Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Education Northwest, an Oregon-based nonprofit organization promoting education for all, unveiled the results on Tuesday of a first-of-its kind, nine-year study of the partnership between Tacoma Community College (TCC) and the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), called the College Housing Assistance Program (CHAP). The longitudinal study followed 422 housing insecure students, who were given the opportunity to apply for a housing voucher to lower the cost of a private housing unit.

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Ready Education

APRIL 30, 2024

You have your incoming class identified and students have deposited– time to celebrate and look forward to their arrival on campus! Or is it?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

To Kevin White, Clemson University’s first Black deputy athletic director (AD), it’s about serving students. It’s about paying forward the good grace he received throughout his own career. It’s what drives him to keep working, he says. If he can offer advice and guidance to younger folks in his field, he’s here for it. Kevin White “I make myself available to folks.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Note: This letter originally appeared as an e-mail sent to the Hopkins community on Tuesday April 30, 2024. Dear Johns Hopkins Community, We are writing to update you on the status of a pro-Palestinian protest initiated at the Homewood campus yesterday afternoon involving approximately 100 affiliated and non-affiliated individuals. The protesters arranged for the delivery of tents, sound equipment and other materials that would establish an encampment.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Dr. Kenro Kusumi Kenro Kusumi has been named university senior vice provost and dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. He serves as a professor of life sciences and dean of natural sciences. Kusumi holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemical sciences Harvard University and a Ph.D. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

School: Rutgers University Major: Information Technology and Informatics Year: Senior “ Clifford Omoruyi has become one of the best Scarlet Knight centers of all-time, and that’s on and off the court,” said Steve Pikiell, head coach of men’s basketball at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. “In 32 years of coaching, he’s one of the best students I have ever coached and is graduating with a degree in information technology and informatics, the first member of his family to do so.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Latine learners now make up nearly one-in-five college students between the ages of 18 and 24. With the share of Latine students doubling over the past two decades, the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) has also risen. Established in 1992, this federal designation is granted to institutions with an enrollment that consists of at least 25% Hispanic students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

School: Washington State University Major: Management Year: Senior Charlisse Leger-Walker is a guard for Washington State University Women’s Basketball. The management major, who spends time visiting and helping at local schools and food pantries, has earned recognition to the 2022- 23 CSC Academic All-American Second Team, 2022-23 CoSIDA Academic All- District, 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District, and the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

School: University of California, Merced Major: Management and Business Economics Year: Junior Jacqueline Azevedo is “an unbelievable joy to coach,” said Johnny Bega, head coach of women’s water polo at the University of California, Merced. Azevedo, a first-team selection on the 2023 roster of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars, has matured in her role as an attacker for Bobcats water polo while excelling academically.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

School: University of Louisville Major: Communication Year: Senior As a defensive lineman for the Louisville Cardinals, Ashton Gillotte has garnered recognition with his selection to the 2023 First Team CSC Academic All-American, and he was No. 78 in company with the 2023 ESPN Top 100 Players, among other honors. The communication major has been named to the Academic All-American, First Team; the All-ACC Academic Team; the ACC Honor Roll; and the Dean's List.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

School: Arizona State University Major: Liberal Studies Year: Senior Arizona State University wrestler Jacori Teemer devotes his down time to volunteerism at the local children’s hospital, in local elementary schools, and for charities that address food insecurity. The well-rounded Teemer has evolved as a student-athlete, according to Denzel Burrell, associate director of the Office of Student-Athlete Development at Arizona State.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

U.S. colleges and universities currently face proliferating pro-Palestine student protests on their campuses, resulting in encampments and hundreds of arrests nationwide. Dr. Omar Wasow Berkeley Center for Race and Gender during the 1960s. It’s a tactic that’s become more prominent following the 59-day Occupy Wall Street protests against economic inequality and corporate greed in Fall 2011, Wasow said.

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