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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. Scholarships, for example, are an especially effective means to help Ukrainians build a better future for their nation.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

The program was hybrid for 2022 and resumed on-campus clinical skills labs. DEI-focused development efforts at RUSON resulted in a $2 million endowment received in fall 2022, which will provide four-year scholarships for first-generation college students from underrepresented communities in Newark, N.J. .

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. to offer scholarships to DACA students.

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Associate Deans Roundtable Starts in late September

Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic

Associate Deans Roundtable. Those “leading from the middle” must have a special knack for diplomacy, and in contrast to the hierarchical models found in most non-academic settings, the associate dean’s task of guiding a group of independent-minded faculty members to a common goal is frequently compared to herding cats. Program Details.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Awarded 2022 Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Vasquez Heilig’s scholarly work is extensive, and he is well known for his scholarship regarding racial inequities in the U.S.’s

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to joining the USC Rossier faculty in 2022, DeCuir-Gunby was a professor and head of the Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Department at North Carolina State University. Jessica’s scholarship is widely acclaimed and her contributions to the field of education have been significant.

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

Tackling workforce needs with financial assistance Maine Free College, a free college scholarship initiative introduced by the Maine Community College System (MCCS) in the 2022-23 academic year, has helped contribute to a mass resurgence in enrollment compared to the rest of the country. The same goes for Arizona.