Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2024

College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. Part of the issue stems from the fact that many students of color come from underfunded high schools, which offer fewer educational resources, advanced courses, and extracurricular programs. Department of Education has embraced.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A new report by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) points out that seventy years after the landmark Brown v. 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.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2024

In 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, most higher education institutions opted to eliminate the requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores such as the ACT and SAT. Dr. Suzanne M. Only about 40 percent do. Dr. Suzanne M. Rivera is president of Macalester College in St.

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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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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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JANUARY 11, 2024

Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students. Also, sometimes students work nights or they can't get in to see a counselor.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level. They want to be able to advance.”

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APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R. Hoang, H.,

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. His admiration for Fielding’s educational model eventually led him to join Fielding’s leadership team. Dr. Orlando L. 10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Audrey J.

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JULY 17, 2024

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has announced its Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign, a multi-pronged, multiyear $1 million endeavor to ensure higher education serves students and communities. But to get there, we need a system that is accessible, affordable and upholds academic freedom.”

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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. These professionals are proactive. GATE, Advanced Placement). Dr. Erik M.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The early learning sector plays a crucial role in shaping the foundation of children's education and future success. However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth.

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JULY 23, 2024

Poe Hall, the education and psychology building at NC State, was found to be contaminated with cancer-causing PCBs.

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JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education. Department of Education is deeply troubling.

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MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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MAY 15, 2024

Board of Education decision. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in May 1954 that separate educational facilities between Black students and white students was “inherently unequal," dismissing the concept of “separate but equal” in public education, the nation began the task of desegregating its schools. Seven decades ago, U.S.

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JULY 30, 2024

The majority of future good jobs will be accessible through bachelor’s degree pathways. That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. " Artem Gulish, senior federal policy advisor at CEW and an author of the report.

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JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond The findings reveal the historical and societal context of the pursuit of higher education in America.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education. Jaye Fenderson There is, however, another group of children who have received much less consideration in higher education but will have a profound impact on its future: the children of student-parents.

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MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. As the third oldest two-year, private nonprofit college in the nation, we have been at the forefront of innovation in education since our founding in 1904. According to the U.S.

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MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. In the context of higher education.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

This is undoubtedly progress, yet Hispanic women still trail behind non-Hispanic women in educational attainment. To truly achieve equity, we must actively invest in their education and building belonging for them in the workplace. Educationally, 23% of Hispanic women now hold a bachelor’s degree, up from just 16% a decade ago.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

One of the most strategic investments that can be made when it comes to having a well-prepared workforce for the economy of the future is in mathematics education. Without proper support and resources, many talented individuals may miss out on the opportunities that a STEM education can offer, thereby perpetuating socioeconomic disparities.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has announced it’s considering expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) to early childhood education (ECE) workers employed at for-profit businesses. Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Marquette University recently received over a million dollars from the Mellon Foundation to further energize and grow its prison education program. The first, the Educational Preparedness Program (EPP) , offers courses, academic support, and career-building resources to currently and formerly incarcerated (CFI) students.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). In those two states, on average, education-related subjects are the sixth most popular intended major.

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JULY 10, 2024

Women of Color Education Collaborative (WOCEC), a new nonprofit organization, has sprung up to address the lack of diversity among K-12 superintendents in the nation. Education Week has reported that only around 3% of American K-12 superintendents are women of color while 54% of students nationwide are diverse.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As such, this global movement has forced us to revisit what and how topics and issues are taught in Pre-K-12 and higher education courses; as such, it has forced us to confront the sources of white supremacy, intolerance, and anti-Blackness and hate based on race and ethnicity. How do we do this?

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APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education. Dr. Nicholas B. Dr. Katherine E.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The American education system faces a persistent and troubling gap: the significant underrepresentation of Black male educators. With Black males making up only about 2% of all educators nationwide, this issue is more than a diversity problem. It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity.

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JULY 29, 2024

leaving chief diversity officers (CDOs) in higher education feeling embattled and uncertain about their futures. My colleagues in the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education increasingly share stories of shuttered diversity offices, reassignments, and career upheavals. Adapt to Changing Circumstances.

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