By Paul Fain. As the number of Latinos who attend college grows, growing as well is the number of colleges that meet the federal definition of being Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which is generally 25 percent or more Latino enrollment. There were 472 HSIs last year, which is up 37 from the previous academic year, according to Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. More...
This collection of case studies provides a rich picture of activities across a range of staff and student issues, including challenges which require a whole-institutional approach such as how to tackle gender based violence, and how to reduce the gender pay gap. Many of the initiatives here also involved whole community approaches, working together with external agencies or networks to acknowledge the role – and impact – higher education institutions can have in their local areas. More...
Cultural diversity is an important, highly topical issue in Italy. The country received over 10,000 asylum applicants in 2016 alone; new ways in which to integrate the refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and violence in different parts of the world must therefore be explored. It is for this reason that Roma Tre University, with the support of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, organized the conference Learning Cities and Cultural Diversity in February 2017. More...
An important aspect of MOOCs is the way students interact with video lectures. Instruction provided through video lectures should focus on ways to increase germane cognitive load, which directly contributes to learning. One approach that may lead to an increase of germane load may be to use video lectures with diverse forms of media, including both auditory and visual aspects of multimedia. More...
By Emily Tate. At American Council on Education annual meeting, three university leaders discuss freedom of expression and student demands for inclusive environments. Read more...
Commenters lumped all college students into a homogeneous group as an object to condemn. But not all college students, even at an elite place like Middlebury College, are monolithic. Read more...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Patricia Nakaghala Muumba, a junior at the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, was in second grade, a new building taking shape next to her elementary school in Kampala, Uganda, stirred her curiosity. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In 2008, officials at Barnard College surveyed campus stakeholders to assess the climate of diversity and inclusiveness at the institution. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It seems it really does matter what college you go to, especially if you’re black. More...
Submitted by Steven Wyman. Encouraging developments are as welcome as they are rare in colleges and universities that cultivate diversity in everything but thought. Fortunately, state legislatures, alumni, and philanthropists are planting little academic platoons that will make campuses less intellectually monochrome. More...
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