Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The foundation announced that California State University, Fresno (Fresno State); the City College of New York (CCNY); Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (ODU); the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro will receive $5 million each to promote the study of the humanit

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 17, 2024

Lindsey Luther , Ascend Learning Lee Cordell , Institute for Trauma and Psychological Safety Key Statement: This article describes how educators can employ container-setting, a transdisciplinary strategy for designing better learning experiences for both students and teachers. Keywords: Trauma-Sensitive, Student Behavior, Learning Design What Is Container-Setting?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Live Analysis: Columbia President Testifies on Capitol Hill Katherine Knott Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Minouche Shafik faces questioning today about her university’s response to antisemitic incidents on its campus. Inside Higher Ed’s live analysis of the hearing kicks off here at 9 a.m.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

When colleges and universities were first forced to go virtual in 2020, there was a scramble to get everyone online. And while those early virtual meeting rooms performed adequately under the circumstances, they were hardly operating as robust learning platforms. However, they were ideal for figuring out what worked and what needed improvement to support better learning environments and more efficient student engagement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Indiana University at Bloomington faculty members voted no confidence in their president, provost and a vice provost Tuesday, following multiple controversies over academic freedom. The vote of no confidence in Pamela Whitten, the IU system president since 2021, passed 827 to 29. The no-confidence votes on Rahul Shrivastav, IU Bloomington’s provost and executive vice president, and Carrie Docherty, IU Bloomington’s vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, also passed by wide margins.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

By Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College. In our exchanges, we inevitably observe that we are a place that prepares individuals for the future Continue Reading The post Made for Our Times: Mobility, Vibrancy, and the Next 123 Years of the Community College Movement appeared first on

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APRIL 17, 2024

Nassau Community College Moves Ahead With ‘Mega Departments’ Sara Weissman Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The institution’s leaders say consolidating departments will make the college more efficient. Its faculty union says the move will do the opposite.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a bill that will allow students at the state’s three public universities to opt not to have their student activity fees go toward certain student organizations, the Arizona Mirror reported.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 17, 2024

Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report. The latest “Undergraduate Degree Earners” report, released Thursday, showed that almost 100,000 fewer people earned bachelor’s and associate degrees or certificates during the 2022–23 academic year, a 2.8 percent decrease. The number of certificate earners, meanwhile, is higher than it’s been in a decade, the report found.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Settlement Shuts Down Bias Response Team at Oklahoma State University kathryn.palmer… Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The university has settled with a conservative advocacy group that claimed OSU's harassment and anti-bias policies chilled the free speech rights of “politically conservative” students.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

The pandemic showed that remote learning is effective. It’s absurd that universities are going back to processes that exclude us Rosie Anfilogoff is the winner of the 2024 Hugo Young Award (19-25 age category) recognising young talent in political opinion writing My route to university was never going to be simple. While my friends were flicking through university brochures and choosing Ucas options, I was signing chemotherapy consent forms in the teenage cancer unit at Addenbrooke’s hospital an

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

'Catastrophic Success' Threatens Army Education Benefits jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Two of the Service's premier education benefits, Credential and Tuition Assistance, are under review. Higher ed advocates are concerned.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

The prime minister says ‘we need to do much better for the younger generation’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has suggested the government is looking to reduce the rate of student debt indexation in response to debts growing by more than 4% this year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Long-Stalled Florida Atlantic Presidential Search Restarts Josh Moody Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The institution’s initial hunt for a new leader was suspended in July over alleged anomalies. Now it’s back on, more than a year after it officially began.

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2024

Based on the media headlines and campus conversations, AI seems to be about the only thing faculty and staff are talking about. Though ChatGPT has been out for only a little more than a year, some professors have already adopted generative AI programs into their courses. Other faculty members are scrambling to AI-proof their classrooms to prevent students from using this technology to cheat.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Present-Day Lessons From the Early 1970s mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM How the early 2020s mirror and diverge from the early 1970s and what we might learn from the similarities and contrasts.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 17, 2024

In Campus Sonar’s latest industry trends report on “ Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed ,” we explored the gap between trust and value to understand what audiences discuss about a college degree using social intelligence. We focused on how audiences explain the purpose of higher ed, the value of a degree based on current outcomes, and how those outcomes could evolve if trust and values aligned.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 17, 2024

With the dollar’s declining value taken into account, new data shows that real wages grew by half a percent. But pay remains well below pre-pandemic levels, and full-time women and part-timers continue to receive less than others. The survey shows that full-time faculty members’ average salary among the participating institutions has increased to $112,000.

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2024

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to increase tuition at all 26 state institutions for the coming academic year. According to a statement from USG, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase 2.5% and out-of-state tuition will go up 5%. Additionally, the USG announced that a third tuition level will be established for international students, at a 2% mark-up compared to other out-of-state students.

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ISA Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

Kacper Grass is an ISA Barcelona and Seville alumnus at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville who's impactful time in Spain influenced him to pursue graduate school in Barcelona. In this article, Kacper shares his experience and tips for those looking to make their way back abroad!

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2024

Around 25 people, including about 15 resident assistants part of the union Student Workers At NYU, demanded university recognition for the group in a letter to President Linda Mills and the board of trustees delivered at Bobst Library on Tuesday. The union, which was publicly announced only a day earlier, is currently made up of 181 members, over two thirds of all RAs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week: Patrick Ferree, professor in the W. M. Keck Science Department, explores why some chromosomes act selfishly.

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2024

Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty declared no confidence in President Pamela Whitten and two top academic administrators in a vote held Tuesday. The Bloomington Faculty Council hosted the vote and reported that 948 faculty attended the meeting at the IU Auditorium. More than 3,200 faculty were eligible to vote. Whitten said the Board of Trustees has charged the university with making difficult but necessary decisions to ensure IU is a leader among higher education institutions.

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SRHE

APRIL 17, 2024

by Rob Cuthbert Higher education has always been something of a playground for junior politicians; HE ministers usually serve only short terms, and many are practising for bigger jobs. (Liz Truss and Boris Johnson were both briefly shadow HE ministers.) The Coalition period was an exception, with David Willetts serving for four years and evidently deeply engaged and interested in HE.

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NACADA

APRIL 17, 2024

The 2024 NACADA Annual Conference Committee has been working hard to deliver the best conference possible from October 27 th to 30 th in Pittsburgh, PA. Although there are a few details we need to hold back to surprise you with later, we wanted to give you a peek behind the scenes of what we have been up to so far. First, prior to the 2023 annual conference, we sorted through applications for this year’s conference committee.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 17, 2024

A week after previewing its plans to provide debt relief for 26 million Americans, the Biden administration is taking the next step this week to making it a reality.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Nemat Shafik will be grilled by House committee in exchanges that promise to become heated and confrontational Allegations of antisemitism at a top US university are being heard in a widely anticipated congressional hearing on Wednesday, amid continuing unrest on American college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza. The president of Columbia University, Nemat Shafik, along with senior colleagues, will be grilled by the House of Representatives education and workforce committee in exchanges that p

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