Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

Clemson University will ban social media platform TikTok on all of its campus networks. The app, which has drawn the ire of some lawmakers over possible security concerns involving the Chinese government, will not be accessible through the school network, both wired and Eduroam Wi-Fi, effective Jul. 10. The move to protect the “integrity of information and resources connected to the Clemson network,” according to Clemson officials, was announced to the campus last week.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

JULY 10, 2023

TikTok has become a major platform for Gen Z, and colleges have increasingly used it to connect with potential students, to showcase campus life, and communicate with their community. According to data gathered by Thred, Gen Z are on TikTok for 12.4 hours a week on average. And on the app overall, they make up 60% of the total user base. But Gen Z aren’t the only ones on TikTok.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

Some Native Americans are calling for U.S. higher ed institutions – many of which were built on tribal lands – to make amends and give reparations, The Washington Post reported. “You have these schools that have tens of millions of dollars at their disposal, but they are not looking at any ways they can improve living situations for Indigenous peoples today,” said An Garagiola, a descendant of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.

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Grant McMillan

JULY 10, 2023

I found a this while cleaning out a closet in my office. It’s still fairly applicable if you overlook a few words like “typewriter” and “punch cards.” Does anyone else have a copy of this, or another old timey document related to the registrar profession?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

Stephen Latson Stephen Latson has been named interim executive director of institutional advancement at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Latson earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, and a master’s in education from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri.

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Higher Education Today

JULY 10, 2023

Title: Recruiting ‘Gen P’ Authors: Lizzy Donaher, Anne Dodson, Michael Koppenheffer, Pamela Kiecker Royall Source: EAB The Education Advisory Board (EAB) has released a new paper that provides insights on how the pandemic has changed college searches and recruitment for “Gen P,” the generation of students whose college decisions were impacted by their pandemic experience.

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Roompact

JULY 10, 2023

Get Ready for Staff Training and Move In! Hello Friends! It’s hard to believe it’s time to start preparing for move in! To help get you ready, we’ve compiled a number of updates for you in this quarter’s Roompact Recap. We’ve also created a checklist for you of common tasks to accomplish to ensure you’re ready to.

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Roompact

JULY 10, 2023

Get Ready for Staff Training and Move In! Hello Friends! It’s hard to believe it’s time to start preparing for move in! To help get you ready, we’ve compiled a number of updates for you in this quarter’s Roompact Recap. We’ve also created a checklist for you of common tasks to accomplish to ensure you’re ready to.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

American Confidence in Higher Ed Hits Historic Low Featured Image at Top of Article ryan-jacobson-cXUOQWdRV4I-unsplash.jpg jessica.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

Funding from the National Science Foundation will help create seven new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes at campuses throughout the country to “advance a cohesive approach to AI-related opportunities and risks,” according to a press release issued by the NSF in May. A $140 million investment from the NSF will support research at seven universities, each covering a different potential use or risk associated with advances in AI, including in cybersecurity, climate studies, ethi

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

AI Has a Language Diversity Problem. Humans Do, Too. Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-200402852-006 shhh.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 10, 2023

In this extra post, Andrew highlights the new Student Support Model↗️ at the University and explains how this constellation of care supports and guides our students and teaching teams to face complex challenges. Andrew McDiarmid is an Academic Design Lead on the Student Support Project Team.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Over 370 faculty members and a few dozen others have signed a letter supporting “antiracist faculty” at Pennsylvania State University and criticizing the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) and a lawsuit it’s supporting.

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Terminalfour

JULY 10, 2023

Threads is officially live! Meta’s latest app has been branded a ‘Twitter killer’. It’s scaling quickly, but do you need it in your higher education marketing mix?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

‘Metaversities’ Face Virtual Learning’s Financial Realities Featured Image at Top of Article Morehouse Microbiology in VR 2021.jpg Lauren.

