Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of English, Department of English & Modern Languages, Anderson University (Indiana) Tenured: No Age: 32 Education: B.A., Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Mitchell L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Grinnell College is launching a Department of African Diaspora Studies. Part of Grinnell College’s mission is to help create citizens that go out to do wonderful things in terms of social justice and community,” said Dr. Stephanie Jones, an associate professor at Grinnell. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

The Foundation's Board Co-Chairs, Debra Knopman and Terry Adamson, praised Holloway as "an eminent historian, a respected scholar of the humanities, a public intellectual, and an influential leader in higher education," highlighting his "thoughtful approach to collaboration" and "firm commitment to the Foundation's long-term view."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of English, Department of English & Modern Languages, Anderson University (Indiana) Tenured: No Age: 32 Education: B.A., Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Mitchell L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. It’s why Compton College’s campus boasts a beautiful market featuring healthy prepared meals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Morgan State University has received $596,383 for a human behavior study regarding responses to environmental indications of fire, with the findings expected to help in improving fire safety systems and building design. Milke, professor and chair of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the A. Gilliam, Jr.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the University of Central Arkansas. Hagtvedt, L. Dossinger, K., Harrison, S.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Having taught students in brick-and-mortar classrooms for most of my 23-year tenure in education, I had grown accustomed to witnessing the positive impact human connection can have on the life trajectory of my community college students. Therefore, we must take intentional steps to humanize our asynchronous online classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Having taught students in brick-and-mortar classrooms for most of my 23-year tenure in education, I had grown accustomed to witnessing the positive impact human connection can have on the life trajectory of my community college students. Therefore, we must take intentional steps to humanize our asynchronous online classrooms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has received a three-year, $1.56 Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The association will select two cohorts each of state systems and rural community colleges. million grant from the U.S. Jee Hang Lee.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. in New York University’s joint Ph.D. In New York City?

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

If Blackwood’s course sounds like a divergence from the humdrum small-group discussions that college English courses bring to mind, well, you probably haven’t taken a college English class recently. “We’re not just marching through the archives,” said Blackwood, who chairs the English department at Pace.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Louis, Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste was certain shed become a doctor, but her college years told a different story. She is also a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. As a teenager growing up in St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

Hines is Professor of Counseling in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Middleton is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Charletta Barringer-Brown A former Southside Virginia Community College administrator is alleging discrimination as a reason she was fired from her position. Barringer-Brown served as dean of the department of humanities, social sciences, and business at Southside Virginia.

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Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

March 3, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of the College of Wooster is the fourth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background The College of Wooster, founded in 1866, is a private liberal arts institution located in Wooster, Ohio. states and 76 countries.

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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. But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. Dr. Gresham D.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the just-released Open Doors 2023 report on International Exchange, the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education found that of the 2.87 million students enrolled in college, just under 170,000 studied abroad in the 2021/22 academic year. Through the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In an effort to address basic needs insecurity among students, the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) launched a free online tool to connect college students to basic needs resources. Phil Murphy’s administration’s goals to increase college completion and get 65% of state denizens a high-quality credential by 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Safa Zaki will become president of Bowdoin College, effective Jul. McCoy Professor of Psychology at Williams College. A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In She will be the first woman to lead the school. McCoy and John T.

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Helix Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In fact, according to RNL’s 2023 E-Expectations Trend Report , college and university websites are the single most utilized resource for students—and 58 percent of undergraduate students use search engines to find a college’s website. For all of these reasons, quality web content should be a priority for any higher ed marketing team.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

A second tradition, originally associated with Oxford and Cambridge, emphasized the transmission of culture and character development in a residential college setting. These four traditions co-exist uneasily within the contemporary college and university. Priorities conflict. I don’t think so. Apparently not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). According to the report, the unemployment rate for English majors, 2.3%, was not far off from that of all college graduates, 2.17%.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

Despite questions around the value of an English degree, graduates who earned one were found to possess similar rates of life satisfaction, peak salary earnings and unemployment rates to non-English degree graduates, according to a recent report by the Association of Departments of English (ADE), a subsidiary of the Modern Language Association.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. Cluster hiring instantly injects diversity into departments that have little, while making the experience easier for minoritized faculty members. They were hiring three. Dr. Robin L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

New England College (NEC) is partnering with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to address workforce shortages in mental health services, the Concord Monitor reported. The school created a community mental health B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. Chanelle Whittaker “I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of the Prince George's Community College family,” Whittaker said. “My Whittaker holds a B.A.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. We pretty much have three options as international humanities majors. It prepares you for any job, anywhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Smallwood has been appointed dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). He served as professor and chair of the department of history and political science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Smallwood Arwin D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware. Overton James T. This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here's a breakdown of the key characteristics of robocolleges: Technology-Driven: Robocolleges heavily utilize online platforms, pre-recorded lectures, automated grading systems, and limited human interaction. Focus on Profit: These institutions often prioritize generating revenue over providing a high-quality educational experience.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As we continue to integrate AI into our systems, it’s important to remember that these technologies are tools to enhance, not replace, the critical human elements of education,” said a community college IT professional. Eight in 10 higher education administrators expect AI to improve efficiency and productivity.

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University Business

JUNE 11, 2024

We are now well past the six-month mark for the delayed delivery of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information to college campuses and students. Thousands of aspiring college students and their families face profound uncertainty and confusion. As a result, some may never enter college. Some may not recover.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

“I am honored and excited to serve as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education,” said Zamani-Gallaher, a professor in the Pittsburgh’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy. Dr. Eboni M. In 2022, Diverse recognized her with the Diverse Champions Award.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

The bill, which promotes evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies on college campuses, encourages integration and collaboration in campus-based health services to address substance use and mental health. If passed, the bill would fund college prevention and recovery services at $75 million over five years.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Colleges and universities itching to strengthen their students’ workforce readiness may seek to partner with employers. However, Devon Player, a 2023 graduate of Whitman College (Wash.), owes her budding career for the Walla Walla Community Council to the work of the college’s career and community engagement center.

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