Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. Every student is a success story,” says Curry.

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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. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a timely publication released Thursday, education experts outline concrete strategies to support Black student success in college amid growing national pressures on diversity initiatives and following the 2023 Supreme Court decision limiting race-conscious admissions.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Some deans and faculty members caught wind of us because students started saying, ‘The work I'm doing with this organization is important to me seeing how I get through SJSU, but also how I pay off my debt or help my family when I get out.’ This entrepreneurial collaboration grew from Dr. Elaine Collins’ course Success for Transfer Students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Mental health is synonymous with psychological wellness, a multidimensional construct involving satisfaction and balance among mind, body, and spirit (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). Past studies have reviewed the lack of college preparation and readiness encountered in high school, which can impede academic success. Dance (e.g.,

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 25, 2023

They're not narrowly focused, they're not repeating success, and they're asking questions that we don't know the answers to -- the most important questions we should be asking. We want really good efficiency, but we also want the right amount of discovery-oriented work. Folks who work in that space look terrible from efficiency standards.

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