Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Technical jobs are receiving fewer applications from younger generations. According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. Applications for jobs like automotive technicians or respiratory therapists went from an average of 10 applications each to only five.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Image: Ever since the chat bot ChatGPT burst into public view in late 2022, students, professors and administrators have been woozy from a chaotic cocktail of excitement, uncertainty and fear. The bot writes poems, sonnets and essays. It also serves as a convincing debate partner on a seemingly unlimited number of subjects. Given that the natural language model earned passing scores on the evidence and torts portion of the bar exam, among other feats, some in academe fret that the technology may

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

At Georgian Court University (GCU), women leaders are the norm. The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. Dr. Janice Warner GCU’s four academic deans now are: Dr. Mary Chinery, d ean of the School of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Jennifer Edmonds, dean of the School of Business & Digital Media; Dr.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

The stuff of science fiction isn’t nearly as far away as it once seemed. The speed of progress in tech continues to change higher education at a dramatic pace. Ideas that seemed far-fetched three years ago, like earning a four-year college degree solely by completing courses online and without ever meeting a professor in person, are now fairly common practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Starting this fall, the City University of New York (CUNY) has replaced traditional remedial math and English courses with more equitable “corequisite” courses, an accomplishment in CUNY’s seven-year effort. Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Corequisite courses give students academic support to help them succeed; count toward degree requirements; and, unlike non-credit bearing remedial courses, count for academic credits.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

Image: On Jan. 5, Tufts University dropped its requirement that students receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster in order to attend classes in person or live on campus. The Somerville, Mass., university had been one of only a few dozen institutions to require the latest booster after it became available in September; students were initially told to upload proof of vaccination by Jan. 1, 2023, but that deadline was pushed back to Jan. 31 just over a month ago before being scrapped altogether.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Richard Bland College (RBC) is looking to establish independence from parent institution The College of William & Mary, The Progress-Index reported. The school is asking the General Assembly to allow its operation as a separate school, with legislation introduced the week of Jan. 9 to create a governing 12-member board of visitors – appointed by Virginia Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Alex Red Corn Title: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University College of Education. Age: 39 Education: B.S., education, University of Kansas; M.S., education, University of Kansas; and Ed.D., educational leadership, Kansas State University Career mentors: Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, Portland State University; Holly Mackey, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2023

A new survey organized by the virtual health service provider TimelyMD has concluded that mental health ranks as students’ top stressor, the second consecutive survey to do so. The survey was completed by 1,200 students from various backgrounds. This is the second consecutive survey to cite mental health as college students’ biggest concern, this survey being marginally higher (50%) than the last survey (49%), which was conducted in August 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Students at Fresno Pacific University students are criticizing and protesting faculty and staff reductions due to university budget cuts, which could put several university programs at risk, KFSN reported. A protest of "Tents and Togas" took place Jan. 11. Tents signified protests against the loss of the Sierra summer course program. Togas were meant to oppose the school cutting its philosophy major.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2023

Historically Black colleges and universities have been embroiled in a student housing crisis for decades. Now, some are getting creative to address the problem. Just in time for the fall 2023 semester, Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, will transform dozens of shipping containers into dorm rooms, forming a small residential community that will house 98 students, university Executive Vice President Jens Frederiksen told NBC News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. JuliAnn Mazachek will become president of Washburn University, effective Feb. 1. And in doing so, she will become the first woman to lead the school as president. This marks a return to Washburn for Mazachek, who served in various leadership roles at the school for 30 years, such as dean of the Washburn School of Business and interim vice president for academic affairs.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Blogs. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet. One avenue leaders have explored to do so is changing their org chart: moving units, combining units, or setting up dual reporting lines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Nathaniel Currie Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University Age: 40 Education: B.S., social work, Plymouth State University; Master of Social Work (MSW), Simmons University; and Doctor of Social Work (DSW), University of Pennsylvania Career mentors: Gary Bailey, Simmons University; Anthony Hill, Winthrop University; and Shonda Lawrence, Clark Atlanta University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Do you, at this level, through this lens.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

Along with other aspects of the hiring process, they can be biased, taxing, expensive and time-consuming, writes Mireille Rebeiz. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: SrdjanPa/E+/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Ja’Bette Lozupone Title: Director of Student Affairs, Montgomery College Age: 41 Education: B.A., communications, Hood College; M.A., communications, Hood College; and D.O.L., organizational leadership, Hood College Career mentors: Dr. Olivia White, Hood College, and Margaret Latimer, Montgomery College Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “One thing that has been incredibly valuable to me has been deep trust in myself.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2023

Colleges and universities are facing significant enrollment and retention headwinds, putting future sustainability and growth at risk. As students question the price tag and time commitment associated with attaining a degree, higher ed institutions need to raise the bar and provide next-level student support to survive in this new era of competition.

