Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill last week to allocate almost $430 million in additional funding over two years for the state's 50 community colleges, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Sen. Brandon Creighton Sen. Brandon Creighton’s Senate version of HB 8 aims to give money to colleges based on the number of students who earn "credentials of value," complete at least 15 course hours and transfer to a four-year university, enroll in dual credit courses, or take courses that "app

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Clark Nesxen

MAY 22, 2023

Clark Nexsen + NCSU projects pictured: Park Shops Adaptive Reuse, James B. Hunt Jr. Library, SAS Hall, Fitts-Woolard Hall We are proud to celebrate our longstanding relationship and the 75th anniversary of North Carolina State University’s College of Design. Clark Nexsen has been fortunate to have a close partnership with the school, having worked on several significant projects at NCSU and employing numerous graduates at the firm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

Grinnell College professors William Freeman and Dr. Kesho Scott seem like an unlikely pair. Freeman, a former international athlete who became a track and field coach and teacher of sports psychology described Scott, a former Black Panther who became a scholar of sociology, as “not somebody I would’ve probably reached out to on campus. I didn’t see anything in common with her.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 22, 2023

Title: Mapping a Postsecondary Learning Ecosystem: Alternative Providers in Context Author: Louis Soares Source: American Council on Education (ACE) In a new issue brief, Louis Soares, the chief learning and innovation officer at ACE, explores the concept of a learning ecosystem for postsecondary education, with a focus on alternative providers. He describes a postsecondary learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

New England College (NEC) is partnering with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to address workforce shortages in mental health services, the Concord Monitor reported. The school created a community mental health B.A. program – set to start in the fall – in which students will receive classroom education and two paid working experiences or co-ops at mental health facilities.

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Roompact

MAY 22, 2023

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

The University of Iowa’s (UI) Center for Advancement will be hosting a day-long event to teach grandparents and grandchildren various topics, The Gazette reported. The pilot “ Grandparents University ” program – any grandparent can sign up with their 8- to 14-year-old grandchildren – will take place Jul. 13. They will be able to take three courses together on the UI campus.

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CAPD

MAY 22, 2023

Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on May 22, 2023 MIT junior Anushree Chaudhuri has been selected as a 2023 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholar. She is only the second MIT student to win this award and the first winner since 2008. The Udall Scholarship honors students who have demonstrated a commitment to the environment, Native American health care, or tribal public policy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

Texas Poised to Support Community Colleges Based on Student Outcomes Scott Jaschik Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:12 AM

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Hanover Research

MAY 22, 2023

Near partnered with Hanover Research to survey 590 global data and operational leaders working in the retail, restaurant, commercial real estate, and travel & hospitality industries. The survey examined the ways in which consumer behavior data is used to make business decisions to address challenges and assess sentiment about the state of the industry.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

Stress Is Hurting College Students Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-170510661.jpg colleen.

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Via's

MAY 22, 2023

Switching software systems can often feel like a daunting task, with concerns about time, complexity, and disruptions to your workflow. It may seem like a tall task, but what if I told you there’s a solution that eases the pain of transitioning? Let’s dispelll myths and look at how Via specializes in hassle-free and tailored solutions, ensuring a seamless switch without compromising your productivity or interrupting your student’s experiences.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

A Stricter Test for College Programs Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1257533702.

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Hanover Research

MAY 22, 2023

Building and maintaining a healthy brand is critical to organizational health. Strong brands command higher prices, boast reduced customer acquisition costs, and enjoy lower customer churn. But conditions in today’s market mean that brands must work harder to maintain their brand strength. To build and maintain a successful and healthy brand, companies engage in ongoing brand tracking for key brand metrics.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

A Recruitment Partnership Falls Apart Featured Image at Top of Article INTO USF center.

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Hanover Research

MAY 22, 2023

A Hanover Research member district is dedicated to nurturing a positive school climate so that all students are able to learn and thrive. As part of their efforts to build and ensure a positive school climate long-term, the district strives to foster a culture of innovation, specifically by leveraging teacher voice. Research finds that centering teacher voice in the school change process leads to innovative schools that center students’ needs and provide engaging and relevant learning experience

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus Customized workspaces designed to help answer your institution's most pressing questions Edify Accelerators are templatized workspaces with custom dashboards of flexible multi-source analytics focused on solving specific business challenges. This page provides information on different accelerators.

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Hanover Research

MAY 22, 2023

A Hanover Research member district in Michigan is interested in understanding trends and best practices regarding the prevention and tracking of and messaging around bullying. Hanover recently completed an Equity and Inclusion Diagnostic (survey) and Equity Scorecard (data analysis), the results of which supported leadership’s perceptions that bullying is a problem in the district.

