Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Breeda McGrath has been named president of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School. Dr. Breeda McGrath "It’s an incredible honor to be appointed the next president of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School," said McGrath. "As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 25, 2023

Marla Frederick will become dean of Harvard Divinity School (HDS), effective Jan. Marla deeply understands the unique role and influence of the Harvard Divinity School, and why it is a cherished institution,” said Dr. Alan M. Frederick holds a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a Ph.D. Garber, provost at Harvard.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

"The work that we do in the world is so important,” said Kinloch, describing her hopes for advancing equitable policies and practices that benefit students, faculty, staff, communities of people in schools, school districts, and universities around the world. “To The individual in that position reports to her.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities. ” In addition to speaking out, Dettlaff organized a speaker series and study groups on abolition within his college.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Navitas has entered the French international education sector as it revealed a 10-year partnership with ICN Business School. The ICN International College is planned to open on the business school’s campus in Paris in Autumn 2024. We will be their new family!

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The panelists in attendance included some of my personal mentors: Bea Gonzalez , Former VP for Community Engagement, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Dean of University College at Syracuse University Hunt Lambert , Dean Emeritus of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University Karen Sibley, Ed.D.,

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Deans for Impact

MAY 24, 2023

Like many schools across the US impacted by the pandemic, Crim Elementary School in northwest Ohio was looking for more resources to support all of its students with rigorous, grade-level learning of academic concepts. The tutors were given training about the school context and how to support the diverse learning needs of students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2023

As colleges struggle to cope with declining enrollment as the influx of federal COVID-19 money dries up, a wave of closures is widely expected. Already this year, at least six campuses are expected to shutter, including Finlandia University, Cazenovia College , and, after an announcement last week, Iowa Wesleyan University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Davidson has been appointed president and dean of Southern Illinois University’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law, effective July 1. Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020. Camille Davidson “I am thrilled to be leading Mitchell Hamline,” said Davidson.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Rice School of Law. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Rice School of Law. William Hubbard “Little did I know the challenges and adventures I was being prepared for in law school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. This collaboration is a model for the state,” said Charmaine Tourse-Davis, director of talent recruitment and retention at Stamford Public Schools. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. Dr. Krishnendu Roy The interdisciplinary college will be led by a new dean, who will report to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the number of Black medical schools in the country is growing. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. John W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. In doing so, it will become the first two-year school in the state to offer such a degree, GBH News reported. Everyone should be taking these subject matters,” said Dr. Carine Sauvignon, an executive dean at Massasoit. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM). Reynold Verret. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Piedmont Community College will be offering a Taylor Swift course next year. Taylor Swift Scott Legato/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management file The course will be taught by Dr. David Townsend, dean of university transfer and general education and a self-proclaimed “life-long Swiftie.” She’s absolutely massive.”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

Jefferson will become the 18th president of Roxbury Community College (RCC), effective July 1. Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, a Master of Engineering from Cornell University, a Master of Science from Capella University, and a Doctor of Management from Colorado Technical University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Rider University is partnering with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey for a program that helps school district support staff become teachers amid a national shortage.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

I am a rather strong person, someone who is willing to take on challenges that inhibit Black and other minoritized children from reaching their potential in schools and society. When my (former) husband, a university dean, would accompany me to meetings, I still felt outnumbered and on the defense. Imagine this. Imagine that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year. s 107 HBCUs, having led the school now for 14 years. During Martin’s tenure as the head of the school, N.C. A&T as an engineering professor, Martin subsequently stepped into the roles of college dean and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Martin, Sr.,

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 3, 2024

College professors aren’t the only ones exploring ways AI can help them serve students more efficiently. For schools that use a formula or rubric to initially determine which applicants might be successful candidates, AI can reduce significant strain on resources by sifting through large data sets.

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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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Deans for Impact

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over the last six years, Deans for Impact (DFI) facilitated this rigorous work through an unprecedented cross-institutional effort, the Common Indicators System (CIS) Network. The post Using data to catalyze and sustain cycles of continuous improvement in teacher preparation appeared first on Deans for Impact.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, a prolific researcher who has led the School of Education at American University as its dean for the past eight years, has been selected president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

In response to increased enrollment of first-generation students , colleges are actively creating programs and forging partnerships designed to build community while providing support through mentorship, resources, and special events. We are thrilled to be starting this initiative in support of our first-gen students,” says Reesor. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Dartmouth applicants will be required to take and submit scores from the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. Bruce Sacerdote, Dr. Douglas Staiger and sociology professor Dr. Michele Tine.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 20, 2023

There’s a magical buzz as schools around the globe gear up for the holiday festivities. Embracing the essence of this season, schools are rolling out a wide range of holiday-themed video highlights , adding their sense of humor, creativity, and sincerity to make each video memorable. And, what is a highlight video for an event?

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University Business

AUGUST 28, 2024

But costs, opaque data and unfruitful corporate outreach efforts have prevented colleges and universities from implementing the programs at scale, to name a few barriers. Schoolcraft College Schoolcraft and UPCEA conducted labor market research and interviewed local employers in southeast Michigan to understand the needs of the workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Indicators of high school grades and standardized test scores that account for available school, neighborhood, and family resources are strongly associated with those students’ college success, a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Mark Umbricht.

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Deans for Impact

AUGUST 9, 2022

Deans for Impact · Teaching with a scientific understanding of how students learn. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. Contact us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Yamileth Bazan will become the 30th president of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before entering higher education, Bazan served in youth ministry for the Southeastern California Conference and began her career teaching in Adventist elementary schools. in leadership from Andrews University.

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Deans for Impact

AUGUST 29, 2022

Deans for Impact · Empowering educators and elevating the teaching profession. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. . education?

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

What makes a college or university best for international students? campus, according to rankings posted by Colleges of Distinction, a college search firm. Those conditions cross the college-going spectrum, “from recruitment and arrival to academic success and career development,” the list contends.

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