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What is The Future of RAs? – Four Trends for the Future

Roompact

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” ” Guest Post by Gustavo Tiffer Resident Assistants are important first line contacts with the residents in our building. They are vital to our work.

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Ocean Classroom: A View from the Keys

Proctor Academy

Proctor Academy's Ocean Classroom program has arrived in the Florida Keys after a 400 mile voyage from northeast Florida.

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DeSantis ramps up ‘war on woke’ with new attacks on Florida higher education

The Guardian Higher Education

Republican Florida governor unveils plans for overhaul of state university system as he prepares for expected presidential bid Alex Obraud, a 21-year-old anthropology student in his third year at New College in Florida, did not expect to be on the frontlines of America’s culture wars simply by attending university in the state.

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‘I Didn’t Think Any College Would Accept Me, but I Was Wrong’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, Scott Jaschik wrote a piece here at Inside Higher Ed about direct admissions. If you missed it, here’s the link. When Scott was at the annual NECHE meetings in Boston this past December, the rise of direct admissions made his top 10 list of trends in higher ed.

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Parents ‘horrified’ by response to petition after suicide of Bristol student

The Guardian Higher Education

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My Take on the AP African American Studies Course Framework and the American Historical Review’s 1619 Forum

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I have been fortunate to have a perch on which to write about a host of highly charged issues that matter a great deal to me.

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2023 WalletHub Economic Index - Adam McCann, Wallet Hub

Ray Schroeder

Concerning news for Colleges and Universities seeking new students: The WalletHub Economic Index decreased by around 13% between January 2022 and January 2023. This means consumers are about 13% less confident about their financial outlook now than they were at the same time last year. The WalletHub Economic Index is a monthly survey that evaluates economic prospects based on 10 components of consumer sentiment.

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Will University of Arkansas System Buy University of Phoenix? - Susan D'Agostino, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

After a local newspaper broke the story based on a leak, the two institutions confirmed they are discussing a potential deal. The University of Arkansas System is considering a transaction in which it would transform the for-profit University of Phoenix into an independent nonprofit affiliate, spokespeople for both institutions have confirmed. The deal, if it came to pass, would be the latest in a series of controversial absorptions of formerly massive for-profit colleges by public universities.

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I Didn’t Think Any College Would Accept Me but I Was Wrong

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, Scott Jaschik wrote a piece here at IHE about Direct Admissions. If you missed it, here’s the link. When Scott was at the annual NECHE meetings in Boston this past December, the rise of direct admissions made his top ten list of trends in higher ed. With the practice of direct admissions, colleges proactively reach out to high school students with a letter of acceptance.

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Traumatised teens can turn their lives around – but they need help | Letters

The Guardian Higher Education

Readers respond to Daniel Dylan Wray’s article about escaping the shadow of his abusive father I was moved by Daniel Dylan Wray’s account of lone parenthood, domestic abuse and seeing his father for the first time across a courtroom ( A moment that changed me, 1 February ). I have a not dissimilar story, although I lived with my father, but I remember periods of parental separation as a welcome relief.