Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dr. Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open. The December-published study, " The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity Within College STEM Courses ", examined the effects of having URM and first-gen students in und

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Non-need-based merit aid has surged in the past decade, especially at struggling public institutions looking to boost enrollment. Some say it’s an unacknowledged equity issue. Merit scholarships are widely seen as exactly what their name suggests: financial awards institutions dole out to deserving students based on proven academic achievement. But a growing chorus of scholars and higher ed experts believes that deepening enrollment challenges have turned those scholarships into something else e

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Mandy Distel Mandy Distel has been named chief financial officer at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She serves as vice president and treasurer and was previously interim CFO. Distel holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A Michigan Tech professor allegedly called Young Americans for Freedom members “idiots” in class—and was then removed from the class. A free expression group is criticizing the university it ranked No. 1 nationally for student free speech after that same university allegedly punished a professor for using his own speech to criticize a student demonstration.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Drake University is planning to make cuts to its academic programs and other areas of university operations as it grapples with a budget deficit in the millions. Provost Sue Mattison announced the plans at a recent faculty senate meeting. According to a draft of meeting minutes, she pointed to the university’s operating budget as the main cause of deficits, with a balance sheet boasting significant assets and low debt.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

“Postvention” protocols are valuable tools for colleges dealing with a suicide. But not every university is as prepared as it should be when a tragedy occurs. What happens when a death by suicide occurs at a small, rural college campus that lacks the mental health infrastructure to support all the students gripped by grief, guilt or fear? In the past, those students might have been forced to navigate the aftermath all alone or draw on the surrounding community—which might be constrained by its o

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Boss of elite French university Mathias Vicherat has been interviewed by police and denies claims against him The director of once of France’s most prestigious higher education colleges, Sciences Po in Paris, is to stand down temporarily after being interviewed by police over accusations of domestic violence. Mathias Vicherat said he would withdraw from his position for a period, the length of which was to be decided by the establishment’s governing bodies.

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EAB

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs Five ways to boost your advancement team’s morale during the holiday season Show appreciation to your advancement staff during a busy time of year The end of the calendar year marks a busy time for Advancement teams. From wrapping up critical end-of-year fundraising campaigns to processing influxes of year-end donations, advancement staff are working overtime during this final fundraising push.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The presidents’ answers were not so much wrong as they were deaf to the moral imperatives of the moment, Karl Schonberg writes. In public hearings before a congressional committee last week, why could three presidents of some of the country’s most prestigious universities not make a straightforward statement that advocating genocide was unacceptable on their campuses?

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this extra post, the authors share details about the new Computer Science Education Group; an innovative initiative that aims to bring together staff and students of varied backgrounds involved in Computer Science Education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

DePaul University staffers are piloting a zero-credit course to connect incoming neuroscience students and provide a resource hub for them during their first year. To ensure incoming undergraduates are best prepared for college life, staff in DePaul University’s neuroscience department are piloting an asynchronous course this year, automatically enrolling all new students and providing success resources throughout the first year.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The discombobulated budget process that has played out in the Capitol in the past six months has stopped the flow of state money to community colleges and public libraries and left some other legislative priorities unfunded. The vast majority of state-supported operations have been fully funded and operating normally since Gov. Josh Shapiro on Aug. 3 signed into law a $45.45 billion spending bill that had been passed by the General Assembly.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

S&P Global Ratings is projecting a “bifurcated” outlook for higher education next year, with strong institutions faring well and less selective colleges expected to face challenges.

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AIFS Abroad

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Are you looking for a classic summer in more than one sense of the word? Doing a study abroad program in Greece during your summer break means you’ll have an experience that sits atop your personal Pantheon of adventures. You’ll reach new heights, all while gaining credit between spring and fall semesters. Summer is such a great time to do a study abroad program in Greece that it will have you saying, “Opa!

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CAPD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on December 11, 2023 Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li have won Marshall Scholarships, a prestigious British government-funded fellowship that offers exceptional American students the opportunity to pursue several years of graduate study in any field at any university in the United Kingdom.

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CU Work-Life Balance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s a prime time to invest in yourself and make the most of your University of Colorado benefits. Whether you’ve worked at CU for six months or over 25 years, we’re happy you have chosen CU as an employer. CU strives to deliver many benefits, services and more as part of our commitment to you. The check list below includes topics you may have heard during new employee orientation or have always meant to research when you had more time.

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Hope College Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Christmas at Hope is nothing short of magical. Especially with snow on the ground, it feels like I’ve been transported into an idyllic Christmas painting. But even though the scenery is spectacular, it’s Hope’s Christmas traditions that make this time of year so special. After Thanksgiving break, there are ample opportunities to be festive on campus, and there’s something for everyone.

