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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

The fact is that Princeton is not a research powerhouse in the applied sciences. The resounding demands for equity within higher education heard far and wide during the summer of 2020 have, I fear, faded. Inequities pervade American higher education. No, its programs in those areas are tiny.

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Unlocking Opportunities for Students

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

LCCC is one of just 10 community colleges in the country selected for “ Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success and Equity Network ,” an initiative with the Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center. Recently, LCCC was named to a new consortium that will help us continue to support students in career readiness.

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How Industry Micro-Credentials Are Transforming Higher Education 

Coursera blog

Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Career outcomes are a top decision-making factor for students selecting their higher education institution. Enhancing curricula to better align with in-demand skills used by today’s employers is therefore a top priority for higher education institutions.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The missions of higher education and policing differ, yet each occupies well-known and established community spaces. Much like higher education, policing nationwide continues to wrestle with unparalleled demographic shifts, persistent public scrutiny, and questionable legitimacy. police officers. Dr. Neil D. Dr. Neil D.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig Lori Gottschling For Vasquez Heilig—a prominent public policy researcher who has carved out a national reputation both in and outside academic circles for his scholarship on equity and innovation—the pendulum at WMU is swinging in the right direction. Equity has long been a part of Western Michigan University’s DNA.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to to bolster research on campus. Since launching in 2016, the program has grown, with its list of partner schools expanding and new Virginia Tech departments taking part.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

How might this precept apply to higher education? As the historian Henry Steele Commager observed six decades ago, American higher education is an amalgam of four distinct educational traditions. Let’s do more than pay lip service to equity, degree attainment, and a robust, well-rounded education.