Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every Fall, school buses are once again a part of our morning commutes. Less obvious are the parents joining in the back-to-school rite of passage alongside their children. Several decades ago, I witnessed this with my Aunt Bobbie, who enrolled in college while her kids were in grade school. In addition to being a college student, she was a wife, mother of three, executive assistant, and an involved auntie.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Layoffs and ‘Transformation’ at a Testing Titan Liam Knox Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:00 AM ETS, which administers the SAT and owns the GRE, laid off 6 percent of its workforce. Some say the blow reflects the diminished role of testing in college admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

U.S. Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). Ana Valdez VoyageLA According to the report, the economic contributions the Latino community makes to the U.S. are immense. The contributions are significant enough that if the national Latino population were its own country, it would have the fifth-largest GDP in the world, $3.2

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Clemson Removes Menstrual Products From Men’s Restrooms Johanna Alonso Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM To support transgender men, a number of colleges put period products in men’s bathrooms. Now Clemson, in an apparent nod to political pressure, has eliminated them.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In his 2011 The New Yorker essay , Harvard professor Louis Menand conceptualized the function of higher education in three ways: to develop life skills, enhance career prospects and improve social status. President Laurie Patton likes this framework, but in her eighth year leading Middlebury College and observing the changing world around her, she believes a new pillar has sprouted.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A Political Standoff Over Affirmative Action Liam Knox Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Politicians are settling into entrenched positions in the fight over how to interpret the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. Where does that leave colleges?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Beginning in July 2024, the Department of Education will hold colleges and universities on a tighter leash regarding their graduates’ employment outcomes. For-profit colleges, along with all institutions that offer non-degree certificate programs, will need to demonstrate that their graduates can afford their debt payments and earn more than adults who did not receive a postsecondary education. “Higher education is supposed to be an invaluable investment in your future.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and conservative radio host Dennis Prager were met with protest, and the talk fed political fires about campus free speech. Turning Point USA officials did not make Kirk available to The Arizona Republic for questions. But he and Prager didn’t hold back on stage while discussing free speech at ASU and ridiculing the university’s professors.

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Ed.gov Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Earlier this month, we celebrated National Arts in Education Week. Encompassing visual arts, music, theater, and dance, arts education is pivotal in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. The annual celebration is a time to reflect on the arts’ profound impact on student learning and development and an opportunity to help ensure even more Continue Reading The post Supporting Learning Through the Arts: An Interview with Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten on Raising The Ba

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A Lockdown, Then Criticism at Lane College Sara Weissman Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Some people on campus complained about a lack of communication during a recent lockdown. Lane administrators said they took all necessary steps to keep everyone informed.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Of all the cybersecurity dangers a college or university may face, perhaps the worst is complacency and the general inaction and inattentiveness it can lead to. But, with the average higher education data breach costing $3.7 million and ransomware attacks against institutions constantly on the rise, there’s little room for overconfidence — especially when it comes to protecting students’ most sensitive data.

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Roompact

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Following the robbery of a number of students near DePaul University in Chicago over the past month, the university will require students and employees to carry their identification at all times while on campus.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Prof AM Celâl Şengör , Damian Pattinson and Jack Whalen respond to Giorgio Parisi’s article about how the world lost its trust in scientists It is impossible to disagree with Giorgio Parisi’s deeply felt concern ( Is it TikTok or global crisis? How the world lost its trust in scientists like me, 25 September ). A part of the blame must be shared with schools and universities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Wesleyan University in Connecticut announced Thursday that it would eliminate loans from its financial aid packages, joining a select group of institutions that commit to meeting all students’ demonstrated financial need, beginning next fall

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College for Creative Study

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The post Alumnus Kevin Beasley (FA ’07) Awarded the Heinz Award for the Arts appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Protesting graduate students shut down a University of Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, disrupting the event with demands for higher wages, The Gazette reported.

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Ray Schroeder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fewer than 3% of tenured faculty members who the University of North Carolina System evaluated in the past decade did not meet job expectations, according to a newly published report.The 240,000-student system released the information ahead of a meeting of its governing board Wednesday and Thursday. The board heard about the system’s post-tenure review process, a tool some critics say undermines tenure-afforded workplace protections.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A former California Polytechnic State University professor is being investigated by the university’s Civil Rights and Compliance Office under Title IX for sexual harassment of a former student, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.

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Ray Schroeder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms. The executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford Humphrey, confirmed that the mandatory “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys were being suspended for 2023 and will be distributed again in the spring.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of St. Thomas Week: David A. Grenardo, associate director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions and professor of law, suggests how college athletes should be paid.

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College for Creative Study

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The College for Creative Studies is pleased to introduce a remarkable group of new faculty members, each bringing their unique expertise and passion to our academic community. In the Foundations Department, Michelle Lannoo has been promoted from visiting Assistant Professor to full-time Associate Professor. Her dedication and exceptional performance during her initial year have earned her this recognition.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Around 1,700 students have been left in the lurch after the Art Institutes, a network of for-profit art and design colleges, announced that its eight remaining campuses across the United States would permanently close by 30 September. The Art Institutes have been plagued by mounting issues over the past decade, following a nearly $100m settlement with the Justice Department in 2015, a loss of accreditation in 2018 and diminished enrollment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

2U, a Lanham, Maryland-based edtech company and parent company edX, is facing layoffs of an estimated 200 to 400 workers--a significant number for a company that only employs a few thousand--amid more rumors that the company is for sale. While the pain of their firings may be consequential for those who are experiencing it, the pain of those the company has damaged, mostly striving middle-class consumers and their families, may be worse. 2U's problems are not new.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A California college employee who fatally stabbed his boss on campus in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said Thursday. He attacked Steven Shek Keung Chan, a retired college administrator who had returned to work as a consultant, on Aug. 19, 2019. Prosecutors said they believe Vo stabbed Chan to death because Chan had discovered he had stolen more than $200,000 from Cal State Fullerton through fake tutoring invoices.

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NACADA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Ever encounter those moments in life, when time stands still, and for a fraction of a second, we see pain in another person’s eyes? As an advisor we never know what a student appointment will look like. One moment we are visionaries working with students to complete their degree plan, and thus fulfilling their dreams. The next moment a student shares, “I want to finish school, but I am now homeless.

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