Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Sari Kisilevsky there was much concern about sharp declines in admission of Black and Hispanic students to elite law schools. The fanfare surrounding the decline in enrollments among students of color at elite schools partly reflects the medias preoccupation with elite education in the US. Law schools are highly tuition dependent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students. The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. Students of color are disproportionately represented among those who withdraw from law school after their first year. Department of Labor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Phillip Brian Harper “While it is obvious from the data that humanities majors regularly graduate into jobs that they find both emotionally and financially rewarding, that message has not reached students or their families,” said Phillip Brian Harper, program director for higher learning at Mellon Foundation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many educators come to the profession because they have a passion and commitment to help students succeed. However, the complexities of education often get in the way of successfully advocating for Black students in a way that is impactful and transformative. GATE, Advanced Placement). Dr. Donna Y. Dr. Erik M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Black students know more than what those damn tests claim to measure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

I wanted to create a place where students have access to high-quality programs and facilities and can learn the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world," said Alex Cohen, president of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. Adams said the goal is to make a positive difference in people's lives. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Lewis The conference, Lewis said, is aimed at creating a vision that allows for researchers and practitioners to strategize on how best to "make a difference in the space of allowing students to reach their full academic potential. That is why we're here today," he said. We need to be talking to the African American newspaper in town.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

The students – 23 received a certificate of completion or associate's degree – took classes through SLCC's Prison Education Program – which was founded in 2017 and offers job placement after their sentences end. "We We have no use of internet access. Most of our assignments were handwritten,” Bluff said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We use the term and notion of resegregation in special education to describe the overrepresentation of Students of Color in special education, an issue that continues to persist today. Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, SFFA v. By decreasing the number of Black and Brown students admitted to graduate schools across the country, the SFFA decision strips students of educational opportunities and blocks their path to professions and civil posts. Harvard College and SFFA v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite the broad availability of AP courses, lower-income communities are still less likely to offer them than those in more affluent areas and Black students are consistently underrepresented even where availability is not an issue. Studies have uncovered various systemic factors that continue to impede equitable access to AP classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. For example, consider how we use dark to mean bad , evil , and frightening.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Connections, networks and resources help people understand, access and navigate educational systems and the labor market. Looking at creating this partnership between the Black workers/Black students and higher education and workforces to ensure that we are creating a smoother trajectory to these higher paying careers,” she said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The Alamo Colleges District, made up of five community colleges, is the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with over 100,000 students, 81% of whom are students of color. Although they had two medical assistant programs, they were 4-6 semesters and didn’t offer the flexibility that non-traditional students often need.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Transfer students and their families often face unique financial challenges, especially when transitioning to a new school mid-year. To encourage these students to apply for financial aid, it’s crucial to provide clear and accessible information.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

bolster school counseling for rural schools, as well as increase holistic support for impoverished students, including having more access to public health and job placement services. The report’s authors suggested that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

In other words, I erroneously thought students across the country had Black teachers. He spent time with students, created after school programs, and encouraged us to do well academically as it would create career and financial opportunities. grade skipped, an A student, Spelling Bee winner) to please my mother.

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Thrive Alliance Group

JULY 3, 2024

When you have to keep your schools operating on a whole lot less, you might feel like you have no choice but to cut your student mental health support programs. The coming escalation of student mental health problems Without mental health support, districts will suffer from even greater impacts than we saw after the pandemic.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. And crucial conversations about the numerous steps to start college or reenroll—and the importance of a “one-stop” approach to student services—are also taking place. Your students: Who do you serve?

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Timely MD

AUGUST 29, 2024

He led a wide range of student groups, from the Student Government Association to the Multicultural Mentoring Program to Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. That’s why Emory invited successful faculty, staff, and alumni to get vulnerable about their own stories and help students see that life doesn’t always work out the way you plan.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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The Counseling Geek

MAY 16, 2024

A little background for anyone new or unfamiliar with The College Board The College Board, a major educational “nonprofit” organization in the United States that operates around the world, is perhaps most famously known for its administration of the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

If you’ve worked at a community college, you have probably encountered at least one of these statements from a student, no matter your role. In order to design a modern student experience , colleges must understand the forces that shape student expectations long before they arrive on campus.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. And crucial conversations about the numerous steps to start college or reenroll—and the importance of a “one-stop” approach to student services—are also taking place. Your students: Who do you serve?

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For many students, it's also the primary goal. Unfortunately, only 27% of college students report securing that good job before graduation, and 4 in 10 graduates are underemployed in their first job. We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes.

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Scholarship America

JANUARY 16, 2023

student, she always goes above and beyond. “I I cannot express in words how amazing this young lady truly is,” her high school advanced placement biology teacher, Annie Muniz, wrote. “As She has taken the initiative to get into research labs, do original research and write and publish her work as a high school student.

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EAB

APRIL 10, 2023

It’s natural for enrollment practitioners to wonder if it’s a good place to engage prospective students and, if so, how. DO: Consider the cost of participation Ad spend on different social media platforms can vary widely depending on several factors such as audience demographics, ad format, ad placement, and bidding strategies.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Non-traditional students such as those who didn’t go on to college directly after high school and now work full-time can earn college credits without taking college courses if they pass CLEP examinations. It’s a challenge for CLEP students to learn enough about a subject to pass an exam when their time availability is limited.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Parents, teachers and students would taunt me, referring to me as ‘savage’ and intimidating to other kids,” she said. I pushed myself to excel in academics and extracurriculars with advanced placement classes and learning Mandarin.”. Leila also became a student of the College of San Mateo Mana Learning Community.

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Thrive Alliance Group

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You can start explaining the need for mental health services by highlighting these facts that many parents, board members, and school administrators may not be aware of: Student mental health has become an emergency. Students with poor mental health are not able to access learning. Mental health impacts ALL students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

5 Areas to Improve Your Campus Support for Pandemic-Era Students Generation Pandemic (“Gen P”) are the cohort of students whose high school years were significantly influenced by COVID-19. This summer, my friends on EAB's enrollment research team surveyed over 20,000 high school students to gather insight into recruiting Gen P.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

In a previous post , we provided an overview of the project, which is grounded in the work that the Task Force on Standardized Admission Testing for International and US Students completed in 2021. How do Black, Latino, and Indigenous justice-impacted students perceive test-optional policies at higher education institutions?

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