Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Even though Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) in Raleigh, NC has been placed on probation by the accrediting agency The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), SAU President Dr. Christine McPhail isn’t slowing down. Dr. Christine McPhail, president of Saint Augustine's University, “Nobody wants probation, but I’m a seasoned administrator with multiple decades of experience in the area,” said McPhail.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

A growing number of community college systems, in California , Florida , Louisiana , Tennessee , Texas , New York City and elsewhere, have stopped requiring students to take remedial courses before they can enroll in college-level courses—the long-standing model for remedial education. With this policy change, states have lifted a significant barrier to college progress that affects millions of students and disproportionately impacts first-generation and low-income students and students of

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Immigrant high school students without citizenship or permanent residency in the U.S. are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve.

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University Business

JANUARY 9, 2023

When it comes to accelerating ROI for students on price and outcomes, an abundance of career-oriented majors and thriving technical colleges are essentials for campus leaders. A new analysis ranks the return on investment of all 50 state public university systems by comparing tuition and other financial factors to the increase in lifetime income that graduates earn from their degrees. “While some state college systems succeed in moving large numbers of students into the middle class, other

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Dr. Ritu Raju has been named president of Gateway Technical College. Dr. Ritu Raju Raju was previously vice president of academic affairs at Tarrant County College ‘s northeast campus in Texas. “I’m excited and honored to begin serving as the president of Gateway Technical College,” Raju said. “The college has strong local support and a reputation for its groundbreaking programs, dedication to student success and strong partnerships with industry and community.

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Higher Education Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

By Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda, and Elizabeth Holcombe Join us for a webinar Jan. 31 to discuss our upcoming report on capacity building for Shared Equity Leadership. Register here. Over the past three years, the American Council on Education (ACE) and the University of Southern California (USC) have been working together to study new ways. Read more » The post Capacity Building for Shared Equity Leadership appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed six new board members to the New College of Florida, a step towards turning the school into a more conservative institution, the Herald-Tribune reported. "It is our hope that New College of Florida will become Florida's classical college, more along the lines of a Hillsdale of the south," Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr., said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Players on the Albion College men’s basketball team are calling for the public suspension of head coach Jody May and an apology from the school after May – who is white – allegedly used a racial slur in practice on Dec. 28, News 8 reported. A player said May kicked a Black player out of practice for saying, “Give me that (expletive), (N-word)” to another Black teammate during drills.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Image: BOSTON—For a long time, the “joint” in the Joint Mathematics Meetings—the annual math professional meeting held each January, known as the world’s largest mathematics gathering—referred to the two organizations that owned the event: the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rolundus Rice Rolundus Rice has been named chief operating officer at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss. He holds a master’s from Alabama A&M University and a Ph.D. in history from Auburn University in Alabama.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Image: Adam Gray was instantly intrigued the first time he heard the term “corporate chaplain.” After working as a pastor full-time for 25 years at Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, Tex., Gray couldn’t stop thinking about it. “I wasn’t looking for a job change or really looking to leave my church, but when I heard about this idea about being a corporate chaplain, it struck me, and then, like two weeks later, I’m still thinking about it,” Gray recalle

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) medical college was “intimately connected” to slavery in the mid-1800s, according to a report commissioned by VCU and published last month, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The school owned or rented enslaved people who cooked, cleaned, and maintained buildings. The $30,000, 74-page report called the use of enslaved workers sad and troubling.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Bryant University has launched its first ever online, asynchronous master’s degree: in actuarial science. University of Providence , in Montana, is starting a B.S.N. program. Washington State University is starting a veterinary paraprofessional certificate program. Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: New academic programs Is this diversity newsletter?

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

The British PM may believe that compulsory maths is the key to education – but Asawa showed a different path, armed with little more than flour and water ‘Art will make people better, more highly skilled in thinking and improving whatever business or occupation one goes into. It makes a person broader.” So proclaimed Ruth Asawa in 1976. Born 50 years earlier, she was a US artist hailed for her cocoon-like sculptures made from interlocking, silvery wires that hang from the ceiling and evoke womb-

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Proctor Academy

JANUARY 9, 2023

In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Exodus Ayers ‘24 of Proctor Academy is the 2022-23 Gatorade New Hampshire Football Player of the Year. Ayers is the first Gatorade New Hampshire Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Proctor Academy. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Ayers a

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Roompact

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to the new year! We hope 2022 ended smoothly for you and that 2023 has new opportunities ahead. As always, if you need anything, we’re here to help. We’ve got a number of updates for you… so read on! What has Roomapct been up to in 2022? Read our annual letter from our founder, Matt Unger, to find out! Software Updates.

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CIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

In-Focus features a staff member each month as a way to learn more about our amazing staff. This month, we highlight Long Beach Social Skills Coordinator Katherine Rivas. We asked Katherine a few questions about her role, her CIP experience, and what she does when she’s not at the Center.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Organisers say they are seeking 30% monthly cut and that more than 150 people have signed up Hundreds of students in halls of residence at the University of Manchester are withholding their rent payments this month over the cost of living crisis. The students are seeking to pressure their university into offering a 30% cut on monthly rent payments, including a rebate for fees already paid, which they claim have become unaffordable.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 9, 2023

