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Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The center, which has been in development since 2023, will be housed at Howard University School of Law and will take a multidisciplinary approach to examining the 14th Amendment, connecting law, business, and the arts to advance understanding of its principles.

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

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A 2023 report by the Community College Research Center found that only 16% of community college students earned a bachelors program within six years and just 10% of low-income students did. In 2023, CUNY s Board of Trustees charged the Universitys leadership including myself to fix the transfer system.

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New Clearinghouse Data Shows Freshman Enrollment Has, in Fact, Increased

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Mitra said as of fall 2023, 60% of the student population at QCC were full-time and 40% were part-time. The college has also updated its approach to academic advising and refreshed the curriculum in several programs. We have seen the growth of older students and of part-time students.

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Brown President Awarded the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence

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Paxson received the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Paxson – a globally renowned economist and public health expert – was honored for leadership of efforts bolstering health, education, and economic well-being, diverse recruitment, curriculums, and research about race, ethnicity, inequality, and justice.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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In 2023, the World Economic Forum reported that employers expected 44% of workers skills to be disrupted within five years. At the Community College of Aurora, our Office of Disability and Equity has implemented Kurzweil Education and Read&Write to enable our ability to make our curriculum accessible to all students.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

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We will begin piloting the initial stage of this concept at a South Florida area middle school during the Spring 2023 semester. All of the students will take the aforementioned computational thinking assessment which will help to inform what version of a computer science curriculum they will receive.

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