Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Black voters ages 18-29 are showing skepticism about social media messaging and negative campaign advertisements, according to a new report from the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions ( CMSI ).

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

Here are some thoughts about college application stress and what to do about it. Anxiety about not getting into college. Anxiety about not getting into the ‘right’ college. It is not about being able to craft a ‘winning essay.’ Anxiety about not measuring up to my expectations. What’s Ailing Our Teens?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If we cannot embrace positive and transformative change brought about by leaders like Dr. Jack Thomas, the future of our HBCUs could be at stake,” they wrote, echoing the ongoing clashes between the board and HBCU presidents who have recently been ousted.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2024

Doubts About Value Are Deterring College Enrollment jessica.blake@… Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Survey data suggests that prospective learners are being dissuaded from college by skepticism about whether degrees are worth the time and money. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

Crafting the “Academic Interests” Response How do you write a college essay about academic interests? In addition to asking applicants about which majors interest them and their potential future plans, some schools ask applicants to write a college essay about academic interests. See more below.

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Dr. Laura Pasquini

JANUARY 31, 2023

As a coach, I became curious to learn what information and advice was being offered about the field of coaching. A: When interviewing a potential career [OR any type of] coach, you can ask: Can you tell me about your coaching philosophy and approach? What do you want to know about someone you are going to work with?

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Writing about failure can be difficult, but it also can make for an excellent college essay. So, here’s how the “writing about failure” prompt reads: The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. ” Think about failures or obstacles or How Did This Experience Affect You?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 18, 2024

Letting Ourselves Dream About Our Careers Sarah Bray Mon, 03/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Life is short, so we should pursue a path that allows us to be fully ourselves, writes Lauren Easterling. Byline(s) Lauren Easterling

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

This includes any information provided to learners about their performance and understanding of an assignment, task, or activity (Hattie & Timperley, 2007). link] About the Authors Keywords: Feedback, Timing, Peer Feedback Background As educators, an expectation is to provide feedback to students. Padgett, M.

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Hope College Network

JANUARY 29, 2024

While I certainly don’t mind having my own room when I go back home, there are a lot of positives about dorm life that tend to get overlooked. Impromptu Hangouts One of the awesome things about being in a building with a bunch of your friends is that it becomes really easy to hang out without much prior planning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Tina Smith, D-Minn, and Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, have reintroduced three bills to help students and families make informed decisions about borrowing for college. Tina Smith The bills aim to make sure that students are informed and educated about college search and selection, loans, and financial aid. My bipartisan bills with Sens.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

However, these concepts, while not illustrative of CRT, are fundamental facts about racism in the United States. The Manhattan study is not a survey about CRT, it is a survey about white racism. Anyone who has studied CRT understands that the theory cannot be adequately explained through these four rudimentary concepts.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

How will you write your Common App essay about a belief or idea? The Common Application prompts give you a chance to answer an interesting question, tell an important or revealing anecdote, and reflect on the ways in which the anecdote reveals something about your character, your beliefs, your values, or your personal priorities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 million from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Coastline College is now offering a program to help teach faculty about the complexities and nuances of the Vietnam War.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

The petitioners disagree and believe that adding a plaque to the statue about Witherspoon’s relationship to slavery is insufficient because the statue itself, bronze and towering, holds up Witherspoon as a subject for reverence. We’re not talking about Witherspoon in the late 18 th century,” he said. Bisno, however, is unpersuaded.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund Katherine Knott Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The money comes from a fund designated to pay off insurance claims and refund payments to borrowers, though the education secretary can authorize other uses. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 11, 2024

Let’s Have Better Debates About Standardized Tests Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Ben Paris argues that test critics downplay the disadvantages of test-optional policies. Byline(s) Ben Paris

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

In July 2021, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office discovered that about 20% of the state’s college applications were scams. The post What can institutions do about the rise of ‘ghost students’? million who had applied, 460,000 were found to be fake. appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

I simply asked the most senior people I knew among my acquaintances around the country about the subject. The best practice takeaway then remains to be honest about the current reality about where you are. I talked to people who have served on hiring committees at the department and university level. And not to give up.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

University of Florida (UF) faculty have expressed worry about a new regulation that would allow college deans to review employment of tenured faculty every five years instead of seven, The Gainesville Sun reported. It puts the entire decision-making process about tenure in the hands of one person."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2023

Virginia Western Community College’s campus in Roanoke has been proposed as the location for a new state historic marker about ties between desegregation and the creation of the state’s community college system, The Roanoke Times reported.

