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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. University President Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment.

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Furman University Adopts Okanagan Charter to Prioritize Wellbeing

Insight Into Diversity

Furman University has adopted the Okanagan Charter, an international framework designed to integrate health and wellbeing into all aspects of campus life. Developed by public health leaders from 45 countries in 2015, the charter addresses challenges related to health, sustainability, and community welfare. As one of 33 U.S.

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South Korea hosts 200,000 international students, hits 2015 target

The PIE News

The 205,167 international students enrolled in March 2023 means the country hit a target set in 2015 of hosting 200,000 foreign students by 2023. A previous ministry of education aim from 2011 had hoped to host 200,000 university students by 2020, but this date was later revised.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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Fire Destroys Historic Building at Knoxville College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elnathan Hall was an administrative building on campus but largely remained empty for several decades after the university lost its accreditation and largely closed its doors. A 126-year-old building at Knoxville College (KC) was destroyed after a fire broke out at the vacant historically Black college on Monday evening.

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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools 

Faculty Focus

Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). IDs work closely and collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and implement strategies that reflect these needs, as well as design universally for accessibility and diversity.

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Price sensitivity and regional options test UK’s East Asian enrolment

The PIE News

Though enrolment in UK universities from East Asia remained stable, it saw a slight decline of -0.1% However, between 2015 and 2019, this trend reversed, with enrolments declining by 3.2% By 2019, the number of Southeast Asian students enrolled in the UK had dropped by 8%, or 3,500 fewer students compared to 2015.