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How Pacific Lutheran University Rebuilt Peer Support Around Equity and Access

Knack

As Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Yaden co-leads PLUs retention and progression task forcea group that examines how students are doing and how the university can better support their success. That work ultimately led her to Knack.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. I am prepared to call elite higher education a ‘luxury good,’ and we’re in this world where we want it to be accessible.”

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NSF Leaders Discuss Investments in AI Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Discussions around AI and machine learning have become more frequent as of late, with AI tools such as ChatGPT seemingly accessible to the general public. There are currently 25 AI institutes across more than 40 states, said Dr. Abi Ilumoka, program director for NSF’s division of undergraduate education.

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the report, “Exploring the Educational Experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM,” it is clear that Black, and to some extent Hispanic, students have very different experiences than their white and Asian counterparts. Velez said. Espinosa wants the scientific community to pay attention to these findings.

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The Impact of Virtual Care on College Students in Rural Communities

Timely MD

College students in rural America need accessible mental health services now more than ever. How can rural-serving institutions (RSIs) of higher education close the mental health support gap? Limited access to affordable childcare. Lack of public transportation. Decrease barriers to health care in rural communities.

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Tuition Discounts Offered as Merit Aid

College Planners of America

But it has also become the primary determinant of what the applicant will pay for an undergraduate education. It becomes part of a common database accessed by U.S. A high school student’s academic record still matters because it remains the key factor in admissions.