Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. Before DukeLIFE, peer-to-peer mentorship had been implemented at Duke before, but the program’s execution did not appeal to many students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. The repercussions from this rollout will be felt – by students, families, and institutions – for years.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

High-performing Black, Latino, and students from low-income backgrounds are not getting equal access to advanced math courses that more affluent or white students do, according to a new report from the Education Trust and Just Equations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. After looking into and providing a solution to assist the student, Weatherspoon wanted to know what more the institution could do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

to approximately 19 million students, which is above pre-pandemic levels. A point noted in last falls data was that the number of 18-year-old freshman saw the biggest decline, particularly at public institutions that serve low-income students. Undergraduate enrollment is almost 16 million, only 1% below 2019 levels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab To help mitigate this, Believe in Students developed The #RealCollege Curriculum masterclass, a four-course curriculum sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Imaginable Futures, and Michelson 20MM. In 2025, three additional courses, including one focused on supporting parenting students, will be added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Department of Education (ED) – will help the school fund several initiatives in support of its diverse student body, particularly its large Hispanic and low-income student population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Almost 90% of students whose family income places them in the top quintile of earnings decide to enroll in either a two or four-year college, while just over 50% of high school graduates coming from the lowest quintile of earnings go on to enroll in postsecondary education. We have this prevailing meritocracy aura in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced an emergency switch to online learning, students have embraced the modality for its flexibility and convenience. This is particularly true of community college students, who are more likely than others to have jobs and family commitments that make coming to a campus tough.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

As a student, as a scholar, as a Black student, as an FLI [first-generation, low-income] student, it was everything that I needed for it to be,” said Kiara Gilbert, who had Glaude as her junior paper and senior thesis adviser. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Jenny Rickard First-generation and low and middle-income students interesting in attending college will receive proactive admissions offers through the newly launched 2024-25 Common App Direct Admissions Program. “As It includes outreach and resources to counselors and families with students receiving direct admissions offers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Obtaining an associate degree helps students climb higher on the economic mobility ladder than they would be able to with only a high school degree, and a bachelor’s degree enables them to climb much higher. Most community college students intend to transfer. What causes the disconnect between intention and reality? Dr. Linda L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

AB 2093 would allow low-income students pursuing a bachelor's degrees at any California community college tuition free. Rodriguez said the legislation is a “game changer” for students and their families. Two-year degree seekers are already eligible for such fee waivers through the California Promise Program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With student debt spiraling out of control, people are increasingly interested in examining whether the tuition really pays off in terms of economic benefits. A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them. In recent years, the U.S. Or vice-versa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students. And so, the Transfer Playbook 2.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Matos Rodríguez Corequisite courses give students academic support to help them succeed; count toward degree requirements; and, unlike non-credit bearing remedial courses, count for academic credits. Before this change, students had to pass remedial courses before taking college-level courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

I plan to continue Trinity’s efforts to recruit and retain a diverse community of inspiring minds, support the faculty’s efforts to reimagine the undergraduate curriculum, and prepare our graduate students for a world of new opportunities,” Bennett said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

Consequently, it should be no surprise if your institution experiences declining student success metrics and fails to meet various institutional goals. Here are two tips for your institution to consider in developing a new forward-thinking strategic plan: Assess the environmental challenges impacting your student body.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Galizio A research brief on community college baccalaureate (CCB) students from the New America Foundation found, “Many CCB students are deeply rooted in their communities, often raising children and/or caring for aging parents, and they want to stay local” (Meza & Love, 2022). Lawrence A. Lawrence A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 " reminds readers that higher education has a critical role to play in the future earnings of their students and the stability of the American economy. “It That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. "

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. But these aid programs were found to have low-income requirements, meaning students from middle-income households are excluded.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JANUARY 9, 2024

The minimum economic return threshold—defined as Threshold 0—indicates whether students are better off financially after leaving school. Students meet Threshold 0 if they earn at least as much as a high school graduate, plus enough to recoup their investment within ten years. million students, do not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Rodriguez says his Mexican immigrant parents laid the groundwork for his drive and commitment to fight for an education system that equitably supports and uplifts students from diverse backgrounds. He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. Why are we creating more barriers for students?” AURORA, Colo.—

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Unfortunately, there remains a persistent gap between low-income students and students at low poverty high schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many made adjustments to their essay prompts, given that students are still free to discuss their experiences with race even under the Supreme Court ruling. However, like the essay, extracurricular activities are a way for students to showcase their experiences beyond academics. Do they list more prizes, honors, and awards?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

Furthermore, outcomes-based funding often does not impact institutions most in need of funding, particularly those that serve underserved populations, notably BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color) and low-income students. We still need to keep pushing to get the reforms in place that work. Larry Hlavenka Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) offer more upward mobility for their students when compared to Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), despite having fewer resources. Institutions should really take a look at the strategies that HSIs are using to support low-income, high-needs student groups,” said Gasman.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

For students from low-income families, college can be a massive catch-22: higher education has never been more important, but it’s also never been more expensive. Private-sector scholarships can make a huge difference when it comes to filling the affordability gap for low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

A few days ago, I went to my office to get one of my students a book of great interest. 1. Multicultural education is a reform movement designed to make some major changes in the education of students. Students should not have to reject themselves and others as cultural beings to achieve in schools and society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a 3% increase in enrollment in undergraduate programs this fall compared to similar early data from fall 2023.This Despite these declines in freshmen, there have been strong increases in the numbers of continuing and returning students among undergraduates.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

African Americans are underrepresented in STEM jobs , and Black students leave STEM majors at nearly double the rate of whites. The problem has roots at the K-12 level: while 15% of public school students are Black , only 7% of the STEM teacher population is. If the student likes teaching, they can move to the rest of the program.

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