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Dr. Lesley Shawler Title: Assistant Professor, School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences; Faculty Supervisor, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Southern Illinois University Age: 38 Education: B.A., psychology, California State University, Sacramento; M.A., psychology, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D., applied behavior analysis, Institute of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Endicott College; and postdoctoral fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School

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Roompact

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we speak with Laura about her dissertation work focusing on the issues impacting black student sense of mattering in residence life. She shares her experience researching this topic and advice for professionals to make progress in this area.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Chanel Derricott Chanel Derricott has been appointed assistant vice president for housing and facilities at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Derricott earned a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a master of public health degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Industrial action to take place in February and March in dispute over pay, conditions and pensions More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March in disputes over pay, conditions and pensions, it has been announced. The University and College Union (UCU) said the precise dates of the action will be confirmed next week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Quintin D. Taylor Quintin D. Taylor has been appointed chancellor of River Parishes Community College in Louisiana. He holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising from Bethune-Cookman University, an MPA from Louisiana State University, and an Ed.D. in adult learning and development from Northwestern State University.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

The leaders of the six largest university systems in Texas have agreed to freeze tuition for undergraduates for the next two years—if the state provides $1 billion in extra funds, The Texas Tribune reported. The system presidents said the university chancellors asked for more general-revenue funding as well as more funding for university employee health insurance and the program that gives free college tuition to military veterans and their children.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Darris R. Means Title: Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Age: 39 Education: B.A., sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed., counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., educational research and policy analysis (higher education), North Carolina State University Career mentors: Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

Blog: Beyond Transfer In 2022, we published 50 blog posts in “ Beyond Transfer ,” elevating the insights of researchers, practitioners, equity-minded reformers and students themselves. Amid the tremendous diversity of contributors and topics included in the 2022 lineup, the unifying thread was each author’s commitment to leveling the playing field for the growing share of students who attend multiple institutions and acquire learning in multiple settings on their way to a crede

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Sharrelle Barber Title: Inaugural Director of the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Age: 38 Education: B.S., biology, Bennett College; MPH, health behavior and health education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and Doctor of Science, society, human development and health, Harvard University Career mentors: Dr.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 12, 2023

Colleges interested in providing prison education programs need to adapt their financial aid practices to best serve incarcerated students, according to a new report from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. It’s crucial that colleges take a proactive approach to communicating with students in prison, as advisors can’t check in as casually as they can with the rest of the student body, according to the report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Duke University; and postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Career mentors: Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nearly 40 percent of recent graduates believe their college or university did an inadequate job of preparing them for “the emotional or behavioral impact of the transition to the workplace,” according to a new survey released today by the Mary Christie Institute. An even greater portion of recent graduates with high financial stress—50 percent—reported feeling unprepared.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Adelle Dora Monteblanco Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Pacific University Age: 37 Education: B.S., environmental science, Regis University, and Ph.D., sociology, University of Colorado Boulder Career mentors: Elaine Enarson, independent scholar; Ophra Leyser-Whalen, University of Texas at El Paso; and Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Your career path may look very different than your mentors and/or your fac

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. In the parable of the fox and the hedgehog, the fox knows a little about many things, while the hedgehog knows one big thing. In senior administration, you’re forced by circumstance to be more fox than hedgehog. So, in that spirit, here goes. Matthew Hora’s piece in IHE this week about career readiness is well worth the read.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Diego Villada Title: Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, New College of Florida Age: 38 Education: B.S., psychology and theatre performance, University of Evansville; MFA, theatre pedagogy, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Ph.D., theatre and performance studies, University of Pittsburgh Career mentors: Andrea Kidd, Miami-Dade Public Schools emeritus; Graciela Binaghi, Argentine mime artist; John David Lutz, University of Evansville emeritus; Christia Ward, University

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JANUARY 12, 2023

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Price’s $50 million donation “will benefit future students, educational programs, research centers, and entrepreneurism, as well as the construction of a new $190 million computing and engineering building

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Stacy Springs Stacy Springs has been named executive director of the Center for Biomedical Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She served as senior director of programs for the center and as executive director of the center’s biomanufacturing program. Springs holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

A white man filed a suit against six Texas medical schools Tuesday, charging them with illegally considering issues of race and gender when rejecting him, The Texas Tribune reported. The lawsuit comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of affirmative action. The man, George Stewart, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a 3.96 grade point average and a biology degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dr. Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Age: 35 Education: B.S., chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S., biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., engineering, the University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., biomedical engineering, Boston University; and M.P.H.,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2023

JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. multinational investment bank, is suing the college planning platform Frank Financial Aid, which it acquired in 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. The bank, which brought Frank for $175 million, alleged in a court filing that the company created a list of more than four million fake customers, including names, addresses and dates of birth.

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