Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo will become president of Kentucky State University, effective Jul. 1. Dr. Koffi Akakpo Most recently, Akakpo has served as the president and CEO of Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC). Previously, he was vice president for business, administrative, and student services, COO, and chief student services officer at North Central State College (NCSC); and director of academic financial planning & management at Central State University.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

At the College of Lake County’s Advanced Technology Center, dual-credit high school students receive hands-on experience with the latest manufacturing technology that supports Industry 4.0. But just as important as the industrial technology experience the students receive is the exposure to software they’ll see in the workforce. While the students do have experience using devices at their high schools, the laptops the College of Lake County provides come equipped with programs like Microsoft 365

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Dr. Lisa Cardoza Lisa Cardoza has been appointed president of California’s American River College. Cardoza holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in social sciences of education from Stanford University and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

After a string of scandals over California State University leaders’ handling of sexual misconduct allegations, an external review found the system’s Title IX procedures to be “insufficient” and “unreliable.” When California State University chancellor Joseph I. Castro resigned last spring amid accusations that he mishandled sexual misconduct allegations against a colleague during his tenure as president of Fresno State, CSU’s Board of Trustees ordered a full external review of the system’s Titl

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

LGBTQ+ civil rights organization The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will expand its work to combat HIV and its surrounding societal effects using a $5 million grant from biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. Kelley Robinson The grant – awarded over three years – will go towards efforts to eradicate stigmas about HIV in Black and Latino communities and end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Campus Sonar

MAY 31, 2023

Higher ed trends empower you to analyze your campus’s online conversation behavior against a comparable sample. And they help you move beyond vanity metrics. We updated our higher ed trends research to help you compare your campus to the rest of the industry. This year’s research analyzed over 4,700,00 mentions from 50 institutions of every type and size to bring you the most relevant and impactful insights.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

St. Cloud State University’s financial issues and cuts are getting worse, with its $18 million budget deficit in fall 2023 projected to grow to $24.5 million next year, the Star Tribune reported. The school is planning to cut approximately 100 more faculty within five years, on top of the previously announced 20-plus faculty positions to be phased out next year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Educational testing giant ETS, will be shortening its GRE General Test to take less than two hours to complete, starting this September. Amit Sevak The test will have the "Analyze an Argument" task in its analytical writing section removed; its unscored section removed; and the number of questions in the quantitative and verbal reasoning sections reduced.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

With the pandemic waning, U.S. higher education is primed to bounce back its international student enrollment numbers after taking a 15% dip in 2020-21. As students worldwide begin flooding back, institutions face one unlikely adversary killing their enrollment potential: paper. Like a pebble stuck in a shoe, international student advisors can spend up to 30% of their time simply on paper processing.

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Roompact

MAY 31, 2023

One of the essential elements of a curricular approach is to have a regular review process in place. Peer review is one of the best ways of building buy-in for your curriculum and improving its effectiveness. Divisions and departments will approach the peer-review process differently. Some may choose to set aside a “review day” a.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Boston College students have long pushed their Jesuit university to create an LGBTQ+ resource center. Instead, the college will house LGBTQ resources in an intercultural center. Two years after Boston College’s undergraduate student government submitted a proposal asking administrators to implement a resource center for LGBTQ+ students on campus, the college is instead moving ahead with an unpopular plan to house LGBTQ+ resources in its existing intercultural center.

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Hanover Research

MAY 31, 2023

Doubling down on consumer data could potentially pay dividends during a down economy, according to Near Intelligence, which recently released its “State of Global Consumer Behavior Data Survey.” “Without a steady stream of up-to-date data on consumer behavior, companies are essentially flying blind,” said Steven Williams, chief research officer for Hanover Research, which conducted the survey for Near.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

GRE to Take Half the Time Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1364933585.

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Ed.gov Blog

MAY 31, 2023

“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action to transform P-12 education and unite around what truly works. Raising the bar means recognizing that our nation already has what it takes to continue leading the world. Through initiatives such as the Parent Empowerment Pop-Ups, which are interactive sessions Continue Reading The post Parent Empowerment Pop-Ups: Partnering with Parents for Perspective appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Facing a possible closure due to financial struggles, the King’s College in New York announced Wednesday that it is exploring a partnership with another Christian university that will allow it to remain open.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 31, 2023

In 2019, the Higher Education Inquirer began writing about the automation of academic work. We were looking for information on how the ideas of Frederick Taylor and his intellectual progeny had resulted in an academic assembly line for the masses. It was obvious that large subprime colleges had been divesting in academic labor for decades, replacing full-time instructors with adjunct faculty, content creators, and other ghost workers--where branding and advertising were more important than stude

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

With youth unemployment at a record high, the problem of overeducated young people is acute With a master’s degree in applied linguistics from one of Australia’s top universities, Ingrid Xie did not expect to end up working in a grocery store. But that was where she ended up after graduating from the University of Queensland in July last year. Xie did her undergraduate degree in China, studying English in the shade of palm trees at Hainan Tropical Ocean University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Stevens Tech Will Give Each Graduate $250 After Terrible Commencement Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/31/2023 - 06:22 AM

