Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

The numbers tell a compelling story of transformation for the historically Black college and university (HBCU). Rather than accepting this as inevitable, his administration launched a comprehensive analysis of student data, policies, and practices. When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It is this quality experience that learners courting and attending our community colleges expect to receive, and failure to provide will lead to continuous declines in enrollment and confidence in higher education. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For many of us whose work or lived experiences connect race, gender, history, or sexuality, within education, exile is less about leaving and more about staying in a space where we know we’re not fully welcome. I’d argue that exile, in this sense, can bring out our best work, and history backs this up.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Briscoe was called in as an expert on the safety of Black students on college campuses and the increasing number of hate crimes committed on campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Background Established in 1832, Wabash College is a private liberal arts institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate education for men. As one of the nation’s few remaining all-male colleges, Wabash upholds a tradition of academic rigor, personal responsibility, and close-knit community engagement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

Setty's appointment follows a national search led by Marcilynn Burke, dean of Tulane Law School, and Rebecca Scheller, chief administrative officer at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Sudha has a compelling vision for LSAC and will inspire us all to even greater achievements," said Scheller.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Chaka Cummings has been appointed the inaugural executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky. Chaka Cummings The association – consisting of Berea College, Kentucky State University, the Muhammad Ali Center, and Kentucky History Resources, LLC – will be in the Carter G. Cummings holds a B.A.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 3, 2023

During the past two years, administrators at storied Manhattanville College have removed 46 full-time faculty--by paying then to retire or laying them off. Last month, for the first time in Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty in the arts and humanities were pushed away. But is that really the answer?

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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. deGregory as a history professor and director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A. For what it's worth, I share in this hope. Cole "cannot do."

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While the recent Ye—Kanye West—controversies put antisemitism in the mainstream news, there has been a regular stream of reports and studies issued about the rise in antisemitism across the United States, including on college campuses , over the last several years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New faculty unions at Howard Community College and Frederick Community College have been certified and recognized, with full-time faculty recognized as AFT-Maryland members, Maryland Matters reported. Members said they unionized to address issues such as increasing workloads and inadequate compensation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Pharr has been named president of Pitt Community College (PCC). Dr. Maria Pharr “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as next president of Pitt Community College and look forward to contributing to the college’s legacy of leadership excellence,” said Pharr. Pharr starts the role Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds.

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Reeds defines Professional Services as replacing and embracing terms such as administrators, non-academic staff or support staff. A body of University Academic Administrative Staff created in 1961 became the Conference of University Administrators in 1993.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

On Wednesday, the College Board released an amended curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies following conservative backlash. 12, DeSantis’ administration sent a letter to the College Board threatening to ban the course. A previous draft of the course framework drew criticism from Florida Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

Jo Allen, the retiring president of Meredith College, enjoys the administrative part of higher ed. Dr. Jo Allen The North Carolina native got her start in a place that, by now, seems very familiar to her, Meredith College. This return etched Allen all the more into the history of Meredith. To me, it felt bigger.”

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University Business

JULY 8, 2024

South suburban Oak Lawn’s more than century-old Northwestern College, formerly known as Northwestern Business College, permanently closed its doors on Saturday, according to a notice posted on its website. The post Northwestern College in Oak Lawn announces sudden closure after 122 years appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. While Connecticut College ultimately canceled the event, the move came too late, prompting King to step down.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges. Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. However, David Coleman, head of The College Board, insists that the changes were not due to political pressure. principles."

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University Business

AUGUST 3, 2023

The fissure formed this spring when the administration began forcing professors in the technology department to spend all of their work hours on campus. In the midst of the strife, the senate’s president, history professor Bruce Dillenbeck, claimed intimidation. Read more from The Post and Courier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. They were making demands and holding administration’s feet to the fire.”

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2025

Graduating with an American diploma from an accredited, highly recognised online school combined with their unique stories and histories allows these students a competitive advantage if they pursue higher education in the United States. support from teachers, school counsellors, and a robust athletic counselling program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The College Board has released the official framework for its new AP African American studies course. Dr. Marvin T Chiles The release builds upon the pilot program that College Board released and implemented in select U.S. The College Board has not attributed the revisions to DeSantis's criticisms and Florida's rejection.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but there is still a first time for everything: Mount Holyoke (Mass.), Norbert College (Wis.) and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. Norbert College all fall somewhere around 2,000.

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FIRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

3, 2022 — Two down, one to go in a trio of lawsuits against the Texas college that just can’t resist firing professors for exercising their First Amendment rights. As part of the settlement, the college agreed to a two-year, $230,000 teaching contract with Jones and to pay $145,000 in attorneys’ fees. . McKINNEY, Texas, Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

College Board will release an updated version of its African American studies Advanced Placement course Feb. Ron DeSantis’s administration blocking initial pilot program plans in Florida high schools. Ron DeSantis College Board did not attribute the revisions to Florida’s rejection. 1, The Hill reported.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 5, 2023

A visiting history professor at New College of Florida who criticized NCF’s Board of Trustees and interim president—as well as Governor Ron DeSantis’s efforts to reshape higher education in the state—is out after the administration decided not to renew his contract, Miami New Times reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Danielle Ren Holley, president-elect of Mount Holyoke College. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground. She will step into her role on July 1, 2023.

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