Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. Dr. Estela Bensimon, professor emeritus and founding director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California, and president of Bensimon & Associates.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

I am not selling anything here. That should be self-evident given that my answer to the question “what is currently possible within the Metaverse?” is, not much. I could even suggest nothing, because ‘it’ doesn’t exist yet, certainly in the form it aspires to. What we have instead are partial experiences, glimpses into the promise of what the future holds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, epicenter New York City was a shadow of its former self. The streets were empty. Between July 2020 and July 2021, the U.S. Census found the city lost 15.7% of its population. Housing costs dropped and vacancies grew. In January 2021, the median rent for a one bedroom in the city was at its lowest point in years: $2,300 a month.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What do students look for in a college? To be set up for success in their future endeavors, of course. But how do they get there, and what must higher education institutions do to support them in their ventures? Last week, Instructure, an education technology company, released its findings from “ The State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education ” survey, a reflection of 7,500 perspectives from current students, administrators and faculty from diverse public and private

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Carol Ashley, lead counsel of the team that wrote the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity’s amicus brief The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases expected to determine the future of race-based affirmative action programs in America. The cases have the potential to overturn 40 years of precedent establishing that racial considerations are legal as long as they are carefully tailored, used as one factor among many, and that no race-neutral alternatives exi

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ changing enrollment ” and “ third-wave EdTech ” tags. Phil Hill recently tweeted out two slides from Coursera’s quarterly conference call.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The National Student Clearinghouse is partnering with OneTen , a coalition that aims to close the opportunity gap for Black talent by working with companies to hire Black Americans without four-year degrees. Rick Torres NSC will help OneTen find opportunities to expand employment pathways, identifying postsecondary institutions where potential candidates self-reported as Black or African American, last participated in postsecondary coursework from 2010-2020, and lack a four-year degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Jia Osiel will become Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) chief talent and equity officer. Jia Osiel “Jia will support ATD in becoming a more equitable, inclusive and high performing non-profit modeling the expectations we hold for our colleges,” said Dr. Karen A. Stout, president and CEO of ATD. “Her early focus will be on strategic leadership development and career pathing across the organization, especially with our middle leaders, as well as leading the shaping and implementation of ATD’s own racia

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Southern New Hampshire University, the largest undergraduate online university in America, will continue to provide a path to 2- and 4-year degrees for its students, but that doesn't mean it's not listening to what those students and their future employers want. Stackable credentials might be the future of higher education and Travis Willard of SNHU explains why his college has adapted so quickly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $1 million from Wells Fargo to continue supporting students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Georgette “Gigi” Dixon The grant gives scholarships and emergency student aid for students, funding for UNCF’s Empower Me Tour program, and support for the future HBCU Innovation Summit and Student Leadership Conference.

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PUC

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Senior Alondra Zepeda is this year’s president of the SOL Club. She wasn’t expecting to be president since she was new to PUC and felt nervous taking on the role since SOL Club is very well-known on campus, but as a proud Chicana who enjoys serving the community, Alondra knew this club was going to […].

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Larry J. Pannell has been appointed interim band director at Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in instrumental music education at Grambling State University, a master’s in instrumental music education from Louisiana Tech University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In this extra post, Jane Hislop and Tim Fawns from The University of Edinburgh’s Medical School continue conversation on effective feedback by spotlighting the success of their online MSc Clinical Education course. Taking up students’ general tendency for self-comparison, Jane and Tim demonstrate how formally introducing peer review elements into assessments can help transform feedback […].

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Course Planning Optimization (CPO) module in the Academic Performance Solutions platform enables academic leaders, such as deans and department chairs, registrars, and other individuals to make data-informed course planning decisions to best support students. Review materials from the webinar to learn more about monitoring course registration. Thanks for your interest!

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Two American college students were among the more than 150 people killed when a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul, the school said Sunday. Anne Gieske, a nursing student from northern Kentucky, died in the crush of people in the Itaewon area of Seoul on Saturday night, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said in a statement posted on the school’s website.

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Gray Associates

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Adding a new sport could help institution's boost enrollment in specific programs. The academic programs that benefit from athletic enrollment vary by sport, so the right sport may be able to increase enrollment in a specific program or discipline. We took a deeper look, first at major sports in Division 1, then at “Other Sports.”. The post Is the Secret to Growing College Enrollment a New Flag Football Team?

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Higher Education Whisperer

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Greetings from Predict22: The Intelligence Summit, at Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. The conference organisers were excited to have someone from Canberra as a delegate, but I admitted I was actually here to speak at a uni & EduTech Asia next week. But computer security is a hot topic, so it doesn't hurt to brush up. The current presentation is touching on an attack on India's power grid, and.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A South Carolina sheriff said a historically Black university president’s statement accusing law enforcement officers of racial profiling in a recent bus stop was “just false.”. Shaw University President Paulette Dillard wrote she was “outraged” after law enforcement officers in Spartanburg County on Oct. 5 stopped a contract bus transporting students from the historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina to a conference in Atlanta.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released final regulations that streamline and improve rules for major targeted debt relief in an attempt to further protect borrowers. The rules are effective Jul. 1, 2023. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona One of the new rules establishes a strong framework for borrowers to raise a defense to repayment if institutions mislead or manipulate them.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Loyola University police are reminding students to beware of any suspicious activity, particularly involving people wearing clown masks, as Halloween nears. They’re advising students to travel in groups, watch out for each other and “be cautious of unknown persons wearing clown masks.” Police said several times this semester they have responded to calls of suspicious persons in clown masks “terrorizing students on campus, including within the residence halls.” Read

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