Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2024

Irene Mulvey “ Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education ” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education, comprising legislative pursuits that undermine academic freedom and university autonomy.

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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has announced its Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign, a multi-pronged, multiyear $1 million endeavor to ensure higher education serves students and communities.

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts. Its not innate for everyone, says Trent.

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APRIL 24, 2025

higher education institutions, unveiled a significant redesign today that fundamentally changes how colleges and universities are classified and evaluated. This focus on student outcomes reflects growing concerns about higher education's return on investment amid rising costs and student debt.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities. I am very big on resiliency research, HBCUs and mental health.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The policy change, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, marks a significant shift in the state's approach to higher education access for Dreamers. The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, through its Director of Policy and Strategy Diego Snchez, points to concerning workforce implications.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Panelists praised what the IRT did for them, discussing how the organization bolstered what they knew about the teaching profession, expanded their professional networks, and helped them understand key educational concepts. And if your brain is smart enough to get into a Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2025

In an effort to fill critical openings, some schools have reduced the criteria needed to teach, including the requirement of a traditional teaching bachelors degree. For more than a century, our system has delivered on the promise of providing affordable, high-quality postsecondary education. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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APRIL 24, 2025

The February directive had sent shockwaves through higher education institutions across the country, with many administrators and faculty expressing concern that their diversity programs could trigger federal funding cutoffs.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Todays heightened scrutiny of social and racial justice initiatives adds to the challenges Black students face in navigating both online spaces and higher education. For example, institutions could offer workshops that teach students how to actively engage with social media while protecting their mental well-being.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCT) bring enhanced skills, knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement which translates to better student learning outcomes and ensures a more equitable education system. National Board Certification is recognized as the highest standard in the teaching profession.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. A teach-out plan for students to be able complete their education elsewhere is due to the accrediting body on Dec.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level.

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APRIL 13, 2025

For example, Black students in P-12 schools tend to be suspended at higher rates than their racial peers and the belief is that this discipline will teach Black students a lesson to behave in class. Teach students how to be self-advocates - asking for help and speaking up about concerns.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The Leadership Alliance is a consortium of 41 leading research and teaching colleges, universities, and private industry dedicated to increasing the participation of underrepresented and underserved students in Ph.D. training programs. This call is extended to all to embrace the complexities of today’s academic environment.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. I define instructional violence as intentional and unintentional teaching/pedagogical styles and strategies that negatively affect the academic, psychological, emotional, and behavioral needs of students.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They see ChatGPT writing papers, maniacal zealots indoctrinating young minds with woke, left-wing ideology, or, alternatively, right-wing idealogues banning books and prohibiting the honest teaching of history. Higher education is a public good because i t benefits not only individuals , but also society as a whole.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

in educational leadership. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says. Im just so blessed to be able to give to higher education in such a dynamic way, she says.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Despite decreasing interest for working in education, enrollment trends for the two states’ high school introductory teaching courses complicated the story. According to the report, enrollment in Tennessee’s Teaching as a Profession courses has been on the rise from 2018 to 2022, alongside the number of schools offering such courses.

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JULY 9, 2024

Jaeger and Colclough began a case study that has blossomed into a full program, run by and for faculty, that’s creating peer communities, meeting regional needs, and moving the needle on student retention, persistence, and graduation rates: The North Carolina Teaching and Learning Hubs. We’re faculty led, driven, and focused.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Susana Córdova, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education delivered the opening keynote at AACTE “We’re all working hard to fill the gaps that exist,” said Córdova, adding that the mounting teacher vacancies—particularly in the wake of COVID-19—has been a top priority for school districts across the country.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As such, this global movement has forced us to revisit what and how topics and issues are taught in Pre-K-12 and higher education courses; as such, it has forced us to confront the sources of white supremacy, intolerance, and anti-Blackness and hate based on race and ethnicity.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While higher education is a path to opportunity — many underrepresented, minoritized students face systemic barriers that make their graduate-level academic experience feel like an uphill challenge. As educators, our role in supporting marginalized students and helping them navigate the barriers created by the “system” is crucial.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In my journey to seek generational wealth so did a rising devotion to teaching financial literacy to Blacks and Brown communities. Soon, I will be teaching a course on working with children and youth who live in poverty. Begin teaching financial literacy in elementary school. We were low income, free and reduced lunch status.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

This is the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made, said Kendi, who is currently a professor at Boston University but has held teaching positions at American University, University of Florida and SUNY Albany. "I I have had my eye on the Mecca my entire career, studying its history and witnessing what Howard means to the culture.

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MARCH 12, 2025

I intentionally mentor others, helping them navigate the challenges of higher education leadership and empowering them to take ownership of their journeys. So, to Black women aspiring to leadership in higher education I say this: there is space for you here, we need your voices, your perspectives, and your leadership.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. SHU joins other institutions and national initiatives aimed at diversifying the teaching profession.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, report co-lead and senior fellow at Education Northwest, brought a higher education perspective to the project. Goldrick-Rab said she and Stewart hope to offer technical assistance to teach colleges how to manage this process adequately.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. Gomez credits his mother, grandparents, and tas for nurturing his passion for study and community engagement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

college and university campuses will hold a nationwide Day of Action for Higher Education on April 17. American Association of University Professors chapters across the country are joining a grassroots effort to counter narratives that malign higher education. Faculty and student groups at more than 50 U.S.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. Gomez credits his mother, grandparents, and tas for nurturing his passion for study and community engagement.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

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.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development.

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APRIL 18, 2025

I Dr. Alice Ragland live and teach in Ohio, one of the growing number of states passing legislation that claims to protect free speech and intellectual diversity in college classrooms by requiring that all opinions be heard. Doing so would be a disservice to me, to the students, and to the integrity of education itself.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Title: Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.S., physics education, West Chester University; M.A., Dr. David Goldberg recalls that Love was hired when the department was seeking new teaching faculty with a focus on STEM. physics, Temple University Career mentors: Dr. A.J.

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