Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 13, 2024

New research commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on how 18- to 30-year-olds without college diplomas view higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D.,

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 20, 2024

A higher education researcher breaks down how a think tank attempted to quantify the return on investment for 53,000 different programs.

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Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 22, 2024

Partnerships between businesses and higher education hold the key to pushing through the growing skepticism around the lasting value of a college degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

UCLA Graduation As graduates streamed into commencement ceremonies last May, their faces reflected the changing demographics of American higher education. When my mother went to college in the 1990s, she says her classes were split pretty evenly between men and women.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

A groundbreaking report released by Generation Hope reveals the devastating impact of housing insecurity on student parents pursuing higher education. The findings paint a stark picture: one in five undergraduate students nationwide is parenting while attending college, and housing costs often exceed tuition expenses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

But regardless of who moves into the Oval Office in January, we know this much: America will need more from our colleges and universities in 2025, not less, and we need to plan for that. In those and countless other areas, solutions are being incubated right now on America’s college campuses. We get it: Higher education must do better.

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University Business

JANUARY 28, 2025

Coming off one of the most challenging years for the higher education business in recent memory, it would be easy to carry a glass-half-empty outlook into 2025. Here are five key trends shaping higher education this year, offering a roadmap for resilience as only higher education can do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Seventeen years later, the percentage of adults 25 to 64 who have achieved education attainment after high school has increased from 38% to 55%. We had to rethink how education creates opportunities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% million students enrolled in colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

In our quest for anti-racist academic organizations from preschool to higher education, we have urged educators to develop competencies - dispositions, knowledge, and skills - to put philosophy into practice. Figure 2 is our modification or application of the 12 criteria to educational settings P-12 and higher education.

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University Business

MARCH 19, 2025

Dismissing the value of a college degree has become a national pastime. Everyone from Silicon Valley to Capitol Hill is jockeying to land the hardest punch on higher education. Traditionally, a college degree signals someone has the skills to become a high achiever.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. Employers also recognize the value of a college degree.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Fong stresses that remaining “steeped in tradition” is no longer enough for colleges to thrive—data-informed insights are essential for staying ahead of the curve and ensuring future success. The growing number of individuals with “some college, no degree” presents a unique opportunity. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Across the country, community colleges and universities are seeing fewer students enroll, a trend that could have long-term consequences for both individuals and the economy. The number of traditional college-age students is steadily declining, with fewer high school graduates enrolling in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The College Futures Foundation has released a comprehensive report highlighting California's push to achieve 70% postsecondary attainment by 2035, while revealing significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in college completion rates across the state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Jakes Foundation (TDJF), in partnership with Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Paul Quinn College (PQC) is looking to create an innovative housing model, accompanied by a mixed-use community on their Dallas campus. PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation. Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

Holmes-Sullivan As a college president, I am often asked the same two questions: Why does college cost so much? I usually start my answer with a statistic some find surprising: despite the headlines, post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. hold a degree or credentiala 17% increase since 2008.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. The improvements here were mostly driven by students who started at community colleges. Community college completion rates jumped 1.2 Over 80% of the student body at Lehman are individuals of color.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We’re rounding up recent stories, from an Illinois institution trimming offerings to higher education associations asking to extend a key regulatory deadline.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a conversation with MindMax’s Lee Maxey, Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer at UPCEA, delves into the latest evolution of the higher education landscape. These students are seeing other alternatives…they don’t want to get caught off guard and commit to a full degree,” Fong explains.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. In 24 states, no public colleges provide legacy preferences at all.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How will institutions of higher education adapt and compete with these issues?

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MindMax

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Key Higher Education Trends in Enrollment Enrollment trends look different in the post-pandemic landscape than they did pre-2020. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this comprehensive analysis, we examine how three-year college degrees and academic realignment can help institutions address enrollment challenges in higher education. Article Overview: ✓ Analysis of why students and parents choose accelerated degree programs, and what this means for your institution's future.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 26, 2025

Reading Time: 11 minutes Student retention is one of the most critical challenges faced by colleges and universities. As an education marketer, ask yourself: how can you create an experience that ensures students feel supported and motivated to stay the course? Source: Nichols College | Instagram 3. Why is that? Source: HEM 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a testament to how community colleges can transform lives and regional economies, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has been named the winner of the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's most prestigious recognition for community colleges. The college isn't resting on its laurels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). The college saw an 8.7 percentage points.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

higher education institutions, unveiled a significant redesign today that fundamentally changes how colleges and universities are classified and evaluated. Nowadays, institutions can't be reduced down to the highest degree they award because they exist to serve a wide range of students in a wide variety of ways."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Among these institutions, several standout examples emerged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

The report, "Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs," found that these institutions consistently outperform non-minority serving institutions in awarding degrees to their target populations and providing pathways to economic success for underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Dr. Michael Gavin Delta College is a two-year public community college in University Center, Michigan. Before serving at Delta, Gavin worked at Prince George’s Community College for 13 years and Anne Arundel College for seven years, both located in Maryland. I mean, the mission is very clear,” says Gavin.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What are we seeing in US higher education and American society today? Lower college enrollments (for some colleges), high student loan debt (for some consumers) and upward mobility and increasing wealth for others. Consumers are bombarded with stories that reflect how we should perceive higher education.

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HEPI

APRIL 12, 2025

In this weekend long read, he discusses the history of marketisation in higher education and considers whether applicants have enough information to make informed judgements about where and what they study. Some 40% of undergraduate students might have chosen a different route, although only 6% would not have entered higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Government Accountability Office.

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