Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are safe spaces for personal development. Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness.
Great College Advice
AUGUST 17, 2023
College admissions interviews are an important element of the application process. However, there are several different types of college admissions interviews. This post provides important tips to help you prepare for the different types of college admissions interviews so that you can demonstrate your abilities, show your enthusiasm for a college, and share your sparkling personality.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) partnership with One Million Degrees (OMD) will begin at Malcolm X College this fall, providing students at the college dedicated support towards academic and career success. CCC’s partnership with the community college student success organization comes in the form of a four-year pilot program, which began last academic year at another CCC school, Olive-Harvey College.
Great College Advice
AUGUST 17, 2023
At Great College Advice, we are offer all sorts of advice on the perfect college essay. Here we focus on college essay introduction examples. In other posts, we have cover the importance of searching for the right topic by making sure the essay focuses on YOU , and by digging deep so that your essay is personal. We also discussed the importance of telling a good story and what to do if you are just stuck.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Three years after the initial Black Lives Matter protests and with the COVID-19 pandemic emergency now lifted, enrollment at HBCUs continues to rise. In 2020, as the nation contended with the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests across the country, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw an uptick in interest and applications.
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
First-generation college students often grapple with daunting financial hurdles that set them apart from their peers who hail from families with a tradition of higher education and corresponding wealth accumulation. Why does this chasm exist between these two student groups? The answer lies buried in the unequal availability of pivotal resources such as familial support structures, alumni networks and generational wealth.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
The University of Chicago will pay $13.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it conspired with other elite schools to limit financial aid for admitted students. The school is the first defendant in the suit to settle, The Washington Post reported. The lawsuit – filed in Illinois federal court in January 2022 – claims that 17 colleges and universities use a shared financial need methodology that reduces institutional dollars to students from working- and middle-class families.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Rutgers Law School Housing Justice & Tenant Solidarity Clinic is representing members of 75 Prospect Street Tenant Association in lawsuits against companies owned or managed by Ron Kutas, alleging that he is responsible for a building’s deteriorating condition. The building in question is “The Castle,” a 44-unit historic building with a well-documented history of neglect, including building-wide leaks, mold, and dysfunctional elevators.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Board members paused plans to pick a new name for the college after the process sparked controversy. The Cabrillo College Governing Board recently voted to delay a long-awaited name change for the campus after a more than two-hour public discussion. The heated board meeting earlier this month is the latest episode in a series of informational events and public forums held by the college regarding the name change.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Ingrid O. McMillan Ingrid O. McMillan has been appointed director of the I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium at South Carolina State University. She served as director of history, art, and culture at Penn Center, Inc., on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. McMillan holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from South Carolina State University and an MBA in management from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Many college students aren’t getting enough sleep. Following are six ideas for promoting sleep, including wellness pop-ups on campus, online sleep education and classroom-based interventions. More than half (54 percent) of 1,200 college students in a recent survey are not getting sufficient sleep—seven to nine hours per night, as recommended by the National Sleep Foundation.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Katherine Werwie Katherine Werwie has been appointed associate curator at the Nash Museum of Art at Duke University. She served as a graduate research assistant in technical cataloging at the Yale Center for British Art. Werwie, a graduate of Barnard College in New York City, earned a master’s at the University of Cambridge.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1053022940.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Royel Johnson Royel Johnson has been appointed director of the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in educational policy studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
‘Constitutional Crisis’ at Trinity? Featured Image at Top of Article Trinity_College_Connecticut_GettyImages_2 (1).
Roompact
AUGUST 17, 2023
Caring, dedication, and participation; are the three links that are used to describe how NACURH members work to lead, serve, and create a community on many of our campuses. Join NACURH Advisor, Jamie Lloyd, and NACURH Regional Advisor, Tommy Newsome, II, as they each talk about their journey from being student leaders to now serving as professional staff advisors in the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH).
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Higher education needs to provide Latinos greater access to Ph.D.s in the sciences, writes Robert W. Fernandez, who has helped develop a grassroots program to do so. The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling banning race-based affirmative action means that universities will face more difficulties recruiting students of color in academe.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
De-aged image offers first glimpse of how prince may have looked during unsuccessful Jacobite rising in 1745 The face of Bonnie Prince Charlie has been recreated using death masks that depict him as he would have looked during the Jacobite rising. The prince, who was renowned for his good looks, has captivated a new generation of audiences through the TV show Outlander.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Just days before the start of the semester, Arkansas announced that high schools will not be allowed to offer the College Board’s new AP African American studies course, ABC reported.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Proportion of top A*-A grades drops from 35.9% to 26.5% amid return to pre-pandemic era grading A-level results – latest updates A-level grades awarded to students in England have shown their biggest drop after results plummeted across the board in line with the government’s policy of enforcing a return to pre-pandemic grading. Five thousand fewer students in England gained three A* grades than in 2022, while the proportion of top A*-A grades shrank from 35.9% to 26.5% within a year, with 67,000
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Boston University announced Wednesday that it has hired Joan Donovan, the internet misinformation and disinformation researcher whose exit from Harvard University has stirred controversy.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Whitehall decision to return to pre-pandemic grading was premature, and unfair on a cohort whose education was defined by Covid The students who this week collected their A-level results overcame a formidable set of challenges. The class of 2023 were plunged into their first formal examinations only this summer, having been awarded their GCSEs by teacher assessment due to the pandemic.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
The United Faculty of Florida union and three members who say the University of South Florida laid them off this month filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to restore their employment arbitration rights.
