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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"diversity in higher education"”.
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Model-based Analysis of Diversity in Higher Education
U.S. higher education is an example of a large multi-organizational system within the service sector. Its performance regarding workforce development can be analyzed through the lens of industrial and systems engineering. In this three-essay dissertation, we seek the answer to the following …
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The unwritten edit : gatekeeping images of diversity in higher education
The university photographer plays a key role in producing photographs to show and sell the image of diversity through an institution's marketing materials. This research aims to understand the role of university photographers and the institutional expectations for them to produce diverse …
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Including dis/ability as an element of diversity in higher education: validating barriers and effective inclusion practices
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Experiences of Tenured Hispanic Faculty in Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions
<p>Over the past 20 years, student and faculty diversity in higher education has increased, but not at similar rates. Student diversity in higher education has surpassed faculty diversity and leaves a situation in which predominantly White faculty instruct a largely non-White student population. …
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Beyond the Letters: Understanding the Importance of Black Women's Sense of Belonging in Predominantly White Sororities At Predominantly White Institutions
Despite increasing racial diversity in higher education, predominantly White institutions (PWIs) often maintain environments where racial dynamics can significantly influence the student experience, particularly in social organizations such as sororities. The literature emphasizes the importance of …
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A Phenomenological Analysis of the Perceptions of Diversity Leadership by Department Chairs in Creating Social Change in Engineering and Computing Education
… dissertation explores the perceptions of diversity leadership by department chairs in engineering and computing in higher education and their role in creating social change. Using a qualitative research design, this study explores the lived experiences of department chairs who are tasked …
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Learning to Walk the Walk: Narrative Exploration of Diversity Training for Higher Education Teaching
Today’s higher education classrooms are made up of an increasingly wide variety of students with varying life and cultural influences, learning styles, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and spiritual beliefs. A large and increasing proportion of the student population in the United States …
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Essays in the economics of education
… consists of three essays on the economics of education.The first chapter estimates the effects of participating in the National School Lunch Program in the middle of the 20th century on educational attainment and adult health. My instrumental variables strategy exploits a change of the formula …
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Identifying, Measuring, and Addressing Algorithmic Bias in AI Admission Systems for Graduate Education
The number of graduate students has been increasing rapidly to meet industry demands, with over 200% increase in competitive fields like computer science (CS) in the past decade. Several universities have adopted AI in their admissions processes for various tasks such as evaluating transcripts, …
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Writing and the Internationalization of U.S. Higher Education: The Roles of Ideology, Administration, and the Institution
<p>In this dissertation,Writing and the Internationalization of U.S. Higher Education: The Roles of Ideology, Administration, and the Institution, I examine one private institution, Syracuse University, for how it has approached internationalization (both currently and in historical efforts), how …
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"Är det så här vi är" : Om utbildning som normalitet och om produktionen av studenter
… students describe as their reasons for attending university, their descriptions of their encounters with the university milieu, and what significance they believe the existence of a local university such as Halmstad in south-west Sweden may have had in this. The empirical basis of the study …