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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harper in the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education back when Harper was on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). McMickens teaches courses that focus on student development theory and practice, research in higher education, critical issues in higher education, and diversity issues in higher education. “I

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Wins 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college has achieved these results while serving many lower-income students, showing how intentional support systems can close equity gaps in higher education. The college isn't resting on its laurels.

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education.

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Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Black Men in Reclaiming Masculinity and Equity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, in his text titled Student Development Theory in Higher Education: A Social Psychological Approach , these concepts were derived as necessary support that would allow young Black men who were first-time freshmen to enter an entirely new environment with a greater sense of self and belonging.

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Recruiters, Students Differ on New Grad Career Readiness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a clear disconnect between how students and employers perceive studentsdevelopment of these competencies,” said NACE President and CEO Shawn VanDerziel. Employers positioned the same three career readiness competencies at the top of their list in the association’s job outlook survey in 2024. For example, 84.6%

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Report: Adult Community College Students Make Strides

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Adult community college students in degree-progressing English and math courses are nearing parity with their traditional-age student counterparts when it comes to course completion, according to a new report from California Competes.