Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

By Drs. Erik M. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr, Renae D. Mayes & Tanya J. Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. The hostility is blatant and polemic. Our work challenges these deficit-oriented narratives. We see the brilliance and potential in our Black males at all stages of their academic development, even before entering preschool and kindergarten.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 22, 2023

Who would be the best college counselor for Ivy League schools? The college application process gets more complicated and more stressful every year, especially for ambitious, Ivy-bound students. With such a high-stakes, complex decision looming, it’s no wonder more and more families are turning to independent college counselors for guidance through the process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. All that’s required of them is to return a simplified form with no supplemental questions or essays.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

It was the kind of problem that most colleges and universities would love to have. A few years ago, the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, then known as the Krannert School of Management, was struggling to keep up with inquiries from prospective students interested in learning more about its programs. “The first issue was the volume of emails we were getting and the time it took to answer them,” says Dan Gaines, associate director of marketing and analytics at the

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Historically Black Colleges and Universities could be considered physical manifestations of both the American dream and the American dilemma. They were created out of necessity to educate pillars of African American communities who could then exercise proscribed leadership within a society that discriminated against and penalized the members of their race in many different ways.

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EAB

AUGUST 22, 2023

Podcast How MSU Saved Millions Without Cutting Faculty or Programs Episode 163. August 22, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

A new report revealed that it could take Black citizens over 500 years to achieve economic equality in the United States. Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, experts have provided a realistic look at the slow turn of progress for equality. The report "STILL A DREAM: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality" highlights current disparities that block the advancement of Black Americans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Dr. Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt has been appointed president of Jarvis Christian University. She served as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Jarvis. Lee-Pruitt holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Jackson State University, an MSW from Temple University, and a Ph. D. in social work from Jackson State as well as a Master of Divinity from Payne Theological Seminary.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

An updated report has unveiled the most expensive college towns in the nation. Those unlucky enough to make the list must be wary now of the issues it can create within its student and faculty body and the potential rifts it can develop between the community and school leadership. No other topic on higher education may intimidate parents, students and the general American public more than the issue of affordability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Marriel Hardy Marriel Hardy has been named associate vice president and chief communications officer at Talladega College. He served as chief communications officer for Coahoma Community College, an HBCU in the Northwest Mississippi Delta. Hardy earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a master’s in workforce educational leadership from Alcorn State University.

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Higher Education Whisperer

AUGUST 22, 2023

Greetings from the Melbourne Convention Center, where EdutTech 2023 just started. This is a big conference with many streams, covering pre-school to professional development. One big question being asked, and perhaps answered, throughout many of the streams, is what do we do about generative AI? First up is Dan Hickmott with "Grok Academy - Unlocking the power of Generative AI in education".

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Zenobia Lane Zenobia Lane has been appointed vice president for human resources at Santa Clara University in California. Lane holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from West Chester University in Pennsylvania and a master’s in human resources management from Walden University in Minneapolis.

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Ed.gov Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

The 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern & Central California will stop at nine U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools to celebrate their achievements. Students at Los Altos High School, a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, work together to plant trees on their school campus. Year round, the ED Infrastructure and Continue Reading The post Announcing the 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern and Central California: Schools for Climate Solutions appeared first on ED

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Article says Commons could bypass the parliamentary standards machinery after Labour leader says MP should be forced out Starmer says there is a massive mismatch between what the government is saying about how things are going well with the economy, and the lived experience of people. O’Brien suggests the two teenagers Starmer met today would have been happier if Starmer was still committed to getting rid of tuition fees.

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Roompact

AUGUST 22, 2023

So you were a student leader, huh? You did everything in college. In fact, it’s likely that you were so involved on your undergraduate campus that there wasn’t a page on the university’s website that your face wasn’t plastered on. It might still be there to this day. You were a stellar student. You were.

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CAPD

AUGUST 22, 2023

Join your classmates for this year’s MIT Future series, a collection of events tailored to your needs as a first year undergraduate student at MIT. Learn more and register for events individually at the Handshake links below. For all CAPD events, go to the CAPD events calendar. Explore MIT’s career services: tour of Career Advising & Professional Development | Thurs, Aug 31, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm ( E17-294 ) During your time at MIT, you’ll likely need your resume reviewed, lear

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

22 August · Episode 169 Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges 25 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Discover the impact of president turnover on higher ed leadership. Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 years.

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Terminalfour

AUGUST 22, 2023

Last week in Part I of this blog post, we discussed the benefits and types of Google Snippets. This week, we’re showing you exactly how you can structure your higher education content to maximize your chances of appearing as a Featured Snippet.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

And while there is undeniable value in a traditional college education, businesses have the opportunity to reshape higher education once again to align better with their most current and pressing needs at the height of the Information Age. Today, a “traditional college education” isn’t necessarily the optimal pathway for building a successful career.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 22, 2023

During this decade the number of religiously affiliated institutions declined only slightly, falling 3.3% compared to 14.4% for the entire higher education sector. But before the faith-based sector celebrates their resilience in these trying times, we should recognize that the stress and pain are unevenly distributed among these schools and denominations.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

Oregon’s 17 community colleges generated more than $9 billion in annual economic impact for the state in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to a report released last week by the Oregon Community College Association. The analysis, conducted by labor market analytics firm Lightcast and paid for by the colleges, looked at a variety of ways the colleges infuse money into the state’s economy.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

We would like to hear from students about what they have loved about going to uni – and what freshers should look out for We would like to hear from students about what they have loved about going to uni – and what freshers should look out for. What have you valued most about going to university? And what advice would you give to people applying to uni?

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

The economic advantage of getting a college degree remains at just about an all-time high when compared with the average earnings of Americans with only a high-school diploma. In recent years, a typical college graduate earned a median wage premium of more than $30,000, or almost 75 percent more than those who had completed just high school, a 2019 New York Fed analysis found.

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College for Creative Study

AUGUST 22, 2023

Put simply, there’s nothing like a leather bag. Try as they might, faux leathers always feel more faux than leather.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Just ahead of the return of student loans, borrowers can now apply for the Biden administration’s new plan to reduce monthly payments, the Department of Education (ED) announced Tuesday. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan (SAVE) is being touted by the administration as “the most affordable repayment plan in history.” President Joe Biden Borrowers who qualify for SAVE plans will not have to make any payments if they earn less than $15 an hour.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

Three years removed from the beginning of the pandemic, most institutions are prepared to welcome their students back onto campus with open arms, thanks to lax guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, as another fall and winter loom, so, too, does a wave of COVID variants. With infections again trending upward , some higher education institutions are not leaving any room for error.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 22, 2023

A trustee chosen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a motion to explore ending the program, starting with 2024 enrollees. The New College of Florida’s trustees voted 7-3 Thursday to take the first steps toward eliminating the institution’s gender studies program. The vote came on a motion introduced by Christopher Rufo, a trustee recently appointed by Republican Gov.

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