Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. Additionally, five institutions that previously received the Seal have chosen to recertify their status by demonstrating how they continue to utilize the Seal’s principles.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Gettysburg College Shutters Acclaimed Literary Journal Johanna Alonso Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Administrators say The Gettysburg Review does not fit the college’s new curriculum, which focuses on student experiences. Staff—and former interns—disagree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Shareese Williams Shareese Williams has been appointed interim director of alumni affairs at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU). She served as senior admissions counselor in the SAU Office of Admissions. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting communications from SAU and a master’s in health administration from Pfeiffer University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Admissions Offices Deploy AI Liam Knox Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Even as fears of robot-generated admissions essays abound, colleges are increasingly using AI in application reviews, raising new possibilities and ethical concerns.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Dr. Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of campus IT leaders sheds light on the state of digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other tech priorities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Surprise, shock, honor. Such were the emotions of many of the MacArthur Fellows selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "I was in total shock when I first learned about it,” said Dr. Linsey C. Marr , the Charles P. Lunsford Professor and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and one of the 20 individuals chosen to be part of the MacArthur Fellow Class of 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anthony Culpepper Anthony Culpepper has been named president of Los Angeles Southwest College. He holds an associate degree in business from Long Beach City College, a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Cal State Dominguez Hills, and an MBA and Ed.D. in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University as well as a juris doctor degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Why New ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Flawed Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM The new methodology downgrades measures of academic quality while relying on misleading metrics for affordability and career outcomes, Daniel Diermeier writes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Former Vermont State University dean and professor Honoree Fleming, 77, was fatally shot near campus last week, NBC News reported. Honoree Fleming and Ron Powers Vermont News & Media Fleming was killed from a gunshot to the head on the Delaware & Hudson Rail Trail, officials said. Her killing remains unsolved, but state police have said a man described as a person of interest – 5-foot-10 with reddish hair – is "armed and dangerous" and asked people in nearby homes and businesses to go ov

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Title: High School Benchmarks Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center The High School Benchmarks report is an annual report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center that aims to encapsulate the transition from high school to higher education. This year’s report features three primary areas of assessment: immediate enrollment, persistence, and completion; a special analysis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mott Community College (MCC) has received $156,000 to implement an initiative aimed at better supporting immigrant, refugee, and first-generation students, The County Press reported. Mott Community College MCC’s initiative is called Pathways to Success: Empowering Immigrant Futures (EIF). “Mott Community College is thrilled to introduce the ‘Pathways to Success: Empowering Immigrant Futures’ initiative, a comprehensive project committed to creating a nurturing environment for immigrant, refugee,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Getting the Mentoring You Need Sarah Bray Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Bill Mahoney and Jaye Sablan share advice on how grad students can shape working relationships with faculty in ways that help them feel supported and be successful.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The essay has always been integral to a student’s college application. However, it is now arguably an even more critical aspect for students this upcoming admissions cycle, thanks to colleges adopting test-optional policies and the fall of affirmative action pressuring students to capture their experience as a minority in their written materials.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Oh, Vandy Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Vanderbilt’s criticism of the U.S. News ranking methodology is tone-deaf at best, Jim Jump writes.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Experts uncover 17th-century coins at site linked with clan chief Alasdair Ruadh ‘Maclain’ MacDonald A hoard of coins linked to a Highland chief – which may have been stashed away as he tried in vain to escape the Glen Coe massacre – has been discovered underneath a fireplace. The 17th-century collection of 36 coins included international currency, and was hidden beneath the remains of a grand stone fireplace at a site believed to have been a hunting lodge or feasting hall.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

3 Key Themes and 11 Observations From the 2023 edX Global Forum joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Notes from the first big in-person edX gathering since the 2U acquisition. Byline(s) Joshua Kim James DeVaney Edward J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A new audit of Gallaudet University has shown that administrative salary rose by 107% ($11.3 million) while overall spending on academics, including faculty salaries, fell by 6% ($4.8 million) since 2019. Gallaudet University The audit – funded by the Gallaudet chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and conducted by Dr. Howard Bunsis, an accounting professor at Eastern Michigan University – calls into question Gallaudet's claims of fiscal hardship, which have been us

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Embattled Union Institute & University is facing fresh scrutiny from both federal and state authorities as its financial struggles continue.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 9, 2023

