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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

News of bell hooks’s death came as a shock to many. The feminist, author, activist, and professor died Dec. 15, 2021, at age 69. But those who knew hooks personally were aware her health had been waning after years of fighting white supremacy and patriarchy. Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou “hooks said a few years ago, ‘I felt like a balloon that had been popped and deflated,’ because of the way she was so committed to writing and teaching, to her own detriment,” said Dr.

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Higher ed must get ahead of AI paradigm shift (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Last August, I sat in a conference room in Delhi, India, listening to a partner at a global consulting firm tell us that by 2030, one-third of the world’s workforce will be Indian or of Indian descent and that India would not replicate China’s strategy of taking on the industries of the West—manufacturing, chemicals and steel—but instead would be the world’s source for offshoring knowledge work.

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Nearly 50 University of Massachusetts Amherst Students Hospitalized After Trending Drinking Challenge

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nearly 50 students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst were hospitalized this past weekend after engaging in a drinking challenge popular on social media platform TikTok, CBS News reported. During their annual “Blarney Blowout,” an unsanctioned event related to St. Patrick’s Day,” the UMass Amherst students had taken part in the dangerous “borg” drinking challenge, resulting in 28 ambulances transporting students to the hospital – 46 students were hospitalized.

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The 2023 men's NCAA tournament results, if academics ruled

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I men’s basketball tournament is one of the country’s major spectacles, featuring scores of games, hundreds of millions of television viewers and untold numbers of thrills and heartbreaks. Since 2006, Inside Higher Ed has tried to do its small part to contribute, with this, our annual Academic Performance Tournament.

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Georgetown University Fires Head Basketball Coach Patrick Ewing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgetown University has fired head basketball coach Patrick Ewing after going 75-109 over six seasons, the Daily Mail reported. Patrick Ewing Ewing’s last game was an 80-48 loss to Villanova Mar. 8 in the first round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, where Ewing played as an NBA star for the New York Knicks during his basketball career.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center. The reimagined center will incorporate more wellness services and partner more closely with the university’s College of Health Education and Human Services, which university leaders hope will lead to shorter wait times for students seeking services, as well as to increased telehealth and after-hours capabilities.

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EAB Announces Upgrades and Expansion of Flagship Technology to Help Colleges Recruit and Retain Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

EAB has announced an upgrade to its flagship technology, Navigate , to help colleges recruit and retain students. Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

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Dr. Ann E. Cudd Appointed Second Woman President of Portland State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ann E. Cudd will become president of Portland State University, effective August, Oregon Live reported. This appointment will make her the second woman to lead the school. Dr. Ann E. Cudd Cudd, currently the provost at the University of Pittsburgh, has previously served as dean of arts and sciences at Boston University and as a professor and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas.

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: As students at the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Business prepare to embark on their careers, a new program is teaching them to tell their stories and personal experiences—a communication skill that will be important during their initial job searches and beyond. Story Lab was created by the Tippie Leadership Collaborative, housed in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, a resource hub for organizations seeking management expertise.

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8 St. Patrick’s Day Traditions in Ireland 

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 13, 2023 by Cat Rogliano St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most exciting times of the year in Ireland. The national holiday celebrates Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick, who is credited with bringing Christianity to the region. It’s also a day when people all over the world celebrate Irish culture and heritage – especially throughout the Emerald Isle!

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CCS Transportation Design Faculty React to Destiny 2 Sparrow Designs

College for Creative Study

CCS Chair of Transportation Design Paul Snyder and Assistant Professor Jason White were asked to comment and react to designs featured on the Destiny 2 multiplayer game. The post CCS Transportation Design Faculty React to Destiny 2 Sparrow Designs appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Harvard Professor Convicted for Hiding Chinese Money Retires

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The former chair of Harvard University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology who was convicted of lying to the U.S. government about his Chinese connections and Chinese money has retired from the university. Charles M. Lieber retired from his professor position Feb. 1, the university said. Torrey Young, one of Lieber’s attorneys, told Inside Higher Ed Friday that he chose to retire “after 30 years of devoted service to Harvard.

