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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. Les has deep experience in higher education leadership and a strong understanding of Connecticut College through his Board of Trustees service and committee-related work,” said Debo P. Adegbile, chair of the Board of Trustees. “As

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also will maintain his University Professor and Provost Professor appointments in the USC Rossier School of Education, Marshall School of Business, and Price School of Public Policy. She is also president of the educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association [APA]. “I Dr. Jessica T.

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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. Students who identified as white were most likely to express satisfaction with their college experience at 86%, the 2024 survey revealed.

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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms  

Faculty Focus

It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., Below are six check-in ideas to build community in college classrooms. Educational Psychology Review, 30(1), 1-34. Educational Research and Reviews,16(1) , 9-15. Educational Researcher , 49 (2), 134–137.

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pinkard Pinkard, a veteran educator at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be retiring this spring as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio. Brown also aims to build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs and leadership in higher education and policy development. Dr. Elfred A.

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How educational therapy can help universities and students succeed

University Business

The field of educational therapy has been gaining more visibility in recent years, with articles in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal spotlighting the growing field. One challenge has to do with the lack of built-in institutional support in higher education settings.

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A conversation on first-gen student belonging and identities (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Their thoughts are in reaction to findings from the recent Student Voice survey of 1,073 first-generation undergraduate students , conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse with support from Kaplan. I began my career with first-gen college students in TRIO Student Support Services and McNair Scholars programs.

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