Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. She is also the one leading the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative. Then, COVID happened, technology became more accessible to people inside.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

The Marie Fielder Medal for Social Transformation is an annual signature award bestowed by the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Social Innovation, recognizing lifetime achievements toward supporting educational access and success. "I He was UDC’s ninth and longest-serving president whose tenure spanned from 2015 to 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

More students earned certificates than any year in the past decade, while associate degrees awarded fell to its lowest point in a decade and bachelor's degrees awarded fell to its lowest since 2015–16 academic year. These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. The decreases, he added, make him nervous.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

With our national reputation for outstanding classroom teaching and value, we’re ideally positioned to provide access to a rewarding college education for students from all backgrounds and interests.” The program – begins June 2023 – will be available to families at little to no cost and will run as two separate weeklong sessions from Jun.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

The prison education program as a whole has had more than 400 students since 2022, composing a mix of both incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people and Marquette undergrads, though the program’s origins stretch back to 2015, Wheelock said. It is in service of the foundation’s goal to expand access to liberal arts education, she said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The leader of a Native American higher ed student access organization was recognized and commended by the Bank of America as a Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardee (NBSE). leaders awarded by the bank for working to strengthen social equality and economic opportunity. Crazy Bull chose The American Indian College Fund.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

He said the plan will lead to a six-week summer internship program for high school students and leverage the “Mobile Energy Lab” program he founded in 2015 at Wayne State to engage Detroit middle schoolers. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Since 2015, Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges, with the goal of being accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility that eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

We’ve been seeing this trend since at least 2015 and perhaps even a little bit before,” he said. Societal factors such as gun violence, climate change, and racial injustice may play a role, according to Dr. The HMS did find differences by race: students of color were less likely to access mental health treatment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

These institutions are typically under-resourced and some of the last to access new, innovative technologies and data systems, which is all the more reason he says CCA chooses to partner with them. times higher than non-members, and CCA Alliance institutions have seen a 10% overall increase in credentials awarded since 2015.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Among the challenges: Too many are overly focused on enrollment, defining access as the single most important priority of community colleges, and too few are prepared to develop the kind of bold, prioritized reform agenda to advance student success at scale.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. In fact, perceived learning difficulties may result from limited access to academic opportunities, a lack of culturally relevant teaching, low-quality teaching, and resource inequalities. Dr. Donna Y. Henricks, K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

On the other hand, Tennessee Tech earned a spot for cancelling the campus events of the Lambda Gay-Straight Alliance in response to a video of its drag show, and Texas A&M was featured for dropping its sponsorship of an annual drag show and preventing students from accessing the previous year’s profits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

This enrollment achievement reflects the growing recognition of the critical role that community colleges play in providing accessible, affordable, and high-quality education to students from all walks of life,” said Jimmy H. Baker, chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

schools over five application cycles (2015-2020), excluding students who attended a foreign high school or held a primary citizenship from another country. To note, the findings in this report are not based on admissions decisions, said Grossman, who added that the researchers did not have access to that data. Grossman, a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when some Americans are questioning the value of higher education, Gittleman — who joined the faculty at Tufts University in 1964 and rose through the ranks to serve as provost from 1981 to 2002, before he retired in 2015 — says criticism of higher education is nothing new. “If I couldn’t wait to go to college.”

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Slade, who has been teaching music online since 2015, said he and other teachers who work in carceral settings have to go through a training process to understand the day-to-day realities of their students and the rules established at each justice center. Getting validation from someone like that can be lifechanging.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This trend reversed sharply with the passage of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which banned people in prisons from Pell access. In 2015, the U.S. College-in-prison programs flourished in the 1970’s and 1980’s after the 1965 Higher Education Act made people who were incarcerated eligible for Pell Grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board set a strategic goal in 2015, to be met within 15 years. Ensuring access to all student populations across the state will always remain a focus,” Martinez says. The goal is seen as a way to boost the state’s larger and local economies. With the legislative process, you never know.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

i In 2015-16, just 30% of students were immigrants or children of immigrants. Immigrant students and their descendants face many barriers that limit their access to and success within the postsecondary system. for three or more generations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There’s been a 234% increase in undergraduate degrees for Latinx students, and GSU has seen a 50% reduction in withdrawals from students who have an outstanding fee or balance when they access the AI chatbot. California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) had excellent graduation rates, but they couldn’t figure out why.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 3, 2025

Use the Calm app to do a 3-Minute Body Scan or access the full library of incredible premium content. How to Access: Calm.com/jhu What to Do: Sign up with your JHU email. SilverCloud is a confidential mental health resource that offers 24/7 access to interactive learning modules that teach cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It reminded me of that feel, touch, and access that land-grant schools provide and that it’s a pride point for Michigan State. They carry out their work where access is a priority, but excellence on the back end is also a priority.” “It said to me that hard work was in the DNA of the institution,” says Jackson. “It

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Scorecard has gone through several iterations and updates since its initial release in 2015, including one announced earlier this month, so I can only imagine how differently my search would have played out had I had access to the additional information the newest iteration of the tool now offers.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

However, prison reform and the drive to expand access to education programs in prisons have been gaining momentum. However, despite high student interest, a lack of funding for these programs renders many incarcerated students unable to access educational opportunities currently. Ready to find out more?

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Given the extensive barriers individuals with criminal convictions face accessing employment, these policy interventions increase the likelihood of positive workforce placement upon completion of a degree. Luckily, there are several efforts underway to streamline access.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. Design transformational, accessible, skill-building experiences for students. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Ensuring dedicated advisor capacity and training to deliver targeted support.

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The Advisor That Cares

JUNE 10, 2023

It was not that they did not have access to the information that was provided, published, and available; instead, it was a lack of inquisitivism that prevented them from even beginning the search for understanding. 2015, November 5). I kept having students miss critical deadlines and requirements due to their lack of information.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs. 9% increase in six-year completion rates from the fall 2015 cohort to fall 2016. Thus, community colleges need to invest in basic needs to stabilize enrollment.

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NACAC's Admitted

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Access to Conference Proceedings A free transcript of the 2021 Character Collaborative Conference proceedings is now available on our website. John’s Preparatory School (MN) and a former higher ed administrator and author of the 2015 book Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education.

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NACAC's Admitted

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Access to Conference Proceedings A free transcript of the 2021 Character Collaborative Conference proceedings is now available on our website. John’s Preparatory School (MN) and a former higher ed administrator and author of the 2015 book Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education.

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The Advisor That Cares

AUGUST 26, 2023

A personally curated advising resource (ePortfolio) is my favorite technology tool at this time, simply because of the unlimited accessibility of combining and translating information across the higher education landscape. 2015, September 8). 2015, March 27). Which tools are your favorite and why? link] Nordic Business Forum.

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Thrive Alliance Group

MARCH 22, 2024

Working with students from an underserved community, though challenging, proves rewarding each day; providing therapeutic services to students, who otherwise would not have access to quality mental health care. It was my experience during graduate school internships that led me to working with children and families.

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The Advisor That Cares

JANUARY 22, 2023

While I could not begin to estimate where professional learning dollars are spent in my organization toward professional learning, I have seen some improvements concerning access. Employees can access a variety of topics and develop at will those that interest them. 2015, August 4). Center for Public Education. link] TNTP.

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