Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Between 2006 and 2021, Black student enrollment dropped from 7% to 4% and Indigenous student enrollment dropped from 1% to 0.1%. The Steve Fund and many national experts anticipate that eliminating racial considerations in admissions will dramatically reduce the number of students of color in selective higher education institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 While some scholars are deeply concerned by this instability, others note it aligns with higher education trends overall. In 2023, the American Council on Education (ACE) released their study of over 1,000 college presidents, which revealed the tenure of the presidency has diminished.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I think public institutions have a mission to make sure that those in society have access to higher education,” says Alexander, who arrived at UCLA in 2006. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Strategic framing: How leaders craft the meaning of data use for equity and learning. [link] McLendon, M., Hearn, J., & Deaton, R. Called to account: Analyzing the origins and spread of state performance-accountability policies for higher education. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 28 (1), 1-24. J., & Guerra, A. De Lourdes.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. The burden to be inclusive shouldn’t rest solely with your Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or your multilingual staff. gap in degree attainment between Hispanic and White adults during that time.

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Catherine Cronin

APRIL 14, 2022

Critical approaches to open education often focus on issues related to access, equity and agency: Access arguments are foundational in every rationale for open education, i.e. how to enable access to education for all. Making resources legally accessible (e.g.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

For example, in William Rhodens Forty Million Dollar Slaves (2006), he details the economic underpinning of the integration of major league baseball, and how Negro Baseball league teams were picked apart with no teams or coaches coming to Major League Baseball intact.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia. in 2006, and men still outnumbered women two-to-one in the presidency, the study noted. The average age of presidents was 60, compared with 59.9

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Experts in higher education, diversity, equity and inclusion celebrated the news, hoping it could signal to other institutions that it is time for more diverse leadership. She joined Harvard in 2006 as a professor of government and African and African American studies. Gay’s appointment comes on the heels of the U.S

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

A 2006 National College Health Assessment found that just under 50% of the over 94,000 students surveyed reported feeling “so depressed it was difficult to function,” and 9.3% had contemplated suicide.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. In 1955, she married fellow Xavierite and would-be New Orleans Mayor Ernest Dutch Morial (51) with whom she embarked on a life of civic engagement in the fight for equity and equality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Research has shown that having Black teachers in classrooms significantly contributes to the holistic success of Black students (Milner IV, 2006). Schools should also expand mentorship and support networks for Black male students, equipping them with resilience and leadership skills.

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