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Dr. Mark Milliron The partnership, in the form of a pilot program which kicked off in 2021, has allowed NU faculty to use Riipen’s online platform to source employers willing to offer work experience and project opportunities to students and add these projects into their curricula. “And

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Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, which is leading the analysis, administered the campus climate survey in November 2021.

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I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan’s Assembly Bill 1400 repurposes funds from the College Access Tax Credit, which was proving less effective at its original purpose due to federal tax changes. To note, only 53 California community college transfer students enrolled at 39 HBCUs in 2021-22. “AB

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Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educated over two million Hispanic students during the 2021-22 school year, but continued to demonstrate extensive facility needs, according to a new U.S. They also had technology needs, such as, to improve student internet access, cybersecurity, and hybrid learning efforts.

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In the case of Florida, all 28 of the colleges in its system began conferring bachelor's degrees as of 2021, according to the report. The number of CCB colleges has seen significant growth, even compared to just two years ago in Fall 2021. Delaware and Nevada join Florida in this full-scale adoption of CCB degrees.

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Overall first-time graduate enrollment fell almost 5% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, along with decreases in first-time enrollment among underrepresented minorities (URM), according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022. Though the number of graduate school applications increased by 3.9%.

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“We believe in the power of the Hollins academic and residential experience and want to ensure that students can access this experience regardless of income level,” said Hollins President Dr. Mary Dana Hinton. “At

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HMS found that 44% of students reported depression, 37% reported anxiety disorders, and 15% reported having seriously considered suicide, increases of two to three percentage points from winter and spring 2021 data. The HMS did find differences by race: students of color were less likely to access mental health treatment.

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percentage points between 2021 and 2022 graduates across nearly all high school characteristics in terms of enrolling in college within a year of graduation. from the class of 2021 to 53.7% for 2021 graduates to 58.1% Those students also had access to test preparation for ACT and SAT examinations. for the class of 2022.

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trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). of engineering master’s degree recipients in 2021 – from 4.2% And although they make up only 18.5% of the nation's workforce, they were the cause for 73% of U.S. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4

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Though in the former, there was a slight decrease from 79% the year prior in 2021. In Tennessee, the 83% in 2022 marked an increase from 80% in 2021. Tennessee also experienced declining male student interest in education, with rates falling from 19% of interested students in 2021 to 16%.

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Cordray’s office has also undergone scrutiny and criticism for its botched rollout of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid , or FAFSA, which were supposed to simplify the application process and expand access to underserved students and their families. He is expected to continue in the role until the end of June.

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“Higher ed faculty want unions — and the more workers who are organized, the more students see that respect and voice leads to greater opportunity, that’s the way more families have access to the middle class,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten.“ That’s why it is such a hot labor summer.”

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Englert has served in a number of roles at Temple over the years, including president from 2016-2021. “Dr. The board is aiming to announce a new president in spring 2024.

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“Because we believe that teams with experience on the front lines of challenges will know best how to put the money to good use, we encouraged them to spend it however they choose,” Scott wrote in a June 2021 blog post listing some of the gifts. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

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Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges approved a motion to give up the university’s WWLR broadcast license in December 2021, and approved a sale in October. Students will still have access to radio broadcasting and DJing programs, but the station will move to an online livestream model, Davis said. .

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Rana is also director of the annual International Conference on Stigma , which — when it convenes in November — will enable the college to train college-age peer educators to use performing arts engagement to raise awareness and promote access. Black women were 54% of new HIV diagnoses in 2021 among women, age 16 and older, in the U.S.,

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Louis-based law firm with a national sports practice, notes an important 2021 legal decision that impacted DEI. Alston decision limits the NCAA’s ability to regulate and govern education-related benefits for student-athletes that increase access to internships and graduate school. On July 1, 2021, the deals commenced.

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Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a decline in postsecondary instructor employment between May 2020 and May 2021 (1,369,930 versus 1,340,560). percent dip in overall faculty head counts between fall 2019 and fall 2021. institutions down 70% from 2019 to 2020.

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On January 7, 2021, my Mom, Vanessa Bright, suffered a stroke in the kitchen of her home while my Dad and I were there. So much that in my last conversation with her on the night of January 16, 2021; she told me that she wanted to write a book on “humanity in healthcare”; adding that “they ought to treat folk humanely”.

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Sams, who succeeded Butts when he assumed the presidency of SUNY Old Westbury in January 2021. “I

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Dr. Nimisha Barton As early as 2021, we saw the beginnings of the anti-critical race theory (CRT) movement led by far-right politicians who claimed educators sought to indoctrinate students into anti-white racism (note: the data say otherwise ). But that brief window closed swiftly.

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Many of these students face economic hardships, insufficient access to mentorship, and a lack of preparatory resources, all of which contribute to their struggle in navigating the medical education landscape. Dr. Marcus A. Bright However, inspiring stories like that of George Pickens show us that change is possible.

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In the 2021-22 application cycle, Common App reached 350,000 below-median income students. The goal of the pilot – three took place from 2021-22 with up to 13 participating colleges – was to “bridge the gap between high school and higher education,” according to the report. labor force.

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Still others, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college. The institutions are open-access, affordable, and conveniently located. Others, alarmed by reports of the high cost of tuition, believe that going to college will require them to shoulder an oppressive debt burden.

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Between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, 62.1% Real Talk students are also more likely to persist. Importantly, MWCC deconstructed these data and discovered that students of color responded well to Real Talk pedagogy. of Real Talk students of color persisted into their next year of study.

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As of 2021, 42% of white people 25 and older had finished a bachelor’s degree, but only 28% of Black people and 21% of Hispanics had. The focus then shifts to the policy itself, the specific legislative requirements that student must fulfill to access benefits. However, perhaps just as important is how the policy is implemented.

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The majority of future good jobs will be accessible through bachelor’s degree pathways. are expected to grow more than 20% between the years of 2021 and 2031, with the largest growth seen for those holding bachelor’s degrees. The report finds that good jobs in the U.S.

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declined nearly a year from 2020 to 2021, non-Hispanic American Indian-Alaskan Native people (AIAN) experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy, declining 6.6 years from 2019 to 2021. According to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, as of 2021, Native Americans’ life expectancy of 65.2 population in 1944.

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The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate.

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For Fall 2021, the College of the Desert’s (COD) student headcount included 8,213 Hispanic students, 1,657 white students, 395 Asian students, 252 Black students, 28 American Indian/Alaska Native students, and seven Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island students. Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education.

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Mental health awareness and access to treatment have grown immensely in the past few decades. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. At the same time, BIPOC individuals are also the least likely to seek out or have access to treatment. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reported that 47.2%

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The reports also pointed out that students from immigrant families represented 31% of all college students in 2021, an increase from 20% in 2000. colleges and universities in 2021 were from immigrant families. Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow students in-state tuition access regardless of citizenship.

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Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill is the director of the Campus Free Expression Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, which published Campus Free Expression: A New Roadmap in November 2021.

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The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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Students experiencing basic needs insecurity are struggling to access reliable housing, nutritious food, or both. Food-insecure students are more likely to fail or drop out of education, according to another 2021 UNM study. That broke my heart.”

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