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CCS Alumna featured in Hyperallergic

College for Creative Study

The post CCS Alumna featured in Hyperallergic appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Saint John’s/Saint Benedict Will Phase Out 8 Majors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, a women’s college and men’s college, respectively, in Minnesota, will phase out eight majors and nine minors over the next few years, The Star Tribune reported. The colleges have about 2,900 undergraduates enrolled this year, a number that’s fallen between 20 and 25 percent over the past 13 years.

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Sheffield University criticised for hiring private investigator after protest

The Guardian Higher Education

Private investigator hired to look into possible involvement of two student activists in occupation of building Sheffield University has been criticised for hiring a private investigator to look into the possible involvement of two student activists in a protest in one of its buildings. The two students received letters on 9 November informing them that the university had hired Intersol Global, a firm of investigators, to look into whether they were involved in a student occupation of a building

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Vermont State U Will Have Some Books in Its Libraries

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Vermont State University has abandoned plans to go all virtual in its libraries, VTDigger reported. Earlier versions of the plan eliminated the books and all librarians from five campuses and drew widespread criticism. The new plan is to keep about 30,000 books, or about 10 percent of what the university currently has. The university “will maintain volumes that have been accessed or checked out between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2022 and have been deemed academically valuable by the

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Changes in Public K-12 Enrollment May Lead to Future Challenges for Higher Education

Higher Education Today

Title: Knocking at the College Door: How the Pandemic Compounds Education Pipeline Challenges. Author: Peace Bransberger Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education A report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing issues in the public educational pathway.

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A Sense of Control

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Timothy Burke posted a terrific piece last week offering context for the student mental health crisis. Drawing in part on Mary Gaitskill’s observations and in part on his own, he suggested that we can usefully look at the student mental health crisis – and the larger phenomenon of ‘deaths of despair’ – as signs of a larger sense of helplessness.

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Mentors at Hope College

Hope College Network

A big part of my excitement about attending Hope College was related to the internship and mentoring opportunities. As a student of Political Science and Philosophy who is planning to work in Development and Business in my home country, Nigeria, it was important to me that I felt supported throughout my four years. Fortunately, Hope has been on top of the game.

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Michigan State Killer’s Note

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The police at Michigan State University on Friday released a note that Anthony McRae wrote before he killed three students and himself. In the note, he said, among other things, “I’ve been hurt” and “people hate me.” He also said that he was acting with a group of others. “While McRae states in the note that he was acting with others, investigators from MSU DPPS, Michigan State Police and the FBI have determined through comprehensive reviews and detailed follo

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From Lagos, Nigeria, to Holland, Michigan

Hope College Network

One of my biggest concerns when moving to the United States for college had to do with living in Holland, Michigan. As an individual from the largest city in Africa with over 20 million people, I was a bit worried about the change of pace and context that I would encounter during college. This difference, though sometimes significant, has been something that I have come to enjoy.

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A New Tentative Agreement to Resolve Temple Strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Temple University and its striking graduate students have reached a tentative agreement to end a labor action that started Jan. 31, the Associated Press and NBC Philadelphia reported. Union members, who rejected a first tentative agreement, will finish voting on the measure today. The union said it made “meaningful, material gains on every major issue we set out to address in bargaining,” including wages, dependent care, leave policies and working conditions.

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Kindness, An Innate Trait of Hope College

Hope College Network

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked “Why Hope?”, I think I would have at least 100 dollars. But for as many times as I’ve been asked, I never get tired of telling my story. It all started back in 6th grade, when I went to a summer camp in Wisconsin. I spent the entire week getting to know my camp counselor Sam, and being impacted by her kindness in a way I had never seen displayed before.

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Higher Education in Latin America: Lessons from an Innovative University in Mexico

The Art & Science of Learning

Inside Voices is an event series organized by Minerva Project that features candid conversations with education leaders who are transforming education, whether building new programs and institutions or radically changing existing ones. The conversations center around the journey of transformation, showcasing the often bumpy process that includes both triumphs and challenges.

