Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

But Worden, who has an intellectual disability, has limited higher ed options Maine, where few colleges and universities have what she needs: an Inclusive Postsecondary Education, or IPSE, program. A version of the bill passed the House and Senate last year, but never got a hearing in the appropriations committee.

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IHEP

MARCH 4, 2025

The recent cancel lation of critical grants and contracts at the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) jeopardizes the future of congressionally mandated and statistically robust surveys on postsecondary education experiences and outcomes.

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University Business

APRIL 1, 2024

It includes billions for child care, preschool, special education and higher education programs, as well as money for bolstering the workforce and health care projects. The post Oregon to get portion of $21 billion for early and postsecondary education allocated by Congress appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Dr. Alex Redcorn In higher education, we have inherited problematic and pernicious status quos focused on Eurocentric learning for Euro-American audiences toward social assimilation. that offer opportunities for postsecondary education at certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree levels.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has proposed discontinuing the library component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). They argue that maintaining this data is crucial for transparency and accountability in higher education, and allows institutions to effectively benchmark and allocate resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

The research, published in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education , focused on participants in the first such program, the Kalamazoo Promise. The silver lining of these two big decisions is that there’s a lot of attention to inequality in higher education,” she said. “I Byrd and his co-authors, Drs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond The findings reveal the historical and societal context of the pursuit of higher education in America.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Higher education is one of our core verticals. According to the The CB DataBridge , published by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, enrollment by Hispanic/Latino students and Asian students has been on the rise, while enrollment by non-Hispanic White students has been declining.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Means Title: Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Age: 39 Education: B.A., counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Undergraduate students who stopped out—left postsecondary education for at least 18 months—have been returning at increasing rates. Smith University in North Carolina have hired “scholarship coordinator” staff that is focused on helping students find and secure scholarships and other funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In school counseling and mental health counseling, counselor educators get extensive preparation in socio-emotional learning (SEL). This is necessary but must include intentional and proactive scholarship and resources on racial identity development. Gifted and talented under-referrals and underrepresentation. internships).

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

Let’s examine the higher education industry in 2022. I am the president of Pennsylvania’s second-largest institution of higher education. million fewer students are pursuing postsecondary education today compared to just two years ago. Sound familiar? The overall two-year decline is 7.4

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IHEP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IHEP analysis of n ew f ederal d ata s how stark disparities in unmet need By: Marián Vargas and Kim Dancy In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, high-quality postsecondary data can provide critical insights that inform decision-making and advance equitable outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. Eliminating affirmative action policies in higher education diversity efforts necessitates a strategic and intentional approach to maintaining inclusivity and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

and Golden Door Scholars, two scholarship organizations helping undocumented students access, persist, and succeed in postsecondary education. The Golden Door offers undocumented students scholarships, counseling, and wrap-around services. Those are the findings from a new report and survey conducted by TheDream.US

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

In April, Dr. 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.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus this fall, the news about the future of higher education could not be more dismal. higher education, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. It’s hard not to embrace Wingard’s conclusion. million fewer undergraduate students enrolled in U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Miller, professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Arkansas, about Dr. Everrett A. Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. totaled 62.5 million, just under 20% of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

I believe it aligns with what our division [Workforce Credentialing and Community Impact] was brought into being to do, to reimagine how higher ed is serving the needs of the broader labor market in the New York area, and not always believing the traditional model of postsecondary education is the only pathway available,” said Amkraut.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

NEW YORK On the last day of the Student Leadership Network’s (SLN) Whole Girl Education National Conference: Closing the Gap, CEO Yolonda Marshall reminded attendees why they must continue to elevate and educate young women and gender expansive students: because the political and societal climate is dire. The progress is tangible.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Since its inception in 2015, College Promise has been steadfast in its commitment to making postsecondary education, including career-technical colleges and apprenticeships, accessible, tuition-free, fees, and wraparound supports, and readily available to all.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As signs of the enrollment cliff loom, higher education is trying its darndest to resuscitate interest and value in a college education. Pandemic-related learning loss means students may be less prepared than ever for the rigor of postsecondary and workforce pipeline planning.

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University Business

JULY 13, 2023

When College Promise first set out to make postsecondary education as affordable and accessible as public high schools, it started with 53 programs. States and organizations offer free college under either a first-dollar program, a last-dollar program or a scholarship.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Stanford Breakdown A university spokesperson noted by email that “Stanford has for many years committed to providing sufficient scholarship support so that parents with annual incomes below a certain threshold, and assets typical of that income level, are not expected to contribute toward tuition, room, or board.

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WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today, WCET’s parent company, WICHE – the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, is holding its Commission Meeting in California. This is a major new step taken by the Commission to help more students secure financial aid resources and improve equitable access to postsecondary education statewide.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S. Yet, at most U.S. What Do We Do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

As an ever-growing number of cost-conscious students turn to community colleges for their first two years of postsecondary education, there will be an increase in requests for residential housing from that population, Bean says. During the school year, there are some academic achievement scholarships.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Adult learners, who often juggle work, family, and personal commitments, face unique challenges in their pursuit of higher education. With more than 82 million adults never having enrolled in postsecondary education and another 40.4 This demographic — defined as students 25 years or older.—

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education.

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Continuous Learning Institute

JULY 4, 2022

In this episode, I interview Dr. Xueli Wang , Professor of Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The first barrier, it is a very pervasive issue in higher ed, but particularly for this group of students: the utter lack of financial support across almost all levels of financial aid policy making. What is barre? "The

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Susquehanna President's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 15, 2022

You have worked hard to make higher education a smart, informed investment. In most cases, scholarships offered by colleges are simply tuition discounts – like discounts you might get when buying groceries, clothes, or cars. Those scholarships are not funded with real money. Known as 'yield'.)

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, examined the data and metrics colleges and universities are using—or should explore going forward—to gauge the value they provide to their students and other constituents. We have data from the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Andrew Koricich is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) and an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University. Dr. Koricich and his team have received generous funding from The Joyce Foundation, Lumina Foundation, and Ascendium Education Group. Good to be here.

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