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Historically Black Colleges, Family Sacrifices, and the American Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Alvin Schexnider's father, Alfred Schexnider, and mother, Ruth Mayfield Schexnider. After four years of effort, Dr. Alvin Schexnider has put the finishing touches on his latest book. This time, he turned the lens inward. “It’s important to know from whence we came,” said Schexnider, former chancellor of Winston-Salem University and author of Saving Black Colleges.

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Analysis: Higher ed costs haven’t been this high since 2008

University Business

Each year, the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index provides a snapshot of colleges’ expenses. And according to this year’s data, costs have risen across the board. Based on the report, inflation for U.S. higher education institutions rose 5.2% in the fiscal year 2022, which indicates a drastic increase since the previous year’s 2.7% rate.

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UNCF Receives $1 Million from FanDuel Group to Support Maryland HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $1 million to support students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Maryland. Christian Genetski The funds – from online gambling company FanDuel Group – are meant to help students with education-related expenses such as technology, housing, food security, and tuition. Maryland's four HBCUs are Morgan State University, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

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Holiday stress: 7 reasons students don’t feel merry and bright about winter break

University Business

Here’s a big winter break paradox: A holiday stress survey finds that most students feel supported—and also stressed out—by their families. Eight in 10 college students say that spending winter break at home will improve their mental health. But half also say they are stressed or anxious about seeing family during the holidays, according to a new national survey of more than 1,200 college students by TimelyMD , a telehealth provider.

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Why HBCUs Need Campus Abolition (And The Rest of Y’all Too)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By Charles H.F. Davis III, Jarell Skinner-Roy, and Brandy Jones Yesterday morning, Leila Hamoud, a Black woman undergraduate, was arrested in her classroom at Winston - Salem State University (WSSU) by university police officers. Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III An unidentified staff member—who was not directly involved in the incident according to news reports—called campus police in response to an argument between the student and her professor at the professor’s request.

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IBM Expands Partnership with HBCUs to Create Future Cybersecurity Workers

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The partnership between IBM and historically Black colleges and universities has expanded to include a total of 20 institutions where Cybersecurity Leadership Centers will be established. IBM announced the first six leadership centers in May, then revealed a second round of partner institutions in the fall. The full lineup includes a total of 20 HBCUs in 11 different states that will co-create the centers to “create talent for employers and opportunities for students,” the company says.

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JAMESE SIMS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jamese Sims has been named deputy director of the Northern Gulf Institute and strategic advisor for federal partnerships at Mississippi State University Jamese Sims has been named deputy director of the Northern Gulf Institute and strategic advisor for federal partnerships at Mississippi State University. Sims earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Jackson State University and a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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University of Vermont Receives $9.3 Million for Institute to Assist Rural Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Vermont has received $9.3 million, which it will use to create an institute to help Vermont’s rural communities amid climate change and population shifts. The Institute for Rural Partnerships – established with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture – will start immediately. The effort was led by U.S.

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I Would Have Cheated in College Using ChatGPT

eLiterate

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 “ AI/ML ” “ third-wave EdTech ,” and “ future of work ” tags.

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How AI and other technology will fix value leakage in higher education

University Business

The Biden administration’s recent decision to forgive as much as $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower is, in some ways, an admission that our country’s system of higher education is failing to live up to its promise. With millions in debt and little to show for it, the sentiment is being echoed across the United States. About two-thirds of students say college is not worth the cost.

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How Higher Ed IT Can Stay Fully Staffed During the ‘Great Resignation’

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Managing understaffed teams and improving worker retention have been on the minds of higher education leaders for years. Even before the widespread challenges experienced during the “great resignation,” college and university employees were generally overworked, aging and underpaid. That’s led to a spate of resignations, and even as recently as May 2022, more than half of employees who have stayed on the job in higher ed reported they were considering their exit strategies.

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Beverly Sand obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

My wife, Beverly Sand, who has died aged 76, will be remembered as a committed and fiercely intelligent advocate for widening access to learning opportunities for those failed by their earlier experiences of the education system. Born in Barking, Essex, to Bob Sand, a hairdresser, and Stella (nee Schneider), an administrative officer, Bev grew up on the then new Harold Hill estate, near Romford, though the family traced its English roots to the Jewish community in the East End of London.

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Wi-Fi 6E: What Higher Ed IT Needs to Know

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The world of Wi-Fi is again changing, and the most recent news is Wi-Fi 6E. Higher education has always been in the lead on Wi-Fi adoption, so it’s natural to look at this newest development. What Is Wi-Fi 6E and When Can I Have It? From a technology point of view, Wi-Fi 6E is the same as Wi-Fi 6: a high-speed wireless LAN with peak individual speeds of about 1 gigabit per second for normal clients (such as laptop computers).

