Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. This reliance on numbers has driven many colleges to focus heavily on metrics in an effort to improve outcomes, streamline operations, and secure funding.

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Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

I wanted to become a professor to prepare students to address the intersection of advocacy and healthcare, that is what inspired me to pursue a career in academia, says Khan. She says that she aims to help students recognize how power, equity, and inclusion shape healthcare outcomes.

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Advocate Arts And Sciences Academia Equity 108

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

As her days as president of Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan, wind down, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea is pleased with the impact she and the college have made on the community. The center provides services that students need, such as a childcare center, a food pantry, clothing distribution, and social workers on staff.

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Community College Advocate College Students 118

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Louis, Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste was certain shed become a doctor, but her college years told a different story. I really enjoy meeting and collaborating with colleagues from across the campus, and it just gave me a much larger enterprise view of how education works and operates to support faculty, staff and students, she says.

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Empower Provost Medical School Leadership 114

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia.

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College Retention Students Scholarship 124

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Robert Scott The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for the presidency of Albany State University (ASU), bringing a leader with extensive experience in both academia and corporate innovation to the historically Black institution. in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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University President Academia University Leadership 60

Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

March 3, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of the College of Wooster is the fourth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. states and 76 countries. Diverse Community: With 27% U.S.

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Liberal Arts College Arts And Sciences Deans 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. But hope, and even love, without support to borrow from Spelman and Bennett colleges President Emerita Dr. Johnnetta B. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A. Cole "cannot do."

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Scholarship Academia Humanities Institution 115

University Business

JANUARY 28, 2025

In 2013, Harvard Business School professors Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn made a striking prediction in the New York Times , forecasting that a host of struggling colleges and universities the bottom 25 percent of every tier, we predict will disappear or merge in the next 10 to 15 years. Monetizing assets through innovation hubs.

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Higher Education Education Technology Advocate 95

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2024

On a rainy April afternoon, students in the back row of my class whispered to each other as I, increasingly irritated with their disengagement, stood at the chalkboard lecturing on Death of a Salesman. Before all my students had left the room, I was visibly shaken by the news. All rights reserved. and “Are you serious?”

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Academia Humanities Higher Education Advocate 97

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 28, 2025

in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina; Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs. For Ford, that sit-down also typifies the kind of concern for underrepresented students that is direly needed at colleges and universities in the U.S. But how does that impact me down the road?

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Higher Education Academia Faculty Schooling 86

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Our work is essential, and our voices are part of a long tradition of intellectual resilience that has enriched academia precisely because it defies easy acceptance. Now is the time for colleges and universities to actively protect those of us who are, as I put it, exiled, yet unyielding.

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Scholarship History Academia Empower 116

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Retention Equity Faculty Inclusivity 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Others argue that AI, in various forms, has been used to elevate students’ performance in the classroom, and in some cases, overcome barriers to learning (Shippee 2020, 20). To begin to understand how the students perceived and worked with AI, we brought our concerns to the students in our undergraduate courses.

Empower 128

Empower Learning Experience Arts And Sciences Students 128

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

That’s why professors should consider designing writing assignments that align with what students will face in the workplace. In the workplace, collaborative writing is valued and generally expected, while in classes students are trained to write independently. This is another potential assignment add-on. Slide decks.

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College Students Academia Model 106

University Business

JANUARY 14, 2025

Increased student enrollment and government funding in the 1960s and 70s spurred a building boom on college campuses across the U.S. Can we embrace the past while accommodating the future of academia? Max Lowenthal Hall, home of the Saunders College of Business, was completed in 1977. How does concrete make you feel?Regardless

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Facilities Academia Deans History 95

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. Some students might agree, while others may see tutoring as editorial services or language support (Lockett, 2019). For students continuing to graduate school, the writing stakes are even higher.

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Environment Achievement Academia Higher Education 97

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Black undocumented students] are invisibilized.

