Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. These missions are important to the well-being of our people and the strength of our country.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The benefits of device management are fairly straightforward. It’s a tool (or set of tools) that removes the human element from deploying, maintaining, securing and replacing the laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones that power higher education. So, why isn’t every university IT team in the country outsourcing device management? The answer to that is also fairly straightforward: Higher education is in the midst of belt-tightening, and device management programs mean that institutions are as

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. The Institute of Higher Education Policy (IHEP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to access and success for students in postsecondary institutions, has released studies of two Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that are leading the way in student success: four-year public University of North Texas (UNT) and two-year public LaGuardia Community College in New York City.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries. The cuts, outlined by the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, in guidance to the universities regulator , will also reduce funding for Uni-Connect, which runs programmes aimed at widening access to higher

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

West Chester University assistant professor Dr. Jeremy C. McCool and award-winning journalist Earl Hopkins have announced a deal with publisher Rowman & Littlefield to pen a book about Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. Award-winning journalist Earl Hopkins and West Chester University assistant professor Dr. Jeremy C. McCool plan to write a book about the impact of Kendrick Lamar and J.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin is shutting down the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (DCCE)—previously known as the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement—and laying off more than 40 individuals who work there,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of Jewish high school families have eliminated colleges and universities from consideration due to rising on-campus antisemitism, according to a new poll commissioned by Hillel International. Adam Lehman Eighty-seven percent of those polled said the events of Oct. 7 had an impact on their approach to selecting a college or university for their child, according to the survey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. Dr. Jonathan Collins Part of a new, larger concerted effort from New York state government to boost FAFSA completion rates during a newly proclaimed Financial Aid Awareness Month, the CUNY Financial Aid Support Team (FAST) will partner with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), the New York State Higher Education Service Corporation (HESC),

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

How Humble Should I Be? Sarah Bray Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Jacob A. Brown, Thomas Byrne, C. K. Gunsalus and Nicholas C. Burbules explore the need for humility and other values in higher ed administration. Byline(s) Jacob A. Brown Thomas Byrne C.K. Gunsalus Nicholas C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

José Gámez José Gámez has been named dean of the College of Arts + Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He served as associate dean for research and graduate programs at the university. Gámez holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University, a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in architecture and urban design from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

States Bristle at Cardona Plea to Push Aid Deadlines jessica.blake@… Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Many local officials say they’ll do what’s right for students, but note that pushing the deadline back too far could have its own unintended consequences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) recently received a $1 million donation from Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group and founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. Robert Kraft "I am honored to support UNCF in their mission to combat hate and promote unity,” said Kraft. “It is crucial that we come together as a society to address the root causes of hate and prejudice.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Three Questions on Academic Innovation for U-M’s Mike Daniel joshua.m.kim@d… Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM A conversation with the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation senior director of policy and chief operating officer.

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Roompact

APRIL 4, 2024

In this episode of Roompact's RA*Chat, Crystal sits down for an insightful dialogue with Edwin Serrano, a Senior Learning & Development Specialist at the University of Southern California. Edwin offers his unique perspective on leadership, tackling the age-old debate of whether leaders are born or made. He offers invaluable advice to Resident Assistants (RAs) on harnessing their leadership capabilities to navigate the landscape of internships and job opportunities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

House lawmakers will examine how the botched roll-out of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) has affected students, families and colleges in a hearing next week.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 4, 2024

Students and professors at Clayton State University fear their programs could be in jeopardy because of this year's state budget cuts. Kaitlynn Cassidy said the rumors of the math, science, political science and theatre programs getting canceled have spread around the campus. She is a sophomore who transferred to CSU to study math and aerospace engineering, a dream she's had since she was a kid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Learning Behind Bars: The Shifting Fortunes of Prison Education Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM While U.S. prison-reform advocates celebrate reversal of a 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales say government inaction has stalled progress.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 4, 2024