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University Business

MAY 22, 2023

In stories detailing inequities, from post-graduation income gaps to programming that places Black students in less upwardly mobile career tracks, the news consistently demonstrates that our higher education system is not equitably serving Black learners. If we as a society believe that higher education is still a key lever in creating more equitable outcomes for all learners, we must renew our commitment to addressing the lack of educational opportunity and economic mobility that Black students

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Higher Education Today

MAY 22, 2023

Title: Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community Source: Office of the U.S. Surgeon General The Office of the U.S. Surgeon General has released an advisory on the healing effects of community, emphasizing the importance of social connection for individual and community.

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University Business

MAY 22, 2023

The Senate’s version of House Bill 8 , authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would award money to colleges based on the number of students who earn “credentials of value,” complete at least 15 hours of courses and transfer to a four-year university, enroll in dual credit courses, or take courses that “apply toward academic or workforce program requirements.” It would also create the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer program to enroll high school students who

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College for Creative Study

MAY 22, 2023

Five undergraduate students presented five capsule collections exploring their livelihood and creative processes, representing a new beginning for the college’s fashion program. On Friday, May 12, The College for Creative Studies (CCS) presented its inaugural apparel design runway show, featuring undergraduate students as part of the college’s fashion design program.

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University Business

MAY 22, 2023

From 2018 to 2019, the percentage of bachelor’s degree students’ overall placement and employment rates increased, totaling 86% and 59% respectively, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. However, the pandemic shook the numbers up in 2020. The rate of students finding employment dropped by 5% and overall graduate placement fell to 82%.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 22, 2023

Advancing Engineering excellence in Ireland: The role of Engineers Ireland (EI) editor Mon, 05/22/2023 - 06:36 Engineering is a vital industry in Ireland, contributing significantly to the country's economic growth and development. Engineers Ireland, the professional body for engineering in Ireland, plays a crucial role in advancing engineering excellence across the country.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 22, 2023

In this extra post, Glen explores eco-anxiety as he brings together some of the questions and challenges we face and integrates them into the latest work from key workers in this field.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 22, 2023

No one is entirely sure how many Americans are working gigs, in part because the definition of gig work grows muddier by the year. Labor economists are certain the practice is growing, but it remains incredibly hard to measure. Annual surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are not designed to capture gig work as a category, and studies elsewhere use different parameters to define it.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

Texas Poised to Fund Community Colleges on Outcomes Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/23/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 22, 2023

The student body presidents of all seven public universities and several community colleges said students could be forced into more debt. The rally was one of at least three that took place at the Capitol throughout Thursday, and was organized by the student-run nonprofit Oregon Student Association. It opposes a proposal to cut the public university and community college budget for 2023-2025 by 2.5% compared with the current two-year budget.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

We’re interested to hear from young people in Britain who have opted to not attend university, or are considering to give it a miss We’re keen to hear from young people in the UK who have decided against going to university recently, or are currently thinking about whether to skip higher education. Whatever your reasons were or are, we’d like to hear about why you feel university may not be for you.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 22, 2023

[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Kelchen on Education blog.] Within a couple of hours of posting my comments on the Department of Education’s proposal to create a list of programs with low financial value, I received multiple inquiries about whether there was a user-friendly dataset of current debt-to-earnings ratios for programs. Since I work with College Scorecard data on a regular basis and have used the data to write about debt-to-earnings ratios, it only took a few minutes

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

California State U Did Not Investigate Claims Against President Josh Moody Tue, 05/23/2023 - 12:00 AM

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University Business

MAY 22, 2023

President Joe Biden proposed a ruling last Wednesday to clamp down on schools that saddle students with insurmountable debt and poor returns on a college education. The proposal examines all academic offerings at for-profit colleges and non-degree credentials at traditional universities, threatening to cut federal funding for those that cannot guarantee that at least half its graduate cohort earn more than working adults with only a high school diploma.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

The Boy’s Graduation Matt Reed Tue, 05/23/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

Everyone knows that success in life takes a lot of skill and talent. But it’s not just merit. It’s also luck and that may be the answer as everyone in higher ed awaits the anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the lawsuit challenging Harvard admissions. In the meantime, let us honor not just the graduates of the season, but to the matriculates—those committing to Fall’s Class of 2027.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 22, 2023

Tales of a Lecturer and Director, Part 1: The Balls of St.

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University Business

MAY 22, 2023

Their former employer, Houghton University, wanted them to drop the identifiers in line with a new policy for email formats implemented in September. Both refused and were fired. Ongoing culture wars in the U.S. over sexual preferences, gender IDs and transgender rights have engulfed politics, school campuses and many other facets of public and private life.

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