Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities. The annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has become the go-to place for practitioners looking to call attention to a wide-range of topics including academic freedom, campus sexual violence and the growing legislation against efforts to promote dive

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Let’s face it: high school in America has become exhausting and unpleasant for many high school students. They spend so much time and energy preparing for college that they barely have time to think about what’s important. Many kids are just burned out by the age of 18. As a result, more and more students are asking themselves, “should I take a gap year?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Now that college football season is in full swing again, millions of fans will be planted in front of their televisions cheering on their favorite teams. Thousands of other fans who can procure tickets will watch the games in person, and many of these folks will be alumni of one of the two teams competing on the field – both teams are likely to feature star players who are young men of color.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

University of Arizona Miscalculated by Millions Josh Moody Thu, 11/16/2023 - 03:00 AM UA has much less cash on hand than the Board of Regents requires. The faculty is accusing the administration of financial mismanagement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has received $4 million, the largest gift commitment in the school’s history. The commitment was made by SMCM alum R. Scott Raspa, a class of 1986 graduate, and contributes to SMCM’s 2023 $20 million Taking the LEAD fundraising campaign. The money will go toward the school’s endowment and the R. Scott Raspa and John M.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

End-of-Year FAFSA Launch Could Cause More Delays, Headaches Katherine Knott Thu, 11/16/2023 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities will face a tighter timeline to get students their financial aid offer letters, and students will have less time to make decisions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) indicates that while 8,836 entering students at 40 community colleges around the country indicate that they intend to transfer to a four-year institution, the number that actually do is remarkably low. "Helping Community College Students Climb the Transfer Ladder" is based on the 2022 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Niamh Minion Larson Niamh Minion Larson has been appointed executive director of Education Abroad and Exchanges at the University of Kentucky. She served as acting director. Larson holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from Louisiana State University and a master’s in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Early Application Data Are Rosy, if Complex Liam Knox Thu, 11/16/2023 - 03:00 AM Applications this fall rose 41 percent over pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by a big upswing in minority applicants, according to preliminary data from the Common App.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

More colleges and universities are stepping away from focusing on enrolling potential prospects, opting to reengage with stopped-out students. Colleges overlooking this cohort may not be aware of the data that illustrates they’re ripe for picking. Despite freshman enrollment dropping this fall, overall undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time since the pandemic thanks to swaths of students choosing to reenroll, many of whom dropped during the pandemic.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Dustin welcomes Natasha, one of our faithful bloggers, to the show this week. She shares her perspective on how student affairs divisions need to approach assessment to better manage their teams as well as support their students.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Colleges and universities’ admissions and enrollment teams were already preparing for one of the most complicated years in financial aid history with the release of FAFSA Simplification. Aside from its revamped methodology, they have also been preparing for its release sometime in December. Now, another hurdle has arisen: The new FAFSA will not be released until the last possible day of the year, Dec. 31, nearly three months deferred from its usual date.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The post Alumnus Nate Sweitzer (IL ’22) featured in Communication Arts appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this post, two online learning experts share lessons gained during a decade of developing and refining massive open online courses (Moocs). This post belongs to the Teaching Matters’ November-December ‘Learning & Teaching Enhancement’ theme entitled ‘10 years of MOOCs↗️’.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Ramneet Kaur, assistant professor of biology at Columbus State University, details new ideas in the fight against breast cancer.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Consider three common truisms about higher education: College costs are skyrocketing. People don’t need education to get good jobs. Americans are turning their backs on higher education. As a thought experiment, imagine these are correct; widely held beliefs typically include at least a grain of truth, after all. But then imagine a room filled with top business executives.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A recent expansion of a Massachusetts financial aid program will benefit approximately 25,000 students across the state’s public community colleges and state universities, according to an announcement by the state’s governor, Maura Healey, and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Preparing students to find a job straight out of college is not always easy in Indiana. However, barriers graduates must jump to successfully transition to a career are far from unique to the Midwest. WGU Indiana Chancellor and Regional Vice President Alison Bell said there needs to be more universality among employers, educators, students, and job candidates.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

