Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

“In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ron DeSantis said he would strip accreditation from colleges and universities with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, MSNBC reported. As president, Florida Gov. It is unclear, however, if he would possess the authority to do so. Ron DeSantis DeSantis made the comments during an Oct.

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Continuous Learning Institute

JULY 28, 2023

A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices to improve student success and equity by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

The awful truth is that the wealthiest institutions are so flush with resources that they are deforming the entire system of higher education. But faced with rising expenses after the war, the institutions with the largest endowments increasingly invested in stocks and equities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

Michael West, head of Penn State’s Department of African American Studies, has resigned from the role, alleging that leadership broke promises and questioning the school's commitment to diversity and equity, Centre Daily Times reported. Dr. Michael West West will continue to serve as a tenured professor in the department. West resigned Apr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Participants in the program will earn an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts at BMCC, making P2CP the only CUNY College-in-Prison (CIP) program providing an undergraduate degree in a New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision facility. “By

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Many high school graduates are opting out of college, but if they do ultimately enter higher education, it will most likely be through community colleges— historically a primary gateway for returning adults. Supporting transfer access to independent colleges has broad implications for strengthening equity in our society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the program has seen a slow uptake, but leaders are optimistic about its future, hopeful and dedicated to building and growing the program at a time when other institutions are cutting back on ethnic and Black studies programs amid pushback against diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The program got approval last spring.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

First-generation students and those from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are given priority in the application process for the five-week summer program at Vassar, a private liberal arts institution in New York state. This is about equity. This is absolutely a social justice issue,” says Maragh Taylor.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

At this rate, the paper says, “higher education will never achieve demographic parity among tenure-track faculty.” The rate was a bit higher among liberal arts colleges: an increase of 0.33 percentage points per year. percentage points per year in the period studied. percentage points per year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And in a Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Ron DeSantis replaced six of 13 members on the small public liberal arts school’s board with conservative allies. This is in line with DeSantis’s intentions to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities in Florida. Ron DeSantis Back in January, Florida Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Natalie Galucia The study, Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education , was conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 and published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Wor k. Friedman Center for Aging.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Higher Education Reading List One of our wonderful trustees recently asked me to recommend a higher-education reading list. Here it is: Newsletters and Magazines I start each weekday with a review of these three: Inside Higher Ed publishes a daily newsletter of current events in higher education.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Unlike in past economic slowdowns, financial turmoil and spikes in unemployment during the early months of the pandemic did not send large numbers of students fleeing the job market into higher education. Harnisch, vice president for government relations at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. ” Greene’s comments shed light on a more significant issue across higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“When I was in Japan, I had to accept the fact that I was going to be one of a few in this profession, but also in Japan, percentage wise,” says Dabney, an associate professor of politics and Japanese studies at Earlham College, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. Dr. Dyron K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Those people of color who received some or all of their higher education at predominantly white institutions frequently describe their experiences in these hallowed environments as bittersweet, with more emphasis on the bitter than the sweet.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

years that she attended the small, private liberal arts college. This week, Grinnell will dedicate and name its newest residence hall in honor of Renfrow Smith, recognizing her legacy, life, and commitment to community, education, and equity.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

So have the changing attitudes toward higher education. It has been, well, an interesting time to be in higher education. All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. What are those habits of mind?

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

So have the changing attitudes toward higher education. It has been, well, an interesting time to be in higher education. All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries. What are those habits of mind?

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WCET Frontiers

MAY 11, 2023

A general perusal of Inside Higher Education , Chronicle of Higher Education , or the internet in general turns up countless fears that generative AI, especially in the form of large language models such as ChatGPT, will increase attacks on academic integrity. Make sure to take equity into consideration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In Jaamal, who has worked in various positions in higher education for more than a decade, says listening was very important before starting to develop programming.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 11, 2022

Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success. Closing the Equity Gaps. Those equity gaps often stem from an outdated profile of the typical college student: a full-time, on-campus resident with an understanding of available resources and the bandwidth to seek those resources on their own.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

Ted Mason, PhD In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions in higher education, experts in the field of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) are at a crossroads. Mason serves as associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Kenyon College in Ohio.

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University Business

JUNE 12, 2023

These are some key takeaways EAB gathered in their latest meta-report that creates a comprehensive picture of higher education’s future college cohort: “Gen P.” This may explain why enrollment in liberal arts colleges has sharply declined over the same period as general enrollment in higher ed has.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. The problem? For example, here are the top-ranked colleges in the U.S. In the past, U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

Image: D’Angelo Taylor had a hard time imagining a career in higher education. But Taylor, raised by a grandmother who encouraged him to dream big and to follow the educational path that would make those dreams come true, ended up doing both. Growing up in a tough neighborhood on the south side of Richmond, Va.,

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

At college and university academic libraries, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives often involve improving item-collection policies and enhancing access to materials for students and community members, resources for faculty research, and educational programming on related topics.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

About Our Podcast Guests Kathryn Peltier Campbell Kathryn Peltier Campbell is associate director of editorial policy and senior editor/writer at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. There are so many things going on with the economy and especially with people’s perception of higher education.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We’re still in the early days of “post-pandemic” higher education. Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education tells us that selective schools have done well, as have schools in states with growing populations. Enrollment shifts.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

The disruptors’ diagnosis of the weaknesses in today’s system of higher education is not wholly wrong. But as the political winds shift and doubts about higher education’s value swell, a growing number of traditional higher ed’s potential competitors see an opening. So do other institutions.

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