🎗️October is ADHD Awareness Month. In this extra post, Glen invites you to learn a little more about this specific form of neurodiversity and to appreciate how we can nurture the wellbeing of members of our learning communities who are living with this form of neurodivergence.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Blogs The Power of a Diverse Donor Portfolio in Your Annual Giving Program 3 Non-Alumni Audiences You Should Be Engaging Today’s advancement leaders will need to access the untapped potential of key audiences beyond alumni stakeholders if they’re going to meet their constantly growing institutional goals. The good news is parents of alumni, community members, and the dedicated faculty and staff at your institution all represent promising contributors.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Kerry Dean Carso, professor of art history at SUNY New Paltz, examines the history of one type of structure built around giving everyone a room with a view. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.

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Ray Schroeder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Since the 2018-19 academic year, its undergraduate student headcount has consistently declined, and in fall 2023, it failed to meet goals for first-time freshman enrollment. Credit hour production from traditional undergraduate students has decreased over the last five years, and on-campus housing occupancy ― as well as related auxiliary revenue ― has dropped over the last four.Because of factors like these, CBU is poised to face a projected deficit of between $5 million and $7 million by the en

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This past summer, I interned at Dow – the third largest chemical company in the world. While participating in the company’s Commercial Development Program, I gained invaluable professional and personal development experience, and I built life-long friendships with fellow interns from across the globe. Without Hope College, I would not have been exposed to this opportunity.

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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Denise Thomas, director of Campaigns and Major Gifts at CCS has been selected as a member of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit program, a nine-month transformational leadership program designed to challenge emerging and existing community leaders from Southeast Michigan to bring about positive change. As part of Leadership Detroit 44, Thomas will join nearly 75 executives across Southeast Michigan, representing a cross-section of the community, including business, organized

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I signed myself up for summer research at Hope. I thought it would just be something to put on my resume, but it ended up being so much more. By the time research ended, I found myself with new friends, an app on the app store, and a vision of what my future could look like. Going back to Holland After one week at home after exams, I was back in Holland.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Press Release EAB Enhances How Its Leading CRM Supports Students Before, During, and After College New features, including application connecting students to employers, focus on postgraduate success October 10, 2023 • 5 minutes Chicago, Il, (October 10, 2023) — EAB announced today, at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference , enhancements to Navigate, the company’s leading customer relationship management (CRM) software for colleges and universities.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Michigan college students did not get what they paid for during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the bottom line of lawsuits filed against nine state universities, claiming the students are entitled to a partial Pandemic Refund because their classes were moved from in-person to online to help stop the spread of the virus. The high court is hearing an appeal in the the lawsuits after lower courts ruled in the favor the universities.

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Campus Ministries is one of my favorite places on Hope’s campus. It perches on a hill near the edge of the Pine Grove. In just the past year, it has held memories of early morning study sessions, nights reading by the fire, and days on the porch playing card games with friends. Memories of meeting with chaplains, worshiping on the hill, and Bible Studies.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The initiative will standardize the language used in financial aid offers, so all costs, terms and conditions are easily comprehensible. This way, prospective undergraduate students and their families will have an easier time understanding the components of each offer they receive and be able to compare those offers side by side. At its launch, the institutions dedicated to this initiative serve more than 3.8 million students.

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Ray Schroeder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

About a decade of “emergency-style budgeting” at Delta State University has all but maxed out its credit and created an $11 million hole that is poised to be an unavoidable existential threat. Fixing the budget won’t be easy, Daniel Ennis, the new president, warned the campus during a town hall on Thursday. It must happen within five years and will require across-the-board cuts, including to salaries and positions, in part because the regional college’s single-best source of revenue — enrollment

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In a sudden public statement published last week, Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) believes government officials are waging “coordinat[ed] efforts to unjustly target GCU” in response to its lawsuit against the Department over its nonprofit status. GCU President Brian Mueller said the Feds intend to issue a fine to the university for being deceptive about the costs of its doctorate programs, ABC 15 reports.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Kalamazoo College is celebrating a historic $30 million gift from an anonymous donor. It’s the largest single gift commitment in the College’s history, according to a press release. Among the initiatives is a plan to re-envision the residential experience and plan for future construction of a new residence hall on the College’s historic campus.

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