Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Diversifying representation sends a signal to students, faculty, and other stakeholders that leadership is attainable, and education serves as a gateway to socio-economic gains for communities and the citizens they serve. In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

I dont really have fears, Whitaker told The Catalyst, an independent student newspaper at Colorado College. Dr. Carolyn Stefanco, an early supporter of the Moving the Needle campaign during her presidency at The College of Saint Rose (2014-2020), has called for renewed commitment to diversifying leadership in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. He enrolled along with two other students, that following semester on January 4, 1961, becoming the first African American admitted to the state’s flagship university. To ease students’ paths, Robinson and his family established the Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. He enrolled along with two other students, that following semester on January 4, 1961, becoming the first African American admitted to the state’s flagship university. To ease students’ paths, Robinson and his family established the Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Only over a tenth of students receiving Title IV aid (13%) who start at community colleges ultimately earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, according to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) report. Both two- and four-year institutions play a key role in determining this overall state transfer performance,” the authors wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Students from 77 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are set to participate as HBCU Scholars in the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity. This year’s 110 outstanding students exemplify Black excellence – and fill us with hope for the promise of tomorrow,” said Cardona.

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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 2018, the median annual earnings for men who are English language and literature majors was about $74,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

As a student, as a scholar, as a Black student, as an FLI [first-generation, low-income] student, it was everything that I needed for it to be,” said Kiara Gilbert, who had Glaude as her junior paper and senior thesis adviser. “I In 2014, Diverse named Glaude an Emerging Scholar. Nell Painter. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2024

million FY25 proposed operating budget that would be — for the first time since 2014 — balanced without the use of budget stabilization funds. Dannel Malloy The UMS Board of Trustees’ Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee recently reviewed the system’s $646.7

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

"This has been evolving for quite a few years now," Sydow said, adding that serious discussions and planning started in 2014. The transition itself would be seamless, and daily campus activities would continue as normal with no interruption in educational or student-support service, Sydow said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

medical school applicants and matriculants between 2014 and 2019. student at Yale School of Medicine. Researchers analyzed childhood household income — or the level of family income during the majority of an individual’s life up to age 18 — for all U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Jennie Vaughan Vaughan, chancellor since 2014, has spent more than 25 years at the institution. Vaughan led two capital campaigns, raising nearly $15 million and helping address tuition and emergency funding for students, program growth, and campus expansion and renovations, according to Ivy Tech Bloomington. She retires May 15, 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The report titled “Tracking the Health of the Humanities at HBCUs ” highlights how HBCUs continue to play a critical role in maintaining humanities education and diversifying the student body in these fields. Between 2014 and 2022, humanities degree completions at HBCUs decreased by 15%, compared to sharper declines at non-HBCU institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

The 2014 Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) Act – which established the VETS Campus program – requires schools to meet a set of seven programs, requirements , and qualifications to be certified by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. It is an honor to have veterans at our institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Dr. Stacy Wolnick The winners are represented in two categories, one for institutions with student populations of up to 12,000 (UC Merced) and another for institutions with student populations over 12,000 (Florida Atlantic). “We The award for institutional transformation was established in 2014. As the first U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

s top public influencers in education since 2014 – is currently on the executive committee and education co-chair for the Kentucky NAACP. Vasquez Heilig – ranked among the U.S.’s

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

That's been a requirement for Lewis, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the executive director of the university's Urban Education Collaborative, the convener of the conference which first launched in 2014. Dr. Chance W. That is why we're here today," he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A. The search committee included two student representatives. Almost a quarter of Mount Holyoke students are international, and another quarter identify as domestic students of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Back in 2014, the number of women deans was just one. Georgian Court's tradition is a concern for women in the first place,” said Dr. Joy Smith, associate provost for student support and services at GCU. “So And because it's already built into the culture, students are expecting that dynamic. They expect women to be leaders."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

more students than the previous year were able to successfully transfer to a new institution. That’s according to the latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit studying data from a majority of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. In fall of 2023, 5.3%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The project is already giving voice to the Greenleaf family, enslaved on Eversfield plantation, which is now home to the Xfinity Center, a hub for student activity and UMD’s basketball arena. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I Hughes-Watkins agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Fall transfer enrollment remains in decline in 2022, albeit at a slower rate than before, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The decline was also observed across institutions at all levels of selectiveness, the worst being for students transferring to highly selective institutions (-13.4%).

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By: Lauren Bell Nearly 40% of students transfer from one institution to another at some point during their postsecondary journey, but on average, 43 % of credits students already earned are not accepted by their receiving institution. So, what do the data reveal about how well colleges serve transfer students?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2024

Lingle Higher education and professional policing can be perceived as mutually exclusive endeavors, an odd dichotomy given that police officers are community members and students first. However, according to Getty (2014), new police officers also require real-world experience to reinforce academy education and training.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015. Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve. Dr. Joyce E. King, the Benjamin E. King was followed in 2016-2017 by Dr. Vivian L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

She said the institution is very proud of its social mobility ranking and its commitment to Pell recipients and first-generation college students. Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Fox said the male students, who comprise about 36% of the student population, respect the values of the institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“The main way that we can help prepare athletes for college is to [make them] really good gymnasts, which means they are focused, and they understand hard work — all of the things that help them become good students,” says former rhythmic gymnast Wendy Hilliard, who established the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) in 1996.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. Don’t let your hands fly the way so many Puerto Ricans like you do when they’re excited about something. In a professional setting, tell no one that you’re queer.

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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. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 27, 2023

Each of these students has used grit, drive and determination to overcome obstacles and begin their college careers—and all of them faced financial barriers to continuing their education. Students like our Dream Award Scholars are why we do what we do,” says Scholarship America President & CEO Mike Nylund.

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Scholarship America

JANUARY 8, 2024

“Last year, Scholarship America delivered more than $300 million to students in partnership with Fortune 500 corporations, philanthropic organizations, and individual sponsors committed to student success,” said Seldin. billion to three million students across the United States.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Institutions have a critical role to play in recruiting and admitting a more diverse student body and creating the supports necessary for all students to complete. These widening gaps are the result of attainment rising for everyone, but rising more rapidly for students in the highest income quintile. Full-time students only.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Lopez Valdez’s focus on the human element started when he was a visiting scholar in Switzerland during the 2014-15 academic year. students from Mexico to come to campus this year on J-1 visas, with a third to join in the spring. students in the future, both from Mexico and elsewhere. “I A colleague of his Ph.D.

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