Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. In preparation for this op-ed, we reflected on the first time we became aware of test bias and unfairness. Years later, our experiences still haunt us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

When our students, faculty, and staff are under attack, higher education must stand up—and stand strong. Not everyone has to be a DE&I professional. But every member of the campus community can help contribute to a culture that supports and acknowledges people from different backgrounds and with different lived experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Within this work, it is crucial to maintain metrics on faculty mentorship, internships, alumni engagement and post-graduation placement rates. “We The report also notes requiring ongoing career advisement and formalizing the mentorship experience. It’s important to have these metrics for accountability.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

But as the pandemic raged on and upended life for MCCCD students and faculty, Gonzales endeavored to stay focused on them. “I He’s very heartwarming,” said Frank Zamora, a recently retired division chair and faculty member at GateWay Community College. “He He pays attention. He’s grounded and he just truly cares. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. For example, faculty should focus on land-based learning that connects students to the land and Indigenous knowledge systems where possible. Relatedly is the need for faculty to focus on labor acknowledgement which recognizes slavery and enslaved people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

They all had access to wraparound services from CHCP, including transportation, childcare, and food support, as well as close attention from faculty and administration: if any student missed a class, they were called within the hour to figure out a solution. Eight were first-generation, and eight were students of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This includes low expectations from teachers or counselors about a student's ability to succeed in advanced classes, funding constraints for offering such classes, inadequate support for faculty development, and exclusionary policies like pre-requisites or grade cutoffs.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Academic roadblocks: What trends are the staff in your college’s placement testing office and registrar’s office seeing? How are students right out of high school doing on the placement tests? Is the testing office seeing adult students who want to enroll in a degree program fail the placement exam for English?

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Given the extensive barriers individuals with criminal convictions face accessing employment, these policy interventions increase the likelihood of positive workforce placement upon completion of a degree. However, program administrators believe this coordination is worthwhile, given the positive impact of in-person faculty interactions.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Academic roadblocks: What trends are the staff in your college’s placement testing office and registrar’s office seeing? How are students right out of high school doing on the placement tests? Is the testing office seeing adult students who want to enroll in a degree program fail the placement exam for English?

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

High school grades are no longer as reliable, standardized test scores became optional for admissions, and placement tests were often abandoned or replaced with alternatives. Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes. The time to get ready is now.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

High school grades are no longer as reliable, standardized test scores became optional for admissions, and placement tests were often abandoned or replaced with alternatives. Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes. The time to get ready is now.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

the fact is our students are consumers, and the level of customer service from enrollment management and student service offices, as well as faculty, sends a direct message to students about how much we support their success." Examples: Can placement testing and advising appointments be rolled into one day?

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Scholarship America

JANUARY 16, 2023

I cannot express in words how amazing this young lady truly is,” her high school advanced placement biology teacher, Annie Muniz, wrote. “As I was paired with a faculty member and worked in a chemistry lab, running experiments. In high school, I took Advanced Placement courses ranging from AP Literature to AP Computer Science.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 29, 2024

That’s why Emory invited successful faculty, staff, and alumni to get vulnerable about their own stories and help students see that life doesn’t always work out the way you plan. Academic pressure The competitive nature of college admissions, scholarships, and job placements has intensified recently.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Prospective students are increasingly paying attention to graduate job placement rates before choosing which college to attend. Build a career readiness-first culture: If career readiness feels like "something extra" to a student, it feels like something "no one has time for" to faculty and staff.

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EAB

APRIL 10, 2023

DO: Consider the cost of participation Ad spend on different social media platforms can vary widely depending on several factors such as audience demographics, ad format, ad placement, and bidding strategies. Try utilizing campus influencers for passive promotional opportunities.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Online and flexible learners: Embracing the innovations that came from the forced move online during the pandemic and supporting faculty in helping these learners succeed. Advising: Adopting tandem advising models consisting of a professional advisor, a faculty member, and specialists from offices like financial aid or career advising.

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Thrive Alliance Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

Take advantage of team meetings, Professional Learning Communities, and faculty meetings to explore the hurdles that staff members face individually and as a group. Use headphones, soft materials, and visual separation such as study carrols and seating placement. Reinvent the classroom environment.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Students must complete 210 hours at a placement organization. The internship is offered every semester and students meet with a BHSA faculty member regularly. Florida International University Capstone Projects/Courses: Not offered. Internships: Optional internship. into an original comprehensive project.”

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Online and flexible learners: Embracing the innovations that came from the forced move online during the pandemic and supporting faculty in helping these learners succeed. Advising: Adopting tandem advising models consisting of a professional advisor, a faculty member, and specialists from offices like financial aid or career advising.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Offer Exclusive Opportunities: Provide accepted students with access to exclusive events, such as admitted student programs, where they can connect with faculty, current students, and potential peers. Celebrate their success and future promise. Emphasize the breadth and depth of support services that promote student success and well-being.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

One of Rich's notable achievements at CCNY was the formation of a Public Service Career Hub, which more than doubled student placement in public service internships and jobs. The initiative's success earned the 2023 Exemplary Model Award from the American Association of University Administrators.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And so they're thinking strategically about how you support your adult learners with career support in finding an internship or job placement once they leave, because transitioning into the right field after graduation is key for a career changer. If you have strong faculty expertise in supply chain management, that's something to lean in on.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If they are, for instance, a College of Business student, wouldn't it be great to be able to do their work/study assignment inside of the College of Business and have that many more opportunities to be connected to the faculty and the staff and other students inside of their own college? That's the goal with all of the placements.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

AS: Yeah, so, as far as, for target audiences to think about, would typically be obviously your faculty, staff and students, and those who it directly affects, but also as we think about alumni and neighboring communities around us that may be directly impacted by what happens as a result of the incident. AS: Yeah, absolutely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

College administrators and faculty have to be much more aggressive in reclaiming the importance of a liberal education, particularly in the wake of sweeping legislative efforts in some states to restrict academic freedom and to outlaw the teaching of some subjects. We need to start controlling the narrative.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Further, what do educators think about the extensive overrepresentation of Black students in special education and discipline (expulsion and suspension), along with their underrepresentation in gifted and talented education, Advanced Placement, and other service and programs for advanced students? How do they explain the achievement gap?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

After her time at PTC, McManus returned to her alma mater and worked as the coordinator of educational career services and placement. “I believe that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, whatever that success looks like.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Emergency management, and the placement of emergency managers who have not been voted for by the city they govern, is a practice that Pauli called “a very strikingly un-American, autocratic form of governance.” “I

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

In taking these steps, it’s important to provide staff and faculty with training on how to use correct pronouns and names to ensure each is appropriately used. These issues often affect transgender students throughout their academic journey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

The university has committed to expanding "intellectual diversity" among faculty to "assure fairness in Middle East studies" and pledged "institutional neutrality" university-wide. The university also promised to review its admissions policies, noting declining enrollment among Jewish and Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Gay previously served in several roles at the school, including the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, dean of social science, professor of government, and professor of African and African American Studies. Andrew Gothard, president of the United Faculty of Florida union, said in a January statement.

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