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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. These scholarship reductions have drawn concern from ABET, the college's accrediting organization.

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A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. To make history, it's helpful to know history. In 2026 we expect an enrollment cliff to occur, a ripple effect of the 2008 Great Recession. In many cases it has been horrifying.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? HBCUs have a long history of transforming lives, but student success must be intentional. But history tells us that HBCUs thrive when they work collectively. Student success is the second pillar.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. His efforts helped to lead to the graduation of the most diverse class in the history of Northwestern. “We It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. which he is expects to defend in 2026 at New York University.

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Following the positionality of multiply-minoritised researchers in higher education Angel L. On that latter note, I’m seeking to curate a 3-day international summit in 2026 that re-imagines HE art and design as a change-making and future-making force through neuroqueer, social justice and leadership prisms.

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Professor, Journalist to Pen Book on J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

It is slated for release in the fall of 2026. Through research and interviews with musicians and hip-hop historians, McCool and Hopkins plan to illuminate how Cole and Lamar have revitalized a fading subgenre and preserved an integral piece of hip-hop history through their music and brand of activism. Kendrick Lamar and J.

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Personal Statements – a redraft rather than a reform?

HEPI

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Sarra has previously blogged for HEPI on the topics of getting the best fit for students and supporting students to move into higher education. UCAS’s announcement of Personal Statement reform reached fruition this summer with the final proposals for 2026 entry reform. has to be a positive.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

University Business

APRIL 2, 2025

We are committed to securing the best possible options for our students, faculty and staff and believe this merger with Villanova offers the best opportunity to ensure that the Rosemont College history and legacy endures.” Centuries of serving higher education erased. If not, the institution shuts its doors.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Serving as the heart of knowledge and scholarship in higher education, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance and support digital and data-driven storytelling and archival efforts, especially as they relate to marginalized communities. Communities along the U.S.-Mexico

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In an effort to address the needs of Black and Latinx men in higher education, male resource centers have been looking to increase belonging, persistence, and graduation rates. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Dr. Roderick L.

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ESOS Bill branded Australia’s “biggest own goal” as submission window closes

The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

“Any amendments which it then determines to introduce, should not commence before 2026.” ” Throughout the sector’s journey in navigating the Bill, independent consultant Claire Field has been praised for her in-depth analysis of cap allocations.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Higher Ed

Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year, from September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage Month offers an opportunity to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. She is also a 2021–22 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education and New Leadership Academy fellow.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Dr. Maisha T.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Through intentional outreach to applicants, dedicated pathway programs, partnerships, curriculum, and programs specifically built to serve underserved populations, and a focus on regionality and socio-economic histories, UC Davis has become one of the most diverse medical school programs in the nation.

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An Outsider’s View, Self-Worth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

“I remember, I went to her office hours a number of times when I was struggling with not enjoying law school and having this thing on the side [writing] I wanted to spend all my time with,” says Anderson, whose book, We Who Have No God s, should be making its appearance in 2025 or early 2026. “I in history after graduating from Yale.

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

This long read was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. Degrees’ remain the highest of all the higher education qualifications and accreditations offered by English higher education providers.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

JULY 25, 2024

Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá will lead North Central College for a transitional period as the college’s board does not expect to launch a national presidential search before spring 2026. Gòkè-Pariolá has served as North Central College’s provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015.

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Proposed Federal Rules Affecting Programs Leading to a License & State Authorization Reciprocity Need a Delayed Effective Date

WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 25, 2023

We concur with ED that student consumer protection and protecting the integrity of Higher Education Act (HEA) Federal Financial Aid is extremely important. What do state higher education agencies do without capacity to address all out-of-state institutions serving students by distance education in their state?

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut.

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Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts College University

Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers?

EAB

OCTOBER 18, 2022

So I've done a lot of different populations through that kind of work history, but I think how I got involved in transfer was there was a need to kind of begin to recruit transfer students. Also there are just the factors that influencers on students aren't convinced anymore that higher education is worthwhile.

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SUNY and CUNY Faculty Support HELU Statement of "Unity for the Future of Higher Education"

Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We urge Chancellors King and Matos Rodríguez, Chairs Tisch and Thompson, and Governor Hochul to make New York State the national leader in college affordability and in advancing the mission of public higher education. Thompson, Jr.,

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Managing a Team That Spans Four Generations

Higher Ed Marketing Lab

OCTOBER 1, 2021

?. For the first time in history, four generations are working side by side in the workplace. In this episode, we breakdown the basics of generational theory and explore how it can inform our approach to managing teams in the modern higher education workplace. I’m your host, Jarrett Smith.

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What Might Happen to the Department’s Pending Regulations and Guidance?

WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Executive Orders Given the history of the first Trump administration, executive orders may be used as an option to deregulate. These regulations affecting public institutions became effective in June 2024 with compliance dates in 2026 and 2027 depending on the size of the jurisdiction for which the public entity serves.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

Professor, Journalist to Pen Book on J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar Impact

Personal Statements – a redraft rather than a reform?

These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

ESOS Bill branded Australia’s “biggest own goal” as submission window closes

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Higher Ed

Lifting As They Climb

Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

An Outsider’s View, Self-Worth

Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

Proposed Federal Rules Affecting Programs Leading to a License & State Authorization Reciprocity Need a Delayed Effective Date

How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers?

SUNY and CUNY Faculty Support HELU Statement of "Unity for the Future of Higher Education"

Managing a Team That Spans Four Generations

What Might Happen to the Department’s Pending Regulations and Guidance?

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