Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Rashad Cockrell Rashad Cockrell has been named director of the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Cockrell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University and a master’s in college student personnel administration from the University of Central Arkansas.
Symplicity
AUGUST 11, 2023
Job descriptions are one of the most fundamental elements of the job search process for entry-level candidates. Yet, for students that participated in our 2023 student survey , job descriptions are one of the most significant pain points in their job search experience. In our survey, 3,500 college students, said that they found job descriptions completely unattainable, or the information needs to be more specific on the job postings for them to want to invest time in the application process.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
As the nation celebrates five decades of hip-hop, scholars and activists gathered on Friday at Howard University to consider the relationship between academia and the musical genre. The gathering was part of a two-day convening that explored the significance of the music and its connection to activism. "Hip Hop teaches us so many things before we are in a classroom," said Mikal Lee, a musician, and member of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Higher Education Whisperer
AUGUST 11, 2023
Lambert, Artze-Vega, and Tapia (2023) suggest five ways for college students (what in Australia are university undergraduates), to meet new friends and mentors. They suggest this is important to student success. I agree this is important, so important it should not be left as an ad-hoc extra curricular activity, it should be built into the core compulsory program.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Cynthia Graves Cynthia Graves has been appointed director of career education and training at Guilford Technical Community College. She served as the North Carolina college’s coordinator of community education. Graves holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from North Carolina A&T State University.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
Enrollment and demographic declines are leading some regional public colleges to entice students from neighboring states, stoking tensions and spurring competition. A high school student in Davenport, Iowa, or St. Louis, Missouri, will soon be able to attend the University of Illinois Springfield for the same price as an Illinois resident, thanks to a tuition-matching program approved last month by the UI system board of trustees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Runell J. King Runell J. King has been named vice president for institutional and sponsored research at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. King holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Dillard University in New Orleans and a master’s in higher education and Ph.D. in educational leadership and research methods with a specialization in applied statistics from LSU.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Stressed out and burned out from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased scrutiny of their profession by policymakers and the public, teachers have made good on their recent threats to leave their classrooms. The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
How the Farm Bill Can Address Historic Underfunding of HBCU Land-Grants Featured Image at Top of Article Student_Research_GettyImages.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
When the minimum wage goes up, community college enrollment goes down. But the students who leave may not have been that likely to stick around anyway. That’s the topline finding of a new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research. It makes sense that changes in the minimum wage would affect community college students. According to the research, which was led by Dr.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
West Virginia U Plans to Cut 7% of Faculty, All Languages Featured Image at Top of Article Screen Shot 2022-10-26 at 6.25.23 PM.
Ed.gov Blog
AUGUST 11, 2023
By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education Before presenting this year’s awards, Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten addresses the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) at the ceremony on August 8th in Washington, D.C. On August 8, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recognized Continue Reading The post Celebrating the U.S.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
West Virginia's Unprecedented Proposed Cuts Become Clear Featured Image at Top of Article Screen Shot 2022-10-26 at 6.25.23 PM.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 11, 2023
UW-Oshkosh will lay off more than 200 staff, furlough others and consider ending some non-academic programs as it seeks to close a projected $18 million deficit by the end of fiscal 2024. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced the measures in an email to staff Thursday morning, citing declining enrollment, the state's aging population and decisions by state legislators over the last decade to freeze enrollment and reduce state support.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
U.S. Exempts Baylor From Obligation to Prevent or Address LGBTQ Harassment Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1245484426.
University Business
AUGUST 11, 2023
Despite the recent changes to U.S. News & World Report ’s college rankings, the list of universities proclaiming they want no part of the rankings reads like a “Who’s Who” of American higher education. Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania are among those that have announced they will no longer share data for the magazine’s rankings.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
The federal government halted human research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Columbia University psychiatry department’s flagship site, following a study participant’s suicide, The New York Times revealed Thursday.
University Business
AUGUST 11, 2023
The U.S. has endured a record-breaking heat wave this summer, and with it, a cluster of turnovers in higher education’s top position. The momentum of late July’s multiple president resignations across some of the nation’s most well-known institutions seems to have continued into August. However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
Zoom’s Changing Stances on AI and User Data has Faculty Alarmed Featured Image at Top of Article Zoom_confusion.jpg Lauren.
University Business
AUGUST 11, 2023
The 2021 No Public Funds for Abortion Act prohibits state contracts or transactions with abortion providers and also bans public employees from promoting abortion, counseling in favor of abortion or referring someone to abortion services. Public employees who violate the law can be charged with misuse of public funds, a felony, and be fired, fined and ordered to pay back the funds they are accused of misusing.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
A ‘Really Serious Breakdown’ Between Spartanburg Leaders and Faculty Featured Image at Top of Article Spartanburg.
University Business
AUGUST 11, 2023
Seven years ago, Colorado was one of only three states that didn’t have an inclusive higher education program. Today it has four programs thanks to IN Pathways to Inclusive Higher Education. In 2016, the nonprofit lobbied the state legislature to approve funding for three pilot programs at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, the University of Northern Colorado, and Arapahoe Community College, and last year secured funding for an additional program at Regis University.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
A Wall Street Journal analysis looking at two decades’ worth of financial documents found that spending at flagship institutions has soared even as state support has contracted nationally.
University Business
AUGUST 11, 2023
The event – The Current and Former U.S. Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Mental Health and Wellness – will be hosted by Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock on September 28. It will be free and open to the public, and the university is also planning to livestream the discussion so it will be available to audiences outside Dartmouth.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Bluetooth refers to the technology in cellphones, earbuds, laptops and other smaller electronic devices that enables them to connect to networks. This same technology is used in Bluetooth beacons, which colleges and universities are starting to rely on to improve campus safety efforts. Here’s how they keep people and property safe: What Are Bluetooth Beacons?
Creatrix Campus
AUGUST 11, 2023
Conduct Management and Student Success: Impact on Academic Achievement editor Fri, 08/11/2023 - 06:30 Do you agree that success is not just about academics; it's about molding individuals into responsible and ethical contributors to society? In the realm of higher education, fostering academic achievement goes beyond mere textbook knowledge. It involves nurturing a conducive environment where students can thrive academically while imbibing essential life skills and values.
Ray Schroeder
AUGUST 11, 2023
Middlebury lacks sufficient housing for all the students planning to attend this fall. After exhausting other options, the college plans to pay 30 students $10,000 each to stay away. The private liberal arts college, which has been unable to find housing for all the students presently enrolled for next semester, will offer 30 juniors and seniors a stipend of $10,000 to take the semester off, according to an announcement sent to faculty and staff Monday.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
The city of San Francisco is clearing the debts of 13,000 people who could not take courses at the local community college because they owed it money
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2023
Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education In the aftermath of the supreme court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions at universities in June, progressive Democrats have turned their outrage into motivation. They are now using their fury to power an impassioned campaign against a different admissions practice that they consider unjust and outdated: legacy admissions.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Florida International University Week: Shlomi Dinar, professor in the department of politics and international relations, explores a natural resource that is often in the crosshairs of terrorists.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 11, 2023
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