Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s still early in application season, but North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has already seen a 57% boost in its application numbers from last year. “Compared to then, we were at 9,629 applications last year on January 24,” said Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at NCCU. “This year we’re at 15,187.” Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina Central University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image: Factors ranging from financial stress to participation in extracurriculars can influence whether a student receiving services at their university’s counseling center will voluntarily withdraw from the institution, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health. The center’s 2022 annual report analyzes the cases of 4,415 students who withdrew from an institution of higher education while in counseling between 2017 and 20

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has launched its DEI Data Lab , a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) online initiative to more widely share NSC Research Center data. Ricardo (Rick) Torres The site – financially supported by the Cognizant Foundation – includes case studies and data that provide a starting point for understanding current equity gaps, identifying recent trends, and analyzing enrollment , persistence , and completion.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of a bygone era in education. Today, students might be experiencing a course from their seats inside a classroom, or they could be working from home, or from a coffee shop, or participating asynchronously several hours later.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s college acceptance season, with all the accompanying emotional highs and lows swirling in households across the country. I, too, am feeling the swirl, for different reasons. As this year’s applicants and families make a decision, I am at my wits’ end about how to address a persistent problem: outsized attention devoted to so-called “best” or “top” colleges and universities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image: A study published this month adds to the many concerns about judging faculty members using student evaluations of their teaching. But this one suggests that gender imbalances in departments exacerbate the issue. Researchers found gender bias after analyzing Clemson University student evaluations of 1,885 tenure-track and non-tenure-track educators from academic year 2018–19.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr. Marta Yera Cronin will become president of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), making her the second woman and the first Latina to lead the school. Dr. Marta Cronin Cronin – a first-generation college student born of immigrant parents – is currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College. With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

A Chicago-based student support program for community college students is set to drastically expand its reach and the number of students it serves. Matters surrounding this expansion and scalability were discussed in sessions at a a one-day symposium, Building Towards Equity in Higher Education. Aneesh Sohoni The symposium – held Tuesday at the Malcolm X College Conference Center– was hosted by low-income community college student support organization One Million Degrees (OMD) , City Colleges o

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

To determine what materials to allow students to bring to exams, Nancy S. Schorschinsky conducted her own experiments and discovered some insightful results. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: teachinglearning Section: Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Career Advice Teaching Show on Jobs site: Image Source: skynesher/E+/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Postgraduate education leaders from 14 countries released recommendations to strengthen graduate education mentorship at the 2022 Strategic Leaders Global Summit. Dr. Suzanne T. Ortega The summit – co-hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and financially supported by ETS – took place Nov. 6-8, 2022, at The American University in Cairo (AUC), with the focus being to find strategies and resources to better support master’s and doctoral students mentorship.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr Jinghong Zhang making tea Photo by Tom Worthington, 2023 CC-BYDr Jinghong Zhang, Associate Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology talked on "Gongfu Tea and Camera" a the Australian National University in Canberra, 25 January 2023. As a bonus they made tea after. There was a serious scholarly point to this.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

The number of U.S. colleges and universities requiring some form of physical education course to graduate has decreased, according to a recent study from Oregon State University (OSU). The study found that the amount fell from 39% in 2010 to 32%. Dr. Bradley J. Cardinal “There’s an enormous amount of scientific evidence supporting the value of physical activity,” said Dr.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JANUARY 25, 2023

Trying HoloLens at LinkedIn SydneyI am not a believer in the Metaverse, and doubt I ever will be. The same claims were made for previous generations of VR, and Iwas proven right to doubt them. Metaverse is too much like Second Life, Google Glass, and real life, so will fail.The hype over Metaverse sounds all too familiar, and the reality far short of what is claimed for the technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Randi Lynn Tanglen Randi Lynn Tanglen has been appointed vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of North Dakota. Tanglen holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., a master’s in English from the University of Montana, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona.

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Proctor Academy

JANUARY 25, 2023

“I wish I could be a student here.” In my first few months working at Proctor, it’s hard to count how many times I’ve heard my fellow faculty say these words. I hear it in the dining hall, I hear it when faculty speak with visiting families, I occasionally hear it when teachers are (gently) reminding their students how many wonderful opportunities they have at their disposal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Hundreds of students at Bethune-Cookman University gathered on campus Monday afternoon to protest what they said were unlivable conditions in dorms and facilities, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal. The unrest stemmed in part from the university’s decision not to move forward with a contract for Ed Reed, whom it had tentatively agreed to hire as head football coach last month, after he posted videos complaining about the state of the campus.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

One in four students say they are in danger of dropping out of university – survey Students are skipping meals and relying on hardship funds and family support because of the cost of living crisis, with one in four saying they are in danger of dropping out of university, according to a survey. Research carried out this month for the Sutton Trust found nearly a quarter of the 1,000 UK students interviewed said they were “less likely” to be able to complete their degree because of cost pressures,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Howard University received a $90 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force to establish a research center on campus focused on tactical autonomy technology for military systems, university leaders and defense officials announced Monday. Howard will be the first historically Black institution to lead a university-affiliated research center, or UARC.

