Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

We are asking today’s college students to go a long way to become the leaders the world needs. They come to college after years of pandemic-related interruptions to their lives and education. After they leave our campuses, they have to navigate and carve their way in a world that is increasingly polarized. Dr. Lori S. White At a time when colleges, universities, and their leaders are questioned about how they contribute to students’ futures, it is critical to remember that one of the most essent

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters Katherine Knott Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As colleges turn to police to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some are calling for the National Guard. Experts say history should be a warning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

School: University of Missouri Year: Graduate Student Major: Hospitality Management As the NFL Draft approached this spring, football pundits noted not only Darius Robinson’s athletic prowess, but his versatility and ability to play multiple positions. Robinson himself said he’s open to doing whatever a team needs from him. He proved that in his final year of college football, switching from the interior defensive tackle, which he had played throughout his time at University of Missouri, to t

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM D’Youville University thought its selection would be fun and relevant in an age of AI. Not everyone agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

James Crawford III James W. Crawford III was selected as the sole finalist for president of Texas Southern University. “Throughout this process, I have learned so much about Texas Southern University, and I am honored to join this esteemed institution with such a rich history,” said Crawford. “I look forward to working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the community to uphold and elevate our commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and economic empowerment as we ad

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Responsible AI and the ‘Future of Skills’ Sara Weissman Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM A gathering hosted by ETS delved into how AI could change how students are tested and how employers assess skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Richard Cordray has announced he will be stepping down this summer from his post as the chief operating officer of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid. Richard Cordray “We are grateful for Rich Cordray’s three years of service, in which he accomplished more transformational changes to the student aid system than any of his predecessors,” said U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Fred Holmes Fred Holmes has been appointed associate athletic director for compliance & student success in the athletic department at Lincoln University of Missouri. He served as assistant athletic director for academics and compliance at Metropolitan State University. Holmes, a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, holds a master’s in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

University of Kansas faculty members have unionized, in an 850-to-132 vote. The new United Academics of the University of Kansas (UAKA), affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors, will represent a broad swath of faculty members, the AFT announced Thursday in a news release. That includes full- and part-time, tenured and nontenure-track professors, lecturers, librarians and curators, the AFT said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Darius Robinson Darius Robinson was a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. The defensive lineman, from the University of Missouri, was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. He went as the No. 27 pick to the Arizona Cardinals. Robinson said the draft meant a lot to him, held in Detroit, Michigan, near Southfield, where he grew up and grew to love football in his late teens.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Universities Should Be for Students johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Institutions should serve stakeholders, not the other way around.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Summer Deaver Summer Deaver has been appointed director of the Caroline Huber Holistic Wellness Center at Brookdale Community College. Her background is in wellness, mindfulness, and leadership. Deaver served as executive director of Yoga Peace Kula and chief of staff at the Marilyn Group.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country 41 schools, 10 districts, one early learning center, and three postsecondary institutions were named. School systems across the U.S. are implementing environmental education standards, flipping the switch on solar Continue Reading The post U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

The Board of Trustees at Northland College has delayed making a decision on whether to close due to financial issues, citing “several transformative donor gifts” received this week.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 26, 2024

The results of this scoping review highlight several implications and future directions for research and practice. Firstly, there is a clear need for more empirical studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the short and long-term effectiveness and impact of GenAI tools. This includes exploring both text-based and multimodal-based tools and their specific applications in language education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Abby Chandler, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, considers how differently two British colonists in the 1700s reacted to a situation.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

Update about Federal Student Aid Next week, FSA will begin the next phase in years long work to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These improvements have been in the making for years and are an exciting and necessary step in transitioning key aspects of the PSLF program, including customer service, to the Continue Reading The post PSLF Processing Improvements: What Borrowers Can Expect appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

The University of Southern California, which has recently come under fire for canceling its valedictorian’s speech and

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College for Creative Study

APRIL 26, 2024

GDUSA presents our favorite institutions or programs that prepare students to work in professional graphic design.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 26, 2024

Nevertheless, universities could not afford to ignore AI because it was revolutionising many of the disciplines they taught, from medicine to information technology. Students denied insights into these changes faced a “complete mismatch” between their subject knowledge and workplace realities after they graduated. “Regulatory, technological, pedagogical, societal – you need to be aware of it on all of these levels,” Mr Bielik said.

