said.

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MARCH 27, 2023

The Pathways to Teaching program will give eligible West Windsor-Plainsboro Service Association (WWPSA) employees tuition assistance to complete a bachelor’s degree and/or a teaching certificate. We’re proud of the long-term investment that both Rider and West Windsor-Plainsboro are making in the teaching profession as a whole.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Synchrony is providing the grant for 2023 and 2024, through its philanthropic program, Education as an Equalizer. “We We're proud to support PWNA."

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JANUARY 16, 2024

PCC President Lawrence Rouse said the college’s RPED program will employ an academic coach to provide academic counseling and connect participants with the wraparound support services they need for success on and off campus. Pitt Community College ED has presented a total of $44.5

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MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Among students who had more often taken advantage of their school’s career counseling services, the biggest portion (44%) reported having received significant help in learning about average earnings. On the flip side, those who had never used these services most often reported either getting some (30%) or no (29%) earnings information.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Shalala served as Secretary of Health and Human Services during Bill Clinton's administration and served one term in Congress, representing the 27th Congressional District in Florida. "I Shalala, a veteran higher education leader and former U.S. Shalala is expected to begin the new job next week. She replaces Dr. Dwight A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012. Over the past eight years, Parnell secured over $22 million in grant funding, represented NASPA through service to over 20 organizations including the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

We look at their race, their ethnicities, their service and access to languages, and the barriers that they face. Mental health challenges [are] prevalent among students,” said Dr. Swapna Hingwe , associate director of counseling and psychiatric services at Michigan State University. Quick-fire, short-term ‘fixes’ won’t do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Throughout college, Womack has been involved in community service, volunteering with literacy programs, food drives, water bottle collection, and the preparation of holiday gift baskets for families in need. The 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar is bound for law school in the fall. So, these will be her final meets.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Thanks to collaboration with food service vendor Sodexo, Howard University Student Association, and College of Arts and Sciences Council, we now offer emergency meal swipes and meal vouchers for students with short-term food vulnerability. Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. Simply put, we must put the community first.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

The job is continuing to change in terms of the complexity. Marion Ross Fedrick, had been appointed executive vice president for administration and chief of staff at Georgia State University, effective July 1. In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 years in charge. By 2022, that number shrunk to 5.9 But what connects these turnovers?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

No state is doing well in terms of getting their community college students to transfer and complete,” said Velasco Rodriguez. Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

market and education system, and what then short-term or other credentials would best help set them up to reenter,” Krause-Vilmar said. market and education system, and what then short-term or other credentials would best help set them up to reenter,” Krause-Vilmar said. workforce, almost all U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The four entities recognized this year span a diverse geographic area, but they share the mission of uplifting their communities while also creating a broader impact in terms of education and the workforce. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Also, it’s the environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Historically, our student success services seemed to primarily serve those learners who arguably benefitted from them the least. In response, UTSA began an outreach campaign specifically focused on encouraging male students from minority backgrounds to take advantage of tutoring services. to take advantage of academic coaching.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Making sure that all students have what they need and that we’re being mindful of any gaps in terms of completion, persistence, programming and social and economic mobility.” As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels. Dr. Everrett A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

incoming president of The Ohio State University "I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to serve as president of Ohio State, an institution founded upon and well known across the globe for research, teaching and an enduring commitment to service,” said Carter in a post on OSU’s website. Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., Walter "Ted" Carter Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

They have an outsized role to play in terms of advancing the legacy of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King." It helps us to think about and rededicate ourselves to our mission, which is to develop men of disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service,” said Crawford. “I Dr. Vicki L.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As part of their ongoing Better FAFSA support strategy, the federal government has outlined what institutions can expect over the next several days in terms of implementation support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Instead, new student orientation, advising, and other supports are focused on assessing whether students need remediation, introducing students to the college, and helping them schedule their first-term courses. Jean Petty started her community college education right out of high school and had no idea how to “do college.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These future collegiate athletes, and their families, will be informed in no uncertain terms that the institutions represented by the coaches offer welcoming and supportive environments to facilitate their development and meet their needs. Dr. William B.

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

This extends to education, employment, public services, and beyond. In our quest for a more equitable and inclusive world, we often discuss diversity and equality. These are indeed crucial elements of the equation. But we must not overlook the equally vital aspects of accessibility and belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Pamela Everhart The money – from Fidelity Investments – will go towards launching the Fidelity Scholars Program, which will have renewable, need-based scholarships and wrap-around support services. French, Jr., president of UNCF-member Clark Atlanta University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Instead, decision-makers and those seeking to improve equity at their two-year institutions must engage in thorough reflection of their own schools and involve collaboration from multiple departments and levels. It's a comprehensive toolkit that goes beyond just looking at data and moves the understanding of data into action and insights.

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Student Minds

MAY 10, 2024

Indeed, I was constantly reminded of the raft of support services which they could provide. Both statutory and university services were plagued by massive waiting lists. Across all sections of society, including the student body itself, there is an expectation that students must lower their standards for living. I was broke.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2024

While it is still true that earning a degree has many benefits, how that degree is earned, both in terms of the debt and the emotional atmosphere, needs more examination. That right foot has so many implications, the first of which is the financial impact of attending a community college as the first step toward a bachelor ’ s degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The burden of student loan debt limits future finances of graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). As such, college education is not fulfilling the promise of being a great equalizer and closing wealth gaps, according to a recent report. The report found that s tudent debt also limited career choice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

She became the principal investigator on a service grant which funds the center.” Lesley’s vision and actions have resulted in a top-tier program capable of service and research.” psychology, California State University, Sacramento; M.A., psychology, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The report is the first step in a long-term effort by the Harvard GSE to reshape the college admissions process. A report released by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education (GSE) highlights elements of the college admission culture that could be contributing to the stunting of the ethical growth of students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The pandemic hit when they were freshmen and many students endured over a year of remote learning, with limited access to school counseling services and extracurricular activities. The high school class of 2023 had an experience that was inevitably shaped by COVID-19. One third of students changed their thoughts about two or more choices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some of these challenges, Gasman and Esters rightly note, include “customer service concerns, leadership instability and preparation, board ineffectiveness, low graduation rates, financial instability and subsequent threats to long-term sustainability, and the need to tell better HBCU institutional stories.”

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 8, 2023

On Monday, Federal Student Aid released electronic announcement GENERAL-23-63 titled Key Terms, Definitions, and Systems Related to FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dr. Rema Vassar Vassar – along with ­­Dan Kelly , who was elected vice chair – will each serve a two-year term, ending January 2025. The board also passed a resolution authorizing the board chair to negotiate and enter into an agreement for consulting services for board governance and bylaws and policy development. Dr. Stefan J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Unfortunately, this sentiment holds true for far too many children who enter Kindergarten already behind their peers in terms of literacy skills and too many continue to fall further behind by the time they reach the crucial third-grade mark. In the words of Dr. Benjamin E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. Especially coming out of the pandemic, we have a lot to think about in terms of a global footprint." Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul.

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