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100+ colleges got an “A” for scholarship transparency. Is yours among them?

University Business

The colleges that rank highest for the most transparent merit scholarships provide clear, easily accessible information on the awards and the criteria they use, according to a new analysis. These leading schools also figure merit scholarships into their Net Price Calculator projections.

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Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship: New, but Growing Rapidly

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Arkansas’ new transfer scholarship program seeks to address these challenges. The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship (ATAS), rolled out in fall 2019, has shown incredible growth, particularly among students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation students. and $186.51

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New Center at Vanderbilt Aims to Understand and Address Health Inequalities

Insight Into Diversity

Another study will examine national firearm data to inform public policy and discussions on firearm-related racial disparities. Vanderbilt University announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary center this week that seeks to unravel the roots and repercussions of health-related inequalities.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 Yuliang Zhang, chair of UAB’s computer science department. million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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Dr. Leonard Taylor Appointed Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement at Indiana University Bloomington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

IU, specifically the HESA program and National Survey of Student Engagement, have made an indelible impact on higher education scholarship and practice. NSSE gathers information from four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in school programs for learning and personal development.

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College students follow the money into STEM education, killing off struggling liberal arts programs

University Business

Lindsey Ash says she likely would have sought a liberal arts degree in speech therapy — until a high school class steered her toward science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The post College students follow the money into STEM education, killing off struggling liberal arts programs appeared first on University Business.

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Does research provide insights to many of the global challenges we’re facing? A publisher’s view

HEPI

The UN’s Higher Education Sustainability Initiative sees a clear link between research and scholarship and building a workforce for the future. As an academic publisher, Taylor & Francis is particularly interested in exploring what role research and scholarship can play in helping improve the UK’s skills base.