Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

Caring Campus, a program to have faculty contribute to fostering a culture of caring for students at schools, is related to observable benefits, according to a recent report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University. Dr. Elisabeth Barnett Caring Campus is a program that began in 2018 by the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) to involve higher ed staff in improving engagement with students and creating a ‘culture of caring’ at community colleges.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. At four-year Title IV degree-granting non-profit institutions, the biggest expense is salaries, wages, and benefits. People costs. A close second is materials/service expenditures, with about 40 cents of every dollar in this category.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a report this week, Gartner predicted that the most successful companies this year will be the ones “more comfortable assessing candidates solely on their ability to perform in the role, rather than their credentials and prior experience.” That translates to a de-emphasis on four-year degrees, McRae says: One of the most useful ways to attract “nontraditional candidates” is removing education requirements.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma In 1934, a year after Hitler’s ascent to power, Ernst Jünger, a World War I storm trooper, published an essay rejecting liberal, bourgeois society’s embrace of security, ease, pleasure, and comfort. He called instead for a new man who was willing to accept pain and discipline and adopt a cold, detached outlook on human life.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 22, 2023

College leaders are sharply more concerned about risks from recruitment and hiring than they have been in recent years, according to a new survey. Half of college leaders identified recruitment and hiring — employing talented staff and faculty — as one of the most pressing risks facing their institutions, an annual survey from insurer United Educators found.

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