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Vice-chancellors urge review of tuition fees in light of caps on overseas students and rising costs Vice-chancellors are warning the current funding model for UK higher education is “broken” and have urged the government to review the system of tuition fees, which have been capped at about £9,000 for more than a decade. They have made clear that limits to overseas students announced last week on top of rising costs caused by inflation posed a serious risk to universities which would require more

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Paradigm IQ

MAY 31, 2023

While the first Juneteenth was celebrated more than a hundred years ago, most Americans were not familiar with the day until last year. A poll found that as recently as 2021, more than 60% of Americans did.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Stevens Institute of Technology will give each graduate $250 to make up for a “chaotic experience” during the commencement ceremonies, NJ.com reported. “While this gesture does not make up for the irreplaceable moments that were missed, we hope that graduates and their families will accept our acknowledgement of our mistakes and our promise to do better,” said Nariman Farvardin, president of Stevens Tech.

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Paradigm IQ

MAY 31, 2023

Every June, LGBTQ+ Pride is commemorated in countries around the world. It’s a month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and honor its history, as well as continue to fight for the rights of and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual people. In 2023 in the United States, that f.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

Navigating College Life with Autism: How Wichita State University is Making a Difference A report by the CDC states that one in 36 children is diagnosed with autism, which has increased since a 2016 statistic of one in 54. These types of increases will in turn increase the need for services for students diagnosed with autism on college campuses as well.

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College for Creative Study

MAY 31, 2023

On Thursday, May 11, Vice President & Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, Doug Chiang received an Honorary Degree from CCS and was the 2023 commencement speaker. While on campus, Chiang sat down with Provost Tim Flattery to discuss his career journey and offer some advice to current CCS students. About Doug Chiang Doug Chiang, Academy Award-winning artist, author and production designer, oversees designs for the Star Wars franchise, including films, theme parks, games and new media.

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PUC

MAY 31, 2023

During the beginning of this school year, auditions were in process for the Jericho Road Musical, which tells the story of two young individuals who fall in love, get married, have a child, and face problems throughout their relationship.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

The food insecurity rate among college students is three times higher than among all U.S. households, but only about 3 out of every 10 SNAP-eligible students receive benefits. Current SNAP eligibility requirements for students are complex and confusing, making them harder to get and complicating outreach efforts by colleges and universities and state and local governments.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 31, 2023

Ensuring the competence of engineers in South Africa: The contributions of Engineering Council South Africa (ECSA) editor Wed, 05/31/2023 - 05:44 The beauty and complexity of engineering lie in its ability to solve real-world problems, shape society, and drive innovation. However, without competent and skilled engineers, this potential cannot be fully realized.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

The Louisiana House of Representatives killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have ensured alumni from each school in the Southern and LSU systems have a seat on their respective boards of supervisors. Legislators representing northwest Louisiana have consistently brought up concerns that the state’s higher education leaders are neglecting North Louisiana campuses.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Boston University president Robert Brown issued a powerful rebuke Wednesday to students who shouted obscenities at this year’s commencement speaker, calling them “appallingly coarse and deliberately abusive.

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University Business

MAY 31, 2023

The state of Virginia is set to make a big change in a hiring practice by eliminating the requirement or preference that applicants for many executive branch jobs have a higher-education degree. The change will apply to almost 90% of state classified positions Youngkin’s office said in a news release. It will take effect July 1. Read more from The Washington Post.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 31, 2023

Medaille University, a nearly 150-year old private university in Buffalo, New York, is closing its doors after failing to sell itself to a nearby college. Universities across the country are facing more financial pressure as fewer students enroll and expenses rise. Medaille’s enrollment fell to about 1,537 full-time students in 2021 from about 2,340 a decade earlier.

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College for Creative Study

MAY 31, 2023

The post Midwest Living – a Guide to Detroit appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 31, 2023

State funding for higher education increased 4.9% in 2022 when adjusted for inflation, rising for the 10th straight year, according to an annual report from State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. This also marks the first time since 2008 that per-student funding exceeded levels seen before the Great Recession, which ushered in massive state funding declines.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week: Marilyn Masson, professor of anthropology, says that exploring how ancient civilizations responded to drought could be key for the future in a warming world.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

31 May · Episode 157 Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability 37 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Zach and Kathryn discuss their most recent study, What Works: 10 Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes that Lead to Good Jobs. A new study on what campus leaders can do to help their graduates move into good jobs by age 30 found that the most effective ways for young adults to succeed in the workforce generally involve attaining post-sec

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

New Presidents and Provosts: Columbia College (S.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

The 35 th annual NCORE—the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education—held this year in New Orleans, began under somewhat inauspicious circumstances. Campus diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are under attack across America, and the previous weekend, Texas state lawmakers passed a ban on DEI offices and programs at public universities.

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