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PUC

APRIL 26, 2024

Jalexis Herman is a freshman liberal studies major from our very own town of Angwin. After looking at several different colleges, she ended up deciding that saving the most money would be by attending PUC. Also being familiar with the location since she was in first grade, Jalexis wanted to stay nearby for a little bit longer. What made you choose your major?

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University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

Student protests are heating up around the country, just as the school year is winding down. At Columbia University in New York, a deadline is nearing for the administration to clear the student encampment off the campus lawn. The NYPD chief of patrol defended his department’s actions earlier this week in arresting over 100 student protesters on campus, writing “Columbia decided to hold its students accountable to the laws of the school.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 26, 2024

A study abroad program can be a life-changing experience, and even more so when you add an international internship into the mix! Just ask Amy, a college student from Fairfield University and an AIFS Abroad Alumni Ambassador who spent a fall semester doing a Study + Internship program in England’s capital city of London. Now that she’s officially part of our alumni community, Amy can reflect on her study and intern abroad experience.

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University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

The sticker price of college tuition only continues to increase. In March 2024, NBC 10 Boston reported that two Massachusetts colleges, Wellesley and Boston University, now have annual student costs exceeding the $90,000 barrier. While both of these institutions may be private, the cost of college tuition is noticeably increasing across the U.S. for both public and private universities alike.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

For Charlie Baker, there are a lot of things similar about being a governor and the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) — the nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics at about 1,100 schools across the nation. “One of the things that’s similar is the diversity of the constituency,” says Baker, who took the helm of the NCAA in March 2023.

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University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

In Colorado, fewer than half of high school graduates go on to college, well below the national average. In recent years, universities across the state have stepped up efforts to change that by offering free tuition to low-income students. Colorado Mesa University is one of the latest. As the fall semester gets closer, university President John Marshall is touring mostly rural high schools across the Western Slope.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

As pro-Palestinian demonstrations roil campus, the station’s undergraduate reporters – working 18 hour days – have become an essential news source “The turning point was certainly immediate, very sudden … We received a tip at 4am that there would be a demonstration on Columbia’s campus, and pretty soon after that, we went live on air.” The presenter, Georgia Dillane, is describing the moment on 17 April that student radio station WKCR was thrust into the spotlight with its quick news updates fro

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University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

Mary Dana Hinton believes she’s earned the right to be an optimist. Growing up in a poor family in rural North Carolina, she never counted herself out. Forward to today, she has secured a new contract at Hollins University that extends her role as president until 2030 and was elected chair of the board of directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

The California university cancelled Asna Tabassum’s speech because of ‘security concerns’. The real reason is cowardice When Asna Tabassum, a hijab-wearing Muslim, was announced as the valedictorian for the University of Southern California class of 2024, my initial reaction was the thought of my south Asian mother saying, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you valedictorian?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements Ryan Quinn Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Following Columbia’s lead, students across the US are demanding ceasefire and divestment – and hundreds have been arrested Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’ At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month. While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 26, 2024

Amid FAFSA Fallout, Head of Federal Student Aid Steps Down Katherine Knott Fri, 04/26/2024 - 01:28 PM Richard Cordray has been the target of much Republican criticism and faced calls to resign over the bungled launch of the new FAFSA.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Police clashed with protesters at Ohio State University, hours after they gathered on Thursday evening. Those who refused to leave after warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass, said a university spokesperson, Benjamin Johnson, citing rules barring overnight events. As the death toll mounts in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the US are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the c

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