Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida faculty who are challenging the state’s “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act. Gov. Ron DeSantis The 2022 state law – the “Individual Freedom Act” (“IFA”) – bans professors at Florida’s public universities from expressing certain viewpoints while teaching topics such as racial and sexual discrimination and injustice.

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Great College Advice

JUNE 26, 2023

Surprise. There are lots of famous graduates of liberal arts colleges. The liberal arts seem to be getting a bad rap these days. Students and parents alike are wondering what the value of a broad education could be. Instead they want their kids to pursue seemingly lucrative majors in STEM, engineering, or the realm of finance and economics. Nevermind that the drop-out rate from STEM majors is very high, especially at large universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Since the 2015 launch of Graduation Initiative 2025, a state-backed project to improve graduation rates, the California State University system (CSU) has made significant progress, with students from all groups earning degrees at higher rates. But disparities persist. The graduation rate gap between Black and white students is 22.2 percentage points,3 of a percent higher than it was fifteen years ago.

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Great College Advice

JUNE 26, 2023

What Classes Do I Need to Be an Architect? A client of mine is a budding architect. He is taking an independent study in architecture at his high school. He has become very enthusiastic about the possibility of turning his interest into a career. But he is unsure about what road to take as an undergraduate. Should he look for universities that offer a Bachelors degree in architecture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

In honor of Pride Month, college and university campuses across the U.S. celebrated and supported its LGBTQ+ communities in a wide range of ways. "Now, especially with all the anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, it's important that we have visibility on college campuses and in communities," said Shane Windmeyer., executive director and founder of Campus Pride. Shane Windmeyer At Emory University , those from multiple generations of the LGBTQ+ community were allowed to tell their stories and discuss American qu

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage? In 2006, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann was photographed at a Halloween party standing next to a student dressed as a suicide bomber. The photo went viral, and Gutmann—who had become president two years earlier—was forced to issue an apology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. Dr. Consuelo Wilkins The Vanderbilt Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program (V-FIRST) – funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – will aim to accelerate hiring, promotion, and retention efforts for diverse, early-career investigators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Dana B. Hamel, founding chancellor of Virginia Community College, has died at 99, NBC 12 reported. Dr. Dana B. Hamel “Dr. Hamel died Friday night, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday,” VCCS Chancellor Dr. David Doré said in a statement. “We have lost a great friend and Virginia has lost one of its guiding lights of the 20th century.” Hamel was chancellor from 1966-1979, during which his guidance and determination resulted in one of the U.S.’s leading community college systems, Doré sa

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

Higher education lawyers and advocates say the lawsuit is more about politics than a serious legal challenge—though others say it makes a compelling case. For 58 years, the accreditation system of higher education has stood, enshrined in federal law and reaffirmed with each reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Now, a federal lawsuit from the state of Florida is looking to upend that entire system, which is a key part of the federal accountability system that helps to determine wh

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

A report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) shows international graduate applications increased for the fourth consecutive year and a shift continued in the countries applying. The report titled, “International Graduate Applications and Enrollment: Fall 2022,” details the responses from 370 institutions, which represents 48.7% of the colleges and universities that received the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

Liberty University communications director Ryan Helfenbein sparked controversy in an interview last week when he referred to Adolf Hitler and other murderous dictators while discussing cultural battles over education at the Road to Majority Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Misty Nunn Misty Nunn has been named executive director of university and alumni relations at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. She served as chief of staff at the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Nunn earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Lincoln University.

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

A new report exploring the makeup of today’s online students has found that a considerable chunk is first-generation, previous stop-outs or a combination of both. “Voice of The Online Learner” found that half of today’s online learners had previously stopped out of a college-level degree or certificate program (42%) and one-third are first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Villanova University has tentatively agreed to buy the nearby Cabrini University, which will close at the end of the next academic year in June 2024 due to financial issues, The Inquirer reported. A final agreement is pending. The purchase is subject to regulatory approvals. The hope is to have something by the end of Summer 2023. Cabrini had been amassing a deficit of more than $10 million in its approximate $45 million budget, said Cabrini President Helen Drinan.

