Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Low-energy availability (LEA) and high blood pressure (HBP) in Black athletes may be related, according to findings from a recent study from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T). Student athletes Jason Ivey, Janorris Robertson, and Zach Yeager, and Dr. Troy Purdom The small pilot study analyzed the self-reported nutritional intake of 23 Black N.C.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
In 2021, a former student from USC tried making a purchase on USC’s online bookstore, considering alumni who buy through its website were provided a competitive discount on Apple products for one week of the year. But the discount failed to work. Because the student was a certificate holder and not a “degreed alumni,” according to USC Associate Senior Vice President of Alumni Relations Patrick E.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Black Futures Lab has announced the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States. Nearly 130,000 responses from across all 50 states partook in this survey, this is four times the size of the 2018 Black Census. Alicia Garza is the founder of the Black Futures Lab. Alicia Garza, founder and principal of Black Futures Lab, said she began designing the Black Census Project after the 2016 election because Black communities are still being undercounted and under-engaged.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
The neatly dressed student sitting across from me was in her late teens, not a child and not yet an adult. Her voice was shaky, but her tone was strong. Her presence carried a confident resolve cultivated through years of playing competitive sports. However, Shelly did not come to discuss sports but instead to seek counsel as a survivor of collegiate sexual abuse.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Proposed cuts at West Virginia University (WVU) have drawn the attention of the nation’s largest highest education union. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member American Federation of Teachers, sent a letter Wednesday to WVU’s board of governors criticizing the potential reductions, which include eliminating 9% of its majors, including all of its foreign language programs, and 7% of its full-time faculty positions.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Only two years after acquiring the coding boot camp, the university cited the rise of AI and increased competition as reasons for the shutdown. Southern New Hampshire University is winding down a coding boot camp two years after acquiring it amid a rise in low-cost competition and the broad adoption of artificial intelligence tools.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Omar O. Bell Omar O. Bell has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. He served as associate director of development at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Bell holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
The University of Missouri (MU) has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a doctoral training program for materials science and data science and analytics. Dr. Matt Maschmann The five-year grant will allow the school to better prepare and equip students for these emerging fields. “We’re excited to train a new generation of materials scientists and engineers to be proficient with data science techniques, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, wh
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Union Institute has been missing payroll and rent payments at facilities in Ohio and Florida. University leaders have offered little reassurance or recourse as employees fear a potential closure. Union Institute & University is in dire financial straits. The nonprofit online institution has been locked out of its headquarters in Cincinnati and faces eviction from its center in Florida.
Higher Education Whisperer
AUGUST 24, 2023
David Kellermann from UNSWGreetings from the last day of EdutTech 2023 in Melbourne. The session is on new modalities, this includes on studios specifically design for online learning. David Kellermann from UNSW is talking on what to do with online students post pandemic. His definition of hybrid has every student online and in the room can communicate with each other.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Minority-Serving Institutions Lead on Student Economic Mobility Featured Image at Top of Article CSU Fresno 2.JPG jessica.
Ed.gov Blog
AUGUST 24, 2023
One-third of American schools are located in rural areas. We want to ensure rural students have every opportunity to pursue careers in their communities and local regions — as well as in our increasingly complex global labor market. To that end, ED launched the Rural Tech Project, a $600,000 challenge to advance technology education and Continue Reading The post Get to Know the Rural Tech Project Finalist Teams appeared first on ED.gov Blog.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Biden Announced Loan Forgiveness a Year Ago. The Battle Was Only Beginning. Featured Image at Top of Article loan_forgiveness_one year_graphic.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 24, 2023
New adjunct faculty at Northwestern Michigan College will now be employees of Edustaff, an educational staffing company, while those who are already employed by the college have the option to switch or to stay with NMC. The change also impacts a pool of supplemental employees who may work in offices or as groundskeepers and more who will also have the option to go with Edustaff, said Cari Noga, communications director for NMC.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Rebecca and Clare, both 43, became friends at university in 1999. Rebecca describes their relationship as more important than any romance From the age of 11, Rebecca had her heart set on going to Oxford University. “I’m from a working-class background and went to a state school, but when a teacher suggested I could get in, I knew it was what I wanted,” she says.
