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Students

Sitting on Ready: Colleges Brace for Deportation Uptick

Undocumented students at U.S. colleges and universities have faced growing uncertainty in recent years – even those who have somewhat more security through their participation in the imperiled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – and things just got more tense with the Trump administration’s recent decision to step up enforcement of deportation orders.

June 30, 2019

News Roundup

Reddick Tapped for Diversity Post in Education at UT Austin

University of Texas at Austin associate professor Dr. Richard Reddick has been named the College of Education’s inaugural Associate Dean for Equity, Community Engagement and Outreach. In his new role, Reddick will lead and focus support of the college’s initiatives to advance a culture of social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion among faculty, staff and […]

April 24, 2019

News Roundup

UT Austin Freshman Claims He Lost AROTC Scholarship As Result of Transgender Military Ban

University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) freshman Map Pesqueira claims he lost his three-year scholarship through the college’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC) program because he is transgender. The three-year scholarship goes into effect Pesquiera’s sophomore year, however, because he is transgender, he has been prohibited from using the scholarship because of a […]

April 18, 2019

Students

CCCSE Reports Offers Insight into Connection Between Mindset and Student Success

The ways in which community colleges and other institutions structure their students’ learning experience through policy, pedagogy and practice can play a significant role in shaping students’ academic mindset, according to a new report released this week from the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE).

April 9, 2019

Home

Texas Initiative for Male Students of Color Issues First Policy Brief

A major initiative in Texas to bolster the success of men of color in college continues to expand, and the inaugural report in what will be a series of policy briefs reveals some interesting data about where male Latino students in the state are performing best academically.

April 3, 2019

Students

Report: Is Guaranteed Admissions Effective in Developing Diverse Class?

In a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association, researchers evaluated whether admissions certainty for Texas high school graduates has different effects on high- and low-income students.

December 10, 2018

News Roundup

The Steve Fund and UT Austin to Host 5th Young, Gifted & Risk Symposium

On November 14, the Steve Fund, the only non-profit centered on the mental and emotional health of college students of color in the country, is partnering with The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to host its fifth Young, Gifted & @Risk Symposium at UT Austin’s LBJ Auditorium. The conference, entitled “College Students of […]

November 12, 2018

HBCUs

Panelists: More Work to be Done in Diversifying Graduate Education

Graduate school deans at top universities from across the nation say that colleges and universities can do more to diversify graduate education and avoid bias in current admissions processes in a Thursday webinar panel sponsored by Education Testing Service (ETS), GRE and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

November 8, 2018

African-American

After College Presidency, Vincent Pushes for Access to Education as Head of Fraternity

Nearly six months after Dr. Gregory J. Vincent stepped down as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the legal and diversity scholar has continued to champion education causes through his new role as CEO and Chairman of Sigma Pi Phi — also known as the Boulé.

September 27, 2018

Recruitment & Retention

UT Austin’s Achieves Highest Four-Year Graduation Rate in its History

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)’s Class of 2018 achieved the highest graduation rate of 69.8 percent for a four-year program in the university and of any public university in the state during the recent academic year. Among the percent of UT Austin’s most recent graduates, a record number of minority, first-generation and […]

September 27, 2018

Latest News

University of Pennsylvania Will Allow Former President to Revise Dissertation

The University of Pennsylvania will allow Dr. Gregory J. Vincent—the former president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges who resigned amid allegations that he plagiarized portions of his dissertation—the opportunity to make revisions.

April 22, 2018

Community Colleges

Roueche Made Profound Difference

Dr. Suanne Davis Roueche, a prolific educator, administrator and researcher who passed away in December, maintained a rigorous and active research and writing agenda while making a profound impact on community college education.

April 16, 2018