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Ray Schroeder

JULY 10, 2023

The 2024 fiscal year budget includes $292 million in operating expenses, a 3.4-percent increase from the 2023 fiscal year, and $130 million in operating revenues, a 4.4-percent increase from the 2023 fiscal year. The deficit will be funded by a $162 million draw from the College’s endowment, a 2.7-percent increase from the 2023 fiscal year. The Board of Trustees approved the budget at its April meeting.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Monday’s arraignment was canceled for two University of California, San Diego, graduate student researchers and one postdoctoral researcher who allegedly used chalk and possibly other materials on a new building.

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Ray Schroeder

JULY 10, 2023

West Virginia University is financially struggling, resulting in a budget shortfall, cuts to programs and staff, and tuition increases. While some data appears to show that WVU has done little to slow its spending and hiring of non-faculty employees over the years, the university disputes this. The WVU Board of Governors approved a $1.256 billion budget on June 23 for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins July 1, a 4% increase from its current $1.207 billion budget.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Success Program Launch: A Transfer’s One Stop Featured Image at Top of Article UCSD triton transfer hub resized.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2023

Eight U.S. schools feature in the top 15 of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024 , two better than last year. University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University are the two new schools, moving up 17 and 7 spots, respectively. On the top of the list sits the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It’s the twelfth time MIT has claimed this position in the 20 editions QS has held an international ranking.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

The American Anthropological Association has named Ady Arguelles-Sabatier its new executive director, effective July 31.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2023

Clemson University has announced that TikTok will be banned from campus networks starting on July 10th. TikTok will no longer be available through the campus network both wired and Eduroam (Wi-Fi). Faculty, staff, and students will still be able to access the application on their private carrier data networks. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster banned TikTok on all state government electronic devices managed by the South Carolina Department of Administration last year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Dennis McCarthy, lecturer at the University at Albany, explains why we all have a role to play in ending human trafficking.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2023

At least seven different schools in the region have announced or consummated mergers in the past six years. From the perspective of administrators, this makes sense. It’s been a rough time for smaller universities or colleges, which are buffeted by declining enrollment, lower alumni donations, and dwindling endowments. As they lose the ability to dedicate resources to developing new programs and courses, mergers appear more and more tempting, said Robert Zemsky, a UPenn professor focused on ed

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eLiterate

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve been having trouble blogging lately. Part of it has been that I’ve spent the last two years heads-down, building a business. But now that I’m looking around, I don’t see much happening in EdTech. Anywhere. I can write about big trends that will affect education. Plenty is happening in that arena. But at least at first glance, the EdTech sector looks frozen.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JULY 10, 2023

Image credit: A Little Bit Meg Introduction. This month marks my first full year as a Student Affairs assessment professional. In reflecting back on the year, so many things I love about this work were front and center. But it’s not completely uplifting. Imposter syndrome still knocks me off my feet. There is still so much I don’t know – although part of me is cool with that.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2023

As of June 16, Progress, a business application software, has announced a flurry of new patches for a vulnerability in its large data file transfer service, MOVEit Transfer. However, the fixes could not come quickly enough, as multiple higher education institutions and affiliated organizations have announced data breaches. Institutions that directly purchased MOVEit Transfer with the aim of storing and transferring sensitive data—and were thus exposed to the compromise—include the University Sys

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Florida Atlantic University thought its presidential search was near the finish line when three finalists were named. But The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the search has been suspended.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2023

It’s a national problem. In one 2018 study , researchers surveyed 7,300 students using eight different definitions for the term “first-generation student.” Using one definition, 22% of students were considered first generation; according to another definition, 77% were. Fuentes qualifies as a first-generation student under the UC definition, but not under the requirements set by the Community College Chancellor’s Office.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 10, 2023

Sonny Perdue was Trump’s agriculture secretary before becoming the University System of Georgia chancellor. He has provided a report on diversity, equity and inclusion—and defended it. Sonny Perdue, the University System of Georgia chancellor, recently delivered a report on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expenses with an unexpected introduction for someone who was a Republican governor of Georgia turned Trump agriculture secretary.

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