College Forward
AUGUST 17, 2023
The summer months following high school graduation mark a critical period for students embarking on the transition from high school to college. Unfortunately, a concerning phenomenon known as “summer melt” affects a significant percentage of college-intending students, with 10-40% failing to enroll in college the fall after graduation. Summer melt refers to the obstacles and loss of momentum experienced by high school graduates, who, despite being accepted into college, encounter hurdles that de
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
The University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the university and other elite schools considered applicants’ wealth in the admissions process and dissuaded those who displayed financial need. Five former undergraduate students from Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University and Duke University leveled the lawsuit against 568 Presidents Group, a consortium of 17 colleges and universities that collaborated on financial need formulas and received ex
College Forward
AUGUST 17, 2023
During College Possible Omaha’s End of Year Celebration, one exceptional individual stood out among the dedicated AmeriCorps members. Dorothy, a college access coach, was recognized as the AmeriCorps Member of the Year. This prestigious award is given to the coach who best embodies the organization’s core values and serves as an outstanding example of an AmeriCorps member, as nominated by their peers.
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
He will succeed Dr. Chuck Ambrose who announced on July 31 that he was resigning after serving two years in the role. Dr. Bob Fisher is a Henderson alumnus and the former president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The ASU System plans to conduct its search in the fall with the goal to hire a new chancellor by Jan. 1. Read more from KAIT 8.
College Forward
AUGUST 17, 2023
Rising college freshman Eh Eh has always dreamed of a life in the countryside, owning a bakery with fusions from all around the world. In the fall, Eh Eh will be attending Metropolitan Community College, where she will begin her studies in culinary arts and business. Having never baked before, she has a lot to learn, but that won’t stop her. Eh Eh has a love for learning, whether it be about a new subject or talking to new people to learn more about them – she is passionate about expanding her k
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
Thrive Scholars is a college preparatory program founded 20 years ago with the goal of helping students of color from low-income households — defined as those earning $75,000 or less a year — win seats at the nation’s top colleges. But the mission extends beyond that: it helps see participants through graduation with career counseling and other support.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 17, 2023
Policy analysts can point to shifts in state funding, government subsidies, and myriad other reasons for the escalating price of college, but this issue is fundamentally one of costs—the overall expenditures associated with delivering the educational experience—not price. Higher ed has long been on an unsustainable cost trajectory, and everyone—students, the government, and society—bears that cost.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
The University of Missouri System is the latest institution battered in the MOVEit cybersecurity breach sweeping the nation. The system—which spans four campuses, research parks and a statewide health system—announced Wednesday that it was involved in a potential data breach with software product MOVEit. In May, a ransomware group named Cl0P took credit for a massive cyberattack against hundreds of organizations, including higher ed institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Evelyn Rucker Evelyn Rucker has been named director of intercultural affairs at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. She served as the interim director. Rucker holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s in public administration from Jacksonville State University in Alabama.
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
“That equates to roughly removing over 3,300 gasoline-powered cars off the road every year,” said Scott Bernotas, the University of Pittsburgh vice chancellor of facilities management. Pitt partnered with Vesper Energy to secure 100% of the solar farm’s output for the next 20 years. It’s part of Pitt’s goal to have a carbon neutral campus by 2037.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 17, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week: Donald Arnold, professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, explores how close we are to understanding how memories are formed.
The Change Leader, Inc.
AUGUST 17, 2023
Higher ed faces numerous crises , with enrollment plummeting to pre-Recession levels and student success in decline. Although community colleges are recovering, 40 million people in the U.S. who enrolled in a two- or four-year institution stopped out along the way. But an annual survey that was conducted over the course of three years finally provides higher ed with a way to address these challenges.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 17, 2023
The democratization of the disinformation process may well be the most serious threat yet to the functioning of U.S. democracy—an institution already under attack. Even the AI overlords are worried: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned that “you can’t trust anything that you see or hear” in the elections thanks to AI. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that gave us ChatGPT, mentioned to U.S. lawmakers that he is nervous about the future of democracy.
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