Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Black students in elementary school, particularly Black boys, are less likely to be identified for special education when their teachers are also Black, according to a new report published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). But the latter, though meant to be helpful, can come with distinct drawbacks, the report noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students. The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. Students of color are disproportionately represented among those who withdraw from law school after their first year. Department of Labor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Phillip Brian Harper “While it is obvious from the data that humanities majors regularly graduate into jobs that they find both emotionally and financially rewarding, that message has not reached students or their families,” said Phillip Brian Harper, program director for higher learning at Mellon Foundation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. Providing avenues for students to come back, pursue advanced skills, and in turn build their career mobility will be key in this space,” said Lara-Brady.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It is crucial to pave clear pathways for students to obtain industry recognized credentials in today’s challenging economic landscape. One of the fundamental aspects of supporting students on their route to industry recognized credentials is starting these pathways early.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Black students know more than what those damn tests claim to measure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many educators come to the profession because they have a passion and commitment to help students succeed. However, the complexities of education often get in the way of successfully advocating for Black students in a way that is impactful and transformative. GATE, Advanced Placement). Dr. Donna Y. Dr. Erik M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

For the past three years, students at National University (NU) have been given the chance to bolster their in-classroom learning with integrated real-world work experience via a partnership between NU and work-based learning platform Riipen. Through Riipen, these students also receive feedback from their employers.

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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

JUNE 22, 2023

One of Kinloch’s goals is to raise the school’s national profile with students, families, and funders. “We We have to support critical thinking and provide an education that prepares students for the careers they want and that the community needs. We also have to encourage students to pursue even higher forms of education.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

The College Board will not be altering its Advanced Placement (AP) classes to accommodate new demands from Florida, The Hill reported. Doing so would break the fundamental promise of AP: colleges wouldn’t broadly accept that course for credit and that course wouldn’t prepare students for careers in the discipline.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Less than half of California’s students in foster care who complete high school enter postsecondary education within a year of graduation, according to a new report from The Foster Youth Pre-College Collective. Matt Strieker is CEO of United Friends of the Children, a member of The Foster Youth Pre-College Collective.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Al Sharpton DeSantis’ latest efforts to halt Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies in Florida public schools continues to face nationwide backlash. He is sending a message that it is permissible to make racism state policy. Intersectionality is a uniting framework.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Michael Koppenheffer EAB, formerly the Education Advisory Board, periodically surveys parents of students applying to college to understand their attitudes and the factors that influence their behaviors. Along with that is concern about student debt.” Haywood, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Johnson C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

I wanted to create a place where students have access to high-quality programs and facilities and can learn the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world," said Alex Cohen, president of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. Adams said the goal is to make a positive difference in people's lives. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As the school year begins and progresses, we are very mindful of the need for educators to be culturally responsive and welcoming to minoritized students, those in particular who are marginalized and denied opportunities to feel a sense of belonging and membership in their classrooms and all academic settings. Mrs., Mr., Miss, etc.).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

The students – 23 received a certificate of completion or associate's degree – took classes through SLCC's Prison Education Program – which was founded in 2017 and offers job placement after their sentences end. "We They were commended with SLCC’s first graduation ceremony ever for the department of corrections, Fox 13 reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Prisco The Aim & Attain Near Completer Grant – funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry – aims to help eligible students get credentials and training, immediately enter the job market, and earn a living wage in high-priority occupations. 1, 2021, or later; have a GPA of 2.0 30, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

In December, the US General Accountability Office (GAO) published a report indicating variation in how colleges show cost and aid information in financial aid offers, which makes it harder for students to compare offers. trillion student loan debt. trillion student loan debt.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We use the term and notion of resegregation in special education to describe the overrepresentation of Students of Color in special education, an issue that continues to persist today. In fact, these resegregated practices cause short-term and long-term harm for Students of Color (National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2020).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Lewis The conference, Lewis said, is aimed at creating a vision that allows for researchers and practitioners to strategize on how best to "make a difference in the space of allowing students to reach their full academic potential. That is why we're here today," he said. We can't just talk to each other," Ladson-Billings added.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Students in the New York tri-state area will have a new opportunity this summer to explore a lucrative career in healthcare, thanks to a partnership between Mercy University and Medical Sales College (MSC). As a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), just under three quarters of their students are from underrepresented populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, SFFA v. By decreasing the number of Black and Brown students admitted to graduate schools across the country, the SFFA decision strips students of educational opportunities and blocks their path to professions and civil posts. Harvard College and SFFA v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. For example, consider how we use dark to mean bad , evil , and frightening.

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Community College Review

DECEMBER 21, 2024

We take an in-depth look at recent studies that show placement examinations may not be the best way to place incoming community college students into the proper courses. What could be the alternative?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

The district comprises 10 independently accredited colleges in Arizona serving over 94,000 students. I just really like being around students, especially the extracurricular part of education.” But as the pandemic raged on and upended life for MCCCD students and faculty, Gonzales endeavored to stay focused on them. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The College Board has released a revised framework of its African American studies Advanced Placement (AP) course, a course that has received plenty of criticism from both advocates and critics this year. Around 13,000 students from nearly 700 schools are piloting the AP course for the 2023-24 academic year, according to The College Board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

These attacks will only make it more difficult for colleges and universities to serve and support students of color and prepare them for a world that seems hostile to their very existence. When our students, faculty, and staff are under attack, higher education must stand up—and stand strong.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The Alamo Colleges District, made up of five community colleges, is the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with over 100,000 students, 81% of whom are students of color. Although they had two medical assistant programs, they were 4-6 semesters and didn’t offer the flexibility that non-traditional students often need.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

Given the lower achievement and other negative outcomes of Black and Hispanic students in our schools often due to racial prejudice and discrimination (i.e., Given the lower achievement and other negative outcomes of Black and Hispanic students in our schools often due to racial prejudice and discrimination (i.e., In 2022, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Looking at creating this partnership between the Black workers/Black students and higher education and workforces to ensure that we are creating a smoother trajectory to these higher paying careers,” she said. We need metrics to ensure that the onus of social capital isn’t on students,” Collins said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite the broad availability of AP courses, lower-income communities are still less likely to offer them than those in more affluent areas and Black students are consistently underrepresented even where availability is not an issue. This effectively prevented poor and working-class students from being able to attend college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The framework states that students will learn to evaluate concepts and historical developments that influenced Black experiences; recognize connections between Black U.S. The course is meant to be introductory-level and has no prerequisites students must take prior.

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Thrive Alliance Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Is your school district spending a fortune on out-of-district placement? In many parts of the country, the cost of tuition plus transportation is $150,000+ per student. This staggering expense is particularly painful because it’s a large piece of the budget supporting a very small percentage of the student population.

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Community College Review

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We take an in-depth look at recent studies that show placement examinations may not be the best way to place incoming community college students into the proper courses. What could be the alternative?

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