Restoring life safety and functional integrity to nearly 500 academic or research buildings on state university campuses in the Kansas Board of Regents system would cost an estimated $1.2 billion, officials said Thursday. The Board of Regents annually reviews deployment of approximately $40 million earmarked for deferred maintenance at the public universities, but this new analysis incorporated an extra $45 million allocated by the Kansas Legislature to tackle the facilities backlog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fifty percent of college students cited their own mental health struggles as their top stressor going into 2023, according to a survey of 1,200 students nationwide conducted by the virtual health services provider TimelyMD. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they were most concerned about their personal finances, and 37 percent named academics, while mass shootings and inflation were each cited by 35 percent.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Russell Group says more hard-up students in England will drop out if loans fail to keep up with rising costs UK politics live – latest news updates Hard-up students in England, who are struggling to pay their rent and bills as the cost of living soars, will lose out on as much as £1,500 a year if maintenance loans fail to keep up with inflation, university leaders have said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Albion College head men’s basketball coach Jody May has served a multigame suspension after players charged that he used a racial slur multiple times during a practice last month, The Detroit News reported. Ten players declined to suit up for Saturday’s home game against Trine University, in large part because of inaction by the administration.

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Student Life Network

JANUARY 9, 2023

How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution in the new year only to let it fizzle out and die within a month or two? Don’t fret! It happens to the best of us. Student resolutions are often easy to make but can be hard to follow through with during the year. Are you ready to change that? Choose a resolution that will better your life as a student.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the National College Attainment Network wrote to the White House and the department last month to ask whether the administration could confirm that the 2024–25 FAFSA will be rea

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CAPD

JANUARY 9, 2023

IRTS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Sunday, June 4 – Saturday, August 5, 2023 A 9-Week All Expense-Paid Media Experience in NYC! Gr eetings! The 2023 IRTS Summer Fellowship Program application is LIVE! Please encourage your students to submit their application by Sunday, January 22 at midnight ET. The IRTS Foundation’s Summer Fellowship Program provides an outstanding diverse group of aspiring media professionals with unparalleled access to the industry.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Concordia University Chicago in River Forest has temporarily removed the coach of its men’s basketball team Steve Kollar, after five players were hospitalized, CBS News reported. Some of the players were hospitalized for only a few hours, but for others it was a few days. Athletic Director Pete Gnan sent a letter to parents explaining what happened after a late-December trip to California, where the team played two games.

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University Business

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the pandemic altered her high school education, Abigail Mendoza became less focused on learning — she just wanted to get the grade and move past the difficult time. She realized that mindset wouldn’t help her when she came to the University of Pittsburgh last fall. At Pitt, she failed her first microbiology exam. Feeling defeated, she approached her professor after class and asked for help.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Donna Heinel, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California, was sentenced last week for using her position to facilitate students’ admission as purported athletic recruits in exchange for money. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani imposed a sentence of six months in prison and two years of supervised release.

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University Business

JANUARY 9, 2023

Two-thirds of community and technical college campuses in Virginia are within a half-mile walking distance of a public transit stop. For the remaining third, students traveling by public transit must walk more than half a mile to reach campus, with a quarter of all Virginia campuses located more than four and a half miles from the closest stop. “Training for hands-on professions like nursing or welding requires in-person instruction,” said Abigail Seldin, co-founder of the Civic Mapping Initiati

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the state of education comes under scrutiny, Labour’s leader faces some hard choices over the promises he made in 2020 It’s that time of year when the kids have just gone back to school, and every working parent who just scraped through the Christmas holidays breathes a sigh of relief. But not, perhaps, for long. Within days we’ll know whether teachers in England and Wales have voted to join university lecturers on strike, an agonising decision for many in the profession: they understand bett

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University Business

JANUARY 9, 2023

Colleges are dropping the SAT. Law schools are dropping the LSAT. And now, workplaces are dropping bachelor degrees—and experts think that should become the norm this year. 2023 will center on skills-based hiring rather than degree requirements—at least at successful companies, predicts research advisory and consulting firm Gartner in its list of top nine workplace predictions for the year.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 9, 2023

Marshall University remains $8 million below projections in student tuition and fee revenue for this fiscal year. MU’s new Chief Financial Officer Matt Tidd told members of the Marshall Board of Governors Wednesday the projected revenue from student enrollment for this year is $79.2 million, the actual amount to come in is $70.8 million. Tidd said Marshall needs more students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, I wrote about the recent federal omnibus bill and heard from several readers—thank you! I was a full Pell recipient when I was an undergraduate student at Michigan State University in the mid- to late 1980s. I also qualified for a full Michigan Competitive Scholarship. Tuition was $41 a credit. In addition to the grant and scholarship awards, I was able to pay for rent, food and other necessities by working at least 20 hours a week while I was in school.

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StudentAffairs.com

JANUARY 9, 2023

We chat with Dr. Gourjoine M. Wade, Vice President of Student Affairs at Texas Lutheran University. Background info on our guest plus a full transcript is available at studentaffairspodcast.com/ot29.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the university, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The medical college was “intimately connected” to the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s, according to the report. Each year, the college owned or rented enslaved people who cooked food, cleaned classrooms, laundered clothes, stoked furnaces and maintained buildings.

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CU Work-Life Balance

JANUARY 9, 2023

University of Colorado employees can expect 2022 W-2 forms to be sent by Jan. 31 to the mailing address they have on file in the employee portal. Additionally, the 1095-C form reflecting their health care coverage will be mailed by March 2 to those eligible for health benefits last year. Both forms will be available in the portal shortly after they are released.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute : Ben Cotterill, lecturer in forensic psychology at Clemson University, explores whether children can be reliable eyewitnesses. 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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