Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As institutions wrap up their fall semesters, many faculty, staff, and students look forward to a chance to go home to familiar stomping grounds and family traditions. But for students who identify as LGBTQ+, particularly those who identify as non-binary, going home for winter break can paint a more complicated picture. Holiday stress impacts almost all students, according to a new survey of over 1,200 students from TimelyMD, a virtual health and wellbeing company that partners with almost 250 h

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The past couple of years have without a doubt proved difficult for students as they continue to navigate the murky waters of higher education amidst inflation and crippling tuition costs. But colleges aren’t turning a blind eye to the issues. Zaneta Encarnacion, chief of staff to the superintendent/president of the Southwestern Community College District, shared with University Business how Southwestern College is investing in its students through impactful student resources such as emerg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University of Dayton (UDayton) will launch a fellowship program to provide paid internships, mentoring, and professional development to underrepresented students from the Dayton region. The three-year Health Equity Fellows program will see fellows participate in two yearlong paid internships; mentoring with Dayton Children’s Hospital and the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine; specialized education focused on health policy, social determinants of health, and medical ethics;

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Higher Education Whisperer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Higher Education Review Terms of Reference, lists seven key areas for consideration (Department of Education, 2022). Here are some thoughts on the topic. Please note that while I am an Honorary Lecturer in Computing at the Australian National University, and a member of the Professional Standards Board of the Australian Computer Society, these recommendations are my own, and may not represent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Morgan State University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS. The award applauds promising and innovative proposals to improve student success and degree completion at master’s and doctoral levels while promoting inclusiveness, with the winner receiving a two-year, $20,000 matching grant.

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Higher Education Whisperer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Today I talked to the participants of Thomas Cochrane's "Design for Transformative Mobile Learning Design BootCamp", along with other authors of the paper, "Analysing mobile learning designs: A framework for transforming learning post-COVID" (2022). My notes on "Designing for online, blended and synchronous learning for computing students" are available.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Meharry Medical College and Nashville Metro government have come to an agreement that will give millions of dollars to the college for housing Nashville General Hospital, The Tennessean r eported. The plan – pending Metro Council approval – involves the city paying Meharry $6.3 million in rent this year to house the hospital, with costs increasing by 2.5% each year thereafter, through the end of the lease in December 2027.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Dr. Anne McCall will become the 13th president of the College of Wooster, effective July 2023, which will make her the second woman in the role. Dr. Anne McCall "I'm honored and thrilled to be chosen as the next president of the College of Wooster," McCall said. McCall is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana.

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Roompact

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This post is one in a five part series on securing a summer internship in college housing and residence life through the ACUHO-I’s Housing Internship Program. It is written from the perspective of a former ACUHO-I Intern. The series will walk you through the process from beginning to end providing tips and tricks along the.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Khalilah Shabazz Khalilah Shabazz has been appointed vice president and chief diversity officer at Butler University in Indianapolis. Shabazz holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees and an educational doctorate from Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Higher education in the U.S. is in the midst of a sea change, forcing schools to adapt with the times. It suggests that there’s a broader question about the value of college and particularly concerns about student debt and paying for college and potential labor market returns,” Doug Shapiro, the executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, said earlier this year, per the New York Times.

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Experiential Learning Depot

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I don't know about you, but pretty soon here (in Minnesota) it is going to get outrageously cold outside, so I am always on the hunt around this time for fun, but challenging, winter STEM activity ideas to get through it! January is notorious for its stinging, cutting, numbing, eyelash freezing, breathtaking (literally), bitter cold temperatures. By "cold" I mean -20 degrees F for weeks at a time.

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SRHE

DECEMBER 12, 2022

by Jacqueline Stevenson, Tom Power and Alison Fox. There are good reasons why institutional human research ethics committees (RECs) or research ethics boards (REBs) are needed in higher education institutions – namely, to ensure research participants are treated in accordance with a set of agreed standards and principles. This includes, for example, avoiding harm, ensuring informed consent, clarifying how any data collected will be stored and used, and ensuring transparency in relation to

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Study and Go Abroad

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The world has once again opened its doors to international students looking to study away from home, and young academics are opening their minds to the possibilities that are presented by this unique opportunity. Once you’ve made the potentially difficult decision to study internationally, you’ll then have to whittle down the many different destinations that are growing in popularity amongst the student population.

