IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Since 2018, we’ve notched several policy wins and made measurable progress for students. We’ve also advocated for need-based financial aid investments and, alongside fellow advocates, pushed lawmakers to increase the maximum Pell Grant award.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

in political science from Binghamton University and secured a tenure-track teaching position at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2018. What may be most startling about Dr. Mark, despite the worldwide scope of his scholarly profile, is his devotion to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in and beyond the classroom,” says Riley. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Granting that sort of leeway to aspiring and professional scientists from underrepresented groups has only increased during the five decades that SACNAS has been operating and growing. In 2018, according to 2021 version of that bi-annual analysis, 16.8% So, we're going to create this environment that includes aspects of your culture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

“The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.” Equity has long been a part of Western Michigan University’s DNA. We’re very fortunate to be one of the very few research universities to have two people of color leading it and that’s remarkable,” says Vasquez Heilig who is both Latino and Black.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. In 2018, he wanted to get more involved with student programming, so he joined the college’s LGBTQ+ History Month committee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Addressing health disparities means addressing access to healthcare equity,” she continues. The grant is designed to grow the public health workforce, specifically for public health preparedness and responding to emergencies, says Vernarelli. We’re diversifying the healthcare workforce.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The grant award will be used to fund Scholarship America’s ambitious data insights project, unifying large data repositories and applying analytics and visualization for deep, detailed, and actionable insights. Since it was founded in 1958, Scholarship America has distributed $5.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Waller joined Virginia Tech in 2018 as director of Graduate Student Programs. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Completion Grants. Completion Grants. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. In spring 2021, the UIA concluded its four-year completion grant initiative after providing more than 5,000 microgrants (valued at $3.6 Understanding how students may use their completion grant funds. College to Career.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. Each month we aggregate and share the best of what we've learned, heard, and read.

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COE

MARCH 14, 2023

There his students thrived, and he led initiatives such as how to be social change agents and receiving grant funding. In 2018, Jarell became the first counselor of the new Upward Bound Math & Science project at the University of Nevada, Reno. He spent five years leading his grant to exceed all federally mandated objectives there.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. Each month we aggregate and share the best of what we've learned, heard, and read.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. 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. It is the root of my why.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

Smith University (JCSU) in January 2018, he brought his experience in law and investment banking as well as his experience in education that encompassed both K–12 and higher education. In 2018, Clarence D. million grant from NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) for technology. “It When Clarence D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

South Dakota is just one example of Republican-led states taking action against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academia. Parham, who began his presidency at CSUDH in 2018, is a veteran leader in higher education — he previously served as vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Irvine. The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

These decreases are especially concerning because of how popular a path community colleges have been for these groups: 44% of all Black undergraduates and 57% of all Native undergraduates attended community colleges in 2018. Harris said that strategies for making change in states with unfriendly climates was a priority for future work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August. The Eighth U.S. Supreme Court News U.S.

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