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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Residential students benefit from on-campus resources and connection opportunities in a way their peers who commute do not. Through the Fordham Housing Fund, selected upper-level commuter students at the university have the chance to experience on-campus living—for free.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students. The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. Students of color are disproportionately represented among those who withdraw from law school after their first year.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I visited the African continent for the first time as a Fulbright doctoral student in 1985,” he says. Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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Alaska College Scholarship Sees Low Acceptance Rate

Inside Higher Ed

Most of the best students in Alaska high schools leave the state for college. And a state scholarship designed to change that is not working, The Anchorage Daily News reported. The Alaska Performance Scholarship was first established in 2011 to keep the best students in the state for college.

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Diverse Recognizes Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs at ACPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The winners of this year's Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs gathered at the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) conference in Chicago to accept an award jointly presented by ACPA and Diverse. Student Affairs staff and students from Elon University, one of this year's honorees.

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does student success mean? Some colleges associate student success with high graduation rates, others focus on alumni achievements, and then other colleges emphasize test scores and grades. Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind?

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Inspiring Your Students to Write, Cite, and Avoid Plagiarism

Faculty Focus

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. This certainly is not part of the expected college experience for students or parents. Students may also lack confidence in attempting to implement the expected academic guidelines. Using credible sources is key.

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