The value of history
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 28, 2024
History remains prominent in public life and an attractive study option – yet university departments are cutting jobs and courses. Emma Griffin outlines new Royal Historical Society research
Education Department calls on colleges to stop asking about applicants’ criminal histories
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2023
The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.
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Wheaton to change library name following review into its history of racism
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Christian institution will take other steps to redress its past, including by assessing its support for students of color.
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African history students awarded compensation after master’s axed
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
University of Chichester had suspended recruitment to its history of Africa and the African diaspora MRes An independent adjudicator has ruled partly in favour of students who challenged the University of Chichester after their African history course was abruptly terminated in 2023. Continue reading.
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The ROI of a History Degree
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field. Cortada How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field. By Patryk J. Babiracki and James W.
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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
This includes the highest number of doctorates awarded to Black students at any college or university in America. An expert on HBCUs, Gasman added that the important research contributions across disciplines at Howard have significantly impacted students, communities (regional, national, and international), and leaders.
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Panel: Erasing Black History Threatens to Harm Black Community, Students, and Nation's Future
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The exclusion and omission of Black history threatens to harm not just the Black community at large but also students and the very future of the nation, experts said during a Nov. In the face of curriculum and book bans and the devaluing of Black history, it is imperative to amplify and uphold African American history.”
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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
They serve more economically disenfranchised students than most U.S. institutions, and they do so successfully, facilitating the upward mobility of the majority of their students. HBCUs have a 34% mobility rate of moving their students from the bottom 40% in household income into the top 60%.
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For disabled students, understanding the past helps us fix the future
Wonkhe
AUGUST 2, 2023
Ellie Thompson and Piers Wilkinson draw on the history of disability justice to interrogate universities' approach to disability inclusion The post For disabled students, understanding the past helps us fix the future appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2025
Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates.
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Preserving HBCU History and Heritage
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
“Making accessible the compelling stories previously hidden in these libraries and archives brings grace and vitality to our cultural heritage as they inspire a more just and accurate telling of our history.” The post Preserving HBCU History and Heritage appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty object to potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 31, 2023
The for-profit’s history of poor student outcomes is one reason the system should not go through with a purchase, the faculty senate said.
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With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
"We're reconstructing history here," William Carter said of his geography Ph.D. research and collaboration with UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program. student examines race, power — and literacy appeared first on Berkeley News. The post With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D.
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How This Professor Made History Class Cool Again
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
Tore Olsson used a wildly popular video game to get students talking about industrialization, racial integration, and other key themes of late-19th- and early-20th-century America. By Amelia Benavides-Colón Steven Bridges, University of Tennessee Tore Olsson uses the video game Red Dead Redemption to teach his class.
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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2025
This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless. Im a former student activist, so seeing student activists seeing what we need was good. We took it upon ourselves, says Louden.
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Villarreal to Oversee AAC&U Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 10, 2024
Mary Ann Villarreal has been appointed vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). She will focus on advancing equity and student success efforts in service to undergraduate populations and academic excellence.
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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. After looking into and providing a solution to assist the student, Weatherspoon wanted to know what more the institution could do.
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Teaching Students, Not Subjects
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain. When students do not retain the information, it must be that they were not paying attention. What, then, do students need a teacher for?
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Teaching Students, Not Subjects
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain. When students do not retain the information, it must be that they were not paying attention. What, then, do students need a teacher for?
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Australia ‘risks losing students’ amid rent crisis
The PIE News
JUNE 16, 2023
The number of international students studying in Australia in 2023 is predicted to top the pre-Covid record set in 2019. Some reports blatantly accuse international students of ‘ fuelling Australia’s rental crisis ’, while others attempt to debunk such rhetoric as dangerous myths. So far, Anika has failed to find new accommodation.
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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2025
Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Briscoe was called in as an expert on the safety of Black students on college campuses and the increasing number of hate crimes committed on campuses. Early on, Briscoe saw herself as a student leader. You have erased history, people, resources, and services.
Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). in history. “I The number of English majors has been on the decline. And in the U.S.
Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 15, 2024
In their study, “ Inside the Black Box ,” researchers discovered that algorithms used to predict student success produced false negatives for 19% of Black and 21% of Latinx students, incorrectly calculating these percentages of students would fail out of college. All the algorithms can see and learn,” said Anahideh.
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Undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients
Higher Ed Data Stories
OCTOBER 4, 2023
But maybe that's not what you need: You might be working with one of those special high school students who already knows they want to get a doctorate, or you might want to show which college from a group of peers sends the most people to a Ph.D. Or you might want bragging rights against your alma mater's bitter academic rival.
