Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Mendocino College has achieved the highest percentage of Native American students among all California Community Colleges, The Ukiah Daily Journal reported. Mendocino College hosts the Native Learning Symposium, a speaker series with local tribe representatives, Native American experts, elders, and educators to teach about the tribes in the Mendocino-Lake Community College District.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

The proposed ban comes as more states are restricting colleges and universities from withholding transcripts when a student owes money to the institution. The planned federal ban would only apply in some cases. A proposed ban to limit when colleges and universities can withhold a student’s transcript could help thousands of students, if not more than a million, access their credits and resume their college education, experts and advocates say.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Morgan State University’s marching band, the Magnificent Marching Machine, will be the first from a historically Black college or university to participate in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine plans to fundraise to cover costs associated with the band’s appearance in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. ” Since then, he has commissioned his Acting Education Secretary Khalid Mumin to create a task force to develop a statewide reform plan for next year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry is launching an innovation center for dental technology and education to establish five new examination rooms. Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will be launching a new innovation center for dental technology and education, slated to open in the next year. The center – partially funded by the Center for Research and Education Technology’s 2023 Innovation Center Award – will allow Meharry to establish five new examination rooms, each consi

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Student frustration over the high cost—and lack of transparency—of earning a degree has clashed with the ever-increasing costs of operating an academic enterprise. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly. Trends facing higher education suggest that we may finally be approaching the tipping point at which institutions must accelerate, transformation or face significant financial headwinds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade. While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Shannon Walls Shannon Walls has been named interim vice president for institutional advancement at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Walls served as the college’s Title IX coordinator, special assistant to the president, and staff liaison for the trusteeship committee for the board of trustees. Walls earned a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Stephens and began working at the college.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Multiple outlets reported that a diversity, equity and inclusion task force’s recommendations at UNC’s School of Medicine aren’t moving forward. The truth appears more complex. Mark Twain famously almost said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” “Greatly” wasn’t in Twain’s actual quote, and he only referenced one premature expiration report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Dr. Leah P. Hollis will become associate dean for access, equity, and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Leah P. Hollis Hollis is currently faculty in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University; senior researcher at Boston University’s (BU) Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Center for Character and Social Responsibility; and senior research associate in the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute in the Rut

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 5, 2023

Allow me to paint a picture: You, an assessment leader, have been given a seemingly impossible task: to tell the story of a failing program. Now, you didn’t know going into this project that the program was failing. Anecdotal evidence was positive. The program has been around for some time and it seems (key word) to be working as designed. All good , you think.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Richie C. Hunter Richie C. Hunter has been appointed vice president for communications at the University of Michigan. She served as vice president for communications at the University of Oregon. Hunter earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Many Ph.D. students struggle to identify such positions outside the professoriate, writes Jocelyn Frelier, who recommends a few key questions to help get started. When I began writing recently for Inside Higher Ed about career opportunities beyond academe, my first essay mentioned a sentiment that is pervasive among Ph.D. students: “I don’t know how to pick a new career path.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Debra Hanken Kurtz Debra Hanken Kurtz has been named associate dean of technology and digital scholarship for Florida State University Libraries. She served as director of data governance at Arizona State University. Kurtz holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

North Idaho College president Nick Swayne has won a lawsuit allowing him to be permanently reinstated to his position after a majority of the Board of Trustees removed him earlier this year for unclear reasons.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

One of the nation’s largest Hispanic serving institutions will unveil a new virtual campus for select students later this year, using virtual reality and augmented reality tools to provide enhanced teaching, learning and engagement opportunities. National University announced the new campus this spring via press release, saying some of its more than 40,000 students will have access to the virtual environment as early as this year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

A visiting history professor at New College of Florida who criticized NCF’s Board of Trustees and interim president—as well as Governor Ron DeSantis’s efforts to reshape higher education in the state—is out after the administration decided not to renew his contract, Miami New Times reported.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JUNE 5, 2023

Woke up feeling a little unwell. My intimidate thought was COVID-19, but test results were negative. So I probably have a cold. I have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and flu, so I should be okay, but what about those around me? Employers are now encouraging their staff to return to work, unless they have a medical certificate.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Some new trustees at the University of Virginia are pushing for the university to collect information about the political views of the faculty and students, The Daily Progress reported.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Matt Cook, who has written on queer urban life and the Aids crisis, takes up the new post at Mansfield College The renowned cultural historian Matt Cook is to become the UK’s first fully endowed professor of LGBTQ+ history in a newly created post at Mansfield College, Oxford. Cook, who has written extensively on queer urban life, the Aids crisis and queer domesticity, will become the first Jonathan Cooper chair of the history of sexualities later this year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Conversations around AI in the classroom need to be more explicit about addressing the opaque nature of technologies such as Chat GPT.

