Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There she oversees all aspects of academic affairs, ranging from education to diversity and inclusion. There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. What is more frustrating to me is that in this day and age, I am still doing things that are first,” Gilliam said in a BU press release.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Neither of these images creates a holistic portrait of a human being. At some institutions, veterans are more willing to self-identify than at others; therefore, understanding how you are addressing the diverse experiences of military-affiliated learners can create greater inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. Working with our campuses, we’ve put in place high standards to raise their overall retention rates, overall graduation rates and overall attainment rates.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As institutions grapple with this shift, they must adopt innovative strategies to maintain their commitment to diversity and inclusion, honor their espoused values, and care for the broad constituencies they serve and support. grade point average (GPA), retention rates, and persistence rates) and socio-emotional concerns (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The plan was designed to both elevate Black excellence and address the continuing decline in Black student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates across the 23 CSU universities. Ford, EHE Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, said that she is impressed by this effort. "I Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Once inside higher ed, they face issues of retention, microaggression, and unfair policies and procedures – among others – which are reflective of an institution that wasn’t originally built with them in mind, Hoskin said. Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

Numerous state legislatures are in the news recently, asking their campuses to report budgets and resources devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, and for a list of the programs, services and efforts focused on DEI. Their goal? To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Can SEL fully shield DEI from attacks?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. They impact student performance and retention.” Some institutions even started shutdowns at the start of the academic year. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

There was also a robust focus on the humanities. What we’re seeing is the ripple effect of those cumulative years of commitment these colleges have made,” says Stout, pointing out that ATD has a high retention rate among the participating schools. ATD is not just a conference,” says Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We At the graduate level there are eight graduate degree programs and 10 stand-alone certificates. Online, 18.1%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Their Passions Donors continue to prioritize Education in the top three giving categories (Religion, Human Services and Education). Once this is accomplished, the other valuable attributes become easy to achieve, like stewardship, recognition and retention, and results/outcomes. billion and $516.65

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. Sanders says Virginia Tech has learned a lot from HBCUs and infused the inclusive advising and support mechanisms that help students of all backgrounds be academically successful.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

On the final day, Shankar Vedantam, host of the Hidden Brain podcast and former NPR social science correspondent, explored the unseen forces shaping human behavior. Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success.

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Steve Keating

MAY 16, 2024

It’s a caring culture where people are valued for the mere fact that they are human beings who make a difference in the world. They should show integrity, transparency, and inclusivity in their actions and decisions. Promote Diversity and Inclusion. Embrace diversity and inclusion. Lead by Example.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. The Strategy: Implement a seamless registration experience that facilitates student persistence to the next term, providing advisors additional time and opportunities to connect with students.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When you foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus, students are more likely to feel a sense of connection and community—and, as a result, are more likely to persist. And diverse hiring practices can't end with an inclusive job ad or candidate diversity statement. 3 easy changes that build a more inclusive campus.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Now in 2023, issues with academic readiness and social isolation are having meaningful impacts on retention and student success, including an entirely new phenomenon – “move-in melt.” Gaps of Concern: Where is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? And why is AI so Far Down the List?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The most common questions in this category centered around management, schedules, and student acceleration and retention policies. In particular, our researchers noticed an uptick in questions about third-grade reading retention. This is no surprise, as 25 states (and Washington D.C.) cell phone policies, dress code, etc.):

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One of Carleton College’s five pledges in its Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity plan is to increase representation of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and other underrepresented groups in staff roles—a commitment their Chief Technology Officer Janet Scannell has taken concrete steps to deliver. It also helps humanize the role. Lydia Dishman.

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Knowledge Avatars College

MAY 19, 2024

This feature ensures that students remain actively involved in the learning process, thereby improving retention and understanding of the material. The AI assistant can offer personalized guidance and adapt to the individual learning paces of students, ensuring that education is more inclusive and responsive to diverse learning needs.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Thought leaders to follow Anant Agarwal Anant Argarwal ’s mantra is direct: “education is a human right–everyone should have access to it like the air we breathe.” We asked EAB’s top experts for recommendations on who to follow for new perspectives on higher ed’s latest trends. Here are a few people we are following.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

It has been well established that Academic Advisement services have a positive impact on student success and retention, but the structures and approaches vary widely across institutions and at times, even within an institution.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive provider network can be a challenge for minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities. A year ago, retention of counselors was huge, a huge problem.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

To embed more mental health and well-being touch points throughout the student experience and promote improved retention outcomes, EAB developed the Student Mental Health and Well-Being Collaborative. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

3 competencies that take a chief human resource officer from tactical to strategic. December 19, 2022. 2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men. December 14, 2022. 4 student lifecycle moments when sense of belonging matters most for Black and Latino men. December 8, 2022. December 8, 2022.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Best Practices in BIPOC Faculty Recruitment: Designing Academic Hiring Strategy to Meet Institutional Diversity Goals. November 16, 2022. EAB’s Flexible Work Collaborative for Hybrid and Remote Employees. August 30, 2022. August 18, 2022. Sidestepping the Advancement Talent Crisis. August 15, 2022.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

And again, they're at this formative stage where they're really seeing themselves as I'm this invincible human being out to conquer the world. It's the Internet combined with these human connections of these decades of other alums who have come through, who really want to help them. I got into Penn I can do amazing things.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. & Alexander, L.D. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

hooks (1990) calls this unique love and protection ‘homeplace,’ a space that provides a sanctuary that supports the wholeness and humanizing of those who collectively create and exist in said space. Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Educational and Human Ecology in the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet leading up to the federal ruling, a string of state legislative actions — each seeking to hobble or even decimate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities and programming on university campuses — provides a telling story of a divided national mindset. To meet these objectives, DEI must be a wholesale commitment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 17, 2024

One year in, a new report titled, "Under Siege: Campus Racial Climates in Texas Higher Education Amid Anti-DEI Legislation examines how a controversial bill which prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities, has impacted college campuses across the Lone Star state. This is not abstract. They recognize some value in DEI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The drive to eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) considerations throughout educational institutions is an example of the backlash — and yet, the need for DEI education is even more urgent in light of what we know about the sociological trends of the future.

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