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Guardian Ninjas of Integrity (And How We Got There)

We teach at Western Governors University (WGU) which has over 110,000 students from every state in the country. Recently, we were part of a student conduct board hearing with a student who allegedly plagiarized four papers. Ava (we’ll call her to protect her identity), was an English Language Learner who was born outside of the U.S.

January 9, 2020

Community Colleges

Scholars Discuss Pedagogy and Community College Jobs at MLA Convention

The first day of the 2020 Modern Language Association Convention was a smorgasbord of hands-on professional development workshops, deep-dive literary lectures, small group discussions and panels on the academy. But it also showed the association dipping its toe into relatively new waters, with an emerging emphasis on pedagogy and the humanities at community colleges.

January 9, 2020

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Study: Black and Latino Students Often Left out of Advanced Coursework

Whether it’s lack of resources or lack of opportunity, a study from The Education Trust finds that Black and Latino students across the country are being denied valuable educational opportunities.

January 9, 2020

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American Association of State Colleges and Universities Receives $2.5M Grant

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) a $2.5 million grant in order to increase student success. AASCU has around 400 public colleges and university members and is one of 12 organizations to receive the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale grant. Through the grant, AASCU aims to […]

January 9, 2020

APLU Receives $2.5M Grant to Aid Student Success

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) received a $2.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help break down higher education barriers for students. Under the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale two-year grant, only 12 organizations were awarded the funding out of 200 applicants. APLU will launch the Powered by Publics: […]

January 9, 2020

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Morgan State Considering Osteopathic Medical School

Morgan State University President Dr. David A. Wilson will consider adding a College of Osteopathic Medicine through a partnership with Salud Education, LLC, a company which has experience working with seven medical colleges in the U.S. and internationally. If the Board of Regents and Wilson approve of the agreement and other details of the partnership, […]

January 9, 2020

Faculty & Staff

New Chair of Theater at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Aims to Increase Opportunities for Women in the Industry

Patsy Collins Bandes was named chair of theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She now has plans to make diversity a central part of her work.

January 8, 2020

How Can STEM Fellowships Evaluate Applicants More Equitably?

How can STEM fellowships make their evaluation processes more equitable. Dr. Joyce Yen, director of the University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, has some ideas.

January 8, 2020

Community Colleges

Stepping Away from the Brink: Part VI: Community Colleges and their Important Role in a More Equitable World

As the holiday season has quickly come and gone, we resume our “Stepping Away from the Brink” series and have shifted our emphasis to the important role Community Colleges play in the upward mobility for low-income families and communities of color.

January 8, 2020

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Tuskegee University President Takes Temporary Medical Leave

Tuskegee University President Dr. Lily D. McNair is taking a medical leave of absence for an undisclosed health issue, according to a statement released by the university’s board of trustees. McNair will step away from the presidency on Jan. 15 and will be away for most of the Spring 2020 semester. “Life sometimes presents us […]

January 8, 2020

Community Colleges

Walsh College Becomes First Institution to Partner with Detroit Promise

Walsh College announced a partnership with Detroit Promise to offer an opportunity for community college students to complete a four-year degree tuition-free. This is the first institution to collaborate with Detroit Promise, which covers tuition after financial aid at either a community college or four-year university. In order to qualify for the promise program, students […]

January 8, 2020

African Methodist Episcopal Church Forgives Morris Brown College’s $4M Debt

Over $4 million in debt owed by Morris Brown College was forgiven by the Executive Committee of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. However, Morris Brown College agreed to create a $1.5 million scholarship for AME members. Morris Brown College lost its accreditation in 2002 but has continued […]

January 8, 2020

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University of New Haven Partners With New Haven Promise to Offer More Scholarships

The University of New Haven recently partnered with New Haven Promise to provide students an extended opportunity to attend college at a lower cost.

January 7, 2020

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One Small Liberal Arts College is Showing The World How Higher Education Should Evolve

It is hard to recall a time in my life filled with more cynicism than the one we are in today. If you want to believe that as a country, we can’t do better, stop reading now. Because I want to tell you a pretty cool story that reminds us that individuals and institutions can do good.

January 7, 2020

College Freshman Elected as Local Council Member

Chris Kalcich, a first-year studio art and painting student at Susquehanna University, became the youngest person to be elected as Selinsgrove borough council member at the age of 18. He first joined the Snyder County Democratic Committee while he was a senior at Selinsgrove High School in Pennsylvania. Throughout his high school career, Kalcich was […]

January 7, 2020

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Michelle Obama to Launch Video Series on Instagram as Part of Reach Higher Initiative

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will expand her Reach Higher Initiative, aimed to help first-generation college students, by launching a video series on Instagram. “A Year of Firsts” will focus on student’s experiences during their first year of college. It will be a six-part series premiering in mid-January on IGTV and the last video will […]

January 7, 2020

2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com Fairfax, Va.— For the seventh consecutive year, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce its report “The Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs” will be published in the March 5, 2020 edition of the magazine. With a focus on […]

January 7, 2020

UC San Diego and SDCCD Received $2.7M in Grants

The University of California San Diego and San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) received $2.7 million in grants to help fund a program for transfer students as well as implement career training that discusses employment after graduation for Ph.D. students. SDCCD received $1.2 million and UC San Diego was awarded $1.5 million by the The […]

January 7, 2020