Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the work of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education has expanded, several institutions have recognized the need to create a clearer and more comprehensive pathway for individuals interested in serving as DEI advocates and leaders.

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Leadership Degree Inclusivity Academia 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Span has been appointed dean for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. He served as a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he holds a doctoral degree.

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Department Of Education Deans Educational Policy Leadership 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

Fountain holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies from Georgia State.

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Provost Educational Policy Policy Degree 109

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

AUGUST 2, 2023

Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of the West Indies, a master’s in education policy and leadership and a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Maryland College Park.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in both finance and operations management, a master’s in public administration, and a doctorate in higher education policy and leadership all from the University of South Carolina. She served as vice provost for administration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

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Provost Educational Policy Administration Leadership 100

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Perdomo-Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies and cultural anthropology from Mount Holyoke College, as well as master’s and doctorate degrees in educational policy, research, and administration from the University of Massachusetts.

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Educational Policy Degree Administration Policy 98

University Business

APRIL 25, 2024

While public perceptions of the value of going to college have diminished in recent years, experts argue the lifelong earning potential for someone with a bachelor’s degree is worth the investment. The post Amid falling public confidence, forum speakers defend value of a college degree appeared first on University Business.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 23, 2023

Those charged with explaining the policy had been sent into the field without any clear idea of what the word ‘good’ actually meant On Monday, as part of their ongoing fabricated culture war, a desperate Conservative government declared an incoherent assault on “rip-off” degrees.

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Degree Policy Education Educational Policy 69

The PIE News

AUGUST 29, 2024

“It will foster academic collaboration and bring an international dimension to the Indian higher education system, opening up opportunities to study for a top 100 degree in-country.”

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Exclusive: Move penalises courses with a high proportion of working-class or minority ethnic students, critics say Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number of students taking “low-value” degrees in England, a measure which is most likely to hit working class and black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants.

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Degree University Students Educational Policy 75

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

Sara Goldrick-Rab Responsive and committed to meeting their communities’ needs, public two-year colleges are everywhere, offering all the popular majors, a range of class times and term lengths (there are even 10-week courses), and many types of credentials – even bachelor’s degrees. That idea hurts everyone, especially in times like these.

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Community College Degree Schooling Guidance 143

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Kim holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master's from California State University, Fullerton, both in cultural anthropology. She also has a doctoral degree in higher education policy, evaluation, and reform from Claremont Graduate University.

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Educational Policy Degree Policy Higher Education 90

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Aracely’s return to school 20 years after her first try wasn’t only about earning a degree. Four in every 10 college undergraduates leave school before completing a degree. These college stopouts have grown into a population of more than 40 million American adults who have some college credit but no degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For the last two years, my staff and I have been in the trenches, battling a fusillade of challenges brought on by our federal government, challenges that exacerbate the longstanding inequities students face as they navigate their path to a college degree.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Alderson Broaddus University has lost its state authorization to grant degrees, likely prompting a closure unless the small Baptist institution in West Virginia can win an appeal to overturn the state board decision.

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University Business

AUGUST 1, 2023

The board overseeing West Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities voted Monday to revoke a small Baptist university’s ability to award degrees, in response to its staggering debts. Alderson Broaddus University will be prohibited from awarding degrees starting Dec. Read more from AP News.

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Degree Educational Policy Policy Higher Education 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), one of the nation’s premiere education research and policy centers, Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper has a vision. Since taking the helm of IHEP in 2008, Cooper’s been out front influencing national education policy. As president of the Washington, D.C.-based

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Postsecondary Education Educational Policy Policy Degree 91

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Varying Degrees 2024 is New America's eighth annual survey on higher education. New America Americans still generally value higher education and support more investment from the state and federal government to make it more affordable, according to a new report from New America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“They provide a quality education and empower underserved students — including Dreamers and first-generation college students — to earn degrees and build better lives for their families,” the proclamation said.

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Empower Policy Educational Policy Environment 122

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Similarly for degree-seeking veterans at two-year institutions, the average annual earnings coming from a for-profit institution was less, at $32,800, than the $38,600 in earning coming from a public institution, despite for-profit colleges costing taxpayers more.

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College Degree Educational Policy Institution 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in educational policy studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University.

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Educational Policy Policy Degree Higher Education 92

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Patricia Cross Award is open to all doctoral-level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education, regardless of academic department, and have been nominated by a faculty member or administrator. Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible.

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Students Leadership Equity Scholarship 103

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

IHEP recognized LaGuardia’s unique approach to its ACE students, and its deliberate, un-siloed course alignment that offers ACE students course credit toward a credential or degree. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. In many of our ACE programs, we grant academic credit.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

Many taking “low-value” degrees will be working class, ethnic minority, disabled or mature students, some of whom are unable to relocate for their higher education or any subsequent professional role due to a lack of resources or because of familial commitments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher’s scholarly work focuses on equitable participation in higher education; transfer, access, and retention policies; minoritized student populations in marginalized institutional contexts; and racial equity and campus climate in postsecondary education pathways.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and part of a multiyear research project led by Dr. Kevin Stange, co-director of the University of Michigan's Education Policy Initiative. The study indicates that the institutions are being responsive, according to Stange, an associate professor of public policy at Michigan.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But, after years of struggling to collect accurate data, the total mobility rate stands at around 10% for bachelor’s degree graduates. “The results also suggest that it would make sense to replace the present 20% benchmark with a more differentiated approach, by distinguishing degree cycles, but also credit and degree mobility.”

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Achievement Degree Higher Education Educational Policy 111

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

Students with summer Pell in the 2009-2011 period were 29% more likely to enroll in classes the following fall, 13% more likely to have earned an associate degree within three years, and 7% more likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree within six, compared with students who did not have access to the grants.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The first intake is expected for 2025, with four undergraduate and two graduate degrees to choose from. ” Meanwhile, OIEG’s CEO Lil Bremermann-Richard predicted that public-private partnerships with become “increasingly crucial” to the UK higher education landscape.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With the National Education Policy , introduced in 2020, promoting transnational education to establish India as a global hub of education, efforts are being made to attract international universities to the South Asian country. .”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Rochon holds a bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He did doctoral work in educational policy studies. He currently serves as president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI), where he also served as provost.

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University Deans Provost Educational Policy 93

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. “Why do these systems not call for more detailed information?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Leslie Fenwick, dean emeriti of education at Howard University and other researchers—many of whom she’s read and studied during her years as a student. Alongside teaching, Thompson is also working on her master’s degree in education policy at Florida State University and is scheduled to graduate next month.

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Schooling Deans Educational Policy Degree 104

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: New data from the Lumina Foundation on college degree or credential attainment rates for U.S. The national share of working-age Americans who hold college degrees increased across racial and ethnic groups and rose in all states between 2019 and 2021. Still, the national degree attainment rate is 45.7 percent in 2019.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

.” The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia highlighted that its members were given eight days to implement the Genuine Student Requirement before March 23. “To deal with this regulatory failure, the government is implementing additional and more punitive regulations. .

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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. When he went into his master’s degree [in educational psychology], he said, ‘Dr. Reid is already meeting with politicians in Texas about educational policy.

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