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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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The contested rise of ‘institutional autonomy’

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This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. There is now an enormous range of ‘higher education providers’. This piece is the first part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. Questions are being asked.

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How to restore trust in American higher education

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American higher education is in trouble. College enrollments last year were lower than they were 12 years earlier in 2011, the first sustained drop in American history — and low birth rates suggest the pool of future college students may fall rather than increase. Read more at Deseret.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Both of my parents made their children aware of African history and geography when we were young,” reflects Brooks, during his most recent excursion to Kenya. Well, to my amazement, there was and is a very long-standing and pronounced African American presence throughout the history of Appalachia.”

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

billion research enterprise; created a Campus Safety Commission; and appointed a special commission to look at the UNC’s history with race. In 2011, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on sport-related concussions. Jackson, dean of the MSU College of Education and search committee member.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. This return etched Allen all the more into the history of Meredith. To me, it felt bigger.”

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since Apple introduced Siri, its voice-controlled software, in October 2011, consumers have begun normalizing interactions with narrow AI. Community Colleges Are Well Positioned Historically, equity and inclusion in higher education have been shaped by various legislation and milestones that improved learner access in America.