Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2024

College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A bill that would have directed the University of California, California State University and state community colleges to hire undocumented students for campus jobs was vetoed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A bold new proposal suggests combining Californias community colleges, California State University (CSU), and University of California (UC) systems into a unified institution: California University. This restructuring would aim to streamline transfer processes, reduce competition for resources, and provide seamless educational pathways.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Cook: If you've heard the 'why' behind my work as an attorney, educator, and neurodiversity advocate, you know that the foundation of every career decision I've made thus far has been "to make sense of my own brain and empower others to do the same." Or maybe, just maybe. the forces powerful enough to withstand detractors. Nichelle N.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Todays heightened scrutiny of social and racial justice initiatives adds to the challenges Black students face in navigating both online spaces and higher education. For Black college students, these tensions manifest in ways that are both personal and political, often distracting from their educational goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. Part of the issue stems from the fact that many students of color come from underfunded high schools, which offer fewer educational resources, advanced courses, and extracurricular programs. Department of Education has embraced.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level. They want to be able to advance.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education. Department of Education is deeply troubling.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The public’s confidence in higher education has taken a considerable hit this year, thanks to students’ rocky ride through the pandemic. This perception has even trickled down to higher education’s next generation of incoming first-year students. Four out of 10 employers of all ages strongly agreed here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED) to expand its collection of admissions data and disaggregate that data by race and ethnicity to address racial and ethnic gaps in bachelor’s degree attainment. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona In a Feb. 1 letter addressed to Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Secretary of Education under President Obama, will become the 15th chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), effective January 2023. King is currently president of nonprofit The Education Trust. Earlier in his career, he was New York State’s first African American and first Puerto Rican education commissioner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Lyn, director of specialized programming at Benedict College, an HBCU in South Carolina, will be awarded Outstanding Educator of the Year during ESSENCE’s Nov. Pictures for her community activism and commitment to educating HBCU students. She has been an advocate for educational equity and for our scholars for many years.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

I jumped at the chance to speak to London Higher in part because I am an alumnus of our host institution, having studied here at the end of the last century when Queen Mary University of London / QMUL was known as QMWC or Queen Mary and Westfield College. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Administrators, advocates, and students are at odds over how to define and effectively fight antisemitism. By Katherine Mangan and Maggie Hicks Administrators, advocates, and students are at odds over how to define and effectively fight antisemitism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

Newly released research highlights policy reforms and institutional support systems that target student fathers, particularly Black and brown fathers, in higher education. It also identifies specific needs and barriers, advocating for the development of targeted support programs and resources tailored to student fathers' requirements.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2024

Colleges and universities nationwide continue to grapple with demographic shifts, fiscal challenges and the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Against these larger societal forces, many higher education institutions have focused considerable attention and resources on improving access and affordability for their students.

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University Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Roughly half of foster children graduate from high school nationally, and less than five percent graduate from a four-year college. Educational leaders, administrators and decision-makers must become directly involved to protect their journey. With roughly 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Image: Community college baccalaureate programs in California can help more Black and Latino students earn bachelor’s degrees in a state that badly needs a more educated workforce, according to a new report. ” There are currently no community college baccalaureate programs in nursing in the state.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 10, 2024

Supreme Court’s 2023 rulings against race-conscious admissions in higher education. “Our colleges and universities are at their best when they reflect the rich diversity of our nation,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a press release on the anniversary of the court’s decision.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. “All of those intersectionalities opened my eyes to a lot of inequity in higher education,” Mora said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Randi Weingarten AFT represents teachers, school staff, higher education workers, nurses and healthcare professionals, and public employees. It plans to host its 88th biennial national convention July 22-25 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Eddie Glaude Jr.

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WCET Frontiers

JUNE 18, 2024

For educators, this day can inspire curriculum development, community engagement, and reflection on policies to ensure a commitment to equity and inclusion. As we observe Juneteenth this week, I hope we can embrace the chance to educate ourselves and others about this important day.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education. I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Racquel Oden is the first woman in Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 37-year history to assume the role of Board Chair, announced the organization, which was founded in 1987 by Dr. N. Joyce Payne as a bastion of support for Black students seeking higher education. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

It may be time to rethink the college minor. Instead of or in addition to minors, higher education stakeholders may want to consider partnering with employers—both public and private—to create pathways toward certifications specifically designed to help students enter the workforce with higher-paying jobs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Significant portions of the college student population have faced food insecurity, according to an analysis of data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: 2020 (NPSAS:20). The study is conducted every three to four years by the National Center for Education Statistic (NCES), said NCES statistician Dr. Tracy Hunt-White.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, has joined the national campaign to end period poverty. The dilemma can have lasting consequences on their education, economic opportunities, mental health, and well-being. The dilemma can have lasting consequences on their education, economic opportunities, mental health, and well-being.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

George of Princeton had been invited to give a lecture at Washington College. Free-speech advocates say campus security should have intervened. By Amita Chatterjee Robert P.

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University Business

MAY 28, 2024

The field of educational therapy has been gaining more visibility in recent years, with articles in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal spotlighting the growing field. One challenge has to do with the lack of built-in institutional support in higher education settings.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 26, 2023

Higher education lawyers and advocates say the lawsuit is more about politics than a serious legal challenge—though others say it makes a compelling case. For 58 years, the accreditation system of higher education has stood, enshrined in federal law and reaffirmed with each reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

In order to advance international education, Senior International Officers (SIOs) and other thought leaders should pursue leadership that is grounded in intentional collaborations. The post On advancing international education: how SIOs can lead the charge appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2024

A new project by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) explores how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students. Bumphus “There is no national data set that reflects the true scope of community college enrollments and curriculum,” said Dr. Walter G. Dr. Walter G.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Four in every 10 college undergraduates leave school before completing a degree. One size doesn’t fit all in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. In essence, Weingarten views AI as a potential asset in education, but she emphasizes the irreplaceable role of human educators.

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