Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A Look Back at College Closures and Mergers Josh Moody Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM More than a dozen colleges announced closures this year. Most struggled with enrollment issues that only accelerated after the coronavirus pandemic.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In the past, it was a rite of passage: Students graduated high school and enjoyed a final summer at home before heading out to the next stop on their educational journey. For many, college wasn’t a matter of whether they would attend but where they would go. Now, economic uncertainty, fears about diminishing returns on their tuition and other investments, increased opportunities to work in the trades, and other factors have experts warning about a coming enrollment cliff for higher education ins
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
2023 Holiday Videos Bring Laughter and Togetherness Johanna Alonso Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM This year’s holiday video greetings range from original songs and parodies of classic films to heartfelt reminders to prioritize compassion this season.
The Guardian Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Even Scrooge would marvel at Queen Mary’s pay-docking over a marking boycott. No wonder higher education is in turmoil In this season of quizzing, here’s a real head-scratcher. Can you name the big British employer that punished staff for boycotting a small fraction of their work by taking all of their pay for each day of their boycott? So that even while employees did their other tasks, putting in weeks of work, their pay packets were pilfered, month after month, from high summer until almost t
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
After several weeks of controversy, Saint Mary’s College, a Roman Catholic women’s institution in Indiana, has reversed its previous decision to allow the admission of transgender women.
CAPD
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Explore Careers in Medicine & Healthcare with Prehealth Advising this IAP 2024! Join Prehealth Advising this IAP for a collection of events designed to help you explore your interest in careers at the intersection of medicine, healthcare, and research along with the chance to get involved in small-scale volunteer opportunities and clinical experiences.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A Year in Views Elizabeth Redden Thu, 12/21/2023 - 09:25 AM As you put the cookies in the oven, catch up on any of these popular “Views” pieces from 2023.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
12 Months of Advice for Your Career Success Sarah Bray Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM In advance of the new year, we highlight some of the most read articles in 2023 by a variety of authors on a range of topics.
Ray Schroeder
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In recent months, public and private colleges and universities across the country have announced mass layoffs, program eliminations and campus closures. The measures come in response to significant budget shortfalls as a result of declining enrollment, the end of federal COVID-19 pandemic funding and other factors. Earlier this year, four of the 14 universities in the Big Ten Conference — Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers — announced significant budget shortfalls, topping $100 million
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
How Can AI Help Transfer? quintina.barne… Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Let us count the ways. Byline(s) Alexandra W.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Harvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible plagiarism in the scholarly work of its president, Claudine Gay, said on Wednesday that it had found two additional instances of insufficient citation in her work. The issues were found in Dr. Gay’s 1997 doctoral dissertation, in which Harvard said it had found two examples of “duplicative language without appropriate attribution.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce wants more information from Harvard University about how officials responded to allegations that its president, Claudine Gay, plagiarized parts of four academic papers, including her dissertation.
Ray Schroeder
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Forty-five percent of companies plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements for some positions in 2024, according to a Nov. 29 report from Intelligent.com. In 2023, 55% of companies removed degree requirements, particularly for entry-level and mid-level roles, the survey shows. Employers said they dropped these requirements to create a more diverse workforce, increase the number of applicants for open positions and because there are other ways to gain skills.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The California Faculty Association says its members will strike from Jan. 22 to 26 across the California State University system. The union says it represents over 29,000 tenure-line instructional faculty members, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches across the 23-campus system. A CSU System spokeswoman said the union had 15,820 dues-paying members as of September, and the total represented employees in its bargaining unit was 27,796.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Montana State University was awarded a $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to support moving quantum technology applications from concept to market — and potentially, space. “People should know that this is the second quantum revolution,” said Yves Idzerda, physicist and dean of MSU’s College of Letters and Sciences and principal investigator for the grant.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A gunman killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, making it the worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic. The 24-year-old shooter, who has not been identified but was reportedly a student at the university, died at the scene, according to news reports.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
New College of Florida’s accrediting body sent two letters to President Richard Corcoran affirming that several complaints made against the college by third parties were without merit, the college announced Wednesday. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), a regional higher education accrediting institution, contacted New College on Sept. 7, Sept. 25, and Oct. 2 for explanations of the school’s institutional mission, mission review, board/a
ISA Journal
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Spending any holiday far from home is hard, but it can be even harder when it’s one of the year's biggest holidays and you’re an ocean away. For me, spending the Christmas season in Ireland has brought about a lot of challenges.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Columbia University has announced a series of efforts designed to reinvest in its values and foster a community where debates and disagreements are rooted in academic rigor and civil discourse. These efforts include convenings, dialogues, professional development activities, and enhanced reporting resources. In a letter to the University community, President Minouche Shafik and Interim Provost Dennis Mitchell wrote, “This institution is an extraordinary place, where the best minds, for 269 y
Teaching Matters Online Learning
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In this post, Geoff Fortescue offers tips for making videos for online classes look professional on a budget. Geoff Fortescue is the media studio manager at The University of Edinburgh. This post belongs to the Teaching Matters’ November-December ‘Learning & Teaching Enhancement’ theme entitled ‘10 years of MOOCs↗️’.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Utah’s flagship university says it does not require prospective hires to sign a diversity, equality and inclusion statement before they’re employed. The comment to The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday comes the day after Gov. Spencer Cox alleged the practice of requiring such agreements during the hiring process at high education institutions was “bordering on evil.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
What are you reading? Imagining One Higher Ed Future for ‘Universities on Fire’ One possible scenario of campus conversations on the climate crisis catalyzed by Bryan Alexander’s essential new book.
College for Creative Study
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The post CCS Alumnus Jason Mayden ’02 Returns to Nike Brand Jordan as Chief Design Officer appeared first on College for Creative Studies.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute: Yi Cao, assistant professor of accounting at George Mason University, explores whether artificial intelligence might help us glean more information about companies from earnings calls.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Put simply, the university is not the voice of expression, but the forum for it. The voice, or according to the Kalven Report, the “instrument of dissent and criticism,” belongs to the individual faculty members and students. Consider the wisdom of these ideas as applied to the current Israel-Hamas conflict as a case in point. If a university issues a strong statement in support of either side (ostensibly expressing the voice of a majority of faculty and students, though not necessarily so, and
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A gunman killed 14 people and wounded dozens of others at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, making it the worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
New Presidents or Provosts: Lone Star, Mount St.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 21, 2023
U.S. Students All but Absent From China Doug Lederman Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM While Americans have generally returned to studying abroad post-COVID, Biden administration policies have largely prevented the flow to the U.S.’s political rival from rebounding.
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