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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Economists have warned for more than a decade of a coming labor shortage due to birth rates that slowed at the start of the 21st century and fell further during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. It’s that we must develop our very human capacities for learning and growth.

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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In 2008, Diverse recognized his extraordinary contributions by presenting him with the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award, which honors those who have made significant contributions to higher education. In 1965, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, to serve as southern field director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information.

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Lumina Releases New Long-Term Goal and Strategic Plan for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications.

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EVELYN BILIAS LOLIS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Evelyn Bilias Lolis Evelyn Bilias Lolis has been named dean of the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) at Fairfield University. Bilias Lolis joined the Department of Psychological & Educational Consultation at Fairfield University in 2010, earning tenure in 2018; she most recently served as SEHDs interim dean.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. The current landscape of higher education reflects a persistent focus on financial sustainability and strategic planning.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

percentage points, the largest gap since 2008. Smith said he hopes that that leadership and legislators behind policy and practices in higher education remember that these enrollment figures stand in for real students, real humans. “We More women completed than men, bringing the completion gap to 7.1

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Out With the Old, In With the New: Decolonizing the School Counseling Profession to Support Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Erik M.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

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MAY 6, 2021

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Stress is a natural part of the human condition, and can be performance enhancing at low to moderate levels. This response has had adaptive value over the course of human evolution, when stressors often involved reacting to immediate threats to our survival. Background. Stress, Mental Health and Learning. 2009; Kirmayer et al.,

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Social Determinants of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health (SDOH) as conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that impact positive health outcomes (WHO, 2008). Dr. Tanya J. Middleton is an assistant professor of counselor education at The Ohio State University Dr. Donna Y.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Dr. Edward C. is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Dr. Renae D. Hines is a Professor in the Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement at George Mason University Dr. Donna Y.

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The “Red Zone” of sexual assault

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Because of the hormones the human brain releases (adrenalin, cortisol, opioids, and oxytocin) during a traumatic event, survivors may respond in ways that are unexpected to folks who support them or even to survivors themselves. Al, Risk of Unwanted Sex for College Women: Evidence for a Red Zone , Journal of American College Health (2008).

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The “Red Zone” of sexual assault

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Because of the hormones the human brain releases (adrenalin, cortisol, opioids, and oxytocin) during a traumatic event, survivors may respond in ways that are unexpected to folks who support them or even to survivors themselves. Al, Risk of Unwanted Sex for College Women: Evidence for a Red Zone, Journal of American College Health (2008).

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