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Section: Demographics
Disabilties
Centering Accessibility for Disabled Community
The Disability Lab at UC Berkeley is pioneering solutions to help disabled students.
September 16, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Academic Pipeline Programs for Underrepresented Students That Work
Despite decades of trying to bolster faculty diversity, the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities who become professors, especially in science and engineering, remains starkly low. But some pipeline programs stand out. What's working?
September 16, 2021
African-American
ASALH Kicks Off Virtual Conference With Focus on the Black Family
September 15, 2021
African-American
Wake Forest Launches New African American Studies Program
September 7, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Researchers Engage Natives in Alzheimer's Research
September 7, 2021
Women
Texas Could Lose Out On Skilled Workers Due To Restrictive Abortion Law, Poll Finds
September 2, 2021
News Roundup
Most Voters Support More Federal Spending on Higher Education
As Congress negotiates the reconciliation budget plan, a survey from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy found that a large majority of voters favor increasing federal spending for higher education, a key principle in the budget plan.
August 30, 2021
Military
Educational Opportunities Remain a Major Draw for New Military Recruits
In an ongoing survey, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) asks a key question: What made you want to serve? Fifty-three percent, said the reason they joined the armed services was the educational benefits.
August 29, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Gender Pay Gap Greater in Academia Than Industry Among Non-Tenured Faculty
A recent study by University of Maryland economists uncovers a wider pay and promotion gap for women with STEM doctoral degrees working in academia versus industry.
August 25, 2021
Students
Webinar Highlights Ways to Improve Student Success Post-Pandemic
At Wednesday’s webinar, student success experts and directors came together to discuss new ways to helps students who had suffered learning loss in the past year.
August 25, 2021
Native Americans
California Native American Commission Investigates CSU's Treatment of Sacred Land
August 24, 2021
African-American
Shaw University, Local Deeds Office Hope To Uncover Human Stories Lost to Slavery
August 24, 2021
Leadership & Policy
New York Higher Education Experts Are Hopeful that New Governor Kathy Hochul will Continue the State’s Efforts on Making Colleges More Affordable
Higher Education experts are excited to see how New York's incoming governor will transform the higher education scene.
August 17, 2021
Community Colleges
Community College Students, Persistence, and the Minimum Wage
Across America, students at community colleges are dropping out of institutions due to financial stressors.
August 16, 2021
Demographics
Congress Consider Significant Investments in HBCUs
The Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act aims to address long-standing infrastructure issues at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
August 16, 2021
Students
How This College Used Data to Keep Students in School
Georgia Gwinnett College gathered and studied data on student behavior during the pandemic to help its undergraduates stay in school.
August 11, 2021
Native Americans
Diné College Offers Students a Chance at a Tuition-Free Spring Semester
Diné College is offering its fall 2021 full-time students a tuition-free spring semester in 2022 if they maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA. This comes on top of an additional 50% discount on fall tuition and a 50% residential discount for student housing.
August 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.
August 6, 2021
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