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US ambassador urges more study opportunities for US students in India
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The US is aiming to send more of its students to India, said US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti during his address at the annual IC3 conference in Delhi. But the other way isn’t high enough… It’s one of my goals to bring more American students to India.”
Kresge Foundation Commits $2 Million to Support Detroit Students who Plan to Attend an HBCU
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Kresge has a long history of investing in HBCUs, said Bill Moss, managing director of the foundation’s education program and a member of President Biden’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs. HBCUs elevate students from lower-income backgrounds to higher post-graduate incomes at nearly double the rate of predominantly white institutions,” he said.
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Deakin welcomes first students to historic India campus
The PIE News
JULY 11, 2024
Australia’s Deakin University is the first international university to establish a teaching campus in India and has now officially welcomed the first students to masters courses in cyber security and business analytics. “Deakin’s commitment has always been ‘in India, with India, for India.’
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Association to Welcome Woodson Ambassadors Program at Upcoming Conference
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Woodson Ambassador Program launch for the 109th Annual Conference, Sept. at Harvard University, founded ASALH in 1915, then known as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. 25-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carter G.
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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 5, 2024
Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia.
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Increasing Student Success: A Developmental Approach
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 21, 2024
After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? This is critical work.
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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. After looking into and providing a solution to assist the student, Weatherspoon wanted to know what more the institution could do.
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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2024
For Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges are more important in public education than creating spaces for Black students to flourish and thrive. Colleagues and students hail Mims for shifting the focus away from viewing Black students, parents, and families through a deficit lens. History at UCLA.
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International students at fake Michigan university can sue US govt
The PIE News
JULY 12, 2024
The ruling, declared on June 25, reverses a lower court decision that had thrown out a lawsuit filed by a student against the fake university. The ICE-operated fictional University of Farmington, opened in 2016 as part of an operation to target pay-to-stay student visa fraud.
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Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education
MindMax
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. A Brief History of Summer Programming The history of summer programming at higher education institutions can be broken down into three distinct eras. Standard two-day pre-college orientations aren’t sufficient for all students.
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BookSnaps for Enhancing Student Learning
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 24, 2024
While this playful interaction between users may seem like the antithesis of serious learning, Tara Martin (2017) found a way to channel student interest in sharing annotated images toward an educational purpose by creating what she calls a BookSnap. Expressing a passage as an image will thus help students retain its meaning.
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Antisemitism Awareness Program Launched at HBCUs
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 22, 2024
Antisemitism Awareness Program Launched at HBCUs Sara Weissman Fri, 03/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Students at South Carolina State University and Voorhees University are learning about antisemitism and the history of Black-Jewish relations as part of a new program. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 27, 2024
Brandi Waters, senior program manager of AP African American Studies at the College Board, and Dr. Ericka Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She is always looking to center the story of Black women in history, particularly to find ways to make those stories resonate with the students of today.
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Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 28, 2025
Academics, union representatives and students expressed shock and dismay at the scale of the cuts, which were announced at staff meetings at the Russell Group university on Tuesday. Ceasing subjects and programmes in ancient history, modern languages and translation, music, nursing, and religion and theology.
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The AI Advantage: Boosting Student Engagement in Self-paced Learning through AI
Faculty Focus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. The rise of self-paced e-learning courses post-Covid is a testament to this shift, enabling students to learn according to their own schedules and at their own pace.
From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2025
Moore follows in the footsteps of other legendary leaders from South Carolina whove received the honor, many of whom broke down racial barriers throughout history, paving the way for him and others to succeed. Moore said that its not lost on him that hes in the tradition of a long line of change makers.
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It’s Time for Higher Education Leadership to Embrace 'Good Trouble’
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The recent Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions policies , followed by anti-equity legislation across more than 40 states and at the highest level of government , erodes decades of collective efforts to rectify a history of gross social and structural inequities. This moment calls for good trouble.
Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Survey data from Best Colleges reveals that as of March this year, 22 percent of students admitted using ChatGPT to complete an assignment or exam, with 57 percent indicating they intend to use AI tools for future coursework. Meaningful, productive dialogue can help. Advances in technology are inevitable.
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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 29, 2024
On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
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Indian VP Dhankhar: students going abroad to study is “new disease”
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2024
He sees a new dream and feels that he will find heaven as soon as he goes there,” said Dhankhar, while addressing students at the Sobhasaria Group of Institutions in the Northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. Students go abroad now for many reasons. Parents do not get counselling for studies abroad. The child eagerly wants to go.
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