students Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/students/ A Blog by ACE Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:40:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png students Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/students/ 32 32 Meeting Gen Z: Avoiding the Demographic Cliff and Preparing for Their Future https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/04/15/meeting-gen-z-avoiding-the-demographic-cliff-and-preparing-for-their-future/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:06:10 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17784 By Hilary L. Link Few higher education administrators have not read or heard of Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, the landmark bestseller by economist Nathan D. Grawe. In it, Grawe predicts that many of the nation’s colleges and universities will face declining student enrollment rates in about five years, a reality that will require a thoughtful, strategic approach to ...

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]]> Teaching for Social Solidarity: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Time of COVID-19 https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/10/teaching-social-solidarity-diversity-equity-inclusion-time-covid-19/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:00:37 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16755 By Quincy A. Bevely, Sherri Lind Hughes, and Nicholas V. Longo Teaching in this time of uncertainty in response to COVID-19 has brought about many changes in how we engage with one another. For most of higher education, this has meant an abrupt mid-semester shift to online learning and the possibility of that continuing into the fall. Our experience teaching through ...

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]]> We Are All Complicit in the College Admissions Scandal https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/04/08/complicit-college-admissions-scandal/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:47:16 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14816 The recent college admissions scandal is neither shocking nor surprising. That’s the consensus among the undergraduate students I’m teaching this semester. Aside from the ethical lapses of the accused parents—from using doctored photos of their supposedly athletic offspring to paying up to $6.5 million to get their kids into college—what we learned about the behind-the-scenes workings of college admissions consultants and ...

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]]> Student Initiative Makes Sure a Generation of Refugees Receives an Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/01/09/student-initiative-makes-sure-generation-refugees-receives-education/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:29:13 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14265 The No Lost Generation Student Initiative was founded at George Washington University (DC) in 2015 in reaction to the plight of young Syrian refugees and the growing global refugee crisis. The initiative aims to ensure that a generation of displaced youth is not deprived of the universal right to education. Since its founding, the initiative has expanded into a consortium of ...

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]]> Cannabis and the College Campus: Considering the Impact on Students in a Changing Legal Climate https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/11/13/cannabis-college-campus-considering-impact-students-changing-legal-climate/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:09:12 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14002 Jason Kilmer writes about marijuana use and its impact on academics and mental health, with considerations for administrators whose state may legalize recreational use. This post is the latest in a series on college student mental health and well-being.  On Nov. 6, 2012, voters in Washington State joined voters in Colorado in passing legislation that legalized use and possession of cannabis for people ...

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]]> FSU Launches Interactive Toolkit to Bolster Student Mental Health https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/10/24/fsu-launches-interactive-toolkit-bolster-student-mental-health/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:31:23 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13908 Florida State University (FSU) launched a program this fall for all incoming freshman and transfer students to help them adjust to and thrive at college. The interactive, multimedia Student Resilience Project is an evidence-informed toolkit designed to strengthen student emotional and academic coping skills. The top three challenges to academic success that students face are stress, anxiety, and sleep problems, FSU’s ...

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]]> Climate, Mentoring, and Persistence Among Underrepresented STEM Doctoral Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/06/25/climate-mentoring-persistence-among-underrepresented-stem-doctoral-students/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:42:51 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13250 By Tabbye Chavous, Seanna Leath, and Raúl Gámez This post is the sixth in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. In scholarship and popular discourse, explanations for the underrepresentation of African Americans, Latino/a/x, and Native Americans in doctoral education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ...

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]]> Free Speech and Campus Inclusion: A Survey of College Presidents https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/09/free-speech-campus-inclusion-survey-college-presidents/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:30:16 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12441 By Lorelle L. Espinosa, Jennifer R. Crandall, and Philip Wilkinson ACE recently surveyed nearly 500 college and university presidents to get their take on the state of free speech and inclusion on campuses today, as a companion to the new Knight-Gallup survey on student attitudes toward the First Amendment. You can read our comparison of the two surveys here. Managing the ...

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]]> For College Students and Presidents Alike, Free Speech Is a Balancing Act https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/09/college-students-presidents-alike-free-speech-balancing-act/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:20:22 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12499 By Lorelle L. Espinosa, Jennifer R. Crandall, and Elizabeth Howard In February of this year, ACE fielded a national survey of college and university presidents to better understand their thoughts and experiences with the pressing issues of free speech and campus inclusion. We received responses from 471 presidents, the majority of whom lead four-year institutions, where these tensions are most visible ...

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]]> Free Expression on Campus: Presidents Respond to 2018 Knight-Gallup Survey of College Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/03/26/free-expression-campus-presidents-respond-2018-knightgallup-survey-college-students/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:31:27 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12170 By Laurie Arnston, Jennifer Crandall, and Lorelle Espinosa The Knight Foundation has released an updated version of its survey on how college students see the First Amendment—and what they think about the relationship between inclusion and free expression. Seven college presidents and chancellors respond to the results. In 1964, students protesting the University of California at Berkeley’s ban on political activity ...

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]]> CUNY Black Male Initiative Partners With Birthright Africa to Connect Students to Their Heritage https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/02/12/cuny-black-male-initiative-partners-birthright-africa-connect-students-heritage/ Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:30:54 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11725 Last year, among its many programs that support underrepresented students, the CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI) cosponsored a pilot trip with Birthright Africa for students to explore their cultural roots and meet other members of the African diaspora. In summer 2018, they are at it again: 10 CUNY BMI scholars will embark on a trip to Africa to explore cultural sites, ...

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]]> University of Georgia Alumni Launch 1961 Club to Support Undergraduate Student Scholarships https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/02/01/university-georgia-alumni-launch-1961-club-support-african-american-students/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:25:56 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11666 Members of University of Georgia’s Alumni Association have launched the 1961 Club, a giving campaign to support the institution’s Black Alumni Scholarship Fund. The Club aims to provide more need-based student scholarships while engaging the black alumni community. The formation of the 1961 Club is part of a larger ongoing effort to recruit and retain African American students at the University of ...

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