Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Miller Lite and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) are using their longstanding partnership to give 35 scholarships to eligible undergraduate Latinx students. And recipients of the Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright scholarship program will also be offered career development opportunities via HACU's ¡Adelante!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Jabani Bennett Bennett began their tenure in 2023 with priorities that included breathing life into the new organizational mission, operationalizing the intersectional feminist and antiracist goals of the center, and co-creating leadership succession plans. The center is located in a centralized and student-centered area at UofL.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Over the past three decades, the number of colleges and universities with 25% or more full-time undergraduate Latine students has tripled. Dr. Roberto Montoya As eHSIs grow, they face the pressing need to respond to demographic shifts and foster environments that genuinely support the diverse Latine students they serve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

With the turnover numbers ticking up, those who aspire to a presidency may be asking themselves what professional development opportunities and experiences can best prepare them for a solid fit and long tenure. Perhaps the better question is to ask what skillsets are needed to be successful today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2023

America has woken up to the unique benefits of HBCUs for Black students. Now, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit think tank, delves into the many advantages that HBCUs offer and what predominantly white institutions (PWIs) can learn from them when it comes to helping Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

Chapters 1-3 focus on the current state of Black male leadership, the distinct role of Black faculty, a critique of old and new leadership theories, and the duality of the teacher-counselor-student relationship. The main strength of The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education lies in its format as an edited book.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Students enrolled in doctoral studies are often working adults. As one example, the average age of doctoral students in the Kansas State University Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) is 51 years old. I am witness to the strength of character of these students and their core values of persistence and care.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Cabinets can be a great asset or a challenge, and carefully building a presidential cabinet is integral to success. When you look at resiliency, it’s about connection to the institution—to the mission, to the students, to the work of the institution,” said Hartman. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Fostering leadership development provides a platform for ongoing discussion and reinforcement of desired and shared culture and values. Strategic leadership development aligned with institutional mission, vision, and values prepares leaders to transform cultures and climates that anticipate needs and serve stakeholders. [.]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While working at AT&T as an engineer, she joined the company’s group for Hispanic employees and was asked to go speak to a class of middle school students in Newark, New Jersey. Each student said, ‘Because of you, I’m going to do better in school.’ The students identify and see themselves as that person.” She gladly agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. Student groups at Morgan State include organizations for African students, Caribbean students, Latinx students, and international students. Enrollment is strong. There is record external and state funding.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Attendees engaging in meaningful conversations about enrollment trends, financial sustainability, leadership development, and the private K-12 family school experience. Leadership development and faculty retention were also central themes, with speakers sharing best practices for cultivating strong, sustainable school communities.

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EAB

AUGUST 31, 2023

Blogs Effective principal leadership drives district success. Supportive and effective principals are critical to a school’s overall success. They are the common denominator for school improvement, with direct impacts on teacher retention and indirect influence on student achievement. Ready to find out more?

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse, “Undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall but the decline has slowed to nearly pre-pandemic rates.” But as they navigate the tricky path from aspirations to success, it’s just as important to provide and foster these three types of connections.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 9, 2023

SMART provides students with the tools needed to pursue higher education and begin a civilian career with the DoD. With a full scholarship, students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees can focus on complex research to further the DoD’s mission and create lasting impact.

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Scholarship America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To help you get started, we’re featuring four Scholarship America partners, including a $25,000 award from Chick-fil-A, a guaranteed scholarship for those who lost a parent in the fight against COVID, and programs for students interested in building homes and making history. You must also be a U.S. scale or its equivalent.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

Develop inclusive faculty and staff policies Update budget processes Update procurement process Transform alumni and volunteer engagement Update campus safety policy and practices. -->. -->. --> Improve student success. -->. -->. -->. Mid-level leadership. Activities. Activities. Activities.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

EAB has identified eight strategic competencies that every leadership team must develop to overcome the pitfalls of periodic, stakeholder-driven planning cycles. EAB has developed a series of workshops to help embed Dynamic Strategy within your institution and develop a unique student value proposition.

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EAB

JUNE 13, 2023

It's also been exciting to see the success that's happened so quickly. As a land grant institution, it was stronger language about access and affordability and ensuring that we are focused on enrolling students within the state. As an open system, if we don't change or adapt, then we will not be successful. Change is what we do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Realigning TM 2 to enhance the leadership initiatives for our member schools at the executive level is essential to the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and the students they serve, says Dr. Harry L. The H.E.L.F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He spearheaded a 40 percent enrollment increase, bringing the student body to 4,000, while simultaneously launching innovative student success initiatives. 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.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

But if you come together and say, ‘This is a community college project,’ and half of the community colleges in the state are all doing one application, you're more likely to find success. Sometimes that collaborative approach will be more successful.” And that got us the grant. So often, we're really practical in community colleges.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

Leadership Opportunities Are Everywhere For most of her years working in higher education, Chancellor Larive was more interested in being a faculty member and lab administrator than moving into campus leadership. We had staff members working to support evacuated students or their own families were being evacuated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Johnson, an associate professor and director at the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education, shines a light on an often-forgotten subset of students. Institutions should be making efforts to meet these students where they are and provide them with basic needs like housing, food, and financial support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness. They still do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Black male students are frequently perceived as problems (DuBois, 1903) and must navigate both direct and indirect deficit ideologies and practices. It is imperative to view Black males as capable achievers whose success is indispensable to a healthy and diverse educational landscape (Goings et al.,

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