Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. The report, funded by The Kresge Foundation, "Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success" explores the data of the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for entering stude

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As technology and social media evolve at dizzying speed, from TikTok to ChatGPT and beyond, the challenge is not just to keep up but to remain purpose-driven and human-centered in the digital age. While digital innovations offer unprecedented opportunities for connection, they also risk distancing us from the essence of our humanity.

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Robert Kelchen

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As most of higher education is concerned about their financial position, a growing number of colleges are trying to encourage academic units to generate additional revenues and cut back on expenses. One popular way of doing this is through responsibility center management (RCM) budget models, which base a portion of a unit’s budget on their ability to effectively generate and use resources. [1] Both universities that I have worked at (Seton Hall and Tennessee) have adopted variations of RCM budg

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral Ryan Quinn Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A common supplementary question asks you to consider and write about a community to which you belong. The definition of community is open to interpretation and can be difficult to pin down. We each belong to a wide variety of communities ranging from our family and friend groups to being members of the global community. Why has the Community Essay Prompt Become More Important?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Believe in Students , a national nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, is providing faculty, staff and managers with actionable strategies to address college students’ basic needs. “How the new majority of students attends and experiences higher education is poorly understood by the American public and constantly given short shrift by mainstream media,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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University Business

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As a higher ed leader, you might have an idea what your employees earn in their paychecks. But do you know how they are faring financially beyond their salaries and benefits? A new analysis warns that most higher ed employees are dealing with debt while struggling to meet short- and long-term financial goals, such as saving enough money for retirement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida Josh Moody Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty say administrators at the public liberal arts institution are changing core course offerings in a way that is ideologically driven and harmful to students.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Some 12,000 colleges closed between 2004 and 2020, with at least 72 more folding since then. But what’s scarier than a school that has died? An undead college, of course — and it’s a lot more than a silly Halloween prank. Zombie colleges are very real and potentially very dangerous, symptomatic of a larger trend that still-living schools need to take seriously: impersonation in the service of cybercrime.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSIs) has released a new report that highlights the unique challenges and needs of early-career faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). “Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty.

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The Humphrey Group

OCTOBER 24, 2024

At The Humphrey Group, we teach that effective communication can transform any interaction into a leadership moment – and the research supports this idea. A study from McKinsey found that strong communication helps build trust, increase employee engagement, and improve overall team performance​.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Whether you’re looking to advance your higher ed career, transition to a role outside of higher education entirely, or just looking to gain some new skills for your current role, it’s important to utilize the professional development resources at your disposal. While I personally believe that pro devo funding should be a thing of the.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Florida’s Much-Needed Reform of Gen Ed Elizabeth Redden Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The review underway aims to bring coherence and a focus on foundational knowledge, Scott Yenor writes.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The world took notice when OpenAI released the high-powered large language model ChatGPT in November 2022. Nearly two years later, at EDUCAUSE 2024 in San Antonio, artificial intelligence was still a hot topic of conversation among higher education’s leading technologists. They mostly agree that AI is a tool that could be beneficial to colleges and universities in a number of ways, but acknowledge that just because an AI solution exists, that doesn’t mean it’s the right solution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Dear HBCU Graduates, As we stand at the dawn of the most consequential presidential election in American history, I must confess that I am deeply concerned about the future of American democracy in general and the implications of the election outcomes for Black people and other historically marginalized groups. As someone who grew up in the Arkansas Delta during America’s apartheid era, I experienced firsthand the emotional and physical pains of systemic racism, abject poverty, and political dis

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Ed.gov Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) Office of Educational Technology today released Empowering Education Leaders : A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration, a new resource designed to support school leaders as they make plans to leverage artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) benefits for teaching and student learning while managing its risks.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Updated accountability measures aim to get school leavers to look at wider range of institutions and vocational options The government will no longer measure schools in England on how many of their students go to Russell Group or Oxbridge universities, in an effort to encourage school leavers towards a wider range of universities and vocational options.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 29, 2024

New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity Johanna Alonso Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Distance plays an outsize role in students’ academic outcomes, especially for certain minority students, according to two studies out of Texas and California.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Passkeys are the latest version of an advanced web-based authentication, WebAuthn. Reducing the risk of phishing and data breaches, passkeys can be a great answer to the problem of passwords and two-factor authentication systems. What Are Passkeys? Passkeys are a form of public/private cryptography used for authentication. With passkeys, a user's browser (or hardware token) generates a public/private key pair for each web application.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Amir Abdur-Rahim, the head basketball coach for the University of South Florida, died Thursday following complications from a medical procedure. He was 43 and is survived by his wife and three children. A rising star within collegiate basketball, Abdur-Rahim’s 2022-23 team at Kennesaw State went 26-9 and made the NCAA Tournament, catapulting him to the head coach position at USF.

