Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

The annual forum brought together more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators for a three-day conversation focused on enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives at colleges and universities. That topic was among many issues discussed Thursday at the NCAA Inclusion Forum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al., Trustees reported their college also broadened the definition of diversity to include opinions. Dr. Carl B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Emily Messa “A student once told me that because of costs, they were sometimes forced to wait two weeks into the semester before they could purchase their course materials,” said Emily Messa, UH senior associate vice president for administration. CTAP ensures our students don’t have to wait for their books. Bauer College of Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. It's about equipping institutions with the tools to drive change on their campuses, fostering cross-campus collaboration, and ensuring that HBCUs are setting an agenda for higher education innovation, not just responding to it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Now almost a year since its release, Brown says CSU faculty and administration are coming to terms with the fact that “policing students’ use [of ChatGPT] is probably impossible, usually ineffective, and definitely inefficient.” But this method led to its own problems, including students’ work being falsely flagged as AI-generated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Shomaker said that it was important for administrators to make faculty and staff feel appreciated, to acknowledge their hard work in an ongoing way. Pope-Ruark emphasized that training for administrators on the psychological definition of burnout is necessary. Panelists were also asked about more granular solutions.

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Active Minds

JANUARY 16, 2023

Our Active Minds Chapter at Morgan State University was definitely created out of necessity. We believe the best way that our organization can continue to be supported is by having student concerns taken seriously, and by the administration continuing to offer the necessary resources to improve the mental health of students at MSU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As I moved from a faculty role into more administrative work, the words stayed with me though they no longer informed text selection, course design, or other personal pedagogical practices. It resonated immediately in the context in which I heard it — in a gathering of religion scholars of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D I know there are students out there that could definitely succeed, they just need the resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

There has definitely been an increase of students who are coming to the center for services,” says Terry. Although supportive campus partners and administrations certainly make a difference, they can’t erase the difficulties that anti-LGBTQ+ bills are creating for campus LGBTQ+ centers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

One administrator, Dr. Tammy Kochel, described Shawler as “an innovator and a scholar” working both within the university and in the surrounding community to effect positive change. She called it “definitely a unique experience that allowed me to meet well-known behavior analysts.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Definitely. Indeed, while the scientific review process involves feedback, college administration and even teaching involves very little. I see so much potential in the administrators, staff, and faculty who are building new ways to gather and analyze data, reflect, pause when needed, acquire new skills, and most of all ask questions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

It secures its place in federal education policy, making it less susceptible to annual budget fluctuations or shifts in administrative priorities.” Johnson expressed disappointment with how the bill’s definition of “high-need” students does not include students with foster care experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The federal government, on the other hand, uses a straightforward numerical definition to classify as Hispanic Serving Institutions any two- or four-year nonprofit degree-granting college or university where enrollment is at least 25% Latine. Investing in diversity among faculty, staff and administrators is a critical component.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

Recently, when I was asked to appear on a Diverse sponsored panel at the recent AAC&U annual meeting on the best practices of attracting, hiring and retaining diverse faculty and administrators, I approached it from a journalist’s perspective. Broadening the definition gets you more candidates, and more diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As Chat GPT and other innovations that make use of artificial intelligence technologies are brought forward, faculty members and administrators throughout the academic community are appropriately raising concerns about their potential adverse effects on the higher education experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

We believe that higher education faculty and administrators play an integral role in combating the faulty assumptions, racist ideas and harmful policies put forth by white nationalists. We believe there is a need to elevate diverse African American experiences with intersectional social identities. This must be challenged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2023

There’s definitely risk associated with data privacy. She and Dr. Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, thought that things were headed in the right direction. “I But that should not be a full stop.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

The conference attendees were a mix of students, faculty, donors, education administrators, and edtech professionals. The visceral response from this faculty participant captivated me; in this moment, I knew there was definitely “a missing piece [peace].”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women now receive around 40% of STEM PhDs — far from parity but a definite improvement. Launch committees are groups of experienced faculty and administrators that will create programming for new faculty members to plan out their career trajectories, build rapports, and develop mentor relationships. Several facts stand out.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I definitely think – and this happens with every younger generation – that the younger generation does not want to feel like they're at the bottom of a hierarchy,” Sridhar says. But it doesn't give you the right to undermine the value of that credential by being disrespectful to faculty and administration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Cureton] is definitely a global citizen, says Dr. Trina Shanks, a professor of social work, director of community engagement, and founding director of the Center for Equitable Family and Community Well-Being at U-M. But that goal is aligned with her love for administration for higher education.

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Active Minds

JUNE 15, 2023

We discussed different definitions of advocacy, how a bill becomes a law, and what bills had been introduced in the state government that would affect mental health. Lawmakers and administrators may be reluctant to listen, let alone take action, at first. might be out of the question. Perhaps most importantly, be a respectful advocate.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 11, 2023

Federal and state leaders can also help institutions by removing administrative barriers and providing the financial resources necessary to do this work. It was heartening to learn of ED’s plans to make more administrative data available for institutional improvement and research efforts.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you have any questions about school-specific deadlines, you should talk to your financial aid administrator. You may also want to ask your college about its definition of an application deadline. 2023–24 Academic Year State Deadlines: Alabama Contact Your Financial Aid Office – Check with your financial aid administrator.

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HEAG

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Effective during the 2024-25 award year, the FAFSA Simplification Act introduced significant updates to the terminology and definitions around what constitutes as financial aid. One of the notable changes is the renaming of “Estimated Financial Assistance” (EFA) to “Other Financial … Read more ».

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Silos persist, differing definitions of student success hinder collaboration, and institutions struggle to establish a consistent and centralized knowledge base. In this step, leadership teams facilitate cross-functional collaboration by establishing alignment around a shared definition of student success.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Trusted by more than 850 colleges and universities – and serving more than 10 million students – Navigate unites administrators, faculty, staff, and students in a collaborative network to measurably improve outcomes across the entire student journey. DC: Definitely roles and permissions. DL: Yes, definitely. Learn more.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

What was not expected, however, was their expansion of the third-party servicer definition. Overall, Hill believes that “the new TPS guidance will be either significantly modified or even rescinded after the public comment period is over.”

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Eventually, I decided to apply for the College Student Services Administration (CSSA) program at OSU. I definitely packed a lot of learning, experiences, and self-reflection in the 2 years that it took to complete my graduate degree. The community at OSU has definitely had an impact on my life. I grew so much during that time.

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Timely MD

JUNE 4, 2024

Programs like this are really beneficial because students can get super in-depth and evidence-based strategies from health professionals, and I think that can definitely increase students’ confidence within their interactions with their peers,” they said. Students can be and are fundamental drivers of change.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Mr. Erwin added that, in his previous work as an aid administrator, the institution's business partners were excellent sources for this category of funding: "We would hear from our employer partners all the time about 'how fast can we get students deployable into our organizations?'

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These enhancements build on recent product innovations—including expanded student recruitment features and AI technology—that enable advisors to spend less time on routine administrative tasks and more time with students. EAB is also extending its CRM to support alumni engagement and fundraising.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

I've been with counseling services for about 10 years, in a variety of roles clinically and administratively, and I think NAU for those who don't know, is located in Northern Arizona. DD: That is our message as well, as we want students, staff, faculty, administrators to utilize and leverage the resources that they have on campus for that.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

JW: So I have worked in one of those before, where I worked for the CBO, but my office was actually in a public school building, and I was collaborating with the administrators and the district people there. JW: Yeah, I can definitely do that. Yeah, definitely. JS: Yeah, I think it's playing that bridge role is definitely it.

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