Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is set to speak during the 17th Annual National Black, Brown and College Bound (BBCB) Summit, according to organizers. The BBCB Summit has seen more than 5,000 participants since 2006, including students from nearly two dozen different states.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

College costs and student debt continue to rise, and cuts in state funding for higher education have been a major reason why. The good news is that the federal government can play a key role in reversing these trends, making college more affordable for all. Meanwhile, 43 million borrowers owe more than $1.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 Vincent announced that he was leaving Talladega College in Alabama after just two years on the job.

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.

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HESA

APRIL 19, 2023

Since then, however, a combination of nominal freezes in Ontario, bug cuts in Alberta and the effects of much-higher-than-usual inflation have combined to create a real decline of about 7% since 2018-19. Oh, and provinces like giving money to students more than they like giving money to institutions. Regular blog service will resume May 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

That, says Perry-Johnson, vice president of external affairs, has come with amassing nearly three decades of communications and public affairs experience, with most in higher education. She joined Kennesaw State in 2006 when she was appointed special assistant to the president for external affairs.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. Given the pay, benefits and prestige, candidates for college presidencies aren’t in short supply. Someone who can speak out effectively on behalf of higher education?

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HEPI

JANUARY 18, 2025

These are the remarks by Alison Payne, Research Director at Reform Scotland, at the HEPI / CDBU event on funding higher education, held at Birkbeck, University of London, on Thursday of this week. Since 2006 there has been a 56% increase in applicants, but an 84% increase in the number refused entry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. What better place than Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

A Chicago-based student support program for community college students is set to drastically expand its reach and the number of students it serves. Matters surrounding this expansion and scalability were discussed in sessions at a a one-day symposium, Building Towards Equity in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Against this backdrop of societal change, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, a policy in place for 40 years promoting diversity in college admissions. Between 2006 and 2021, Black student enrollment dropped from 7% to 4% and Indigenous student enrollment dropped from 1% to 0.1%.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Teaching interdisciplinary research practices has gained attention in higher education, shifting from primarily focusing on modeling interdisciplinary research to explicitly addressing how and why interdisciplinary research should be performed (Szostak, 2007). The Review of Higher Education , 34(1), 61-84. Caspersen, J.,

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The CAN$2 billion Indian students are expected to pay into the Ontario college sector in the 2023/23 academic year is more than the provincial government contribution, figures suggest. and at college level is 21.6%, it states that the international share in colleges across Ontario has now risen above one-third of the total.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Academic interactions between instructors and students outside of the classroom can lead to higher GPA, as well as an increase in student persistence among first year college students. Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Engagement Experiences with Faculty and Peers at Community Colleges. The Review of Higher Education , 385-426.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We need to know more about infertility and related health risks in this group,” said Dr. Leslie Farland, an associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and member of the U of A Cancer Center. “Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, and 60% of Hispanics have Mexican heritage.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

The questions then become why and how the implementation of Professional Learning Communities impact Higher Education. The Quality Enhancement Plan is a requirement of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) which is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Keith Curry likes to walk the campus of Compton College, the two-year school that he has led for the last 13 years — two as interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) and 11 as its permanent leader. It’s a testament that the college is thriving, thanks in large part to Curry, who has been the school’s most vocal cheerleader.

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University Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Many Americans see the value in postsecondary education opportunities to boost their long-term financial well-being and the nation’s health. Still, they may hesitate to pursue a college education due to their perception of the high cost, a new survey suggests. Their biggest gripe is with its affordability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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ACPA

JUNE 30, 2023

ACPA College Student Educators International vehemently opposes the U.S. President and Fellows of Harvard College , and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., We remain concerned about college access as highlighted in our position statement on Affordability and Accessibility. University of North Carolina. As seen in U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 30, 2022

The failure of University of Phoenix (UoPX) is more than a dark moment in higher education history. It should act as a lesson learned in the higher ed business. UoPX bought the naming rights to the Arizona Cardinals' pro football stadium in 2006.

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University Business

JULY 30, 2024

It is not an overstatement to claim that higher education in the United States is facing unprecedented challenges that pose an existential threat for many colleges and universities. According to recent data , at least 56 public or nonprofit colleges have closed, merged, or announced closures or mergers since March 2020.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Teaching interdisciplinary research practices has gained attention in higher education, shifting from primarily focusing on modeling interdisciplinary research to explicitly addressing how and why interdisciplinary research should be performed (Szostak, 2007). The Review of Higher Education , 34(1), 61-84. Caspersen, J.,

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GlobalHigherEd

JANUARY 2, 2018

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore (a Nanyang Technological University/Imperial College London joint venture). Hawawini is a professor of finance and former dean of INSEAD (2000-2006). And it’s a book that, despite the title, is more about the internationalization of higher education institutions than business schools.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2023

While the pandemic is often partly blamed for the recent surge in presidential departures, the trend of shorter tenure among college and university presidents has been underway for several years. Indeed, a recent American Council on Education report noted that, in 2022, presidents had been in their position an average of 5.9

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Understanding the rising cost of producing higher education starts with the fact that the wealthiest, most elite colleges and universities, which set the norms in higher education, are admitted "cookie monsters," whose insatiable and competitive need for revenue has long been viewed as beneficial -- until recent decades.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 21, 2023

The questions then become why and how the implementation of Professional Learning Communities impact Higher Education. The Quality Enhancement Plan is a requirement of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) which is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

The group includes thousands of borrowers who attended Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica, a now-closed for-profit college that was run by an organization known as Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE). 1, 2006 and July 1, 2020 will receive $130 million in automatic debt relief.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Image: Even as control of the House and Senate remains up in the air, the fate of some local and statewide higher education–related ballot measures became much more clear Wednesday, with voters approving several record bond measures. By Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Community College District’s record $5.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Fedrick’s departure is just the latest in a series of presidential or leadership turnovers across the nation’s 105 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). While some scholars are deeply concerned by this instability, others note it aligns with higher education trends overall. years in charge. Different standards?

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Salcedo is the director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

The hostile takeover of public higher education in Florida continues, as seen in the latest higher education bill introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Garcetti v.

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MARCH 24, 2024

The demand for online higher education is strong, with nearly 61% of all undergraduate and 56% of postbaccalaureate students taking at least one course online (NCES, 2022). Optional proximity to a college campus. Teachers College Record, 115. National Center for Education Statistics. References Means, B.

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