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The Humphrey Group

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Explore how Dan Price’s $70K minimum wage decision embodies The Leader’s Mindset. Align leadership actions with vision, conviction, and courage can inspire lasting results.

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Ed.gov Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By: Robert D. Morissette, Special Assistant, Office of the Deputy Secretary October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. More than 70 million Americans report having a disability. Even though people with disabilities are part of every community, a 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed only 22.5% of people who identify with having at least Continue Reading The post Strategies for Improving Inclusivity for Individuals with Disabilities in the Workplace appeared first on ED.go

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The reality of being NTT faculty. When I was told by the then-chair of the College of Charleston English Department that I’d “done nothing wrong,” and yet I would not be advancing to a finalist position for a tenure-track position, I knew he was telling the truth.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 30, 2024

~ Blog Posts Written By RAs for RAs ~ Quick, think of the worst policy-related incident you can respond to. Chances are, some event like a massive dorm party or maybe a vandalism event came to mind. These, however, have nothing on the more emotional side of the job. Such as, when is it proper.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As we enter the final countdown to the election, I find myself grappling with a nagging sense of abandonment by our nation’s leaders and policymakers. I feel like a child whose parents forgot to pick them up at school, and the last teacher on site is asking, “Do you need me to call someone?” The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Photo credit: Amanda Campbell (Creative Content and Marketing Officer) In this post, Lianya Qiu, Emily Birtles and Julie Smith, from Moray House School of Education and Sport, along with Aubrey Li and Rie Shigemori, from School of Economics, share their experience of co-developing the Dissertation Buddies programme, supported by the Student Partnership Agreement grant.

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Higher Education Whisperer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Greetings from the ANU Learning and Teaching Innovation Showcase in Canberra. Staff are giving short talks on their teaching innovation, and there are three workshops: 1: Blended Learning - Small Changes, Big Impact, 2: Creating Accessible Digital Content, & 3: Teamwork & Transdisciplinary Community of Practice. I picked the third workshop as I teach students to work in teams.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest Josh Moody Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3 at 2 p.m. ET Higher education institutions face a rapidly evolving threat landscape, including AI-powered attacks and sophisticated data breaches. To proactively address these challenges, campus leaders can leverage their unique understanding of their environment – their “defender’s advantage.” In this webinar, experts will discuss the key findings of the 2024 Defender’s Advantage ebook, a detailed framework that can help higher education institu

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recognized Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his support of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and for being a champion for educational equity. Dr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of United Negro College Fund (UNCF), presents award to Maryland Governor Wes Moore. "When our elected leaders not only talk the talk but also walk the walk, progress follows," said Dr.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Sawa Zainb Naderi artwork ‘ Journey Begins at Dawn’ when she was in transition from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom. In this extra post, Lei Garcia from Project CARE (Community Action for and with Refugees in Edinburgh) and Dr Sam Spiegel from the School of Social and Political Science, explore learning through exchange initiatives linking University of Edinburgh MSc students and Afghan, Eritrean, Sudanese and other refugees supported at St Ninian’s Episcopal Church.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29% The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility. Figures released by the Department for Education show that 29% of students eligible for free school meals at 15 had progressed to university by the age of 19 in 2022-23

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Author Argues Maryland President ‘Clearly’ Plagiarized Josh Moody Thu, 10/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Last month the University of Maryland, College Park, president was accused of plagiarism. The author he allegedly lifted text from called the act “disappointing.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Image credit: Pixabay In this post, Dr Claire Haggett emphasises the profound impact of building academic relationships between staff and students. Stressing the requirement for sustained interaction, personal engagements, and proactive outreach, she discusses how these efforts not only aid academic success but significantly enrich the university’s learning environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions. Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 28, 2024

At this point in the semester, your staff should be falling into the natural rhythms of the semester and are getting more acclimated to the expectations of their roles. Sure, there will always be different questions about what-if scenarios but, by and large, the staff have a foundational understanding of what is expected of them.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Research and development is an investment, not a cost, and if the UK is to maintain its world-leading position it must commit to long-term funding The research sector has been a consistent, if sometimes undervalued, UK success story, with countless examples of breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the world and the way we live in it, and contributed significantly to our health and wealth.

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