Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2022

California adults with some college, no degree (SCND) are about to receive a leg up. Four higher education organizations have come together to target and return SCND students, helping them complete their degrees and keep California on track to economic success.

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Helix Education

AUGUST 28, 2024

This is where our conversation about enrollment turbulence began, and where we start in our edited transcript of our conversation: Scott Jeffe: What are the tailwinds that are helping colleges as you see them? Phil Hill : By and large people want colleges and universities to succeed. There is demand for a different approach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez laments childhood memories of the discourse surrounding education policies in California, particularly those that negatively affected migrant families like his. Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AURORA, Colo.— Supreme Court case that desegrated public schools.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

And colleges struggle to deliver what employers want. “With the economy shifting … we need workforce education training faster and better,” said James Fong, chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). But there is good news, too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Welton is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. And prior to that, she was a faculty member in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welton holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

“As president, I look forward to strengthening relationships across the industry, promoting the value and impact of student affairs for key audiences, and pursuing strategies that enhance the college student experience.” From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education. Reid is already meeting with politicians in Texas about educational policy. which provided him exposure to policy networking with individuals in the federal government.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The American Association of Colleges and Universities ( AAC&U ) has announced the 2024 recipients of the annual K. A past annual conference hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A coalition of higher ed organizations is launching a campaign, called California Reconnect, to re-enroll adult learners who stopped out of college in the state. California Competes plans to document the experiences of students returning through the campaign to gain a better understanding of their needs in the re-enrollment process.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Image: Campus and faculty leaders in the California Community College system are eagerly anticipating the selection of a new chancellor this week. Meanwhile, the system, like community colleges across the country, experienced significant enrollment declines during the pandemic. “We had a very strong pool,” she said.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Completing my college degree was the path to a better way of life, and I was determined to graduate to experience the socioeconomic benefits a college degree would afford my family. I was a Pell Grant recipient and the first person in my family to attend college, and I knew college graduation was key to providing for my new family.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 28, 2022

“We’re thrilled with it,” said Matthew Brennan, a policy analyst for the American Legion. “For over a decade, the American Legion along with other veteran service organizations have fought to close the 90-10 loophole.” The for-profit industry doesn’t plan to oppose the new regulations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

At the time, Darling-Hammond was an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College. Today, she is the president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ellis The National Council of Churches vehemently opposed the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in college admissions. In the report, Bishop Vashti Murphy-McKenzie, NCC President and General Secretary notes: “Race has been a factor in making employment, housing, banking, health care and education decisions for centuries in America.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the second , I examined how to develop, structure, and staff an analytics organization. Used properly, data can help to facilitate the goals and growth of an organization and can help leaders and stakeholders better identify and understand areas of concern—and areas of success. 4 common barriers to data and analytics success 2.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

Millions of people pursue higher education in the U.S. each year, and one U of I professor said direct college admissions may be changing the future of the college admissions process. The post Are direct college admissions the future? Read more from WCIA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. IHEP identified these two institutions by using the Equitable Value Explorer , a free, publicly accessible site that analyzes data from colleges and universities across the country. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Some applicants enter information about their skills, professional experience and educational achievements into an organization’s hiring platform, including information about traditional college degrees and alternative nondegree credentials. Most employers today require job candidates to apply online.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Professor Emeritus, Educational Policy and Leadership The Ohio State University Anne S. Pruitt-Logan is professor emeritus of educational policy and leadership at the Ohio State University. State College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity. And I don't think that that is the implication of this decision."

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

They see Ellis, CEO of a private equity firm and president of the conservative UVA alumni organization the Jefferson Council, as a threat to the progress the university has made in recent years. During his campaign for governor, Youngkin didn’t offer many specifics on his plans for higher education.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

A People's History of US Higher Education is sorely needed, not as a purely academic work to gather dust on shelves, or as internet click bait, but as a way to assess how our nation moves forward as a democracy--or as something less. How brutal was college life in those times? To make history, it's helpful to know history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., middle school math & social studies education, University of Missouri, Columbia; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.” Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

” The new courses are a significant expansion of the current Study Hall platform, which is a collaboration between the three organizations and has nearly 42,000 subscribers. Current courses in Study Hall’s “college foundations” offerings include English composition, college math, U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. So these faculty members are perplexed—and angry—that the college is trying to change its bylaws to restrict faculty control to academics only.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Neither the state Department of Education nor the chancellor’s office responded to multiple requests for comment or for a meeting agenda, attendee list and other details. Inside Higher Ed contacted more than 20 colleges and universities seeking details about last week’s meeting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The data show that attainment gaps are narrowing.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, college and university leaders, politicians, education experts, and the general public are calling for an end to legacy admissions — the practice of giving preference to students who have familial connections to alumni. Nearly 800 institutions reported providing a legacy preference in 2020.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

In response to relentless anti-DEI measures, over 200 former college, university, and system heads have joined forces as the Champions of Higher Education coalition, an initiative created by PEN America , an organization that unites writers and their allies to celebrate free expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Policy More than 80 percent of U.S. colleges and universities do not require applicants to take standardized tests like the SAT or the ACT. That proportion of institutions with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020. That includes the entire University of California system.

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IHEP

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s also when college access and success advocates step up efforts to ensure the programs that improve college affordability and student outcomes get the support they need. of funds from certain Higher Education Act (HEA) programs for data analysis, data collection, and rigorous evaluations.

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IHEP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By: Mamie Voight As the year draws to a close, we at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) are taking a moment to reflect on the strides we’ve made and the work left to do to advance our mission – building a more equitable and just society through higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Dr. Jing Liu, assistant professor of education policy at the University Maryland College Park Dr. Jing Liu, an assistant professor of education policy at the University Maryland College Park, and his colleagues looked at Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs), in a large, diverse, urban K-12 school district in California.

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