Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. Michael London The survey – conducted by OLC in March 2024 – garnered responses from 338 college faculty and staff members from a mix of public and private institutions nationally, asking about their beliefs and observations of the mental health o

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2024

New ChatGPT Version Aiming at Higher Ed Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 05/31/2024 - 03:00 AM ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

Dr. Daniel Black’s 15-minute speech, which he delivered to Clark Atlanta University (CAU) graduates last weekend quickly spread like a wildfire across social media. Black, a CAU graduate who has taught English and African American Studies at the historically Black institution for the past 30 years, was surprised when he was asked to deliver the address.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2024

ChatGPT and artificial intelligence are now a common part of the vocabulary in higher education. They can be used for lesson planning, quiz creation and, if used correctly by students, for research, language development and as an effective tool in their education to support student success. I have heard from language teachers who have used ChatGPT with their ESL students who have stated that it has had a positive impact on their learning.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

Cutting degrees to pay for more apprenticeships is plain barmy – just look at the facts and ask yourself who this is aimed at Once upon a time, elections used to be all about kissing babies. But for parents of teenagers, this one has felt more like a smack in the teeth. Last weekend, our children were threatened with compulsory national service, for no obvious reason beyond keeping nostalgic pensioners happy.

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Roompact

MAY 30, 2024

We're pleased to welcome Sean Watson to the show this week and discuss the purpose and process of implementing a wellness focus to your residential curriculum. Sean shares a wealth of knowledge and passion on this topic to help understand the nuances of how best to approach this intricate work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

While the immediate college enrollment rate was generally unchanged between 2012 and 2022, the total number of undergraduates enrolled decreased by 13% over that decade, according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Dr. Peggy G. Carr NCES, the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, summarizes developments and trends on the education landscape.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2024

Grinnell College was fueled by the dreams of its students, faculty and trustees when it signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment a decade ago. With the stroke of a pen from the Iowa college’s former president Raynard Kington, the private liberal arts school in Iowa pledged to begin enacting measures toward carbon neutrality. “We made a commitment to do this without knowing how we were going to get there, which is always sort of scary,” s

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

About half the students who got in touch skip lectures, with many ‘disappointed’ with the experience and others forced to prioritise paid work Frances, 19, from Newcastle, had been looking forward to starting a design degree at the university of Northumbria last autumn. By the end of her first semester, however, she had major doubts about having made the right choice.

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Roompact

MAY 27, 2024

Let’s be honest: no one aspires to be an entry-level, live-in hall director their entire career. From my experience, most Hall Directors make it five years before they are looking to move up or out. And that’s kind of how the role was designed: it’s meant to be a stepping stone, not a forever role.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 30, 2024

More than 150 bills designed to “undermine academic freedom and university autonomy” were introduced in 35 state legislatures across the country between 2021 and 2023, according to a new white paper released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on Wednesday. Twenty-one of those bills were signed into law.

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University Business

MAY 28, 2024

The field of educational therapy has been gaining more visibility in recent years, with articles in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal spotlighting the growing field. While often confused with related yet different terms such as psychotherapy and educational psychology, educational therapy has been helping neurotypical and neurodiverse students manage learning challenges, build on their strengths, advocate for themselves and succeed academically for decades.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 26, 2024

The brutal repression of student protests from Amsterdam to Los Angeles is exposing failings at the heart of our universities Across the world, university students have set up encampments to protest against the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza and put pressure on academic institutions and governments. Whatever one thinks of their message and of their requests, their moral indignation in the face of avoidable human suffering is one we should all be able to share.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

In the modern higher education environment, resilience is the key to survival. To be resilient is to be able to stand strong against looming obstacles, face them head-on and quickly recover. At today’s colleges and universities, recruitment and retention challenges will only become more daunting as the 2025 enrollment cliff nears. Institutions must adapt their practices to remain resilient in the face of adversity, students’ changing needs and technological advancements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

HONOLULU— With a focus on paying homage and respect to the land, culture, and people of Hawaii, more than 5,500 higher education practitioners gathered here this week for the annual convening of the National Conference of Race and Ethnicity i(NCORE) in Higher Education. NCORE has morphed into the go-to place for students, faculty, staff, and activists who are concerned about the state of race relations in society in general, and on college campuses in particular.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 29, 2024

A ‘Great Misalignment’ Between Credentials and Jobs Sara Weissman Wed, 05/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Many future jobs won’t require a bachelor’s degree, according to a new report. But institutions aren’t offering credentials in the right fields to meet labor market demand.

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MAY 28, 2024

College athletics may never be the same after the NCAA voted on a landmark settlement that will pay out former Division I athletes over the last 10 years and that allows schools to share their athletics revenue with their athletes. It’s a move that protects the NCAA from losing a U.S. district court case in California, House v. NCAA, which would have required the governing body to pay up over $4 billion, an amount that could have potentially spelled its end.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

At least 55 students arrested in police raid on Gaza solidarity camp accused of flouting code of conduct and threatened with sanctions The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has threatened to discipline and withhold degrees from at least 55 students involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, according to faculty members supporting the students.