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Missouri State

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Congratulations on finishing out this semester with an extra congratulations to those of you graduating this fall! If you are leaving campus for Winter Break, you first need to check in with your RA to ensure that you and your room are good to go. Most residence halls will be closed for Winter Break ( Sunvilla, Monroe, Hammons, Heitz, Hutchens, and Scholars will remain open ).

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Paradigm IQ

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Have you ever been in a situation where you hear someone make a comment that sounds a little, or a lot, biased? Often, these are statements resulting from unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias), like saying a work. Three Tactics to Call Out Unconscious Bias.

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College for Creative Study

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The prestigious International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) acknowledges student projects by two Product Design alumni who appreciate the future and inclusivity of product design as they both received the Bronze Prize. After four decades of excellence, IDEA is one of the longest running, most prestigious design awards programs, and most anticipated annual awards competition in the world.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this post, Nia Obed-Arthur, an undergraduate student at the Law School, offers an overview of their experiences creating and fulfilling a Student-Led, Individually-Created Course (SLICC). Nia considers how the SLICC’s unique reflective learning and assessment framework has been fundamental to their academic development — and their growth as a writer and scholar.

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Experiential Learning Depot

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As someone with a background in biology, the first places I would think to go for scientific inquiry experiences is outside or in a lab. Next would be the kitchen. Need some easy kitchen science experiment ideas? Head inside --> Winter weather in Minnesota can get extreme and those extremes tend to last a while. Cooking is an indoor activity that is loaded with learning opportunities, particularly in science, for those cold or rainy days. ​ Scientific inquiry is a method of gathering i

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CAPD

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The MIT Graduate Admissions Blog is excited to announce its upcoming workshop on blog writing. In brief: Attend a 2-day blogging workshop: Wednesday, January 18 (in person) and Monday, January 23 (remotely), 2023 from 11-1pm. Write one blog submission. Earn $100 upon completion of post. Continue writing for the blog and earn $100 per piece. Your work will be eligible for publication on the blog ( check it out!

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A month into the nation’s largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many students who are facing canceled classes, no one to answer their questions and uncertainty about how they will be graded as they wrap up the year. Some 48,000 student employees walked off the job on Nov. 14 to demand higher wages and better benefits.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Faculty and staff are calling for more transparency from University of Colorado Denver administrators about a recently announced $12 million budget shortfall. “We have a crisis,” said Marty Otañez, chair of CU Denver’s anthropology department who helped lead a “teach-in” Wednesday evening to highlight employee concerns and questions about the budget deficit.

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CAPD

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Ready to take your first step toward the rewarding world of Management Consulting and become a BCG Associate? Want to consult with the fastest-growing, prestigious, global management consulting firm in the world? Kickstart your career now and register for BCG Launch here. BCG Launch is a virtual program that provides current undergraduate and non-MBA master’s students with an exclusive inside look into BCG from current BCG consultants.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We are now five months into our journey of moving to the “One UCF” concept for operational and financial management at the university. With Workday, Adaptive Planning, the new Responsibility Center Management budget model and Service Enhancement Transformation (SET) now in full swing, UCF is moving toward its goal of operational excellence. These changes are important because they continue to make the university more efficient and nimbler, with faster budget reporting and real-time financial dat

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CAPD

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on December 12, 2022. MIT senior Rachel Chae and alumnus Sihao Huang ’22 have been selected to join the 2023 class of Marshall Scholars and will begin graduate studies in the U.K. next fall. Funded by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship provides up to 50 scholarships for exceptional American students to pursue advanced study in any field at any university in the U.K.

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Joy Morales-Bartlett could finally see an end to her decadeslong student debt by the end of this year. But her ability to pay it off now rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. More than 40 million borrowers like Morales-Bartlett were eligible to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt under President Joe Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness plan.

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Paradigm IQ

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Key 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dates.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. admin. Mon, 12/12/2022 - 20:07. Colleges may not look much like they did a few years back. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software.

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