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Hanover Research

JUNE 5, 2023

The post Hartford International University for Religion & Peace Partners with Hanover to Assess Programs and Answer Key Institutional Questions appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Reputation, Affordability, Location and… Mental Health? Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-515842475.jpg colleen.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Conservative lawmakers have accelerated efforts to try to rein in what they see as liberal indoctrination on college campuses, with dozens of state bills igniting debates in recent months over academic priorities and how public universities should operate. Their efforts — which have alarmed many academics —include limiting teaching about certain topics, mandating courses, ending faculty tenure, banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and fighting accreditors trying to limit political i

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

A jury has awarded $240,000 in damages to two blind students who sued the Los Angeles Community College District. The jury concluded that the district violated the Americans With Disabilities Act in 14 different ways, according to a press release from Brown, Goldstein & Levy, the law firm representing the students.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Canisius College unveiled its new logo on Saturday, ahead of its transition to university status. The unveiling was made at the school’s Alumni Weekend. In April, the school announced that it would gain university status, following an expansion of academic programs. Starting in August, ahead of the Fall 2023 semester, the school will unveil a new branding initiative for Canisius’ new identity.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

Some new trustees at the University of Virginia are pushing for the university to collect information about the political views of the faculty and students, The Daily Progress

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Data from the Healthy Minds Study —a national survey of student mental health—have shown steady increases in the share of students who are reporting high levels of distress, particularly in recent years. For example, from 2014 to 2022, the percentage of students with significant symptoms of depression rose from 20 percent to 44 percent, and the percentage of students with significant symptoms of anxiety rose from 20 percent to 37 percent over the same time period.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2023

The faculty union at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, recently voted no confidence in the college’s president, Board of Trustees, chief financial officer and vice president of business affairs, The Toledo Blade reported.

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AIFS Abroad

JUNE 5, 2023

Last Updated on June 5, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Studying abroad or doing an international internship provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a new culture while expanding your academic horizons. For many LGBTQIA+ students interested in studying or interning abroad , it’s important to choose from cities that offers a welcoming and friendly environment.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JUNE 5, 2023

Strategies for Engaging, Empowering, Educating, and Enrolling Prospective Students Changing demographics, technology advancements, and perceptions about the value of a college degree have dramatically altered the higher education landscape. College enrollment has been in steady decline since 2012 — with the slide in the college-bound rate since 2018 the steepest on record, according to Fortune , citing data from the U.S.

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Hanover Research

JUNE 5, 2023

The post Hartford International University for Religion & Peace Partners with Hanover to Ensure Continued Success for Its Students appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 5, 2023

Clark College is poised to make $3.08 million in budget reductions for the 2023-2024 school year, with a vast majority of cuts coming from vacant positions in various departments. The need for reductions comes as the school grapples with ongoing enrollment decreases: a trend seen among community and technical colleges across the state.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Litany of ‘appalling’ safeguarding failures related at debate over need for legal duty of care for students Universities have been criticised for using data protection regulations as a reason for not informing parents that their child has attempted suicide, in a debate about whether there should be a legal duty of care for students in higher education.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 5, 2023

A WordPress document was published by a group of anonymous West Virginia University employees Wednesday in response to the University’s $45 million budget deficit and Reduction-in-Force solution. The authors, who self-affiliated with the West Virginia Campus Workers, wrote that they are “a group of concerned employees” and will remain anonymous to protect themselves from “retaliation.

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College for Creative Study

JUNE 5, 2023

The post CCS Named as One of Detroit Design Mags favorite Destinations for Design Buffs appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

I thought that dropping out made me a failure, but it was the making of me as a journalist and writer First came the sobbing – a great gust of tears that successively overwhelmed my shirt sleeve, an entire box of tissues and an extra-large bath towel. Next came a prolonged period of sitting cross-legged on the floor and staring blankly into space while a single question – infused with equal parts sorrow and self-pity – tolled in my head: “What will become of me?

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