Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. In 2018, Larry and Beth Gies gave $150 million. Because we focus on that demographic, we have built that in as part of our mission,” says Carter.

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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. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs.

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The Education Hub

MAY 10, 2021

Young people also learn how to discuss their emotions accurately and sensitively, about the impact of alcohol and drugs on physical and mental health, and how to access professional help. The proportion of schools and colleges reporting they have a mental health lead also increased to over three quarters in 2018.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

Being brave enough to open a charter school and figure out how to get more high school students early college experiences has been tremendous, and it's been so much fun to see students and parents get access to that kind of programming. Department of Education from December 2018 to January 2021. Sacks holds a Ph.D.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Leaders need to recognize that faculty are the key drivers of change inside the classroom and in the curriculum. Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. That's where the ideas and the connection to the market are.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Leaders need to recognize that faculty are the key drivers of change inside the classroom and in the curriculum. Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. That's where the ideas and the connection to the market are.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

Dr. Willis is a 2018 recipient of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges’ “40 Under 40” Award. Dr. Willis began her educational career in 2007 teaching at Florida A&M University before transitioning to Tallahassee Community College. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Teach Black males and their families about the hidden curriculum (e.g., Make the hidden curriculum obvious so that Black families and their sons can take the necessary steps to challenge low expectations, stereotypes, hostility, and racial profiling. Then, as our partners, they can better support their sons.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

anxiety, depression) while being less likely than their White peers to have access to and engagement in treatment (CBC, 2020). From 2018 to 2021, the racial group that saw the largest increase in suicides among people 10-24 years old was Black individuals, with an increase of 37%. Collaborate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

As more states with conservative leaders pass laws to end or curtail diversity initiatives in higher education, a number of higher ed stakeholders say they are intensifying efforts to ensure access and success for the very students who are being targeted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Being unaccredited meant students could not access Title IV federal student aid, and the college did not receive any ARP funds. Dr. Lillian Lowery, who ran public schools in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, ultimately spearheading new national curriculum standards and reforms to student discipline policies, also died in April.

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