Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

To do this, colleges must invest in a variety of support services that include academic advising, mentorship programs, counseling services, and inclusive actions that celebrate diversity across the college campus. Effective diverse retention strategies must be implemented and used in a manner of inclusive action for the institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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University Business

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ron DeSantis’ efforts to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education and the state’s Board of Education changing its Black history standards. ALEX Advisers act as a librarian of sorts to whom students can reach out to find assistance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By valuing and leveraging the rich cultural epistemologies of Latine communities, holistic coaching becomes vital in cultivating a truly inclusive and supportive educational environment. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2024

Colleges and universities can help parents navigate higher ed finances with “early and direct communication” about tuition, fees and housing, the report advises. Parents were far less concerned about a school’s graduation rates and whether their children would find like-minded friends as value indicators.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In addition to this project, the college recently hosted its third annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, entitled “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe.”. Strategic Plans + Climate Survey = Inclusive Excellence — Ball State University. AmeriCorps Tutors for Youth — Arkansas State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Upon admission, someone from the office oversees the transition process—orientation, advisement, financial clearance and registration prior to the student’s first term and support through the first year. At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

He takes the time to meet with his Latinx learners, to sit with them, discuss the challenges they face, and share his own history with them. It’s incredible the way [The Mount] truly lives the mission of our authentic inclusivity and commitment to human dignity, our obligations to each other, and our common humanity,” says Burns.

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The PIE News

MARCH 21, 2023

She cautioned against surface-level efforts, such as those often surrounding history months and cultural celebrations. “We Ebony Jones, director, of inclusion and diversity at Accenture , a federal services consulting group, spoke about why workplace-endorsed DEI initiatives matter. DEI is a journey and culture change is very hard.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 5, 2023

And so on … The other thing that keeps me up at night is that recurring dream where I need to take the final for a history class I didn’t realize I was registered for. He sometimes doesn’t get the classes he needs to stay on track and reports that his academic advising has been spotty. Q: Your Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A graduate of Morehouse College, Canton earned a master’s degree in Black studies at The Ohio State University and a doctorate in history at Temple University. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. I use this model when I advise students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. “As Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2023

Current vice president for Undergraduate Enrolment, Campus Life, and Inclusive Excellence at American University in Washington DC and with over three decades of experience in higher education administration, Aw will be joining NAFSA in March. Aw is a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This week, a student who planned to apply for History came to me in some distress after a meeting with their History teacher to review their Personal Statement. Rather than just the inclusion of essay competitions, encouraging students to reflect on how they reached their conclusions in these essays would be more useful.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The inaugural Insight Into Diversity Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award recognizes academic libraries who are advancing programs and initiatives that support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in areas such as research, accessibility, community outreach, technology, exhibitions, and collections.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world. An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

What I see isn’t simply inclusiveness, in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, but an understanding of the world that is captured by that widely used and racially inflected word “dark”: grungy, distasteful, foul, capricious, troubling and anxiety-inducing. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Pettigrew advises that schools consider “one-stop shops,” places on campus where students can get answers to almost any question that they might have and connected to the relevant offices if necessary. The location of these centers matters, too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. Data from an organization with a history of bias will produce a biased system, Halls said.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I’m also uneasy about giving honors students enticing perks unavailable to their classmates: special housing; dedicated advising; early class registration; exclusive merit scholarships; research, internship and study abroad opportunities; and rich and robust co- and extracurricular offerings. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past seven years, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has continuously worked to revamp its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Pathway programs include Student Mentors for Minorities in Healthcare and Minorities in Healthcare Mentoring and Advising Through Collaborations in Healthcare.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With AI, colleges can now offer individualized guidance on crucial areas like financial aid, academic advising, and program recommendations, ultimately supporting students specific journeys and enhancing their overall community college student experience. How can AI personalize learning experiences for students?

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Support students with technology-enabled advising. What administrators can transform are infrastructure, organizational design, professional advising, information collection, and messaging, and that’s what EAB’s playbook focuses upon. But we can make our classrooms environments that are immersive and inclusive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Program adviser Dr. John E. As a graduate of Columbia's Teacher's College who studied higher education leadership, he is familiar with matters of access and is an HBCU alum, having earned his master’s degree in history and bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from Florida A&M University. Dr. John E.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Recently, an adjunct instructor filed a lawsuit against her former employer, Hamline University, after she was fired for showing classical work depicting Muhammad in her art history class. Although it still puts the onus on a student to tell their instructor what they need, supportive actions such as these can have an impact, Mayhew says.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Make your content more inclusive. Make sure they receive the advising, scaffolding and support they need to succeed and the mentoring that will help them define their sense of direction and navigate life’s challenges. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Be more grateful.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Stop over and see the folks in Academic Advising, they can tell you all about our exploratory pathways. Me: Oh, we have courses that focus on African-American, Latin-American, and other cultural histories, literatures, and so on. In short, lots of work is going on as we try to become a more intentionally inclusive organization.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

munk-skukum means “to strengthen” in the local tribal language, chinuk wawa, and as such, living in the community connects students to their own Indigenous identities as well as the local history and culture of Oregon’s Indigenous people. DS LLC members complete a first-year seminar with their floor mates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. Earning the Seal will only deepen our future work in building a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

College of Science Mentoring and Inclusion Collaborative (COSMIC) Clemson University College of Science In COSMIC, enrolled students from eight affinity groups gain a keen sense of belongingness. The model includes embedded bilingual coaches, an admission and advising contact, and identity-based peer mentoring groups.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A 3-3 or 4-4 course load is not conducive to high-quality teaching, mentoring and advising. Then, there are the annotation, collaboration, presentation, text-mining and visualization tools that can make the learning process more active, participatory and inclusive. Strengthen academic and nonacademic advising.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Wave three, which is now underway, leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning as a replacement for scarce advisers and teaching assistants. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Promising examples include autograders, chat bots and degree-planning tools. Which brings us to today.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Many of these students are among the first in their family to attend college, and therefore need more advising and mentoring than those who are already familiar with college terminology, offices, practices and procedures, requirements, and expectations. Embrace data-driven advising. Enhance the educational experience.

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Changing Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2015

From very early days, StraighterLine offered fairly robust student support via student advisers and online tutoring that was unusual for online programs. . Obviously, there is no way with the current accreditation system for a faculty-less institution such as StraighterLine to be accredited.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The other $100 million will be used to establish the Center for the Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa, a hub for a network of at African universities across the continent that will receive funding for faculty development, cutting-edge technology and engineering programs, and other initiatives. While CMU’s is the only U.S.

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ACPA

JANUARY 13, 2023

The 2015 competencies are : Personal and Ethical Foundations ; Values, Philosophy, and History ; Assessment, Evaluation, and Research ; Law, Policy, and Governance ; Organizational and Human Resources ; Leadership ; Social Justice and Inclusion ; Student Learning and Development ; Technology ; Advising and Supporting.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Dees explained that HR officers must understand the unique histories, stories, and cultures of their institutions to ensure new hires align with organizational values. The challenges around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts present a significant challenge. Human resource leaders are connectors, she said.

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