Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

Wayne State University has received $6 million for a cluster hire program to recruit and hire 30 new humanities faculty and create a Black Studies center. The grant also helps fund the launch of the Detroit Center for Black Studies, which will be faculty-led and help connect Black Studies faculty from Michigan institutions.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

For this piece, we identify the function and effects of neoliberalism on the relationships among graduate students and faculty. In higher education, neoliberalism manifests through the not-new concept of students-as-consumers, who “shop” for the best collegiate experience. Dr. Cathryn B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Every Learner Everywhere Every Learner Everywhere is a network of organizations with expertise in evaluating, implementing, scaling, and measuring the efficacy of education technologies, curriculum and course design strategies, teaching practices, and support services in blended and online learning environments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

His plans for the center include helping to advance African and African American studies as a discipline and to create a more substantial intellectual community through interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, students, and the local community. “Dr. Darius Young is a transformational leader, thought partner, and historian.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts. The Rochester region is consistently one of the U.S.’s

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As associate director of the university’s Center for Advancement of Teaching, Rahming oversees FSU’s Learning Assistant Program, which has yielded impressive results in helping students excel in some of the school’s high-enrollment, lower-division courses that provide the foundation for learning in late courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Black undocumented students] are invisibilized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. This has been especially true for LGBTQ+ students, with the last three years seeing a concerning rise in thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. Train Faculty and Staff. Dr. Dick Senese Here’s how. Demonstrate Commitment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, the experience can be plagued with confusion and curricular dysfunction as students attend to the inner workings and step-by-step preparation of a process that, at times, begs the question, “Will I graduate?” What isn’t clear is that there are institutional factors that lead to the student not completing their degree requirements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mental health support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Students will be able to access virtual care from licensed physicians and counselors in all 50 states.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As colleges and universities nationwide welcome a new cohort of students, the beginning of a new academic year generates a sense of anticipation. This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Deborah Santiago, CEO and co-founder of Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and success of Latinx students in higher education. That’s why Excelencia has issued four new reports in its continuing investigation into the relationship between institutions, Latinx students, and the workforce.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I arrived at Believe in Students in April 2020, just as the pandemic was rocking the world and changing college campuses, in some ways permanently. My job when I arrived was to figure out how to utilize incredibly generous philanthropic support to provide emergency grants to students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Kellogg faculty have for decades been driving advances in conflict resolution, negotiation and how to bridge ideological divides. Its activities will be built around four pillars: research, outreach, curriculum, and discussion. Schapiro Institute for Policy Research Faculty Fellow at Northwestern.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Over the past three decades, the number of colleges and universities with 25% or more full-time undergraduate Latine students has tripled. Dr. Roberto Montoya As eHSIs grow, they face the pressing need to respond to demographic shifts and foster environments that genuinely support the diverse Latine students they serve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. UConn Hartford’s Asian American student population comprises 17% of all students on the campus, according to UConn. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

This provides further evidence that investing in a STEM education is not just beneficial for students, but it’s a crucial factor for enhancing economic mobility within our communities. Despite the availability of career pathways in emerging STEM fields, many students are barred from these opportunities due to insufficient math competency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

It’s involved protests and urging from all levels, from students to university leaders. When Dr. Pawan Dhingra first arrived on campus as a faculty member more than five years ago, conversations around wanting AAPI content were already being had, he says. A barebones number of faculty on the topic wouldn’t cut it. He joined in.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The comprehensive curriculum, which was crafted to fill a vital professional development gap, covers how to lead a department based on an institution’s mission and strategic plan; navigate difficult conversations; grow and sustain a future-focused department; and maintain relevance as higher education changes. 10-11 in Washington, D.C.,

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

You might have even learned something from me, and I would have taught and learned from your other students. Thank you for all you do for us students. Sincerely, An undergraduate student at University of Missouri St. Sincerely, An undergraduate student at University of Missouri St. Thank you for believing in me.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. On last Friday, it was all about the students. Faculty and staff at DCCC embraced him, Shegog said, seeing him as a human first and foremost, asking him to share who he was, his past, and his dreams. asked Shegog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Too often, we hear administrators complaining about their teachers being unprepared/under-prepared to work with Black students. We have to really take a step back and think about who's training the teachers with degrees, certification, and licensure -- and that is college faculty. Have you asked?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There needs to be more, not fewer opportunities to assist students of color on campuses, according to a new report from The Education Trust. Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Those are powerful insights for their boards, faculty, and communities. For many years, the curriculum for those who hoped to ascend to a presidency focused on management skill development and building core competencies like budgeting, board management, and fundraising.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Dr. Jack Thomas In my own journey, leading a campus with such diverse student representation has reinforced the importance of embracing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusivity. This period witnessed a remarkable increase in minority enrollments and the establishment of support programs designed to cater to diverse student bodies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” Smith-Jackson Over the course of more than 30 years as a faculty person and researcher, Dr. Godfrey A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

He has been one of the top performing students every year of his short educational experience. Ford We write this being very mindful of Mason and the need for school counselors to be effectively prepared to work with minoritized students. All school counselors must have this paradigm to engage all students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It became the first two-year school in the state of Massachusetts to allow students to attain degrees in Black Studies. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade. Census Bureau.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Phillips The four-year grant will support the university’s Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs, in which students receive tuition support and opportunities to provide care for diverse patients in underserved community settings within an inter-professional team.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

Page was a United Negro College Fund/Mellon International Faculty Seminar Fellow and is a certified Supplemental Instruction Supervisor. Meeting the needs of the workforce is critical for the outcomes of our students and growing the institution for the future,” Page said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

College students are taking fewer credit hours than before and conscious course scheduling is becoming more relevant, according to a new report from higher education resource company Ad Astra. Among the report’s findings were that students took 14.6% two years earlier to 64% in Fall 2021 at public four-year universities. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

She is always looking to center the story of Black women in history, particularly to find ways to make those stories resonate with the students of today. “We She and other scholars underlined the critical importance of HBCUs and an inclusive, expansive history curriculum being taught to students K-12 and beyond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Black teachers are essential to Black students’ educational, social, and emotional development. The UNCF report highlighted the need to leverage external partnerships to prepare students pursuing careers in teaching to transition to their role as educators. Brittny James were also authors of the report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

“That was something that I realized was really important to me, to have an army of undergraduate students in the lab. in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on special education from Freed-Hardeman University, and a B.S. She said it allows students to better understand the significance of what they’re learning.

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