Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
The current budget crisis at West Virginia University (WVU) underscores the vital role of education in safeguarding justice in the digital age. As hubs for the development of cutting-edge technology and the molding of critical thinkers who drive progressive change, institutions of higher learning are indispensable. When these institutions face threats, the effects ripple throughout society.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
A party on Flora Street last weekend quickly turned to chaos when police said four people were shot. Just prior to this shooting, the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) said officers were in the area to address a large crowd. Multiple people were detained, and arrests were made “for other involvement,” CPD said. University of Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said police understand college parties are going to happen.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
As the higher ed world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, academic conferences remain a key way for scholars to convene, network, and learn about the latest research. An estimated 4.5 million presentations are given at academic, scientific, and professional conferences each year, and a study found that conferences increase new collaborations between scholars by 10 to 15%.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
College and university learning management systems (LMS) are making strides in the market for student materials, building on exponential increases since the pandemic, according to a new report from Vital Source. The Annual Course Materials Report studied student retail habits by analyzing purchases made from online retailers during Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 and found that about a fifth (19%) of all students now purchase course materials directly through their LMS rather than through standard r
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Rutgers University Newark Chancellor Dr. Nancy Cantor will step down at the end of her contract Summer 2024, a move that ends a 10-year run and that has been met with surprise and opposition, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Nancy Cantor Cantor, who was chancellor for two terms, will not have her contract renewed in June next year by Rutgers President Dr.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Colleges and universities adapted quickly to educational challenges during the pandemic. They subscribed to collaboration tools to support online classes and upgraded in-classroom technology to enable hybrid or HyFlex learning, which was important when students returned to campus. Now, more than three years later, many institutions have discovered that students want the flexibility and convenience of these different learning modalities to become permanent fixtures, prompting schools to further i
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has rejected the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s (MHEC) decision to let Towson University implement a Ph.D. program that opponents claim would duplicate one at HBCU Morgan State University, the Baltimore Banner reported. Attorney General Anthony Brown His rejection is based simply on the commission not having enough voters.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) has settled a lawsuit regarding the heat-related death of football player Tirrell Williams, NPR reported. Tirrell Williams, 19 In August 2021, Williams collapsed following impromptu exercises – per orders from coach Carson Hunter – with allegedly no water. Williams died two weeks later. “Carson Hunter refused to provide Tirrell Williams with proper care, hydration, or coverage despite forcing him to go through a reckless training regimen in unsuitable conditio
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
A new data analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy found that most students have unmet need and experience gaps between what their families can pay and their college costs. Those gaps are significantly larger for students of color and low-income students compared to white students on average.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Al Davis Al Davis has been named director of Texas A&M Forest Service. Davis served as interim director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a master’s in national resource strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and an MBA from Averett University in Danville, Virginia.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
Professor Leaving University After Being Dubbed ‘Pretendian’ for Years Featured Image at Top of Article Riverside_Andrea_Smith.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
The Stupski Foundation has provided $1 million to create a fund to financially assist University of Hawaiʻi (UH) students affected by the devasting Maui wildfires. “We realize that the recovery process from this devastating tragedy will take years, and we hope that immediate financial support can play a small role in supporting the health and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff who were directly affected,” said Dr.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
A Popular Chancellor Is Ousted, and No One Is Saying Why Featured Image at Top of Article Nancy_Cantor_Rutgers_Chancellor.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Amber Clawson Albert Amber Clawson Albert has been appointed director of the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Albert holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, a master’s in history from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in public history from Middle Tennessee State University.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
New College of Florida’s first full-time and only tenure track gender studies professor has resigned, according to a resignation letter shared with Inside Higher Ed by Amy Reid, a professor of French and the director of gender studies at the college.
College Forward
AUGUST 18, 2023
On Tuesday, August 15, College Possible Minnesota and Macalester College brought college admissions professionals from across the region together to discuss the effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling against Affirmative Action. As a college access and success organization that supports first-generation college students and students from systemically-excluded backgrounds – of which more than 80% identify as BIPOC – College Possible Minnesota has worked to ensure equitable access to college pathway
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
Six faculty members sued California’s community college system leaders and others Thursday to overturn new diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) rules.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
The days when security video consisted of grainy, low-resolution images stored on VHS tapes are long gone. What has replaced those old, black-and-white and color cameras are devices capable of recording high-definition video — in some cases, at 4K resolution — capturing more detail than ever before. This has led enterprises, including universities, to employ intelligent video analytics, also known as enhanced video surveillance.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
'Science Card' will allow users to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending. The U.K.’s first bank account dedicated to accelerating science and technology hopes to act as a bridge between the country’s powerful financial sector and “underfunded” research projects. Science Card, which is set to launch next month, will allow customers to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending.
EAB
AUGUST 18, 2023
Blogs Campuses are getting smarter. But is your institution ready for a "smart campus"? There is no shortage of “smart” things in the market today. You can seemingly buy a smart version of anything—a toaster, a car, even a toilet. While some of these might seem unnecessary (or even a bit silly), they represent the massive spread of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that enable devices to connect with each other.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
A new analysis finds that most families can't cover college costs; Arkansas bans AP African American studies; the University of Chicago settles a financial aid antitrust lawsuit.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
As AI advances and technologies like generative AI are transforming the education sector through platforms like Khanmigo , we have observed a significant uptick in demand from learning organizations. Universities are curious whether and how they can build their own AI learning amigo to improve student learning experience and outcomes. In reality, building a custom version of Khanmigo is more than meets the eye, even with the most powerful generative AI technologies like GPT-4.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 18, 2023
As West Virginia University continues to deal with declining enrollment and a budget crisis, the school's president, E. Gordon Gee, said he plans to step down when his contract expires in two years. Gee announced his plan to the university’s Faculty Senate on Monday, The Daily Athenaeum reported. The news came a week after the WVU Board of Governors extended his contract by one year to June 2025.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has rejected a state commission’s decision to let Towson University establish a Ph.D. program that critics said would duplicate one at Morgan State University, a historically Black university. Calling it an “equitable outcome,” Morgan State University President David K. Wilson praised the recent turn of events.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 18, 2023
Small private colleges, especially those in rural areas, are among the most at risk for closure, according to higher education experts. Shifts in enrollment have a greater impact on their budgets, and they typically don’t have large endowments to cushion the blow. Many of the at-risk colleges have fewer than 2,000 students, said Krafft.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
Illinois universities have seen an 11% drop in per-student spending in the past decade and a half. One of the largest contributing factors is the rapidly increasing cost of university pension payments. Back in 2009, only 14 cents of every higher education dollar went toward faculty pensions. Now, those payments consume a hefty 43 cents of each higher education dollar spent by the state.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released a brief Wednesday calling on the federal government to extend student emergency aid grants that were available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Ucas says 10,400 had been admitted through clearing by Friday, amid concern over lower grades awarded in England Record numbers of British teenagers have won university places through clearing, as the post-pandemic readjustment of A-level grades meant thousands in England missed out on their initial course offers. The Ucas admissions service said 10,400 UK school leavers had been admitted through its clearing service by Friday, the day after A-level results were published in England, Wales and N
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 18, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week: Kayla de la Haye, associate professor of population and public health sciences at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, digs into data on how many Americans are food insecure.
Great College Advice
AUGUST 18, 2023
I’ve been getting the question often this year: “Can I make more than one version of the Common App?” There are lots of reasons why applicants might want to submit more than one version of the Common App. However, there are many situations in which you do NOT need to make an entirely new version of the Common Application. Let’s look at those first.
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