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University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The test is about one hour shorter (down from three hours), has briefer reading passages and offers students digital tools such as a highlighter, a calculator and a bookmark to revisit skipped questions. The post What leaders should know about the new digital SAT appeared first on University Business.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 30, 2024

3 Questions About Generative AI and Academic Innovation With James DeVaney joshua.m.kim@d… Tue, 01/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Why the University of Michigan is launching 36 new online courses on generative AI. Byline(s) Joshua Kim

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Great College Advice

JUNE 30, 2023

On its surface, this prompt seems to be asking about a specific moment in your life, and telling a story about a specific time will definitely help your essay come together. Here are just a couple examples of students who successfully wrote about accomplishments, events, or realizations that sparked periods of growth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

But keep talking about race. I’ve always talked about race. What about the mutual benefits of having an underprivileged Filipino kid as part of the student body at Harvard? If you feel bad about this decision, you’re in good company. The story was about my dad, who was 50 years older than me. Be color blind.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It’s not just about learning this awful history, it’s about learning and understanding, so that we can move forward. In the film Betrayal of a Nation, Brandi Webb explores the connections between the FBI and the NYPD in the assassinations of Fred Hampton, Malcolm X, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Ed.gov Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This is a one-time initiative Continue Reading The post Seven Things to Know About the Student Loan Payment Count Adjustment appeared first on ED.gov Blog. Department of Education (Department) has approved almost $44 billion in debt relief for more than 900,000 borrowers as part of the payment count adjustment.

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Grant McMillan

JUNE 8, 2021

The principle, “Nothing about us without us” is an important consideration for Registrars and Student Services in higher education. The ideals expressed in the Universities Canada statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are followed with a section on what… Read More Nothing About Us Without Us.

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Symplicity

JULY 26, 2023

This past spring, Symplicity Recruit conducted the State of Early Talent survey to find out more about how graduating students approach their job search. What stood out to us was discovering more about student trends around the company DEI initiatives they care about most. Here’s what we learned. 

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

5 Touch Points Students Should Consider About AI Sarah Bray Wed, 09/06/2023 - 03:00 AM As the new academic year begins, we must rethink the issue and help students decide when programs like ChatGPT deserve a place in written work, writes Naomi S. Byline(s) Naomi S.

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The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 21, 2023

link] About the Authors Distance Education , 39 (3), 281–298. link] Mezirow, J. Transformative learning: Theory to practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education , 1997 (74), 5-12.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 12, 2023

How Students Feel About Grading Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-462972915-2.jpg jpg colleen.flaherty Thu, 04/13/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Symplicity

JUNE 29, 2023

If you, like me, are a career services professional just making your way through this crazy, high-tech world to stay connected to your students, Application Programming Interface (or API) probably doesn’t mean much to you!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

3 Questions About Dartmouth’s First Fully Online Degree joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM A conversation with Dartmouth Engineering’s Alexis Abramson and Coursera’s Marni Baker Stein on the new online master of engineering in computer engineering. Byline(s) Joshua Kim

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ISA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

So, my friends and I sought all the advice and recommendations we could, on top of scouring different online blogs, articles, and TikToks about… Patrick's Day, I knew it was an opportunity I could not miss when I decided to study abroad, as well.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 26, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Laurence Hurst, professor of evolutionary genetics at the University of Bath, explores the differences between people who trust in science and those who do not.

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