Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The recent announcement of Dr. Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University swiftly spread through the news and has been an ongoing conversation, particularly among those within higher education academic communities. Gay had been widely criticized for her responses alongside two other college presidents, also women, at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, after which, she clarified the institution’s stance.

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Dr. Laura Pasquini

JANUARY 5, 2024

I am curious career explorer. I’ve always wanted to know what drives people in their world of work, and what meaningful things are they doing in their lives. A couple of years ago, I took my curiosity to embark on my own journey as a coach. I love partnering with clients who want to think deeply their “career” and how they impact others with their skills and talents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. University of Rochester Though the school and department had initially planned to cluster-hire faculty for the department over the next five years, the new influx of funding – via the foundation’s Higher Learning program – will allow them to expedite their schedule, said Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with them when it abruptly switched to online-only classes at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

An American Bar Association plan to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has been received positively by legal writing and clinical professors. The American Bar Association has proposed changes to standards to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty. Reuters reported that a proposal under consideration by the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar would require law schools to hire full-time legal writing instructors and other untenur

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom Johanna Alonso Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

Michigan State University tenure and tenure-track faculty members are on track toward forming a union, according to reporting from the Lansing State Journal. A group of tenure and tenure-track faculty members at Michigan State University are seeking union recognition from the Board of Trustees. MSU Photography Services The group, which campaigned last fall to form a union , is seeking recognition from the university’s board of trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

Jeremy Toulon Jeremy Toulon has been appointed director of student transition and success at Binghamton University in New York. He served as a senior consultant for the National Institute of Student Success in Atlanta. Toulon holds a bachelor’s degree in Afro-American/African Studies and an MSW from Binghamton University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

U.S. Focused on Consumer Protection, Accountability in Rules Overhaul Katherine Knott Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department wants to ensure that accreditors and states are doing their part to hold colleges accountable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

Destiny Duron Deas Destiny Duron Deas has been appointed vice president for advancement at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. She serves as an attorney, author, entrepreneur, and ordained minister affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Duron Deas holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, a master’s in East Asian Studies from Duke University, and a juris doctorate from Duke Law School.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

Kentucky Explores Creating New College in ‘Postsecondary Desert’ jessica.blake@… Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM State lawmakers believe a new four-year university would help increase degree attainment in rural areas.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s no secret that higher education institutions must continue prioritizing cybersecurity in the face of new and emerging threats. What’s less obvious is which threats to focus on, particularly because not all threats are readily apparent. Cryptojacking is one such threat that’s rapidly emerging, but it isn’t new. While cryptojacking attempts passed the 100 million mark for the first time in 2022, there have been well over 50 million attempts each year since 2018.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

A Wake-Up Call to the Student Affairs Profession About Male Students Melissa Ezarik Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Addressing the impacts of toxic male identities can help narrow the gap in men’s achievement in postsecondary education, writes Joe Henry, a dean of students.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 5, 2024

Innovation and disruption are building a new world, but what if they disrupt your career? Technology—especially AI—is causing some roles to become irrelevant. And even workers in the most stable industries could experience consequences of economic downturns or just poor leadership. To avoid being blindsided, it’s important to have a backup plan that helps you navigate the waters if something happens outside of your control.

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Credo Higher Ed

JANUARY 5, 2024

By Travis Feezell, Ed.D. It can be said that athletics are the “front porch” of the university: a visible expression of institutional excellence so unlike what happens in the classrooms or labs or residence halls. Winning programs and teams are equated with great institutions, losing programs not so much.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association lists economic and workforce development as a top priority among higher education leaders for the second year in a row.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 5, 2024

“Are we going to revert back to ‘normal?’ No, we will have a new normal,” said West Virginia University President Gordon Gee in an interview with Stateline. “We are going to be much more oriented toward listening to the people who pay our bills — parents, students, legislators and others. And they very much want to see universities, particularly land grant institutions like ours, become engines of creativity and economic development.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here at AIFS Abroad, we believe all students should enjoy a life-changing global education opportunity, and are determined to find the right program for everyone based on their own unique needs. While many want to go abroad to meet new people (which we encourage!), introverts may be nervous to do so because of social overload, or because they think a study or intern abroad experience is only suited for extroverts.

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College Forward

JANUARY 5, 2024

After completing her term of service as an AmeriCorps college success coach with College Possible, Joanna landed a job with the Oregon State University School of Forestry as an admissions coordinator. For many AmeriCorps service members, careers in higher education are highly sought after, so we chatted with Joanna to hear more about her transition from college coach to admissions counselor.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Starting in April, Hari Sastry will lead the university’s central financial functions, including accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and planning, procurement, and treasury services. Sastry will work under the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer led by David Green. Prior to his career in higher education, Sastry spent 18 years working in the federal government.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 5, 2024

After deciding where and when you want to study abroad, the next question you should ask yourself is “What is my preferred housing situation ?” While some students really like to immerse themselves in the local culture by staying with a host family in a homestay , or enjoy the socialization and amenities in a dorm , shared apartments are the way to go for students who want a little more independence.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Calls are growing for the University of Hawaii to change how its next president will be chosen. In response, UH decision-makers have agreed to the creation of an advisory group made up of students and faculty. But what the group’s role will be—and how much of a say it will have in the selection—remains up for debate. It’s been nearly 10 years since they’ve chosen a new president.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

Doing the Work johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Challenging (and changing) conventions in order to live your values.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

The most selective schools in the U.S. don’t necessarily pay their presidents the most. The president of Thomas Jefferson University was the best-paid private college president in the country, making a total of more than $8.4 million in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Both his base pay and total compensation exceed that of other private college presidents.

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UMSL Diversity

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to host the annual observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Since the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance at UMSL on January 18, 1988, our campus community has celebrated the life, legacy and message of Dr. King with prolific speakers, inspiring music, and the presentation of scholarships.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Business schools are filled with educators who cut their teeth on case studies. Invented over 100 years ago at Harvard, these teaching tools are used in about 40% of MBA classes at most top business schools, such as Harvard Business School (HBS), which uses it in 80% of its classes. Many educators consider HBS-style case studies the gold standard for helping students develop analytical business skills.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Kideok Jin, associate professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences at the Albany College of Pharmacy, discusses one breast cancer treatment that could yield big benefits.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 5, 2024

After deciding where and when you want to study abroad, the next question you should ask yourself is “What is my preferred housing situation ?” While some students really like to immerse themselves in the local culture by staying with a host family in a homestay , or the independence of shared apartments , if you’re a social butterfly, staying in a dorm is a great way to meet others who are studying abroad and local students attending your host institution.

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University Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

Turning into the new year, the Education Department has released a series of papers outlining how they propose to increase program integrity and institutional quality in higher education, building on the Biden Administration’s longstanding mission to improve school accountability. Strategies the Department is pursuing to effect its influence revolve around accreditors’ and state agencies’ regulation measures, governance in distance education, Title IV fund disbursement and more

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2024

The trade association representing cosmetology schools is suing the Biden administration to block its new gainful-employment rule from taking effect.

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