Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

Dr. Tryan L. McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina.

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Steve Keating

AUGUST 15, 2024

Even though I may have never met you, I know something about you that is irrefutable. What I know is that you have a basic human need to know that you matter. That you are significant to someone. That you make a difference in the world. I would like to think that I don’t personally have that need. In some ways, it almost feels like a weakness to me.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The American education system faces a persistent and troubling gap: the significant underrepresentation of Black male educators. With Black males making up only about 2% of all educators nationwide, this issue is more than a diversity problem. It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity. Research underscores the profound impact of Black teachers on preK-12 student achievement, particularly for students from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.

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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season August 15, 2024 — by Nicole Brunt The Pell Institute is proud to announce the release of a new set of fact sheets that illuminate critical insights into the experiences and outcomes of first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities. These fact sheets provide comprehensive national statistics and analysis, offering a detailed look at the unique challenges and achievements of these student populations a

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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

AUGUST 15, 2024

Learning continues to be an obstacle for nearly a third of students, according to 2023-24 survey data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Dr. Peggy G. Carr “In the latest data from the School Pulse Panel survey we are seeing signs of change in the areas of learning recovery and student absences in public schools.” said NCES Commissioner Dr.

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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

EQUALITY, Summer 2024 August 15, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm From June 8 through 13, bright young minds from across the United States and U.S. territories converged to embark on a journey of discovery and leadership. Each year, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) hosts the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) in Washington, D.C. June to August 2024 Upon arriving at American University in June, TRIO Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science, and Talent Search students were warmly w

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

Phill Gross The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is launching a new partnership that seeks to cultivate a student pipeline from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the financial services sector. The planned program, known as Project ACCLAIM (Accelerating Learning in Asset Investment Management), is funded by a $10 million gift from Adage Capital Management and Elizabeth and Phill Gross.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The ACLU of Florida has responded to allegations that the New College of Florida discreetly dumped hundreds of library books in a landfill. The act was brazen censorship that harkens back to when academic freedom is sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, asserted the ACLU of Florida, an affiliate of the nonprofit, nonpartisan American Civil Liberties Union.

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