Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) will host the 63rd Annual Sit-in Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying at 7 a.m. on Feb. 1 in honor of the A&T Four, the four NC A&T students who started a national movement by sitting in protest at a department store lunch counter in 1960. The four are Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Gen.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Image: Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. “Manhattanville is continuously monitoring, evaluating, and seeking to understand and adjust the academic curriculum and overall campus life to the needs of today’s students,” Louise Feroe, interim president, said in a related announcement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Dr. Karen K. Petersen will become president of Hendrix College, effective June 2023. This appointment makes her the second woman to lead the school. Dr. Karen K. Petersen Petersen is a professor of political science and dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tulsa (TU). She was previously faculty and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world. Yet, at most U.S. colleges and universities, the faculty is less diverse than the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amanda Davis Amanda Davis has been named chief advancement officer at University of Missouri-Kansas City. She served as assistant vice president for campaign leadership at the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in English and sociology from University of Missouri and an MPA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Image: Bryan Kohberger appeared at a courthouse in Latah County, Idaho, last Thursday to face murder charges for the brutal killings of four University of Idaho students in November. Just two months ago, the 28-year-old was enrolled at Washington State University at Pullman, 10 miles from the Moscow, Idaho, campus where the killings occurred, finishing up his first semester of a criminology Ph.D. program in which students debate the motives of criminals, among other things, and study how prosecu

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sweet Briar College’s President Dr. Meredith Jung-En Woo will step down from the role at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Meredith Jung-En Woo Woo led the school for seven years, during which the institution went through restructuring, including the creation of a curriculum focused on Women’s Leadership Core to replace traditional “general education” classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Marquisha Frost Marquisha Frost has been appointed director of strategy and operations for the Division of Innovative and Learning-Centric Initiatives at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Frost holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska-Omaha as well as a master’s in education and Ph.D. in higher education administration from Claremont Graduate University in California.

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2023

President Meredith Woo has spearheaded Sweet Briar College’s triumphant revival over the past several years, and now she is making way for the institution’s next leader. Meredith Woo (Sweet Briar College). Woo, Sweet Briar’s 13th president, announced this week that she will resign at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year after leading the rural Virginia women’s college for seven years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma There are harsh truths—lies and secrets, guilt and shame—that we generally don’t want to admit. That our family or our marriage is dysfunctional. That our intimate relationships are marred by hurtful, traumatic, toxic or abusive behavior. That our loved ones are unfaithful or addicted or are suffering mental decline.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 10, 2023

New Jersey City University is slashing its budget and teaching staff. In response to a budget deficit of $12 million. The layoff of 30 teachers has been announced along with the ending of 48 undergrad programs, 28 graduate programs and more. NJCU’s Board Chair Joseph Scott called the announcement "a difficult but necessary next step towards the long-term sustainability of the university mission.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Matt Reed’s recent piece on career ceilings has me thinking about professional progression, strengths and the nonfaculty educator. Matt writes, For an industry as status-obsessed as it is, higher ed is remarkably bad at building career ladders. That’s particularly true among many staff roles, as opposed to faculty or management.

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EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Podcasts are booming, and higher ed podcasts are no exception. We rounded up ten of our favorite higher ed podcasts that capture some of the most pressing issues facing today’s institutions. Each podcast has a different focus, from enrollment marketing strategies to IT & tech to student-centricity. Read on for our picks and a brief synopsis of each show!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Kay LeClaire, a Wisconsin artist and activist accused of faking various Native American identities, resigned as the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s first ever community leader in residence at the School of Human Ecology and the Center for Design and Material Culture, WPR reported. The university said in a statement that LeClaire worked there from March through last month and received stipend payments totaling $4,877, all from private gifts and grants.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Irene Tracey says she will commission independent inquiry to help alleviate ‘really tough’ pressures many face Oxford University’s new vice-chancellor has said that one of her first acts will be to investigate the pay and working conditions of the university’s staff, in an attempt to alleviate the “really tough” pressures on junior academics in particular.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Citing First Amendment rights, the University of Missouri said Monday that it will not take action against a student who shared a Snapchat that contained a racial slur and seemed to encourage violence toward Black people. The university condemned the Snapchat post when it first circulated on social media in December. But an investigation conducted by two university offices concluded that, because the message was sent only to the student’s friend and wasn’t used to harass anyone, the

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Gray Associates

JANUARY 10, 2023

Discover the key to successful academic program management: understanding student demand. Our analysis shows that this is crucial for predicting program success, and we'll show you the three essential data metrics you need to evaluate it. Learn how to use IPEDS completions, enrollment data, and Google search volume to stay ahead of the curve, capitalize on current trends, and make informed decisions on program development and growth.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

A new report released by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University offers guidance to state lawmakers and college leaders seeking to close the “college SNAP gap,” the number of students eligible to receive federal food benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who do not receive them. The report, released Monday, notes that a national student survey conducted by the Hope Center in 2020 found that only 18 percent of students who report

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CAPD

JANUARY 10, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Building 7A – Rotch Library, 7-238, GIS & Data Lab, Rotch Library 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139. Learn how to use EJScreen, an environmental justice data and mapping tool, to gain insights into communities around the U.S. experiencing environmental harms. Participants will workshop how to use data from EJScreen and elsewhere to advocate for these communities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Saving languages from eradication is a tall task as time goes on. In today’s Academic Minute, Emerson College’s Mneesha Gellman delves into the process to keep the words alive. Gellman is an associate professor of political science at Emerson’s Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JANUARY 10, 2023