Roompact
AUGUST 24, 2023
This week, we're teasing the upcoming Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA) happening October 22-25 in Long Beach, CA. Dustin chats with co-chairs Ardell and Alex about how they got involved in ICA and what they're excited about for this year's institute. Register now to make sure you don't miss out on this amazing event!
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
The University of Houston will officially shutter its Center for Diversity and Inclusion and its LGBTQ Resource Center at the end of the month,
Roompact
AUGUST 24, 2023
As a student staff member or “RA,” you have the exciting opportunity to create a sense of community within your university residence hall floor. Building a strong and supportive community fosters connection, engagement, and personal growth among residents. In this blog post, we will share essential tips to help you cultivate a vibrant and inclusive.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Leaders of Middle Tennessee State University’s campus ministry organization, Campus Outreach, have been indicted for attempting to steal from the university, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office announced Wednesday.
CAPD
AUGUST 24, 2023
Join your classmates for this year’s series of events from Career Advising & Professional Development tailored to sophomores, a collection of events that will help you make strategic career moves this fall. Learn more and register for events individually at the Handshake links below. For all CAPD events, go to the CAPD events calendar. Drop ins: Help Desk with the Undergraduate Advising Center | Tues, Sept 12, 11am-1pm ( 7-103 and 7-104 ) Get your questions about talking to employers,
Gray Associates
AUGUST 24, 2023
Can arts programs lead to prosperous careers? We dissect recent data that challenges the “starving artist” stereotype. Explore the resilient growth of visual and performing arts enrollments post-pandemic, the diverse paths graduates take, and surprising employment outcomes. Discover why arts education is not just surviving but thriving.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
Register Now Date & Time: Wednesday, September 13 at 2 pm ET Intercollegiate athletics has always played an important role in the campus culture and identity of an institution. As student demographics have dramatically shifted, however, athletics programs have also become increasingly important drivers of enrollment growth, as well as contributors to the financial viability of institutions.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Qian Yang, assistant professor in information science, examines how doctors became comfortable with using the technology.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
If the results are certified, PhD students who work at Duke as teaching assistants and researchers will form the largest graduate student union at a private university in the South. The final vote count on Tuesday was 1,000 votes for the union to 131 against. Supporters of the union needed to win a simple majority of returned ballots to succeed; they received 88%.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 24, 2023
The college’s long-standing financial troubles prompted rumors ahead of the 2022-23 academic year that it could close, according to a law firm representing its employees and students. So widespread was the gossip that administrators contacted employees in November, promising them 90 days’ notice before shutting down or terminating employees, the lawsuit states.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
The original intent of standardized exams was to break the stranglehold that elite high schools had on elite colleges. As a recent study has shown, colleges that use standardized criteria more heavily in admissions are less likely to give preference to wealthy applicants. It is the wealthy who can more easily game the subjective criteria (essays, teacher recommendations, niche and expensive sports for athletic recruitment, etc) in the college admissions process.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
Three ways we can reimagine community college transfer. Earlier this year, California governor Gavin Newsom urged the University of California, Los Angeles, to create a guaranteed pathway for community college students to transfer to the highly selective institution. The plea—or perhaps threat, given $20 million of state funding is on the line—comes amid a broader push in California and elsewhere to create more seamless pathways between two-year colleges and four-year universities.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to NSHE’s website. She says an estimated 55% of STEM and engineering students stay in the state after graduation. To get more engineers to stay in the state after graduation, UNLV received $4 million from the GOED for a program that helps students obtain paid internships with startup and tech companies.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
What do we truly believe about higher education?
Great College Advice
AUGUST 24, 2023
How many colleges should I apply to? I get this one all the time: How many colleges should I apply to? The answer to this question is simple: at least one. But before you dismiss the simple answer as a weak attempt at wit, consider this: you can attend only one college. Or for those who transfer from one college to another, you can attend only one college at a time.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Florida State Board of Education approved a new rule Wednesday detailing the disciplinary action colleges must take for employees who don’t use the bathroom corresponding to the sex they were assigned at birth, Business Insider reported.
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