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SMT Data Challenge 2023

CAPD

In baseball, defensive analytics present challenges different from pitching and hitting. Not only is spatial information essential, but one fielder’s location, movement, and decision-making can materially impact those of other players. For this year’s Data Challenge, we want you to consider a game situation involving the interaction of two or more defensive teammates.

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Student Success Staffing in a Volatile Labor Market

EAB

This white paper offers six strategies for solving workforce challenges and retaining student-facing staff amid the higher education staffing crisis. Thanks for your interest! To access this content, please log in or register for a free guest account. Log In Register The post Student Success Staffing in a Volatile Labor Market appeared first on EAB.

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New College of Florida’s purge claims top DEI officer: “I am the first casualty”

University Business

Following New College of Florida’s board of trustees voting to abolish all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs schoolwide, the DeSantis-backed president has axed its top officer. In three short months, New College of Florida installed six new trustees, ousted its president , abolished its Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence, and is now removing any trace of Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez, who uses ze/zir pronouns.

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Using AI most effectively to develop job-search materials (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Category: Carpe Careers Joseph Barber offers recommendations for how graduate students can leverage artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for exploring career options and pursuing opportunities. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: sompong_tom/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Nevada State College set to become Nevada State University

University Business

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As of July 1, Nevada State College could be known as Nevada State University. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted 9-4 Friday to approve the name change. However, it’s contingent on a change to Nevada law that would create a second-tier teaching university within the state’s system.

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Gameful Learning

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Can games be a useful component of learning in the classroom? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Christopher Jeansonne says yes. Jeansonne is a lecturer of communication and media at RPI. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 03-13-23 RPI - Gameful Learning.

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Purdue University changing the view of Artificial Intelligence

University Business

Purdue has already introduced robotic delivery of food to students on campus. And the robotic dog is next on its list of AI accomplishments. “Many researchers across the world are working on AI technologies. I won’t be the last,” Bera said. “There are many people working on this. But they’re very few people working on making sure that five years from now, the human element still remains.

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Who should bear the cost of upgrading SUNY and CUNY? Hochul says students are part of the answer - Shantel Destra, City and State NY

Ray Schroeder

In recent years, New York’s public colleges, which educate some 600,000 New Yorkers, have suffered a slew of financial problems and declining enrollment, caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed tuition hikes for SUNY and CUNY campuses as a way to mitigate the financial challenges, but some lawmakers and advocates say the plan would place an undue burden on students, and the state should be investing more.

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Expressive Activity at VCU – Spring 2023

The Student Affairs Blog

Dear students, VCU is a very diverse community with a host of differing viewpoints reflecting each of our personal lenses through which we see, and experience, the world. This diversity of viewpoint and opinion is a tremendous asset to our community. Our hope is that you engage in conversations with others who share similar and dissimilar perspectives.

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Could nearly half of cybersecurity leaders leave their roles by 2025? - Laura Ascione, eCampus News

Ray Schroeder

By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25 percent for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to new predictions by Gartner, Inc. “Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress,” said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner. “CISOs are on the defense, with the only possible outcomes that they don’t get hacked or they do.

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U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. Black students have been protesting the quote since it was first displayed in 1992, the Associated Press reported. They said that using the partial quote did not convey what Malcolm X said. The inscription read, “My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

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UPenn accuses a law professor of racist statements. Should she be fired?

University Business

Amy Wax, a law professor, has said publicly that “on average, Blacks have lower cognitive ability than whites,” that the country is “better off with fewer Asians” as long as they tend to vote for Democrats, and that non-Western people feel a “tremendous amount of resentment and shame.” At the University of Pennsylvania, where she has tenure, she invited a white nationalist to speak to her class.

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Gameful Learning: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute , part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Christopher Jeansonne, lecturer of communication and media, explains why games can be a useful component of classroom learning. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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