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

JANUARY 12, 2023

She adds that she has sought “to design technologies that are meant to bridge those gaps in access to care.” In 2021, she received Purdue’s Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

When the new president arrived in 2019, the first objective listed in JAX State’s Strategic Plan was “Inclusive Enrollment,” which includes increasing enrollment and providing quality student support services for undergraduate and graduate students.

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EAB

MAY 8, 2023

Blogs Why chronic absenteeism is so high—and how district leaders can start fixing it The national chronic absenteeism rate has skyrocketed since the pandemic, from 16% in 2019 to an estimated 33% in 2022. This is the highest rate since the U.S. Department of Education released its first national measurement of chronic absenteeism in 2016.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

EAB’s new survey shows that 20 percent of students who indicate they will not enroll in college right after high school say their primary reason is that they believe college is not worth the cost, compared to just 8 percent who expressed this view in EAB’s 2019 survey.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The college offered 157 online courses in spring 2019, compared to 329 course offerings in spring 2023, which is a 109% increase in the number of courses. The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs has seen a rapid increase in online courses offered over the past four years.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As illustrated in the chart below, 67% of participants in our 2019 survey had started researching colleges by the end of their sophomore year. One of the biggest changes we observed in college search behavior is related to timing: students aren’t completing steps in their enrollment journey according to the “traditional” timeline.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

[link] Comics and graphic novels can disrupt traditional texts by challenging the worship of the written word ( Torres, 2019 ), a feature of white supremacy that perpetuates textual hierarchies within educational spaces. Emerald Publishing Limited. link] Dr. Edward C. Fletcher Jr.

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Let's get back to that event you mentioned earlier that was in LA with the folks from ASU and Dreamscape, tell us a little bit more about the format of the event and some of the takeaways for you in how higher Ed could integrate virtual reality as an instructional tool. So important part of the toolkit for admissions teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Said differently, homeplace is a “space where Black folx truly matter…where souls are nurtured, comforted, and fed” (Love, 2019, p. instructional practices, curriculum development, teacher-student relationships, classroom climate, etc.) Dr. Renae D. promotes agency, resistance, and liberation for Black students. Theory into Practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

This is a sharp increase from pre-pandemic levels that showed 14 percent of students feeling this way in EAB’s 2019 survey. EAB notes that diminished access to in-person instruction during the pandemic created gaps in academic achievement and decreased opportunities for social development.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Providing access to gender-affirming health care Access to gender-affirming health care can be a critical aspect of the mental health and well-being of transgender students. Providing access to counseling services and support groups can help students manage these challenges and find a sense of community and belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A 2019 email from the department's human resources office revealed a goal of training 400 employees through this voluntary program, encouraging staff participation as part of the agency's strategic approach to workforce diversity. Their email access was immediately suspended. The impact extends beyond the Education Department.

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