Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Sally A. Kornbluth Sally A. Kornbluth has been appointed president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth served as Duke University’s provost. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Williams College, a bachelor’s degree in genetics from Cambridge University as a Herchel Smith Scholar at Emmanuel College, and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology at Rockefeller University.
EAB
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Blogs. Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. Content warning: this blog contains discussions of gun violence and hate speech. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Christopher Smith Christopher Smith has been appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Arkansas College of Health Education in Fort Smith. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an MPA from Arkansas State University, and an educational doctorate from the University of Southern California.
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
On Wednesday, current and former students of Yale University filed a lawsuit against the school for its discriminatory policies against students with mental health disabilities and insisting that they withdraw. In hopes to change the university’s withdrawal policies, the lawsuit alleges that multiple students have been pressed to withdraw from the school.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Letherio Zeigler Letherio Zeigler has been named financial aid director at Savannah Technical College in Georgia. He served as director of student financial aid at Mississippi Valley State University. Zeigler has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Ill, and a master’s in sociology from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Emerging technology, new learning environments and evolving cultural landscapes are all impacting higher education, and universities and their IT leaders are shifting their thinking away from the traditional ways of operating. Remaining agile, open-minded and willing to deviate from the norm when the situation demands it is fundamental for universities that expect to stay on the cutting edge of technology.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Dramatic changes are coming to the education program at Michigan State University (MSU), a response both to student needs and a nationwide teacher shortage. The program’s hallmark feature for roughly thirty years, a fifth year centered on student teaching, will be cut, with classroom practice becoming the focus of a reorganized fourth year. The changes come in response to student concerns about the costs associated with the fifth year, which many found especially burdensome given the typically l
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
A “new norm” has taken flight in doing business with our nation’s colleges. Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement. Added to the work-from-home ethos is a changing culture as younger generations move into senior leadership positions.
AIFS Abroad
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Last Updated on December 2, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. When you intern abroad this fall , you can explore captivating cities while gaining work experience that will make your resume pop. With AIFS Abroad international internship programs you have the option to earn academic credit, expand your professional skillset and make lifelong friends and memories!
Via's
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Via-Sponsored Events Were A Major Success Across the Country. The Via team had so much fun attending several and sponsoring all Fall 2022 NAFSA Regional Conferences. All across the country, we met people who share our passion for global experiences and who believe what we believe: that global experiences can change the world. We want to extend a huge thank you to all the NAFSA regionals teams who helped coordinate these incredible sponsorship opportunities for Via!
The Guardian Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Four women at some of the biggest unions are on the frontline of the fight for better pay and conditions Christina McAnea is the general secretary of Unison, the UK’s biggest union. Brought up on Glasgow’s Drumchapel estate, McAnea left school at 16 to join the civil service, before going to university at the age of 22 and earning a degree in English and history.
Paradigm IQ
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Curious Inquirer: We know that we need help with our DEI, but we have no sense of what form that help comes in and how to ask for it. Can you tell me how you help organizations with DEI? . Paradigmer: Sure, I’ll break it down. We help organizations by changing their culture through a two-p. What is DEI Training?
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Energized by the successful passage of Ballot Question 1, education leaders and a handful of lawmakers gathered at the Massachusetts State House Thursday to outline an urgent path to bolstering access to public colleges and universities across the commonwealth, particularly for marginalized communities and first-generation students. Question 1, commonly referred as the Fair Share Amendment or millionaires tax, is poised to generate between $1.3-$1.9 billion for public education and transportatio
EAB
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Blogs. How to Address The 2 Biggest Hurdles in Community College Virtual Onboarding. To help identify chief pain points in community college online enrollment, my colleagues and I went undercover as prospective students, applied to community colleges, and attempted to complete as many onboarding steps as possible within a 5- to 7-day window. We’ve performed these virtual secret shopper audits at over 100 institutions at the request of their leadership.
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Even at the height of the pandemic Giving Tuesday proved to be an overwhelming success for colleges and universities, with more than $10.5 million being raised in 2020 on the annual day of giving. Predictably, that trend hasn’t changed. According to data released by the solutions provider Anthology, more than $8.5 million was raised by higher education institutions using the platform Encompass alone.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
After nearly 50 years of funding community colleges based on enrollment and outreach, the state of Texas is considering making the switch to outcome-based funding, rooted in metrics like retention, completion, and the successful transfer to four-year programs. “The current model is one that’s based upon contact hours, heavily influenced by enrollment and type of courses offered,” says Ray Martinez III, president and CEO of the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC).
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Paul Currie, a tenured psychology professor at Reed College, will resign from his post eight months after a video captured him going on a racist rant against local restaurant employees. Reed president Audrey Bilger announced in a letter to campus on Wednesday that Currie would resign effective Jan. 6. The video, which was posted to social media in March, shows Currie saying something about “hiring illegal immigrants” and questioning whether an unidentified employee was born in the United Sta
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Three weeks of strikes by university academics has brought campuses across California to standstill. Labs are closed, assignments go ungraded. Graduate students have walked off the job, professors have cancelled class, and even construction staff have put down their tools in solidarity. The strike is groundbreaking – the largest in the history of US higher education and part of a wave of organizing at college campuses across the country.
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