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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Women pursuing careers in technical fields can benefit from campus career services, according to a joint study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and Cornell Tech initiative Break Through Tech. Dr. Judith Spitz The study, " The Impact of Career Services on Women Pursuing Tech Careers ", examines the current landscape for women pursuing careers in technical fields and how to improve said landscape.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

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I loved my role as a college student leader. I fully embraced the campus engagement opportunities, and as a result, I received valuable coaching, mentorship, and guidance. The support came from various sources: advisors, supervisors, conferences, guest speakers, and my peers, all of whom invested in me. Since then, I’ve been paying it forward by offering others the same kind of support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Dr. Ronald S. Rochon has been appointed chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) Board of Directors. Dr. Ronald S. Rochon University of Southern Indiana Rochon is currently president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI), a role he has had since 2018. He is also chair of AASCU’s Millennium Leadership Initiative Executive Steering Committee.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As of Tuesday Multnomah University will now be referred to as Multnomah Campus of Jessup University, after a recent merger announcement by the two Christian universities. Multnomah, located in Oregon, made the move after its leaders found “it was no longer financially feasible… to operate as an independent institution,” according to an FAQ on the merger.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Policy attempts to restrict what can be taught in schools continue to increase in the nation’s state legislatures in 2023, according to a new PEN America report. Dr. Jeremy C. Young PEN America The report, " America’s Censored Classrooms 2023 " lists 110 new educational gag orders introduced in 2023. While gag orders in past years sought to primarily censor speech about race and racism, this new wave seems to instead target sexual orientation and gender identity in K-12 schools.

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Throughout an organization’s recruiting lifecycle, recruiters go through a variety of hiring needs. Depending on the season and company needs, they may look for candidates to fill out short-term temporary roles to full-time permanent opportunities, with short-term roles, like internship opportunities, lasting anywhere from a few months to an entire season.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

An internal audit of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research (CAR) has found no issues with the handling of CAR’s finances, according to the school. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi The audit comes after CAR founding director Dr. Ibram X. Kendi announced the laying off of 19 people, in doing so prompting outside questions about the center’s grant management and why it had not completed more research with its funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Texas A&M University-San Antonio The money – in the form of a “Caminos Hacia el Éxito” (Pathways to Success) grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) – will help the school fund several initiatives in support of its diverse student body, particularly its large Hispanic and low-income student population.

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CIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

CIP Bloomington's Program Director, Ed Roe, recently had a conversation with Angelina , a former student alumni, following their Fall Family & Alumni Weekend. This discussion aimed to delve deeper into Angelina's newfound independence since leaving CIP. Among her various achievements, Angelina proudly expressed, "I am most proud of my independence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Dr. Lois V. Greene Lois V. Greene has been appointed senior vice president of wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, an academic medical center operated by Rutgers University. Greene holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Rutgers, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a doctorate in healthcare administration from the Medical College of South Carolina.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Studying abroad will no doubt broaden your horizons no matter where you go, but there’s a certain type of growth that happens when you go to the literal other side of the world. A destination like South Korea, for example, is a great place to explore new traditions and a different way of life. Korean culture is becoming increasingly familiar to many of us in the West, and summer is the perfect time to study abroad to find out why it’s growing in popularity.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Temple University is amid a search for a new president, and the campus community — including faculty, staff, students and alumni — has said what it wants to see in a new leader. The Collective Genius, a research and strategy firm, spent more than 30 hours gathering information from more than 300 people and received more than 2,100 responses to a survey, all used to compile its “University Voices” report.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Last Updated on November 8, 2023 by Cat Rogliano No matter when or where you study abroad or do an international internship , odds are you’ll experience some level of culture shock during your experience overseas. While this can be challenging for many participants, it’s important to know that by identifying the symptoms and seeking support, you’ll be able to successfully ease the temporary discomfort and anxiety of living in a new place.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) says the University of Arizona is currently ‘hemorrhaging’ money, now with the least amount of cash on hand since 2013. The schools says it’s the result of major investments that drained the university’s reserves, as well as some mistakes in accounting. University of Arizona President Dr. Robert Robbins says those investments—including some research funding and scholarships designed to attract students—could soon end.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Blogs Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university Higher ed's budget woes are becoming harder to ignore. The cost of running a college spiked 5.2% from FY21 to FY22, a 10.1% increase since FY19. At the same time, 28 states continued to fund higher education at lower levels than before the pandemic, and the average tuition discount rate at private colleges reached an all-time high of 56.2% in FY23.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Total enrollment projections for the 26 colleges and seven universities in the Minnesota State system show a slight increase to more than 106,000 full-time equivalent students last month. Minnesota State officials say minimal growth is also projected next school year. In providing updates on the budget and other issues , he said enrollment is up 2.65% over last fall, the first time in 13 years system enrollment has grown.

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College Forward

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. , Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — College Possible , the pioneering national nonprofit on a mission to boost equitable college access and success by connecting high school and college students from low-income backgrounds with near-peer coaches, today announced the appointment of Ali Ayub as senior vice president of finance, technology, and data.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nearly a hundred people participated in a student-led rally at the Vermont State University’s Castleton campus on Thursday afternoon, protesting proposed cuts in programs and faculty jobs. The university system has been seeking to trim spending after posting a $22 million deficit last fiscal year. The rally participants, including a marching band, gathered outside a campus building where several state legislators were meeting with union representatives for the university’s faculty and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I was a young academic when I first heard a colleague quote Audre Lorde: “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.” It resonated immediately in the context in which I heard it — in a gathering of religion scholars of color.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Women professors are more likely to leave the profession because of the ‘chilly climate’ of their departments than are their male colleagues, says a new study of American professors active between 2011 and 2020. The odds of these women feeling ‘pushed from their jobs’ is 44% higher than it is for their male colleagues, while the odds of these women feeling pulled towards a better position is 39% lower than for men professors, says the study, conducted by Katie Spoon, computer science professor a

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

More than 5 million borrowers have enrolled in the Biden-Harris administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan debt plan, according to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). President Joe Biden Alex Brandon/Associated Press The borrowers – nearly 5.5 million as of Oct. 15 – include 2.9 million who have $0 payments and others saving an estimated $102 a month ($1,224 a year) compared to what they would have paid on the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) plan, the program that SA

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University Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ideological clashes over the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses aren’t going anywhere. In fact, it has invited the broader community of donors, alumni and policymakers to direct higher education leaders on how to respond. Colleges and universities everywhere are being forced to balance two foundational pillars amid continuing protests: upholding campuses as a sacred space for free speech and the need to keep students safe.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Consul Yuval Donio-Gideon objected to course at Bard College but president says institution ‘stood up for academic freedom’ Israel and Hamas at war – latest updates An Israeli diplomat tried to persuade a leading New York college to cancel a course about the growing debate over whether the Jewish state practices a form of apartheid in Palestine. The Israeli consul for public diplomacy in New York, Yuval Donio-Gideon , took the highly unusual step of contacting Bard College earlier this year to o

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