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Meet Shai Reshef, the 2023 Yidan Prize Winner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The global challenge of access to higher education means that its life-changing impact in terms of opening minds, improving employment and earnings remain out of reach for many. Shai Reshef Reshef founded the online, tuition-free University of the People, which now has 137,000 students globally.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Elevating Institutional Collaboration Dr. Gibson acknowledged that competition for limited resources is all too common within university systems: “Departments and entire institutions are being very, very guarded in the area they're serving. And I've tried hard to keep that close as I've grown and moved into different positions.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Elevating Institutional Collaboration Dr. Gibson acknowledged that competition for limited resources is all too common within university systems: “Departments and entire institutions are being very, very guarded in the area they're serving. And I've tried hard to keep that close as I've grown and moved into different positions.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Sanders has worked with CEED in various capacities throughout her 22 years at Virginia Tech.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. Offutt has been with CPE since 2018.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He says he also looks forward to collaborating with faculty on campus to pursue and publish research on issues related to student-athletes of color. Alston decision limits the NCAA’s ability to regulate and govern education-related benefits for student-athletes that increase access to internships and graduate school.

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The Evolution of the Mental Health Conversation Among College Students

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She remembers an app someone on campus mentioned, one that gives students free, 24/7 access to a behavioral health professional. The number of students seeking help at campus counseling centers increased by 40% between 2009 and 2015. She needs to talk with someone, but who’s awake this early in the morning? college students.