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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her undergraduate degree is in radio/television/film: news and public affairs. She earned a Master of Education degree in guidance and counseling and a doctorate in child development (the doctoral program defined child development as continuing until age 21). This is the work that matches who I am,” she says. “To

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Higher Ed’s Chief Lobbyist, Unplugged: The Key

Inside Higher Ed

He retired this winter after 30 years as senior vice president for government and public affairs at ACE, the higher ed association that tries to present a coherent front in advocating for higher education. Listen to this episode here , and find out more about The Key here. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. Few would argue with the statements above, least not me as those who know me would testify, but the same could be said of UK higher education. billion a year. billion in global TV exports.

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?Five steps UCAS is taking to reform the undergraduate admissions process

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. million students to explore opportunities and over 700,000 students from 200 countries and territories around the world to apply to higher education in the UK. What are we doing?

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Griffin, associate professor of higher education and student affairs at the University of Maryland “Our country is diversifying quickly,” she said. These obstacles include everything from discriminatory funding of public schools to personal biases. Gershenson advocated for additional guest speakers of color.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

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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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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