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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten. Increase Resources Dedicated to FAFSA Simplification : The Department of Education should dedicate more resources to simplifying the FAFSA.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalie Youngbull, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Oklahoma, shared research on how TCUs are improving the lives of their students and their communities. They’re there to provide access to higher education to their communities.” Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, a Ph.D.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

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For Dartmouth and Columbia, these are the first women presidents in their history, while Harvard welcomes its first African American president. Felecia Commodore, associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University. I wouldn’t exaggerate the moment,” said McCaughey.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1

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UK Doctoral Program Presents Inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion Award

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His advisor in the program, Kayla Johnson, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, says Cummings is the “epitome of a champion.” Improving education, specifically for marginalized students, is his passion. We are poised to make our impact in DEI,” Cummings says.

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

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Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. There, she led studies and evaluations focused on education and post-high school programs within the United States and across Europe. We know from history that during recessions, enrollment goes up, right?