An employee of Prairie View A&M University was shot and killed on campus by a former employee, according to a message to the campus community from President Tomikia LeGrande.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Gov. Chris Sununu is introducing a new task force to study how the state can respond to a steady drop in enrollment at local colleges. According to the University System of New Hampshire annual board report released last month, full-time student enrollment declined more than 13% for all public institutions from 2019 to 2023. Nationwide, enrollments declined 8% between 2019 and 2023.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Last Updated on November 16, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Though Thanksgiving is an American tradition, people in countries around the world are also giving thanks this time of year during their own harvest festivals. If you’re thinking about studying abroad or interning abroad on one of AIFS Abroad’s many different programs , you’ll probably need to learn how to say “thank you” in your host country’s language or languages.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bradley University, a private Illinois nonprofit, rolled out plans this week to potentially eliminate over 20 academic programs and cut 68 faculty positions. The measures come after Bradley University President Stephen Standifird informed the campus this summer of a $13 million shortfall, which amounts to about 10% of the college’s operating budget.

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The Humphrey Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

When you google “toxic manager” one of the first articles is about helping people cope until they can get out. The assumption is that it’s not about if , but when , that employee will leave.

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ISA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

While traveling to London, I had no real expectations of what I was going to experience. All I expected was to adapt to a new culture and the people that affiliate within them. I had every intention to research what life was like in the U.K.

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CAPD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Proposals are due by 12:00PM EST on Tuesday, November 28th. This is a call for presentations and workshops for the 2024 I AM a LEADer (Learning, Equity and Diversity) Conference! The framework of this year’s conference is centered on leading with civic responsibility. Through collaborative efforts between Student Organizations, Leadership, and Engagement (SOLE) , LBGTQ+ Services , Women and Gender Services (WXGS) and Intercultural Engagement (i.e.) , over 400 students have participated in

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EAB

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How Ogden School District is Restoring Teacher Morale and Improving Retention with EAB Ogden School District's Success Through EAB's Teacher Morale Collaborative About Ogden School District consists of thirteen neighborhood elementary schools, six secondary schools and one youth-in care school. The district faculty and staff serve approximately 10,500 students and their families.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Collin College in McKinney, Tex., has won a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on behalf of a former professor who claimed the college violated his First Amendment rights.

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Goucher DEI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Each year, about 130 students enroll in Goucher through the Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP) at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW) and the Maryland Correctional Institution – Jessup (MCIJ). These students are incarcerated in state prisons, and they are undergraduate Goucher College students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in American Studies.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The voter-approved “Millionaire’s Tax” in Massachusetts will cover tuition for about 25,000 students at state universities and community colleges, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. The surtax on those with an annual income over $1 million will add $62 million to the MASSGrant Plus program. The expanded program will pay for tuition and fees for Pell Grant-eligible students, as well as books and supply costs.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In my last post , I introduced the idea of thinking about different generative AI models as coworkers with varying abilities as a way to develop a more intuitive grasp of how to interact with them. I described how I work with my colleagues Steve ChatGPT, Claude Anthropic, and Anna Bard. This analogy can hold (to a point) even in the face of change. For example, in the week since I wrote that post, it appears that Steve has finished his dissertation, which means that he’s catching up on cur

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The American Association of University Professors said Wednesday it “rejects the characterization of pro-Palestinian speech or critiques of the Israeli state as invariably antisemitic.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The SAAL Board continues to make progress on implementing our strategic plan and building connections and partnerships to enhance our community. After large updates to the bylaws last year to align with our new organizational structure, the SAAL board has identified additional updates that will provide consistency in language, recognition of our new strategic foci, objectives, and values, and provide clarification to various processes and roles that were not previously documented.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

George Washington University has suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine after the organization projected anti-Zionist slogans onto the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library on campus, The Washington Post reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the upcoming 2024 election , more than 20,000 school board seats will be up for grabs, coinciding with the presidential race. These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders. Alarmingly, a substantial percentage of these seats are expected to remain uncontested, ranging from 25-50%.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

British campuses have seen more incidents in a month than in all of 2022, but support and understanding are in short supply When I woke in my student house on Saturday 7 October, my stomach turned at the news from Israel. As fellow Jewish students and I checked on our loved ones there, one replied on WhatsApp: “Do not go to synagogue today.” In their moment of terror they knew that here, in the UK, antisemitism would erupt; racism would jeopardise our safety.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There is no one definitive way to determine when presidents of higher ed institutions should speak out, though there are good general guidelines to follow, according to four university presidents during a panel discussion hosted by think tank Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). Dr. Ana Mari Cauce University of Washington During Thursday's virtual panel, Politics, Institutional Speech, and the College Campus , several university leaders spoke about their own experiences with making statements amid te

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