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Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D.,

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APRIL 3, 2025

The University of Illinois System and nonprofit organization One Million Degrees have announced a new multiyear initiative to increase community college transfer rates, with a particular focus on first-generation and low-income students in Illinois. in the past year, significant gaps remain. in the past year, significant gaps remain.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Yet the humanity of formerly incarcerated Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab students is too often marginalized, even overlooked, in campus programs addressing issues like food and housing insecurity. That is largely because these justice-impacted students are often invisible to educators, their identities simply erased.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Yet at a moment of high anxiety for many immigrants and families across America, we are joined in our shared commitment to immigrant-origin students and in recognition of their importance to our nations future. As a second-generation immigrant myself, I often tell our incoming students that my family is like theirs.

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MARCH 10, 2025

Lomax A new study released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has found that students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers at other institutions, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mental health services.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Santiago, CEO, and Sarita E.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The 2024 Survey found that 35 states now require students to take a course in personal finance to graduate, up by 12 since 2022. The new regulations in those dozen states will lead to over 10 million additional K–12 students – 21 percent of current students – gaining guaranteed access to this knowledge, the Survey notes.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. After looking into and providing a solution to assist the student, Weatherspoon wanted to know what more the institution could do.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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MARCH 27, 2025

The report, "Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs," found that these institutions consistently outperform non-minority serving institutions in awarding degrees to their target populations and providing pathways to economic success for underrepresented students.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions. million students — are parents of dependent children. I know these things because I was a child of student-parents.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Its part of wayfinding signage at University of Washington and LeMoyne-Owen College. A landing page for student-facing websites at University of Michigan and Amherst College, just to name a few. Its a cabinet-level position at Belmont University, Harvard University, and University of Massachusetts Boston.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The scholars will present their preliminary findings in spring 2025.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCT) bring enhanced skills, knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement which translates to better student learning outcomes and ensures a more equitable education system. This process facilitates the introspection required for transformative teaching and learning our students deserve.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Since witnessing this, Gavin has spent his career working towards reducing inequities for historically marginalized students. Dr. Michael Gavin Delta College is a two-year public community college in University Center, Michigan. Do they support all our students from all backgrounds that our students come from?”

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APRIL 16, 2025

Smothers In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. The virtual B.L.A.C. You cannot be selectively horrified," Harper told attendees.

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APRIL 7, 2025

Roshaunda Breeden never expected to become a faculty member at North Carolina State University (NC State), the very same institution where her journey in higher education began. After receiving her masters, Breeden worked in student affairs at Spelman College, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), and NC State.

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APRIL 16, 2025

The milestone comes as 2025 marks 30 years since HSIs first received dedicated federal funding to improve academic quality and expand access for Latino and other low-income students. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for the 2023-24 academic year.

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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.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Experts say this will have a negative impact on students and potential students as they embark on postsecondary journeys. Being able to provide people access to those opportunities and resources needed to do their work, to engage in their own learning and in school – I think it's a significant loss with the ending of this [program.]”

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JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. Seton Hall University in New Jersey, decided to revamp their annual MLK program a few years ago, citing the need for change amid a challenging political climate.

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MARCH 21, 2024

For the past three years, students at National University (NU) have been given the chance to bolster their in-classroom learning with integrated real-world work experience via a partnership between NU and work-based learning platform Riipen. Through Riipen, these students also receive feedback from their employers.

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JUNE 30, 2024

A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities. million undergraduate students enrolled in institutions that considered legacy status when making admissions decisions.

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MARCH 4, 2025

"Every child in our nation deserves access to highly prepared educators, and it is essential that every educator be prepared in a manner that equips them for modern classrooms," said Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, AACTE president and CEO. There's a ripple effect that must be addressed now," said Dr. Kathlene Campbell, NCTR CEO.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the aftermath of the Presidential election, a new report outlines the importance of colleges and universities prioritizing civic education. higher education institutions can strengthen democracy by prioritizing civic engagement and civic education in the student experience. released a white paper that outlines how U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Bob Jackson Murray State University, located in Kentucky, has appointed Dr. Ron K. At Chadron State College, which serves approximately 2,300 students with 600 full-time faculty and staff, Patterson has been credited with launching a new five-year strategic plan, establishing enrollment partnerships, and developing new academic programs. "I

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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.  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.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a vital role in advancing educational opportunities for Latine students across the United States. As their numbers have surged to over 600 institutions, representing 20% of all colleges and universities nationwide, HSIs now enroll and advise two-thirds of all Latino undergraduates.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The reasoning for going “test optional” was twofold: it was not possible to administer the tests safely, and there was a shared understanding that the most deleterious effects of the pandemic were exacerbating inequities in ways that disadvantaged students from under-resourced communities. Dr. Suzanne M. Only about 40 percent do.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has been named the next president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), marking a Dr. Waded Cruzado historic appointment as she becomes the first Latina to lead the organization.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position. “I

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. 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. “The Dr. Gresham D.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Educational accessibility is largely a policy choice and all of us must continue to advocate for greater accessibility of postsecondary education for all. That said, most colleges and universities are subject to the market principle of supply and demand. The answer is because the actual out-of-pocket costs vary.

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