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Hanover Research

JUNE 26, 2023

The new department will offer three new undergraduate degree tracks in hospitality, hotel management and tourism. Hanover Research projects employment in hospitality and hotel management over the next 10 years to grow 6.3% nationally and 17.2% in Texas. The post Texas A&M Today: New Department Of Hospitality, Hotel Management And Tourism Approved At Texas A&M appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Higher Education Today

JUNE 26, 2023

By Ashley L. Gray The 2022 release of Renaissance, Beyoncé’s seventh solo album, took the world by storm. In “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s lyrics, accompanied by Big Freedia’s call for us to “release,” express the need for releasing the way things have been done in all spheres of life. Within higher education, the true diversification. Read more » The post Renaissance: The Role of Succession Planning in Diversifying the American College Presidency appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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Hanover Research

JUNE 26, 2023

Conducted in partnership with Hanover Research, the survey included responses from 519 senior finance and accounting professionals across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The post CFO Dive: Inflation, Talent Shortages Undercut Finance Team Efficiency: Report appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a large-scale survey by Vector Solutions, students are significantly more likely to discuss a sexual assault with a peer than with an authority figure on campus.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Ministers are ultimately responsible for weakening the arts and humanities. They are taking the country backwards The announcement that the University of East Anglia is to cut 31 arts and humanities posts – out of a total of 36 academic job cuts – has rightly prompted anger as well as dismay. UEA became a literary flagship among the new universities that opened in the 1960s.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has withdrawn accreditation from Alliance University, effective Dec. 31. The move comes after the accreditor placed the institution on show cause status in March due to financial concerns and various other issues. Alliance University, a private Christian university in New York, was formerly known as Nyack College until a name change last fall.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JUNE 26, 2023

Mick RyanGreetings from the Australian National University, where former Major General Mick Ryan, is speaking on "Thinking About Future War: Drones, Mass, and Other Trends". His first slide had as a backdrop a map showing how to invade Taiwan (from a WWII study), but then went on to talk about Ukraine.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

A custodian working at a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lab destroyed over two decades’ worth of research when he switched off a super-cold freezer while trying to silence an “annoying” alarm, according to a lawsuit filed by RPI against the third-party firm that employed the cleaner.

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

Imagine it’s the year 2027, and you’re an administrator at a university. Enrollment is steadily declining, and the pressure to fill classroom seats feels insurmountable. If the trend persists, your job and those of your colleagues could be on the line. It’s becoming a matter of survival. Though this picture describes the future we hear of daily as we collectively work to address it, there’s another way.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

Community college administrators say their students want better support when it comes to institutional customer service—and that they’re right for having high expectations, according to a report released Monday.

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

Cabrini University, plagued by falling enrollment and financial challenges, announced that it would close its doors and plans to sell its land to its more well-known neighbor, Villanova University. The deal hasn’t been finalized and must be approved by the boards of both institutions. Cabrini, enrolling just about 1,700 students, determined there was “no credible path forward” to allow it to operate after June 2024, the school said in a statement posted to its website on Friday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that a former Yale student acquitted of raping a fellow student could sue his accuser for defamation, the Associated Press reported.

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

Based on public records, internal reports and more than 50 interviews, including with current and former students, faculty and employees, the joint Free Press and ProPublica story published in January 2022 found less than one-quarter of its students graduate from Baker — far below the national average for private four-year schools. The newspaper probe also found that 70% of Baker students who took out federal student loans have problems making payments two years after leaving college.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission this month granted reauthorization for every private college in the state to continue to operate and award degrees, except for one: Alderson Broaddus University, MetroNews reported.

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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

A university janitor accidentally turned off a super cold laboratory freezer after repeated “annoying alarms,” resulting in the destruction of $1 million worth of scientific research, according to a lawsuit filed in the New York. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a private research university in Troy, New York, is suing Daigle Cleaning Systems after one of its contracted workers wiped out over 20 years of research, according to the suit, which was filed in Rensselaer County Supreme C

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 26, 2023

In part one↗️ of this two-part blog post, Avita Rath discussed the importance of feedback practices and how technological tools have leveraged those practices in the post-digital era. In this second post, Avita offers concrete examples of how she applied digital tools in her teaching practice.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 26, 2023

Georgia Southern will be running off a 480 million budget this coming school year. But they are one of many colleges facing state funding cuts. A 3.75 decrease in their 2024 fiscal year budget.That’s what Georgia Southern University is working with after the University System of Georgia cut more than 3.8 million dollars from their pockets.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

A long-awaited merger of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges is happening July 1. The singular statewide college will be called Connecticut State Community College, NBC Connecticut reported. Students will be able to take classes on all 12 campuses.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 26, 2023

The University of Wisconsin System’s top leader warned there may be more campus closures and increased tuition rates if the Legislature moves forward with proposed budget cuts. Funding for the public university system has become a sticking point between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature, threatening to paralyze the entire budget process.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 26, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Joanne M. Dickson, professor of psychology and mental health at Edith Cowan University, explores the best way to think about your goals to help you attain them.

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