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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.

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Bridging Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Neither of these images creates a holistic portrait of a human being. Although 82% of institutions have a designated point of contact for student veterans (Department of Veteran Affairs, 2018), determining how students find the point of contact and what their experiences are can provide valuable information for recruitment and retention.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Frank Fernandez, assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy at the University of Florida. “We We were hopeful we’d see continuing improvement, because we know there’s been so much work going on in terms of retention and completion in colleges,” said Shapiro. Dr. Travis C.

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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. Academic leadership: Developing a pipeline of leaders for academic positions, including department chairs, deans, and academic program directors. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

grade point average (GPA), retention rates, and persistence rates) and socio-emotional concerns (e.g., Dr. Michael Steven Williams is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Missouri.

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How Civitas Learning Uses AI to Power Student Success

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to augment, not replace, human creativity and intelligence. UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem Explore how the U. It’s important to balance the intelligence provided by predictive analytics with the expertise of human professionals.