Tactics and Strategies for Marketing Alternative Higher Education Programs. The higher education landscape is evolving, driven by innovation, economics, and changing attitudes among today’s students and a labor market that increasingly prioritizes job-ready skills. The high cost of earning a traditional bachelor’s degree, the gap between college graduates’ skills and employers’ expectations, and today’s tight labor market are combining to drive unprecedented interest in alternative e

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Academic Freedom Alliance, an ideologically diverse group of college and university faculty members dedicated to free expression, opines against critical race theory bans and other so-called divisive concepts bans in a new statement. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the American Association of University Professors, PEN America and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, among other groups, also oppose such legislation, saying it is antithetical to the Firs

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Paradigm IQ

JANUARY 10, 2023

Chances are, you've probably heard the term unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias) before. Whether you’ve witnessed or experienced it, to truly understand what it really means, it's helpful to start by understanding how our brains work and the connection they have to how we absorb and process information. The Pro. The Connection Between Unconscious Bias and How Our Brains Work.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ni (Phil) He , vice provost of faculty diversity at Northeastern University, in Massachusetts, has been selected as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Meera Komarraju , provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Northridge.

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PUC

JANUARY 10, 2023

PUC alumni Dr. Carlyn Ferrari (English, writing emphasis B.A.) wrote a book titled, Do Not Separate Her From Her Garden: Anne Spencer’s Ecopoetics, where she shows how Anne Spencer used nature symbolism in radical and innovative ways to express her Black womanhood, politics, and worldview. Being drawn to her poetry and fascination with Anne Spencer’s […].

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EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Podcast. Lessons Learned from a Student Retention Revamp at Syracuse. Episode 133. January 10, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2023

Over the objections of students, University of Missouri officials determined they have no grounds to discipline or expel a former conservative club leader over a racist social media message, saying she was exercising her First Amendment rights. In a Snapchat message shared by students last month, student Meg Miller used a racial slur, saying: “If they would have killed 4 more n—– we would have had the whole week off,” followed by crying laughing emojis.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Education Department announced Monday night that it had proposed rules to “create the most affordable income-driven repayment plan that has ever been made available to student loan borrowers, simplify the program, and eliminate common pitfalls that have historically delayed borrowers’ progress toward forgiveness.” The regulations would amend the terms of the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) plan to offer $0 monthly payments for any individual borrower who makes less than ro

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2023

Congress’ CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law on the promise of jump-starting research and development and building a more inclusive technical workforce. Community colleges, which serve the majority of higher education’s low-income students and students of color, must be included in the conversation, experts say. The law has spurred private investments for semiconductor production since the bill was introduced in spring of 2020, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

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Creatrix Campus

JANUARY 10, 2023

15 Predictions for the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education in 2023. editor. Tue, 01/10/2023 - 07:09. Artificial intelligence enthusiasts and skeptics got treated to the wonders of Machine Learning in 2022. At the surface level, Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education is a dedicated tool that can perform complex tasks in HEIs - be it for collaborating with students, bettering Learning and Teaching, or streamlining mundane manual tasks - AI is delivered on various fronts that

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2023

Some students at the University of Idaho will be carrying mace and heavy flashlights when they return to campus this week for a new semester, less than two weeks after a suspect was arrested in the murders of four fellow students. As they unpacked bags and boxes over the weekend, students at the University of Idaho and Washington State University in nearby Pullman, where the suspect had been enrolled, expressed relief and caution in the aftermath of the arrest following a six-week search.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 10, 2023

The University of Lynchburg is shrinking its workforce to deal with a budget deficit. The school said this has been months in the making as they reimagine the university with the goal of being more efficient in spending. Michael Jones is the VP of Communications for U of L and said the goal is for the university to balance its budget. "As a result of that, we will be eliminating four non-tenure-tracked faculty positions for the next academic year," Jones explained.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. The Boy has been home for the Christmas break for a couple of weeks; he heads back to Virginia soon. He’s in his final undergraduate year, on track to graduate in May. I remember being pretty freaked out when I was at that stage. I had sent off applications to various graduate schools but hadn’t heard anything good yet, and I didn’t really have a backup plan.

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CAPD

JANUARY 10, 2023

The MIT Libraries offer a goldmine of trainings and workshops on topics that are central to your work as a graduate student. Workshop topics include: data repositories and data management, using search tools efficiently, adopting citation management tools, open access and scholarly publishing, and much more. Workshops are offered in IAP and throughout the year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I write regarding Wesley Whistle's December essay urging Congress to step in to improve the transparency of financial aid letters. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has spent significant time with students, parents, and practitioners to improve the transparency and clarity of financial aid offers; we’ve worked with lawmakers in support of federal legislation to do the same.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is proposing policies to reduce federal student loan payments costs, especially for low and middle-income borrowers. The new rules would create an affordable income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for student loan borrowers, simplify the program, and remove common pitfalls. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona The proposed regulations would modify the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) plan to offer $0 monthly payments for individual borrowers who make less than

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute : Mneesha Gellman, associate professor of political science in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, delves into the process of saving languages from eradication. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?

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