Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Macalester studied the issue, and we have decided that remaining test optional is an effective way to make our college more accessible to the greatest number of qualified students. Dr. Suzanne M. Reducing barriers – especially those that do not add value to the process – is one tool to help achieve that important goal. Dr. Suzanne M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. But these aid programs were found to have low-income requirements, meaning students from middle-income households are excluded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

New proposed regulations could increase college access for high school students and provide better public data on student outcomes, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities. The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Board of Education decision, many Black students across the nation still do not have access to equitable educational opportunities in early childhood, K-12, or higher education compared with other students. Disproportionately low numbers of Black students have the same access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses as many of their peers.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The partnership will also ensure students have access to rigorous and meaningful curricula, college and career pathways as they work on their certification.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

These students also often lack access to adequate college counseling, making it more difficult to navigate the complex higher education landscape. This unequal start in education restricts their access to higher education and, by extension, the economic mobility that higher education traditionally provides.

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Active Minds

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The truth is you can’t pour from an empty cup, and we are hearing more and more that young people are unable to access the mental health care they need because of how expensive these services can be. Anyone over the age of 18 can also access free professional peer support sessions through our friends at Peer.net.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. She is also the one leading the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative. Then, COVID happened, technology became more accessible to people inside.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

In its place, the Office of Access and Engagement will open with a new charge and function to broadly serve and promote the student, faculty, and staff success. The office will be led by Vice President for Access and Engagement Dr. Paulette Dilworth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The California community colleges focus on equitable access by calling for all ninth-graders to take at least a one-credit college course in which they explore potential careers and develop a preliminary college education plan that includes a minimum of 12 college credits during high school. Accessible from [link] Hoang, H.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Supreme Court’s decision to strike-down of Affirmative Action last year, it was important to examine how much access Black and Latino students have to these elite schools, said report author Sandra Perez, a higher education research analyst for Ed Trust. “We Stanford University also got an F, with an access score of 53.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Jeff Strohl, director of CEW and lead author of “ Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective and Open-Access Institutions Prior to the End of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action.”

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Active Minds

JANUARY 10, 2024

In 2020, the Arizona State Legislature passed Jake’s Law , a multi-faceted piece of legislation aimed at increasing access to behavioral health services (including mental healthcare) in schools, improving mental health parity in health insurance, and reevaluating the state of youth mental health in the state of Arizona.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This surge in access aligns with AB 705’s core objective: to remove gatekeeping mechanisms like placement tests that had historically placed California students in remedial courses, delaying their academic progress. But it is not just about access—it is about building an educational ecosystem that nurtures every student’s potential.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2024

She is specifically interested in digital sociology, considering how access to technology has or has not impacted access to quality education. Arguably, for pretty low cost, most people, especially in the West, can access the entire rest of the world, using technologies at the same time,” says McMillan Cottom.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Today’s students may be forced to sacrifice privacy for access to digital learning tools without truly understanding the consequences,” said Ariel Fox Johnson, lead author of the report. This report emphasizes the need for proactive measures to ensure that students’ personal information is only used for its intended educational purpose.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

But to get there, we need a system that is accessible, affordable and upholds academic freedom.” The national campaign’s objective is to identify and support AFT locals and state affiliates, through collective bargaining, issue campaigns and legislative efforts, to tackle the affordability, access, and academic freedom.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2024

Pacheco is an advocate for equity in access to education and arts, working with organizations like The Healing Centered Schools Task Force. The award recognizes young poets whose work centers on social impact and advocacy such as former National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. She was named the 2023 New York City Youth Poet Laureate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth. Dr. Marcus Bright Access to high-quality early learning experiences is essential for children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

 Students are left questioning whether barriers to accessing higher education will swell and if colleges and universities will support initiatives that support their sense of belonging. We need federal policies, funding, and enforcement of laws designed to create equitable access to education to be bolstered, not reduced.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

IHEP identified these two institutions by using the Equitable Value Explorer , a free, publicly accessible site that analyzes data from colleges and universities across the country. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Data is critical for UNT’s student success as well, said Voight.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab Today, thousands of institutions recognize that millions of students need – and certainly deserve – access to food assistance. During the pandemic Congress took bipartisan action to reduce those burdens, expanding access to SNAP for millions of people, including students.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

In this new role, he is expected to guide policy research at the assessment organization with the goal of advancing equitable access to quality education and fair assessment for learners. As the Gordon Chair, Odis will provide invaluable insights and leadership, guiding our efforts to enhance educational access and fairness.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Sacramento State’s recognition as a Black Serving Institution is a testament to the University’s dedication to promoting access and excellence for all students,” said Patrick Kennedy, chair of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and a Sacramento State alumnus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Dr. Bonnie Lynch "As we focus on closing our equity gap in low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities, we continue to grow our diverse membership so that students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their college aspirations,” said Jenny Rickard, president and CEO of Common App.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

These institutions are often gateways to upward mobility, offering access to quality education at a fraction of the cost of universities. Community colleges also serve a high number of first-generation students, adult learners, and veterans, broadening access to education for groups that otherwise might struggle to pursue higher education.

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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

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But there may be some access issues that leave some students on unequal footing. It's important for us to note that some students may not have access to AI tools due to limited access to digital technologies at home,” Bobek said. We found that there was some skepticism about AI tools among students who do not use them."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Organizers said full-time, part-time, and graduate faculty and students at public, private, two-year and four-year campuses across the country will hold local rallies, teach-ins, and other events to reverse ongoing attempts by politicians, trustees, and university donors to do lasting damage to American higher education by violating academic freedom (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

CCNY will establish a comprehensive humanities internship program that will enhance humanities students’ access to internship opportunities in the nonprofit and public sectors. The University of Missouri - Kansas City plans to launch the Mellon Humanities Internship program and institutionalize humanities students’ access to work experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Having access to reliable, quality housing is an essential element for students so they can earn a degree, certification or improve their income and options long-term,” said Kristy Fercho, head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion at Wells Fargo. In 2010, In 2010, the college converted its football field into a farm.

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