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Roompact

MAY 28, 2024

Summertime in education (but not the good kind where you get summer off) presents many opportunities during the break. Although the campus might be quieter during these months, it also poses a challenge in deciding how best to use our time. Should we rest and recuperate from the academic year’s demands, or should we plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

This year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award honors Dr. Richard Helldobler, the president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Richard Helldobler “I am honored and humbled to be recognized with this award, named for Reginald Wilson, a true pioneer in supporting diverse student populations,” said Helldobler.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2024

‘The Last Straw’ for Weary Financial Aid Officers Liam Knox Fri, 05/31/2024 - 03:00 AM Financial aid offices have been overworked and understaffed since the pandemic. Now the FAFSA fiasco has put some in crisis mode.

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University Business

MAY 29, 2024

College students are nearly 50% more likely to suffer from mental health challenges than are high school students, declares a new survey from health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare. Specifically, 77% of college students reported that they or a classmate or friend struggled with some form of mental health challenge. Anxiety/stress (55%), depression (41%) and suicidal ideation and intent (13%) were the most likely forms of mental illness mentioned.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Tory policy would be funded by scrapping courses with high drop-out rates and low job progression Rishi Sunak has promised to create 100,000 high-skilled apprenticeships a year by scrapping “rip-off degrees” if he wins the general election. In the latest of a flurry of announcements as the Conservatives try to narrow Labour’s 20-point poll lead, the party pledged to replace “low-quality” university degrees with apprenticeships.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 29, 2024

Kevin Pullen presentingGreetings from the Australian National University in Canberra, where Kevin Pullen is presenting an update of his research on the Bougainville Peace Agreement. This is an example of the valuable role universities play in soft power of a nation. A detailed knowledge of how a dispute in our region can be resolved peacefully is worth a fleet of warships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

New York state lawmakers are considering ways to lengthen the state’s roll of volunteer first responders with higher education tuition waivers as incentives. Jeremy A. Cooney The state has experienced a growing shortage in emergency medical service providers, including volunteers, due partly to difficulties recruiting and low pay. New York experienced a 17.5% decline in active EMS workers, from over 40,000 in 2019 to only 33,000 in 2022, reported New York State Comptroller Thomas P.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2024

Teaching Writing in a Generative AI World: a Compendium johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 05/31/2024 - 03:00 AM Collecting up my recent writings on a complex topic.

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MAY 24, 2024

A three-year bachelor’s degree program may have never looked more plausible than in 2024. Several colleges are concluding their first official term this spring or launching this fall and many more are in the middle of small-cohort pilot programs. The catalyst? College leaders are slowly gaining confidence to challenge the centuries-old maxim of a 120-credit baccalaureate program. “It’s the fear of the unknown,” says Sonny Ramaswamy, president of the Northwest Commission o

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

The result has been an increase in fixed costs to pay for vast building programmes and administrative overheads, writes Norman Gowar Zoe Williams’ article ( A generation of students is being ripped off – and our blood should be boiling, 20 May ) shows that what is happening in our universities was entirely predictable following the government’s misguided attempt to marketise them.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 28, 2024

Dr Yossi Matias, Head of Google Research Greetings from the Australian National University in Canberra where Yossi Matias, Head of Google Research is visiting to talk about their work. One example is Google's flood and fire information for the public. I first came on Google's work in this area 10 years at an unconference at ANU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

Dr. Mark Brown has been named the 10th president and chief executive officer at Tuskegee University. He succeeds Dr. Charlotte P. Morris. Dr. Mark Brown "I am grateful and humbled by the Board of Trustees, faculty, alumni, students, community leaders, and all of Mother Tuskegee for the opportunity to return home to lead our university into the second quarter of the 21st Century,” said Brown.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 28, 2024

California Bill Would Create ‘Black-Serving Institution’ Designation Sara Weissman Tue, 05/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Some lawmakers and higher ed leaders in California want a state-level designation highlighting colleges and universities serving Black students well.

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MAY 24, 2024

Operating as a smaller marketing team in higher education doesn’t mean expectations or responsibilities are scaled down. If anything, a small marketing team often faces greater challenges when it comes to keeping pace, whether that means budgets, staffing or technology resources. For this reason, it’s imperative that the team’s time and energy stay laser-focused on the things that will provide the largest return on investment and drive the institution forward.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests A graduating Harvard University student went off script and upbraided Harvard over the university’s treatment of students protesting against what they say is a genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza. “As I stand here today, I must take a moment to recognize my peers – the 13 undergraduates in the class of 2024 that will not graduate today,” said student Shruthi Ku

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 30, 2024

Map of Regional University Study Hubs, from Department of Education, 2024The UK Open University found more than 50 years ago that distance students formed their own local study groups. The Australian Government is funding Regional University Study Hubs, which any Australian university student can use.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

Dr. Corrie Fountain Corrie Fountain has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clayton State University. Fountain holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies from Georgia State.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 28, 2024

The FAFSA Fiasco’s Forgotten Students Liam Knox Tue, 05/28/2024 - 03:00 AM The botched rollout of the federal aid form has affected current students as much as incoming first-years. Some feel abandoned amidst the scramble to help applicants.

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MAY 31, 2024

In 2019, I stepped into my role as the director for innovation, operations, and solutions at Oral Roberts University. In my few years on the job, I have had the opportunity to work with one of higher ed’s finest CIOs, Mike Mathews , and learned alot about the CIO role. Watching Mike has inspired me to improve my communication skills and vendor management.

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