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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. Dr. Chance W.

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IHEP’s Value Data Collaborative Helps Colleges, States Build Connections and Work Toward Equitable Outcomes

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Higher education should be a gateway to greater economic and workforce opportunities. To address these variations, the Institute for Higher Education Policy launched the Value Data Collaborative , an initiative to help higher education leaders better understand and measure the value of postsecondary education.

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They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings

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Additionally, researchers have shown that Black boys and young men are abysmally absent in advanced academics but overrepresented in special education, and in disciplinary infractions such as suspension and expulsion, thus, contributing to their opportunity gaps. Collaborate. Black males will rise to high expectations held for them!

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Ohio Wesleyan, Columbus State Collaborate to Improve Student Outcomes

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Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. Ohio Wesleyan will have 20 majors that are part of the Columbus State pathway.

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Calling for Collaboration, Improved Higher Ed Systems for All

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Friday marked the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that unlocked opportunity for disabled people in many areas of public life, including in the workforce and higher education. Lisa Marsh Ryerson The number of students with disabilities at U.S. This is an unacceptable disparity.

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Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love

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Title: Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.S., physics education, West Chester University; M.A., Notably, as an astroparticle physicist, Love has joined the IceCube collaboration, giving her access to data from the worlds largest neutrino observatory. Love also collaborated as co-P.I.

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

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What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.