Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Our institutions differ in many ways one of us leads a community college in Californias agricultural heartland of San Joaquin Valley; the other serves as President of Frank Wu an urban college in the most diverse borough of New York City. colleges and universities, up from 20 percent in 2000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Some of the affected colleges had already moved to wind down their diversity, equity and inclusion centers ahead of the unanimous vote.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Many leaders of institutions favor behind-the-scenes resistance over protests and op-eds, the Council of Independent Colleges’ president writes.

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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

DECEMBER 1, 2024

College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant.

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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

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Lester McCorn, who led Clinton College in South Carolina for the past 7 years, has been named the new president of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. Both institutions are historically Black colleges and universities. McCorn is scheduled to take the helm of Paine College in January.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2025

Higher education institutions could lose access to financial aid or face penalties if their external service providers mislead students, new guidance says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A new report by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) points out that seventy years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, many Black students across the nation still do not have access to equitable educational opportunities in early childhood, K-12, or higher education compared with other students.

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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., funded by the Alfred P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sacramento State has announced the creation of the Sacramento State Native American College —a new university initiative aimed at advancing Native-based education and creating pathways for academic and professional service. They may enter the college either as first-year or transfer students, or as students beginning their junior year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. According to the report, the figure of post-high school educational attainment of Americans ages 25 to 64 has increased from 37.9% When it comes to race and ethnicity, educational attainment has approved improved across all groups. has reached a record high, with 54.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In the higher education world, colleges and universities are starting to dabble with AI projects, such as chatbots or aids for incoming students. Five Ways Higher Education Institutions Use Artificial Intelligence 1. Chatbots Considering the prevalence of online shopping…

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Complete College America (CCA), a nonprofit dedicated to improving postsecondary attainment in the U.S., released a white paper this week addressing the critical role of higher education in renewing American democracy. The post Report Urges Colleges to Address Civic Gaps appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

In what is being hailed as a significant technological leap forward, Morehouse College is offering 3D avatars that can stand in for teaching assistants. The school, regarded as a higher education innovator in immersive learning, notes that the artificial intelligence-powered instructors are trained from teachers lectures and course notes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. However, a quick look over the data confirms there is still great value in higher education. Dr. Earl D.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Enhancing and modernizing the higher education student experience is a top priority for college and university administrators. This is something we at CDW Education have been hearing about for a while from our partners on university campuses. One bit of buzzy…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Keystone College The school, which has about 1,100 students, pledged to appeal the decision.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 3, 2025

When Al Tarzi founded Nexford University in 2019, he was an entrepreneur in an unfamiliar sector with a vision of making international higher education more affordable, more accessible and more aligned with the workplace. Today, it offers US-accredited online degrees to over 5,000 students in more than 100 countries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 8, 2025

Reading Time: 8 minutes Education marketing is poised for a transformative shift in 2025. As technological innovations accelerate and global competition intensifies, schools, colleges, and universities must adopt strategies that meet the evolving expectations of prospective students. What is education marketing? Lets explore!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. Dr. Chance W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2025

A new government report reveals that while health coverage among college students has increased significantly over the past decade, substantial disparities remain, particularly impacting historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups, students in states without expanded Medicaid, and certain nonworking students.

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The PIE News

MARCH 14, 2025

Canadas college sector has welcomed a recent policy change from the IRCC stating that graduates of college degree programs will now join university students in being exempted from PGWP field of study requirements announced in October 2024.

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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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HEPI

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In response to recent data showing a worrying financial outlook for higher education institutions, Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and Dr Alex Bols, Chief of Staff at UEA, argue more Government action is needed to make the sector financially sustainable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced his support for new legislation that would allow Illinois community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees in high-demand fields, Gov. A recent survey revealed that 75% of Illinois community college students would pursue a bachelor's degree if they could complete it at their current institution. "By

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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

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fifteen community colleges across the United States are testing an innovative approach that could revolutionize how these institutions serve their communities and Dr. Karen A. Community colleges, which educate nearly 44% of all U.S. Early results from participating colleges show promising innovations.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 25, 2025

The financial value of 4,600 colleges has been updated in a database from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

Higher education IT departments have been taking advantage of the cloud for years, but as budgets tighten at institutions around the country, the long-term costs and benefits of cloud-based storage, applications and more have come under greater scrutiny.

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