Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Dr. Mark Brown has been named the 10th president and chief executive officer at Tuskegee University. He succeeds Dr. Charlotte P. Morris. Dr. Mark Brown "I am grateful and humbled by the Board of Trustees, faculty, alumni, students, community leaders, and all of Mother Tuskegee for the opportunity to return home to lead our university into the second quarter of the 21st Century,” said Brown.
College Aid Services
MAY 29, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that financial aid administrators will need to review a new tutorial for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system (SAVE) in order to submit a request for third-step verification. What should you know about this requirement? The new rule went into effect on May 28, 2024 Administrators can… More » DHS Announces New SAVE Requirement for Third-Step Verification Requests The post DHS Announces New SAVE Requirement for Third-Step
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and its Institute for Capacity Building explore the state of mental health on Black college campuses in a new report. Julian Thompson “ From Awareness to Action: The Imperative for Enhanced Mental Health Support at HBCUs ” highlights five key insights. The first is that 1.) HBCUs are not immune from the mental health issues impacting the rest of higher education, but 2.) they are actively pursuing student-centered solutions to address mental health needs.
Counselors' Corner
MAY 29, 2024
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Graduates, congratulations. Finishing high school has never been easy, even when it’s just the usual twists and turns of making it through 9th grade PE with your self-esteem intact and surviving senior prom. In your case, the ride has had a few more challenges, and still, here you are. Many commencement speeches offer advice about the life that awaits you, and how you should manage it—but you’ve already kind of been there and done that.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
This year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award honors Dr. Richard Helldobler, the president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Richard Helldobler “I am honored and humbled to be recognized with this award, named for Reginald Wilson, a true pioneer in supporting diverse student populations,” said Helldobler.
Ready Education
MAY 29, 2024
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College Aid Services
MAY 29, 2024
Institutions have until the last day of September 2024 to process, reconcile, and submit their TEACH Grant program data to the Department of Education for the current academic year. The electronic announcement provides detailed reminders for financial aid offices are required to submit; this includes disbursement adjustment reporting, cash management, and a zero ending cash… More » 2023-24 TEACH Grant Closeout Deadline Set for September 30th The post 2023-24 TEACH Grant Closeout Deadline S
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Before 2011, Amy Chua would have described herself as a “mild mannered professor.” She was teaching law at Yale University and raising her two daughters. “Nobody knew who I was, I had never been on major TV — I didn’t even have a Facebook,” says Chua. “And suddenly, overnight, there were headlines: ‘Most Hated Mother on the Planet!’” Amy Chua Those headlines came from reviews of her memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Dr. Maurie McInnis is set to become the next president of her alma mater, Yale University, effective July 1. Dr. Maurie McInnis “Through immense challenges, under President Peter Salovey’s leadership, you have worked together to advance our mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice to improve the world,” said McInnis. “For that, I thank you and, especially, Peter.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
While the immediate college enrollment rate was generally unchanged between 2012 and 2022, the total number of undergraduates enrolled decreased by 13% over that decade, according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Dr. Peggy G. Carr NCES, the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, summarizes developments and trends on the education landscape.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Emilie Townes comes to Boston University from Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School, where she was dean emerita and the Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society. She previously taught at Yale University and Union Theological Seminary. Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Divinity School Dr. Emilie Townes has been named the new Martin Luther King, Jr.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Higher education institutions are poised and well-positioned to illuminate pathways for people seeking to thrive within the green economy. By leveraging their resources, expertise, and networks, these institutions can play a pivotal role in nurturing talent and fostering the development of “green lights.” I define a “green light” in this piece as the convergence of skillset, societal need, and prioritized opportunity within the burgeoning green economy.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
Dawn Leaks Ragsdale Dawn Leaks Ragsdale has been named executive director of the Center for Inclusive Growth for Yale University and the City of New Haven. She served as executive director of the New Haven-based nonprofit Collab. She holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology from Bay Path College as well as a master’s in communications and information management and an MBA from Bay Path University.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 29, 2024
HONOLULU— With a focus on paying homage and respect to the land, culture, and people of Hawaii, more than 5,500 higher education practitioners gathered here this week for the annual convening of the National Conference of Race and Ethnicity i(NCORE) in Higher Education. NCORE has morphed into the go-to place for students, faculty, staff, and activists who are concerned about the state of race relations in society in general, and on college campuses in particular.
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