Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Kelisha B. Graves remembers being a young student in public school, looking forward to the third Monday of every January as a day off. “Every King holiday is a day out of school, without intentional reflection,” said Graves. “At The King Center, we always say that the King holiday is a day on, not a day off. It’s a day of not just reflection but concrete action.
Will Richardson
JANUARY 11, 2023
Goodbye Twitter. Goodbye Chrome. Neither was easy. I was there for early-Twitter, and it was love-hate from the beginning. I loved the ease, the networking, the linking, and, yes, the learning. I hated the fact that I knew blogging in the way that I’d been practicing it for about a decade at that point was done for. “Micro-blogging” didn’t leave space for deep thought, complex ideas, and extended attention.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. The increase is due to the expansion of the university’s Emory Advantage program, which replaces loans with grants for students from low and middle-income families, to every student receiving need-based
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Image: “This website contains language that is offensive or harmful,” a Stanford University Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative website stated in December. “Please engage with this website at your own pace.” The initiative, published by the university’s CIO Council and People of Color in Technology affinity group, sought to eliminate racist, violent and biased language in Stanford websites and code.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a series of events as part of its Third Annual Black History Month Festival this year. The theme for this year is Black resistance. “Black Resistance has taken many forms throughout history. As the late Congressman John Lewis advised, ‘Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble,’” said ASALH officials.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Teaching Today Faculty members today too rarely recognize a significant impediment to student success: students’ own refusal—not inability—to simply do the work, writes Louis Haas. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: teachinglearning Section: Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Teaching Show on Jobs site: Image Source: IcemanJ/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Kristina Whalen will become president of Foothill College, effective Mar. 31. Dr. Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association. She has previously been dean and associate vice chancellor of instruction, enrollment management and instructional support services at City College of San Francisco and director of forensics and assistant professor at Cal
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg will become president of Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), effective Jul. 1. Dr. Matt vandenBerg “Matt is an innovative, energetic leader who will help to build upon Ohio Wesleyan’s reputation and success, especially as the Columbus region works to transform itself into the Silicon Valley of the Midwest,” said Kara J. Trott, chair of the Presidential Search Committee and vice chair of the OWU Board of Trustees.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 11, 2023
In this episode, Dr Emily O’Reilly and alumnus Andrew Strankman from the School of Biomedical Sciences discuss their fantastic research project on podcasting in education, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme. This is the first in a two-part conversation facilitated by Teaching Matters’ Eric Berger, which allows Emily and Andrew to reflect on the […].
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Ellen Granberg will become president of the George Washington University (GWU), effective Jul. 1. In stepping into this role, she will become the first woman to lead GWU. Dr. Ellen Granberg Granberg is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Previously, she was senior associate provost at Clemson University.
University Business
JANUARY 11, 2023
Technology waits for no one. This is the realization many higher education institutions came across as a result of the pandemic, and many of the instructional practices they adopted are here to stay, such as remote learning. Yet, many students feel they aren’t given the resources far enough in advance of enrolling in a digital course to be successful, according to a survey by WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) in partnership with the Ohio State University’s Office
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Stacie Williamson Stacie Williamson has been appointed vice president for alumni engagement at Wichita State University in Kansas. Williamson, who served as vice president for advancement at Heartspring Inc. in Wichita, holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Wichita State University.
Proctor Academy
JANUARY 11, 2023
In ancient Greece, the advent of modern day sport originated in training young boys to be soldiers. However, over time, sport became a way of connecting to and sharing an appreciation for the humanity of rivals.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Gerald Carter Title: Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Age: 39 Education: B.S., Cornell University; M.S., University of Western Ontario; and Ph.D., University of Maryland Career mentors: Claudia Coen, Irby Lovette, John Hermanson, and Dan Riskin, all at Cornell University; Brock Fenton, Western University; Jerry Wilkinson, University of Maryland; Rachel Page, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Damien Farine Jr., The Max Planck In
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Below-inflation rise described as ‘woefully inadequate’, with students estimated to be losing out on £1,500 Student maintenance loans in England will go up by 2.8% next year, the government has confirmed, despite soaring inflation and mounting concern about the impact of the cost of living crisis on students. The increase, announced on Wednesday, was greeted with dismay by those in the sector who described it variously as “disappointing”, “woefully inadequate” and a “devastating blow” to struggl
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Everrett A. Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., leadership and policy studies, University of Memphis; and Ph.D., public policy, University of Arkansas Career mentors: At the risk of omitting so many people who have been instrumental in my career as a mentor, I would prefer to say thank you to everyone that has poured into me in that capacity Words o
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
A recent study found that community college students earn degrees quicker and increase their earnings if they get extra help in credit-bearing courses rather than taking remedial courses. The seven-year study, conducted by scholars at Trinity College in Connecticut and the City University of New York, tracked more than 900 community college students starting in fall 2013.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
Dr. Hiram Lopez Valdez Title: Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University Age: 37 Education: B.S., applied mathematics, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico; M.S., mathematics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute; and Ph.D., mathematics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute Career mentors: Dr.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Hamline University is facing widespread criticism for not renewing the contract of an instructor who showed a painting of Muhammad, the founder and prophet of the Muslim faith, in class. Now the university is facing criticism over its response to tweets and other statements on its social media accounts. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression said it discovered the tweets that were removed, all about the university’s decision on the professor.
