Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Diversifying representation sends a signal to students, faculty, and other stakeholders that leadership is attainable, and education serves as a gateway to socio-economic gains for communities and the citizens they serve. In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Cardona spoke about his experience as an undergraduate student. Despite doing well academically, as a first-generation college student, he felt lost. On Wednesday, the U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., At the campus level, Gomez is faculty advisor for the student organization Semillas de Centro America, which seeks to sustain a supportive community for Central American students and community members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., At the campus level, Gomez is faculty advisor for the student organization Semillas de Centro America, which seeks to sustain a supportive community for Central American students and community members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Black undocumented students] are invisibilized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Seed funds are expected to assist selected universities in removing entrenched barriers to student success, improving student outcomes, and creating educational environments that are more effective and equitable for all. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. Many declined to enroll in the first place.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper. He says the piece detailed racist acts the student experienced after a late walk back to his on-campus residence hall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Stewart “I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Stewart. I want to equip students with the tools to make informed decisions, fostering healthier lifestyles and well-being through education.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Seed funds are expected to assist selected universities in removing entrenched barriers to student success, improving student outcomes, and creating educational environments that are more effective and equitable for all. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) partnership with One Million Degrees (OMD) will begin at Malcolm X College this fall, providing students at the college dedicated support towards academic and career success. It's the availability of all these supports that a student can tap into in a way that makes sense for them,” said Sohoni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has released a Dear Colleague Letter that calls on higher ed and school districts to bolster the number of college students supporting school-aged children and youth in K-12 schools and out-of-school time programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Such requirements include efforts such as mentoring and support programs; assessments of prior learning that gives academic credit to veterans for training and experience from military service; annual surveys of student veterans’ perspectives and needs; and special orientation programs. We have a duty to serve them as they served us.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Faculty play a central role in building connections with students. Their regular interaction and academic and career guidance, especially within their areas of expertise, can significantly help students in their college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Dr. Victor B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students. Francesca I.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Like many students across the country, Coleen began her journey to a four-year degree at a community college. While t ransfer pathways can offer students like Coleen an affordable and accessible route to earning a four-year degree, they too often fall short of delivering on this promise. By: Janiel Santos.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The program, which will eventually expand to include six scholars, will give fellows financial support for their research and teaching, as well as mentoring, networking, and community over a six-year term. But, without minoritized teachers and mentors, it will be hard to get students from under-represented backgrounds involved.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

Imani Rupert-Gordon “All students deserve to have places of support on the campuses where they are investing in their education and preparing for their futures, and this includes LGBTQ+ students and students of color,” says Rupert-Gordon. “We Now, we’re seeing it being targeted through multiple avenues.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. The college has emerging HSI status and is on track to attain full HSI status in the near future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Kinloch’s Journey to the Presidency Before Kinloch could imagine herself as the president of her alma mater, she always knew she wanted to work in education, serving and inspiring students. Valerie Kinloch says she wants to showcase the university’s readiness to compete when it comes to student engagement and student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., Be open to change and new directions as a teacher, scholar, advisor, and mentor. Means says he sees promise and potential in the high school students who need access and opportunity. sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

He says he looks forward to bringing fresh discourse, as the issue will focus on the structures of urban community colleges and examine the experiences of those engaged with these institutions — students, faculty, staff, and trustees. He creates a student-centered environment with a thoughtful space for dialogue and supportive feedback. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The road to completing a credential can be particularly challenging for minority male students, who may face systemic biases, a lack of financial resources, racism and microaggressions, and an absence of academic role models. Success coaching goes beyond the advising that many college students are offered.

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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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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. Not knowing where to find guidance is a common challenge faced by many of today’s college students. To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” A&T’s Interdisciplinary Waste Management Institute (WMI), has taught more than 12,000 students.

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Timely MD

MAY 3, 2024

For many college and university students, the road to success is littered with emotional traffic, financial potholes, and academic speedbumps. The journey to reaching one’s goals hinges on access to and awareness of vital student success resources. Nicole Guerrero Trevino, Ph.D., Nicole Guerrero Trevino, Ph.D.,

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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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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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