Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

As an educator and university president, I have seen firsthand the ADA’s transformative impact on our higher education systems — and how far we still must go before higher education is truly accessible and inclusive of learners from all backgrounds. UDL is the gold standard for accessibility practices. It’s our starting point.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 17, 2024

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

The State of Higher Education 2024 Report documents how current, prospective, and stopped-out students view post-high school education pathways, their access to them, their value, and experiences. The study includes responses from more than 14,000 U.S. economy depends on it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

The first cohort of fellows — whose projects ranged from a first-of-its-kind campus accessibility ranking to a digital zine examining the intersection of anti-Blackness, fatphobia, ableism , and incarceration — gathered at SFSU for a month-long workshop in July 2023. The dorms on the SFSU campus weren’t fully accessible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Milliken The program will offer 24/7 access to services such as on-demand mental health and emotional support; scheduled mental health counseling; psychiatry; health coaching; peer support; and digital self-care content. “We The Board of Regents has consistently and proactively addressed this need.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Prompted by California Assembly Bill 2881, introduced by Senator Marc Berman in 2022, the legislation provided priority registration for students with dependents and mandated the development of a centralized webpage offering parenting students access to both on-campus and off-campus resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

However, for most students not seeking upward transfer, the transfer process is more of an unfortunate necessity — a strategy for students to access courses they couldn't complete at their home institution, helping them stay on track for graduation. The following fall, nearly 200 Jarvis students took such courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Conversely, the report noted that districts must contend with the mixed effects of schedule changes for families regarding childcare and access to school-based services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In the wake of the COVID pandemic, where so many researchers pivoted to Zoom to share their scholarship during webinars, Burt thought that he needed to create a new way to make his research more accessible to others outside of the academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Faculty and staff must work to center their schedules around the learner, not vice versa. Julie Peller is the executive director of Higher Learning Advocates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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. During the spring semester of 2023, he maintained a rigorous study schedule, dedicating 2 to 3 hours each night to MCAT preparation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The number of academic credits a student takes per year has ties to their likelihood to graduate and complete their college journey, a new report from course scheduling company Ad Astra found. Siloes in the schedule build often lead to unintended barriers to student progression. It analyzed data about 1.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

For example, Child Care Access Means Parents in School provides federal funding for campus-based childcare programs. Other things that can benefit student parents, explained Jez, are flexible course schedules and broader childcare options. “Harnessing more data effectively is a critical first step in advancing student parent success.”

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jacksonville State University (JSU) recently faced a big decision: embrace its Student Information System’s (SIS) native registration functionality or invest in course scheduling software designed to create a student-centered academic planning and registration experience.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

The Strategy: Implement an end-to-end planning, scheduling, and registration system to make it easy for students to receive guidance and find the classes they need to complete their degree. Additionally, advisors and the registrar’s team invested significant time manually preloading students’ schedules before new student orientation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The goal is to help faculty create curricular materials for humanities courses and provide veterans and Southeast Asian students more access to meaningful content. A schedule of events and presentations can be found here. The program will run Jun. 12-16 residentially and Jun. 19-23 virtually.

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Active Minds

JULY 29, 2024

With packed schedules, endless information, and the constant buzz of activity, it’s easy to forget about yourself. Quick Self-Care Hacks for Conference-Goers: Mindful Breaks: Schedule short breaks throughout the day to recharge. Move Your Body: Incorporate physical activity into your schedule.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To ensure these parents succeed, we should highlight year-round the practices and policies that support their needs, including access to childcare, family-friendly campuses, and flexible course schedules. Strengthening opportunities for student parents to access high-value schools and degrees is a leading factor in their success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Dr. Ethan Sanford The study’s findings, published in the “ Journal of Pediatric Surgery ,” may indicate inequities in access to surgical care, but causes for the gap are not identified nor listed. Every child in America deserves access to the right surgical care at the right time, regardless of skin color.".

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Currently, 60.1%

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Symplicity

AUGUST 16, 2023

They must find a way to meet specific job qualifications, navigate whether to disclose their disability, overcoming initial biases of someone’s capabilities, along with barriers to access from transportation, work equipment, flexible work schedules, interviewing, and much more.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

Harvard University As an Ivy League institution, Harvard meets 100% of demonstrated financial need without loans, making it more accessible than many assume. University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley) Berkeley’s financial aid program is robust, offering the Middle-Class Access Plan to help middle-income Californian families.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2023

In fact, access to an executive coach is frequently a benefit included in the contract of many newly-hired executives. As one who lived by a schedule for more than four decades, I know firsthand the importance of schedules. Availability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

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. Classes are scheduled at times that are convenient for students, and students can attend part-time or full-time. Dr. George R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

A merger would give medical students experience in a university hospital, private hospital, and safety net hospital, with access to more clinical clerkships, electives, and patient experiences without current administrative barriers, said Dr. Brian Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. A merger would take five years.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To access TimelyCare medical services, visit timelycare.com/jhu and use your Hopkins email address to log in. School Of Medicine students should use their @jhmi.edu email to access this resource; all other learners should use their @jhu.edu or @jh.edu emails. Scheduled Medical Care. Scheduled Medical Care.

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Good Tutors Finder

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Whether your child needs help with IB Physics , Swiss Matura Maths , or A-Level English , our expert tutors in Switzerland make learning accessible and effective. Get Started The Case for Online Tuition When our family schedule got busier, we decided to try online tutoring. Why Consider Tuition?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. His story illustrated the need for comprehensive advising with an essential focus on access. I also worked as a study consultant, where I was able to empower some of my peers by teaching them effective study strategies and time management scheduling.”

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Civitas Learning

MAY 14, 2024

To do this, Northwest is identifying how their student success technology can help each department–whether it’s easier appointment scheduling, email automation, or collaborative note-taking. Getting all departments on board with a student success plan ensures students receive support at every touchpoint.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

With technology, students who self-disclose through a private form to their accessibility or disability services offices, do not have to continuously share what accommodations they need. With Symplicity Accommodate, institutions can ensure that their campuses, whether in person or online, have equal access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 24, 2023

Athletes are faced with several barriers to eating well, including limited schedules and insufficient nutritional knowledge, Purdom said. These findings may also speak to the lack of food access, said study co-author Lauren San Diego , a graduate student at N.C. So I think this speaks to a larger problem of food access in general."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FAFSA Simplification Act, scheduled to go into effect this year, will cut the number of questions on the notoriously difficult application for federal aid—which is also used in calculations for state and institutional awards—from 108 to 36 for most students. Dr. Gregory S.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 14, 2024

To do this, Northwest is identifying how their student success technology can help each department–whether it’s easier appointment scheduling, email automation, or collaborative note-taking. Getting all departments on board with a student success plan ensures students receive support at every touchpoint.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking back, I can’t help but wonder how different my experience might have been if I had access to telehealth services that could have connected me with a mental health professional right from my dorm. Introducing a virtual care solution enables them to connect with a provider at their convenience, no matter their schedule or location.

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