A study done by the National Association for College Admission Counseling shows necessary changes happening as institutions try to reach future students.
The wage gap between male and female faculty at just one large state university hovered around 11% in 2016, reflecting persistent disparities across higher ed.
In a global report, many say policymakers are not heeding their guidance while also expressing concern over future pandemics and the funding needed for projects.
These universities have risen to the occasion in applying the scholarship, research and unique capacities of their faculty and staff in responding to the COVID crisis, says the chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Advocates say changes are urgently needed as the COVID economic crisis could create a historically large wave of transfer students, who are more likely to be Black, Latinx and Native American.
First-time black, Hispanic, and female students are enrolling full-time in two-year schools in greater numbers thanks to free-college programs, study says.
Data shows big declines for community colleges and first-time students; the national research center notes, however, that huge drops at four-year institutions haven't materialized yet
