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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 51,000 students who graduated from HBCUs in 2021 can expect to earn $146 billion over the course of their careers, 57 percent more than they would earn without a degree or certificate. It’s instructive to understand how our collective efforts brought us to this point. This election offers an important opportunity to do just that.

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Report Show Challenges, Strategies in Student Learning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, reported that public school leaders nationwide estimated, on average, 32% of their students ended the school year a grade level behind in at least one academic subject — nearly equal to the 33% reported in 2021–22.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In academic year 2021-22, 45.1% years in 2021-22.” Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public HSI located in Alpine, Texas, with instructional sites along the U.S.-Mexico From 2021 to 2024, the percentage of Latinx faculty applicants increased by 15%. of degrees were awarded to Latinx students.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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National University Students Given Access to Work-Based Learning Via Online Platform

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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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California Community Colleges Lacking in Full-Time Faculty and Misusing Funds on Part-Time Faculty

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Evan Hawkins The district with the highest amount of instruction taught by full-time faculty was Los Rios with 63%, falling short of the state’s goal that 75% of community college classes be taught by full-time faculty. In 2021, the state legislature had given millions of dollars to help districts hire more full-time faculty.

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Panel Spotlights Registered Apprenticeships at MSIs

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Registered A pprenticeships—programs that combine school instruction with paid on-the-job training, allowing students to “earn while they learn” — are critical on-ramps to good jobs. The first cohort gra duated in fall 2021. And thanks to a grant from Sound Transit, tuition, normally $5,000, is waived.