On Tuesday night, the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT), the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union (PTLFC) and the American Association of University Professors at the Biomedical and Health Sciences of New Jersey (AAUP-BHSNJ) hosted "The RU Budget Screw: How the Rutgers Budget System Shortchanges Us All," a town hall event to discuss disparities and doubt around the University's fiscal year budget.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

There is plenty of evidence of the economic and personal benefits for individuals who earn a bachelor’s degree. Those benefits also extend to the communities where college graduates live and the industries in which they work. But when a myriad of obstacles prevent a majority of college-aged Americans from attaining that goal, there is something very wrong with our current higher education model.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse Week: Daniel Beverly, postdoctoral researcher at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, explores how the natural world will react to the total solar eclipse.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Prof Des Freedman , Michael Bassey , John Sommer and Sally Bates respond to an article about the dire state of Britain’s higher education institutions Gaby Hinsliff ( Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding, 29 March ) says “the story [of decline] starts with the freezing of tuition fees in 2017”. However, this was the outcome, not the cause, of a crisis that began with the decision by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government in 2010 to treble tu

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

The university fired about 60 people and some of the offices where they worked are expected to close by May 31, according to a joint letter from the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors and the Texas chapter of the NAACP. UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that the school was also disbanding the Division of Campus and Community Engagement, which provided support and resources for “those who may face the most significant challenges in access

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ISA Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

Studying abroad in Spain, particularly in Valencia, offers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant celebration of Fallas. As an international student arriving with little knowledge of this cultural extravaganza, I was immediately swept up in its allure. Fallas, at its core, is a 19-day long celebration of spring, steeped in centuries-old traditions.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

The settlement administrator Angeion Group LLC announced a proposed settlement with several U.S. colleges and universities Friday over alleged deceptive tactics in giving out financial aid. The preliminary proposal includes 10 schools in one case and and 17 in a second. The schools include Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Kay Peterson

APRIL 4, 2024

Experiential Learning: Pathway to Better Design Thinking Design Thinking is a systematic problem-solving process, originally conceived to emulate how creative artists think and work. Traditional business training focuses on the pursuit of objective and quantifiable “correct answers” based on rational logic, spreadsheets, planning and calculations.

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CAPD

APRIL 4, 2024

The priority deadline is May 1, 2024 , with applications reviewed on a rolling basis thereafter (as space allows) Open to rising juniors and seniors from all departments and all majors. The MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium’s (MCSC) new Climate & Sustainability Scholars Program enables MIT undergraduates to have a unique, yearlong, interdisciplinary experience developing and implementing climate and sustainability research projects.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Leaders of Sociology Group Resist Call for Ceasefire Resolution Ryan Quinn Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Members of the American Sociological Association will now get a say, voting on whether to make their group the latest to call for an end to the war.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

While much has been written about progressive movements of the 1960s and how activism helped shape the higher education landscape — including, for example, the emergence of Black studies departments on college campuses — Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd’s remarkable book Resistance from the Right: Conservatives & The Campus Wars in Modern America (The University of North Carolina Press) offers readers a look at the conservative movement of the same era and the players who would eventually emerge

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

University endowment experienced a positive turnaround in 2023 , helping institutions fund invaluable initiatives pertinent to their missions. Despite the uptick, gift-giving fell by 10.7%, according to a NACUBO-Commonfund report. Colleges and universities interested in ramping up their fundraising and donation targets must update their strategies to meet pace with a digitized age, according to a report from Salesforce.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Sex Discrimination or Doctrinal Differences? Sara Weissman Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM A former professor’s sex discrimination lawsuit against Moody Bible Institute was recently allowed to proceed by a federal appeals court. The case could have bigger implications for religious colleges.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2024

Pitzer College has suspended its study abroad program at the University of Haifa in Israel. Officials at the California college say the program was one of almost a dozen study abroad programs shuttered and the move had nothing to do with boycotting Israel, as student activists had called for. Pro-Palestinian students are touting the program’s demise as a win; many of them had pressed college officials to close the program.

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