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In 2015, Tennessee became the first state in the nation to promise a free community-college education to every high school graduate, regardless of income or GPA. Students only had to complete four simple paperwork steps, commit to going to school full time and start classes the fall after they graduated. Three years later, Seattle voters passed a $600 million education levy that included $40 million to launch a similar program called Seattle Promise.

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Hope College Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Holland at Christmas time is like no other. Life is full of joy and celebration whether you’re walking downtown, visiting your favorite coffee shop, or attending a Christmas performance in Dimnent Chapel. There’s plenty of ways to get into the Christmas spirit here, but I want to talk about my top five aspects of life in Holland during this time of year!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Charmeka Newton, clinical assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of North Dakota, discusses a tool kit for healing from harmful messages.

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Hope College Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Senior year creeps up on you faster than you may think. One moment you are moving into your Freshman year dorm and the next you are finishing up your first semester of your last year. Have you experienced everything possible? Have you done everything you could? Where are you going after graduation? Questions like those can be haunting. I had them when I entered my last year at college.

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CAPD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Please join us for a panel of MIT faculty and grant administrators as we explore the writing process and share tips and tricks for a successful grant application!

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A Utah company says it plans to try to acquire a historically Indigenous Oklahoma college it successfully sued to collect a debt. The president of Bacone College in Muskogee characterized the company’s move as “colonization,” according to a report last week by KWGS. Midgley-Huber Energy Concepts, a West Valley City-based HVAC contractor, sued Bacone for more than $1 million in 2021 for work performed during the previous two years.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Matt Bango on StockSnap In the ever evolving landscape of higher education, organizations such as Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) play a pivotal role in shaping the student experience as well as for those engaged in assessment. This year, SAAL has taken a bold step forward with the implementation of its new strategic plan. This blog post explores the key elements of SAAL's strategic plan and how it has been executed to enhance student affairs assessment practices and help nurt

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Food insecurity among college students is a more significant issue than one might imagine. Seeing a lack of easily accessible food in its own state, The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation outlined several measures institutions can take to curb hunger on campus. The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as limited or uncertain access to adequate food on a household level.

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CU Work-Life Balance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

University of Colorado employees now have available to them Colorado’s Public Employee Retirement Association’s (PERA) 401(k) and 457 after-tax ROTH options. While the traditional pre-tax options have been available, the addition of the after-tax Roth options allow enrollees to contribute money after their income is taxed, meaning tax-free withdrawals at retirement.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The higher salary threshold will prevent universities from hiring the best candidates from around the world, says Dr Sam Grinsell Your coverage of the planned increase in the skilled visa salary threshold ( Cleverly to announce salary threshold rise as part of new migration package, 4 December ) says that it will mark a return to days when non-EU migrants generally required degrees.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The causes and consequences of mounting public distrust of elite higher education. Distrust in higher education is no longer a purely partisan matter. When college presidents have lost the confidence of Lawrence Tribe, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and the Biden White House, mistrust runs deep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Amid ongoing criticism of her testimony at a congressional hearing last week regarding antisemitism on campus, Liz Magill, the president of The University of Pennsylvania resigned on Saturday. The chairman of the school’s board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned immediately during a trustees meeting Saturday evening. Dr. Claudine Gay “Following that, it became clear that her position was no longer tenable, and she and I concurrently decided that it was time for her to exit,” Bok said in a sta

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Liz Magill stepped down after her remarks at a congressional hearing sparked outrage. Her resignation followed months of tension on campus. After less than two years on the job, University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill resigned Saturday. The move came just days after her widely criticized comments about antisemitism at a congressional hearing, though Magill had faced months of mounting pressures over her response to the Israel-Hamas war.

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Faced with a demand from Republican lawmakers to axe diversity initiatives or go without raises and other funding, Universities of Wisconsin officials announced Friday that they’ve agreed to freeze hiring for diversity positions, drop an affirmative action faculty hiring program at UW-Madison and create a position at the flagship campus focused on conservative thought.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you haven’t realized it yet, that congressional hearing last week that continues to make news wasn’t about solving antisemitism in America. That was the given context for the hearing, but it really served as a platform for an outright attack by right-wing MAGA-types on the thing they believe has destroyed higher ed the last 30 years. What would that be?

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University Business

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On Saturday, four days after a blistering hearing before Congress , President Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania resigned from her executive duties. She faced mounting external pressure to step down due to her failure to convincingly denounce antisemitism last week. “The road ahead for Penn will require a clear moral vision and plan of action for combating campus antisemitism that begins with saying no to calls for normalizing violence and genocide against Jews,” wrote the

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