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McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in highereducation. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6 million students enrolled in colleges and universities.
For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in highereducation, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public highereducation can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.”
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSIs) has released a new report that highlights the unique challenges and needs of early-career faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”
highereducation institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking highereducation," Wilson said. Their work will culminate in a comprehensive set of recommendations designed to strengthen retention and graduation rates.
The path to highereducation success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. Santiago and Sarita E.
LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of HigherEducation (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing highereducation and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If
When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate. Dr. Anthony Jenkins Weve been able to move our retention to 74 percent, which puts us above the state average in Maryland for public institutions and puts us within the national average for public institutions, says Jenkins.
During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention. For now, Heilig said that he will return to education policy scholarship and research, which he described as a transformative moment in politics, highereducation, and society.
The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American highereducation, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education. Dr. Ivory A.
Johnson has more than 30 years of highereducation experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer.
What that quote means is, as an institution, if we don’t start to think about the future—if we’re not thinking about trends in highereducation and in business, if we’re not looking at what our competitors are doing—we’ll fall far behind,” said Alexander. A lot of these schools have been underfunded for many years,” said Runcie.
During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction. Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017.
Michael Cunningham, Tulane University; Dr. Nghana Lewis, Tulane University; Dr. Colleen Capper, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Run your race and remember your why. Remember why you got into this. Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.,
Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland.
leaving chief diversity officers (CDOs) in highereducation feeling embattled and uncertain about their futures. My colleagues in the National Association of Diversity Officers in HigherEducation increasingly share stories of shuttered diversity offices, reassignments, and career upheavals. Build Strong Coalitions.
Prior to her role at MATC, Martinez Powless accumulated 17 years of highereducation experience at Marquette University and MATC, working in administration, enrollment, student affairs, and multicultural outreach. In September 2023, she was promoted to interim vice president of enrollment and retention, reporting to King.
Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Course-pass rates are two percentage points higher after faculty have attended a Hub course.
College tuition, fees, and related expenses have outpaced inflation and wage earnings [and] there is a persistent decline in the public’s confidence of highereducation according to a Gallup Poll.” Virginia Fraire, a #RealCollege Curriculum Advisory Board Member.
To identify and cut DEI in highereducation. Model state legislation has been written — and if passed, would prohibit colleges from hiring DEI officers, spending money on DEI, and bar trainings that instruct staff/faculty to identify and fight against systemic racism. Their goal? Now, it’s time to change this paradigm.
It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to highereducation. In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., We did some great work.”
The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Michelle Y. population – according to 2020 U.S.
Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.
Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public highereducation. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay.
A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women make up the majority of non tenure-track faculty across institutions in highereducation.
University of Florida (UF) faculty have expressed worry about a new regulation that would allow college deans to review employment of tenured faculty every five years instead of seven, The Gainesville Sun reported. UF faculty already have a tenured review process that takes place every seven years.
A seasoned education leader with extensive experience in academic administration, college officials say that Mallory brings a proven track record of enhancing student success and developing workforce programs. I am deeply honored to join Westmoreland County Community College as president," said Mallory.
Kirkwood Community College will be closing or modifying three programs and is laying off faculty and staff, citing low enrollment, Corridor Business Journal reported. The greater the number of our graduates, the greater the impact they will have on our region.” One such program that will be receiving changes is the truck driving program.
Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in highereducation by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Latino first-year retention has increased from 59% to 71% after implementation of the dual credit program.
The office supported the university’s mission to advance Kentucky — from its economy to its health and from its culture to its levels of educational attainment. Its stated goal was to enhance diversity and inclusivity through the recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students.
Across highereducation, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Students benefit tremendously from seeing themselves reflected in the faculty, staff, and student peers who make up the campus community.
The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the HigherEducation Policy Institute, a U.K. where harassment reporting mechanisms often fail to protect Black faculty. think tank.
Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for HigherEducation Policy. The 2024 HigherEducation Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1
In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in highereducation. A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work.
8, has sparked a national conversation for highereducation to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. This misogynoir – prejudice against Black women – is present in a number of settings, and higher ed is no exception. "In Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.
Voluntary turnover in the highereducation workforce continues to rise, according to findings from a recent College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) survey. The talent retention problem in highereducation is not abating,” said Dr. Jackie Bichsel, director of research at CUPA-HR.
This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in highereducation. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A.
Carnevale from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce makes a compelling case that U.S. Anne Arundel Community College (MD) is creating ongoing opportunities and expectations for college employees to examine policies that result in adverse impacts for racially minoritized students, faculty and staff.
Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, I deeply understand the value of highereducation for all. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2%
Dr. Alex Redcorn In highereducation, we have inherited problematic and pernicious status quos focused on Eurocentric learning for Euro-American audiences toward social assimilation. that offer opportunities for postsecondary education at certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree levels.
The presidents of these institutions said these increases are testament to tireless and intentional effort from faculty, staff, and leadership. Through carefully targeted programs and partnerships that remove barriers to educational access and success, these leaders hope their latest numbers portend future growth.
The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of highereducation across the nation. There’s diversity happening among students, where the pipeline is slowing down is at the faculty level.”
Cochrane is a member of the Faculty Academy, a statewide initiative that trains faculty in a pedagogy called “Real Talk,” created by Dr. Paul Hernandez, senior advisor to the president and CEO at Achieving the Dream (ATD), a partner network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize highereducation.
Joseph White, University of California, Irvine Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Find your own voice as a scholar, identify your own style as a professor, and build genuine relationships with people.” At age 32, Dr. Mary Dueñas has a clear goal. It’s about the whole student, not parts of the student.”
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