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Through Storytelling, Students Share Indigenous Stories in an Exhibition at the Detroit Historical Society

College for Creative Study

In a collaborative studio course, communication design and photography students created traditional and interactive experiences that celebrate the lives and stories of Indigenous people in the greater Detroit area through thorough research and ethically sourced materials. This project turned into an exhibition, “ReDocumenting Detroit: Revisited,” and was featured at the Allesee Gallery of Culture at the Detroit Historical Society from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2, 2022. .

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Congratulations to the Study and Go Abroad Prize Winners for 2022!

Study and Go Abroad

The Study and Go Abroad fairs ran in five cities this fall. Plus, ten people won great prizes! The Study and Go Abroad (SAGA) fairs were back in-person this fall, and we had a great time meeting with students in five cities across the country : Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Calgary. We talked schools and scholarships with hundreds of students, so a big thanks to those who came out !

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The Reflection Toolkit: Supporting effective reflection

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

In this post, Gavin McCabe, Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service, spotlights the Reflection Toolkit – an invaluable resource for reflective practice in the HE sector and beyond. The toolkit, co-created by Gavin and Tobias Thejll-Madsen, responds to the evergreen question posed to reflection practitioners: “how do I even get started?

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This New Jersey university is laying off 30 professors, eliminating 37% of academic programs

University Business

Cash-strapped New Jersey City University is taking a sharpened axe to its list of academic programs and roster of professors, The Jersey Journal has learned. In an effort to cut more than $12 million in expenses to balance its 2022-23 operating budget, university officials announced they’re eliminating 37% of its 171 academic programs and laying off 30 tenured professors.

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The Equity/Excellence Imperative in Undergraduate Education

Higher Education Today

Title: The Equity/Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities Author: The Boyer 2030 Commission Source: Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities Research institutions have long been known as places for transformative learning that contribute to the public good. With present societal challenges, research universities can position themselves as catalysts.

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The right online learning experience will boost retention and engagement - Phill Miller, eCampus News

Ray Schroeder

While colleges can make getting a degree more affordable, flexible, and adaptable by implementing more online teaching/learning processes, most universities are stuck using archaic systems that aren’t catered to online students. They are clunky, difficult to use, and fail to create an engaging environment. That’s why higher education institutions need to prioritize delivering an interactive online learning experience.

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Streamlining the Transfer of Credit Process

Higher Education Today

Title: Holistic Credit Mobility: Centering Learning in Credential Completion Authors: Sarah Pingel, Chau-Fang Lin, Martin Kurzweil Source: Ithaka S+R Highly mobile students (students who experience multiple entries or withdrawal points at one or multiple institutions) face degree completion barriers regarding the transfer and acceptance of credentials due to inconsistent institutional and state policies, according to.

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For Profit College Are The Most Likely To Close Without Warning - Edward Conroy, Forbes

Ray Schroeder

Colleges don’t close without warning every day, but it happens more often than you might expect. Crucially, for-profit colleges are far more likely to close without warning than other types of institutions. When colleges close abruptly, it leaves students scrambling to figure out how to continue their education. Unfortunately, many students who experience their college closing never complete their degrees.

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School of Quant: At $29,000, a public NYC college outclasses Princeton

University Business

Princeton has its Gothic spires, MIT its Great Dome. But for a no-frills lesson in 21st-century finance, head to a lackluster high-rise on Manhattan’s East 25th Street — AKA, Bernard Baruch Way. Nine flights up, along scuffed linoleum hallways, a handful of math-loving graduate students consider equations that would make most people’s heads hurt. On the syllabus recently: three-dimensional volatility surface structures for options pricing models.

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Selected President of the NCAA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will become president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), effective Mar. 1. Gov. Charlie Baker Baker will finish his second term as governor in January, a role the Republican has held since January 2015, but has returned to Democratic hands with the election of Maura Healey, who will be the state's first openly gay governor.

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Viral video shows Black N.C. college student being led out of class in handcuffs after a dispute with her professor

University Business

Viral video of North Carolina police taking a Black college student out of class in handcuffs as classmates looked on in horror raised questions about whether law enforcement intervention was necessary and outraged some, as it unfolded at a historically Black institution. The incident, which occurred Wednesday in a classroom at Winston-Salem State University after a dispute between the student and her professor, was captured by multiple students on their cellphones.

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Harvard’s next president: Claudine Gay will be first Black leader of the Ivy League school

University Business

The first person of color and only the second woman to hold the post, Claudine Gay will step into her role as Harvard University’s next president come July 1, 2023. The college’s governing board elected Gay to take the reins after an exhaustive search that commenced after current Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow announced in June that he would retire. “It’s been a privilege to work with Larry over the last five years,” Gay told the Harvard Gazette , referring to