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Hanover Research

JANUARY 25, 2023

The survey, conducted by Pantheon and Hanover Research, asked more than 1,000 U.S. and U.K. consumers to share what they expect from their digital experiences. The post New Research from Pantheon Reveals Top Digital Experiences that Consumers Say Influence Brand Trust appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel on Monday resigned her position on the Securian Financial Board of Directors, citing weeks of “extremely painful” scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest between her two roles, The Pioneer Press reported. The company holds $1.3 billion in retirement plan assets for university employees, and its affiliate Minnesota Life Insurance Company is in the middle of a life insurance contract worth $4.6 million a year.

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Hanover Research

JANUARY 25, 2023

This school year K–12 leaders are tackling academic recovery and operational effectiveness to overcome noticeable setbacks in test scores, mental health challenges, and staff turnover. Understanding how to make informed decisions amid so many complex challenges has never been more urgent. The 2023 Trends in K–12 Education report provides insights, recommendations, and case studies that illuminate emerging issues in schools and districts.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Now more than ever, students are demanding more from their college or university of choice. And if we learned anything from the pandemic, it’s that education is becoming more and more about the student experience. Beyond simply wanting the flexibility to earn college credits from home, students feel that online programs meet their personal needs better than traditional face-to-face instruction, especially at the height of the pandemic.

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Hanover Research

JANUARY 25, 2023

Within a fast-changing job market, it is critical for higher education institutions to align their academic programs with the education and skills that employers are seeking in new hires. This takes on heightened importance as institutions revisit their academic portfolio in the post-pandemic environment. Our latest report analyzes notable domestic hiring trends based on job postings data from H2 2022.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 25, 2023

With hundreds of programs in dozens of countries, AIFS Abroad offers a large range of global programs for university students from all backgrounds and interests. What you might not know is that among the hundreds of choices, there are some super unique hidden gems that you may not have heard about before. Here are our team’s favorite hidden gem study programs for Summer 2023. 1.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

The University of Wisconsin System has joined a number of universities across the nation that have banned the popular socail media app TikTok on school-owned devices. UW System officials made the announcement Tuesday. Multiple schools have banned the app in recent weeks, including Arkansas State, Auburn, Oklahoma, Georgia, Idaho State and Iowa. Nearly half the states have banned the app on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsi

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Who is to Blame for Lax Academic Standards? It is no surprise to college professors that academic cheating is on the rise even though virtually every university has a policy on academic integrity. The reasons are many as discussed below but lax standards by professors and indifference towards cheating can motivate students to cheat. In other words, many students say, “I cheat because I can.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Hamline University’s full-time faculty members voted 71 to 12 on Monday to call for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller, The Pioneer Press reported. Miller’s administration called it “undeniably inconsiderate, disrespectful and Islamophobic” and “an act of intolerance” for an adjunct professor, Erika López Prater, to have shown an image of Muhammad in class in the fall.

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PUC

JANUARY 25, 2023

Noah Noble is a freshman aviation student from Lemoore, California. Ever since Noah was a kid, he always wanted to be in Aviation, which is why he chose this program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Salvador D. Aceves , senior vice president and chief financial officer at Regis University, in Colorado, has been named president there. Peter Blitstein , associate dean of faculty at Lawrence University, in Wisconsin, has been selected as provost and dean of faculty there. Cameron K. Martin , vice president of operations and chief of staff at Rocky Mountain University, in Utah, has been promoted to president there.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 25, 2023

Like any other tool, in the wrong hands it could be used for nefarious purposes; and cybersecurity researchers at Check Point say the users of underground hacking communities are already experimenting with how ChatGPT might be used to help facilitate cyber attacks and support malicious operations. "Threat actors with very low technical knowledge - up to zero tech knowledge - could be able to create malicious tools.

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The Student Affairs Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dear VCU Students, With the spring semester officially underway, there are many great programs and opportunities to get involved with at VCU this semester. One of those programs is by participating in VCU Homecoming and attending one or more of the many events. Students can utilize RamsConnect to do so. VCU is aware of promotional materials posted on third-party sites for events designed to look like VCU events, some of which require purchasing tickets.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 25, 2023

Technology is creating new work opportunities, but people need the skills to fill these new roles. Businesses, governments and academic institutions must align efforts to address the growing skills-gap crisis and help students and workers transition into new digital careers. Public and private partnerships can meet this moment to build competitive, equitable and resilient workforces for the digital economy at scale.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Colleges and universities are facing dramatic changes these days and can no longer operate by the time-honored traditions that have guided them for so long. Stetson University President Christopher F. Roellke , PhD, joins more than 100 college presidents who offer insights into the forces reshaping higher education in the new book, “ Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education.” ”All of higher education is under great scrutiny,” Roellke says in the new

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean The Boy and The Girl have returned to their respective campuses for the spring. TB is in his last semester of college, which happened inexplicably fast; TG is in her first year. After TB returned to campus, TW mentioned that this is probably the last time he’ll be home for more than a few days. She’s right.

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Hanover Research

JANUARY 25, 2023

Customers today have increased expectations for companies and are more willing to switch brands to get the products and services they want. In fact, in a recent study, we found that 44% of customers are open to trying new brands, even if they generally like the ones they currently use. Understand and evaluate your customers’ satisfaction with our infographic – How to Measure Customer Satisfaction.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute : Nancy Jecker, professor in the department of bioethics and humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine, explores how ethics can be an important part of emerging technology. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Ethics can be an important part of emerging technology. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Washington’s Nancy Jecker discusses one instance where it’s vital to be careful. Jecker is a professor in the department of bioethics and humanities at UW’s School of Medicine. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 01-25-23 UW Medicine - The Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfacing.

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