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Students Inclusivity Higher Education Academia 142

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Others argue that AI, in various forms, has been used to elevate students’ performance in the classroom, and in some cases, overcome barriers to learning (Shippee 2020, 20). To begin to understand how the students perceived and worked with AI, we brought our concerns to the students in our undergraduate courses.

Empower 107

Empower Learning Experience Arts And Sciences Students 107

MindMax

MARCH 18, 2024

I remember in 2012, when Rick Santorum called President Obama a “snob” for wanting “everybody to go to college.” Rethinking the Value of a 4-Year Degree The value of a college education, and specifically a 4-year bachelor’s degree, is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. It wasn’t long ago that I felt differently. Absolutely not.

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Degree College Higher Education Academia 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Malaklou, also chair and associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Berea College in Kentucky, got to know hooks when she came to Berea in 2019. Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia.

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Academia Faculty Department Equity 140

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. There are serious inequities among students who graduate from colleges. Not dropout rates.

Education 113

Education College Environment Inclusivity 113

Continuous Learning Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Learn how to support neurodivergent college students. The focus of the episode is her article, Recap: What Instructors Need to Know When Working with Neurodivergent Students (Scroll down to access the transcript.) It's giving them a fair shot. That is definitely not it." Are the lights really bright?

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College Students Humanities Faculty 97

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report. in philosophy.

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Arts And Sciences Humanities Students Degree 144

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Several years ago a student who was not doing well in my class reached out to me regarding some issues that they were having with completing and getting their assignments in on time. I never heard from the student again and they eventually dropped out of the class due to their failing grade. How Well Do You Know Your Students?

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Students Leadership Faculty Academia 116

HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Students’ perspectives on careers services and employment , a group of university careers service and mission group leaders, an Office for Students (OfS) representative and senior executives from Handshake gathered with colleagues from HEPI, for a roundtable to explore the implications of the report’s findings and practical next steps.

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College University Guidance Disadvantaged 120

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The College of Saint Rose in New York will close permanently due to financial challenges, ending its 103-year span in higher ed. The College of Saint Rose The school’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close at the end of the academic year, after May 11 graduation. As for the students, their fates remain unknown.

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Schooling Academia College Faculty 107

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Several years ago a student who was not doing well in my class reached out to me regarding some issues that they were having with completing and getting their assignments in on time. I never heard from the student again and they eventually dropped out of the class due to their failing grade. How Well Do You Know Your Students?

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Students Leadership Faculty Academia 111

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.

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Students Faculty Public Affairs Educational Policy 126

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

universities and colleges were founded before 1900. This demographic and economic boom period in the country created the foundation on which academia rests today and, in many ways, is still seeking to recapture. Higher education is indeed a business, the business of student transformation.

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Higher Education Liberal Arts Education Students 109

University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No corner is free from this specter—not even the hallowed halls of academia. Recruiting fraud In 2015, the government announced a “landmark settlement” with the second largest for-profit college company in the country, Education Management Corporation—arising from FCA lawsuits filed by four relators.

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Academia University Recruitment Department 52

HEPI

MARCH 6, 2025

TASO is partnering with The Policy Institute at King’s College London and Exogeneity to support a new initiative to scale behavioural insights , building on a previous study to turn evidence into action. For example, say we trial an intervention with Engineering students before rolling it out across the institution.

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Engineering Academia Higher Education Guidance 73

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 5, 2025

OpenAI has announced a $50 million investment in NextGenAI, a new research consortium comprising 15 institutionsmany of which are colleges and universitiesaimed at accelerating artificial intelligence research across multiple disciplines.

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University Academia Technology Humanities 66

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership. She began as a professor of psychology counseling at Chabot College. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader.

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Equity Advocate Community College Academia 131

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Nate Southerland, provost of Coconino Community College, said the college started the automotive technology program in response to local workforce needs.

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College Community College Technology Faculty 131

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Unionization efforts among higher ed student workers have risen immensely, amid an ongoing downward trend in overall workforce union density – the percentage of union members in the workforce, according to a new report from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. workers continues to fall.

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