Ray Schroeder
JANUARY 11, 2023
Exactly how wealthy is Princeton? One measure is the endowment, which stood at $35.8 billion this October, higher than the GDPs of over a hundred countries. But the truly mind blowing number is the rate of return on investment: 11 percent per year on average over the last 20 years. The average real return for the market overall, approximated by the S&P market average, over the same time period was 7.93 percent per year.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Severe weather on California’s Central Coast prompted the closure of schools and colleges across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties on Monday and Tuesday, KSBY.com reported. Allan Hancock College, Cuesta College and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, were among the institutions closed. Students, faculty, staff and livestock were evacuated from some of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ’s agriculture facilities Monday afternoon because of an impending breach at a
University Business
JANUARY 11, 2023
As Texas lawmakers consider what to do with an unprecedented $32.7 billion state surplus, leaders of the state’s six largest public university systems are pitching that nearly $1 billion be allocated toward higher education. If lawmakers agree, these university chancellors pledge to hold tuition flat for all undergraduate students for the next two academic years.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute : Karen Levy, associate professor in the department of information science at Cornell University and associated faculty at Cornell Law School, explores how the trucking industry is modernizing—and whether it is for the better. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?
University Business
JANUARY 11, 2023
A federal judge on Monday began hearing testimony in a trial over the constitutionality of a 2021 state law requiring colleges and universities to survey students and staff members about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campus. The plaintiffs, including the United Faculty of Florida union and individual teachers and students, are challenging three parts of the law (HB 233).
SRHE
JANUARY 11, 2023
by Phil Pilkington. The recent anxiety over the development of AI programmes to generate unique text suggests that some disciplines face a crisis of passing the Turing Test. That is, that you cannot distinguish between the unique AI generated text and that produced by a human agent. Will this be the next stage in the battle of cheating by students? Will it lead to an arms race of countering the AI programmes to foil the students cheating?
AIFS Abroad
JANUARY 11, 2023
Last Updated on January 11, 2023 by Cat Rogliano. This summer, dive deep into the natural wonders and rich history of Central and South America when you study abroad or do an international internship program. Looking to learn or improve your Spanish language skills? Want to explore unique ecosystems? Interested in taking intriguing electives or gaining professional development?
Ray Schroeder
JANUARY 11, 2023
Oregon students pay disproportionately high tuition, hindering enrollment and depriving the economy of trained professionals in key sectors. The report on trends in state higher education enrollment and funding found that the Legislature’s overreliance on universities raising tuition to cover rising costs — rather than keeping up by making larger investments with state revenue — ends up hurting the economy.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
The trucking industry is modernizing rapidly, but is it for the better? In today’s Academic Minute, Cornell University’s Karen Levy explains. Levy is an associate professor in the department of information science at Cornell and author of Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance (Princeton University Press). A transcript of this podcast can be found here.
University Business
JANUARY 11, 2023
The Biden administration’s plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student-loan debt is in legal limbo, blocked at least temporarily by lawsuits. But a related proposal to lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers is taking a major step forward this week. The U.S. Department of Education laid out a proposed rule Tuesday to simplify and expand eligibility for its income-driven repayment programs, which tie monthly payments on federal student loans to the borrower’s ability to pay.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 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.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
The notion that the nation’s colleges and universities are failing to prepare their students for the world of work appears to no longer be a matter of debate: it has become conventional wisdom. A drumbeat of reports finds that 49 percent of recent graduates feel underqualified for entry-level jobs, nearly three in four employers say they are having difficulty finding graduates with the soft skills they need and almost two out of five students regret their majors, making career readiness a
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
An Illinois district court denied a motion by DePaul University Monday to dismiss a wrongful-termination Title IX lawsuit brought by a sports psychologist whose company provided mental health care to the university’s student athletes. By allowing the case to move forward, the Northern District Court of Illinois affirmed that civil rights protections in an educational setting extend to independent contractors.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Image: The Biden administration is moving forward on a sweeping plan to overhaul how student borrowers can repay their loans, though advocates want the Education Department to go further in its plan, while critics cite the price tag as an area of concern. The Education Department on Tuesday unveiled the details of its planned overhaul of income-driven repayment, which could transform the financing of higher education by providing more generous student loan repayment and forgiveness terms.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Image: Graduate student instructors and researchers at Yale University voted to unionize, 1,860 to 179, they announced this week. Some 3,214 workers total were eligible to vote. The National Labor Relations Board certified the election, which was years in the making. Yale’s is one of academe’s longest-running graduate student organizing campaigns, dating back to the 1990s.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, I wrote about the 2022 year-end omnibus bill and connected with Rebecca Natow on Twitter. Rebecca is assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at Hofstra University. She is author of the books Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education: Politics and Policymaking in the Postsecondary Sector (Teachers College Press) and Higher Education Rulemaking: The Politics of Creating Regulatory Policy (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 11, 2023
Image: In his first term as Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis sought to reshape higher education at the state level, pushing changes to accreditation requirements and tenure while requiring widely criticized intellectual diversity surveys and limiting diversity, equity and inclusion instruction in public colleges. Freshly re-elected, he’s now shaking up higher ed at the campus level, aiming to transform the state’s public liberal arts college in the image of one of the country&r
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