Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. It’s a phenomenon that can particularly a ffe ct minoritized workers: a March survey by the Society of Human Resource Management found that more than a third of Black, ind

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The inevitable finally happened at Howard University on Sept. 3, 2021. Just two weeks into the fall semester, the Washington, D.C., institution was forced to suspend classes in the wake of a ransomware attack. The good news? The breach had been contained; networks were down, as was the Howard website, but the university’s IT department had the situation under control.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Xavier University has received $50 million – the largest in the school’s history – to bolster its endowment and affordability. The significant gift to the Jesuit Catholic school came from Harry and Linda Fath. Harry is the founder of Fath Properties. Linda is a dedicated supporter of local Cincinnati organizations, including Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Female students have put themselves on the plus side of at least one gender gap in K-12 and higher education, new research shows. “In every U.S. state, young women are more likely than their male counterparts to have a bachelor’s degree,” write Richard V. Reeves, the economic studies director, and Ember Smith, a research analyst specializing in children and families, at Brookings, the nonprofit public policy organization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Financial aid was necessary to paying for college for most students, according to a survey of more than 500 student scholarship recipients. Mike Nylund 521 students responded to the online survey, done by Scholarship America from Sep. 14 to Oct. 9. Among those who responded to the national survey, 90% said scholarships are extremely helpful or critical to them being able to stay in college.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Students whose last two years of high school were marred by school lockdowns and online learning are now falling behind at college, the New York Times reports. Members of the class of 2022, who were sophomores when the pandemic began, are struggling to keep up in their freshman college courses, feeling like they lost two years of education in high school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. This has been especially true for LGBTQ+ students, with the last three years seeing a concerning rise in thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. According to a report released earlier this summer by the Trevor Project , 45 percent of LGBTQ+ youth respondents have seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dr. Betty Rider will become the 16th president of Elizabethtown College , effective immediately. Dr. Betty Rider Rider has been serving as transitional president since January. At the school, she has also held other roles, including professor, associate academic dean, associate provost, and senior VP of academic affairs, dean of faculty. Rider’s term will last through June 30, 2025 , and is open to extensions.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I have heard the saying “when you know you know” a lot in my life. I do not think there is any statement that can be as true as that when it came to choosing Hope. Community. When someone asks about the community aspect of Hope there are no hesitations when saying that it is one of the greatest things to be part of. Everyone that makes up our community comes from different walks of life and when we all come together, this place comes to life!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Saint Louis University (SLU) has launched its Institute for Translational Neuroscience (ITN), which will connect experts in biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, social justice, and community outreach to study the brain and central nervous system. The institute aims to focus on matters including chronic pain, safer and more effective non-opioid pain medications, age-related dementias, genetic disorders of the nervous system, injuries due to trauma or stroke, diabetes, appetite behaviors, infert

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

UK & Irish university students are being hit harder than ever financially with the rising cost of living. A ccording to new research from Universities UK polling by Svanta ComRes , 67 percent of students in higher education are concerned about managing their living costs this autumn with more than half saying that this could impact them continuing their studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Georgia Student Finance Commission is partnering with 40 Georgia colleges and universities to waive college application fees this November in honor of the state’s “Apply to College Month,” WSBTV reported. Gov. Brian Kemp College application fees vary from school to school but on average are approximately $50. “We will continue working in the coming years to ensure our students and parents have every opportunity to succeed and pursue their educational goals,” Georgia Gov.

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Credo Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dr. Burton Webb presenting for the UPIKE Alumni Association. Credo is excited to announce Dr. Burton Webb, president of the University of Pikeville, as the 10th Annual Courageous Leadership Award recipient. Awarded at Credo's annual appreciation dinner at the CIC Presidents Institute, this milestone tenth Courageous Leadership Award goes to a deserving recipient who has led their institution collaboratively, bravely, and to transformative success—even through a global pandemic and intense social

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. It was July 2016, and the list of Black men and women killed by police had grown by two names in just two days. For teacher and producer Brandi Webb, those names were the last straw. She began work on a passion project, creating a film that would illustrate the violence and oppression experienced by people of color in the U.S.

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NACADA

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Everyone has a dream. Whatever it is, successful people approach their dreams one step at a time. Typically, that first step involves taking a test. It might be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. March2Success is a free online program proven to boost your test taking skills. More importantly, it will help you build knowledge and confidence for wherever you go in life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have jointly announced a network to give faculty and staff ways to improve student belonging and inclusion. Bacari Brown The network, “ Belong: An Inclusive Learning Community ,” aims to equip faculty and staff at CIC member schools with evidence-based strategies.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Survey. 2023 Voice of the Superintendent Survey. K-12 district leaders need to know the emerging trends shaping today’s state of the superintendency. We are excited to announce the launch of the 2023 Voice of the Superintendent Survey. . Take the survey. In 2022, EAB learned how superintendents’ roles and perspectives shifted following two years of turmoil.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Rachelle L. Williams Rachelle L. Williams has been named director of alumni engagement and annual giving at Talladega College in Alabama. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from Talladega College, a master’s in women’s studies from the University of Maryland College Park and an MFA in narrative media writing from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Blogs. How to Design a Nurture Campaign for Prospective Students. A Q&A with Michael Koppenheffer, Vice President of Enroll360, Marketing & Analytics. It’s no secret that connecting with Gen Z is challenging. Not only do they have high expectations when it comes to digital communication, but they’re also engaging with more colleges than ever before, so a growing number of schools are competing for their attention at any given time.

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and we at Symplicity want to give them the attention they deserve.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As Dixie Samaniego prepared for her first semester at California State University Fullerton, she had one focus: finding a way to pay. “I knew that my family wasn’t going to be able to pay, or help in any way financially,” said Samaniego, now a senior, “so I started applying to scholarships everywhere.”. As a low-income student, she qualified for a federal Pell Grant and a state Cal Grant, but still had a substantial balance to cover.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I have learned, and continue to learn, many lessons from our two years of trying to get Argos Education to escape velocity. Learning from failure—especially painful failure—is a process. I expect to write a number of pieces over time as I sort through my experience and get a little distance from it. The most immediate piece that I feel able to write about today is dealing with venture capitalists.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A man pretended to be a student and lived in several Stanford University dorms for at least 10 months, a university official said Tuesday. The university’s Department of Public Safety cited the man for violating the law the first time he was found living in a dorm in December 2021, but that didn’t deter him, Stanford spokeswoman Dee Mostofi said in a statement.

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Campus Sonar

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: The title of this article isn’t a slight to Liz’s SXSW presentation proposal. As a matter of fact, our stances are similar and I wholeheartedly believe every single current and future higher ed pro across the entire country needs that presentation. At best, the “ demographic cliff ” is an oversimplified, incomplete, and misleading phrase for the very real and inevitable demographic shift happening in the United States.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

U.S. Sen. Dr. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, will become president of the University of Florida (UF), effective early 2023. Sasse’s selection and candidacy was surrounded by student protests , controversy, and a faculty vote of no-confidence. Sen. Ben Sasse UF’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Sasse, who will become the school’s 13th president, pending ratification by the Florida Board of Governors.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Another set of opponents seeks to challenge President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan in the latest attempt to block the program through the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Indiana student loan borrowers Noel Johnson and Frank Garrison filed an emergency request, arguing that the initiative is unlawful and forces them to pay more in taxes, given that the canceled debt is technically taxable income per state law. “The administration is attempting to erase half a trillion dol

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