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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Appointments of chief diversity officers established a senior level administrative person to help develop strategies and approaches to facilitate DEI, which, by this time, was often articulated in institutional goals and values.

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These states and cities are the most competitive for students seeking an internship

University Business

Computer hardware, construction, media production, management consulting and electronic manufacturing appeared in the top 10 for having the most daily applicants and offering the most opportunities. Electronic manufacturing – 8.17 Government administration – 26.12 Electronic manufacturing 22.35

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TikTok set to be banned on Clemson networks

University Business

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster banned TikTok on all state government electronic devices managed by the South Carolina Department of Administration last year. Faculty, staff, and students will still be able to access the application on their private carrier data networks.

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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Libraries are buying less print and more electronic materials as print circulation declines. A: Library budgets depend on the library dean’s talent for negotiation and the university administration’s disposition toward libraries. Are there trends in institutional spending on academic libraries that can be shared?

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Community colleges' positive, pervasive digital leap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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Going online: Why should your college dump paper for digital credentials?

University Business

Physical diplomas, certificates and student records are becoming increasingly inefficient as core administration processes digitalize and students interact more frequently online. Higher education has a paper problem.

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Two ed-tech companies team up with hopes to improve transfer

Parchment

Meanwhile, fewer than a quarter of colleges and universities share transcripts with each other electronically, according to a 2021 report by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Transfer students, on average, lose 43 percent of their credits, the U.S.