Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with The Bernard Osher Foundation to create The Osher Scholarship Program at North Carolina A&T State University. This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree. The Osher Foundation has committed to a $50,000 bridge grant and a $1 million endowment in support of Osher Reentry Scholars.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” Volunteer work can help your college application stand out, especially at highly selective places like Ivy League schools. You will have the chance to list your volunteer work in the activities section of your Common Application, and you also may be able to write about some of your volunteer work in your essays.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

There is is a lot of discussion about what K-12 teachers do and don’t (mostly don’t) receive in terms of training in culturally relevant pedagogy, and it is often traced back to teacher education programs. Too often, we hear administrators complaining about their teachers being unprepared/under-prepared to work with Black students. Likewise, we have witnessed frustration by teachers for the same reasons.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Great College Counseling for International Students The United States remains a primary higher education destination for students from around the world. Many American public and private universities rank among the best in the world. As families consider sending their students to the United States to study, they often reach out to Great College Advice for college counseling for international students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

The turmoil at West Virginia University continues. Faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in embattled president E. Gordon Gee and to oppose his proposed cuts to the university’s academic programs, which will affect roughly 2% of the student body. E. Gordon Gee, president of West Virginia University The no-confidence resolution accuses Gee of mismanaging the school’s finances by claiming unrealistically that he would grow enrollment to 40,000 while spending o

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Symplicity

AUGUST 29, 2023

Along with a new school year, this third quarter brings a new release to all Symplicity Recruit premium clients. Here’s everything you need to know about Symplicity Recruit 8.7.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Four universities will be excluded this year from the Campus Pride’s Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities list. These colleges were previously honored on this list but due to the new state laws in Florida and Texas that effectively ban LGBTQ+ inclusion programs and services, the new restrictions will result in a lower rating for all colleges in these effected states.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has donated $1 million to Jackson State University’s (JSU) football team, continuing his pattern of support for HBCUs. Combs presented the check to JSU between the first and second quarters of the school’s victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs “If it wasn’t for HBCUs, I wouldn’t be here,” Combs, a former student at Howard University, said to ESPN at the game.

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Ed.gov Blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

The 9th Annual ED Games Expo will occur September 19-22, 2023 in-person at the Kennedy Center REACH and locations across Washington, DC, and through a livestreamed virtual event on September 21. The ED Games Expo is the annual public showcase of game-changing education technology (EdTech) innovations created through more than 50 programs at the Institute Continue Reading The post Announcing the 9th Annual ED Games Expo appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Ally Financial will host Moguls in the Making , a pitch competition where HBCU students compete for scholarships and paid internships. “This is our fifth year celebrating the innovation and entrepreneurship of over 200 HBCU students, whose successes have provided viable business ideas that support economic mobility in our communities,” said Natalie Brown, senior director of corporate citizenship at Ally.

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Roompact

AUGUST 29, 2023

College can be a stressful time for students, and sometimes they may need extra help. Student of Concern teams (SOCTs) are a valuable resource for students who are struggling academically, mentally, or behaviorally and are one way that colleges and universities provide support for their institutional communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Monique S. Allard Monique S. Allard has been appointed vice president for student life at the University of Southern California. She served as interim vice president for student affairs. Allard holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from California State University, Los Angeles, and master’s and doctoral degrees in education from the University of Southern California.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

AUGUST 29, 2023

How Universities and Employers Collaborate to Improve Student Outcomes While ideas about higher education’s purpose continue to evolve, those of a large proportion of current students and employers are in alignment. While the students want universities to provide career-focused programs that prepare them for their futures, the employers want universities to provide modern, relevant programs that prepare students to become qualified employees in their companies.

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College Forward

AUGUST 29, 2023

Dear College Possible Community, I’m thrilled to introduce myself as I step into the role of College Possible Oregon’s executive director. Having admired College Possible’s mission and impact for several years, it is a true honor for me to now partner with you in this critical work. As an Oregonian who grew up in an immigrant family with humble beginnings, my story is really the College Possible story.

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PUC

AUGUST 29, 2023

With a month until school starts, make sure you have school business completed. Here is a checklist of things to get done before arriving at PUC. It’s good to take care of these things now rather than on campus, so you have less to worry about and have more time for other things.

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CAPD

AUGUST 29, 2023

Join us for a series of programs tailored to your unique needs as an advanced trainee! Careers in Financial Services for PhDs & Postdocs Wednesday, September 20; 4:00-6:00 PM ET; 6-120 Careers in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) for PhDs & Postdocs More information coming soon!

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Following a brief moment where the wrong person was arrested – an unsuspecting individual who missed the shelter-in-place alerts – campus police confirmed that the gunman had been taken into custody around 10 minutes from the scene. The suspect, identified as graduate student Tailei Qi, has now been charged with first-degree murder. Law enforcement arrived on the scene around two minutes after the call came in and plunged the campus into lockdown, warning that “an armed and dangerous person” was

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 29, 2023

West Virginia University students staged a walkout Monday to protest the proposed elimination of academic programs and show support for faculty and staff whose jobs are being targeted as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. Separate midday rallies were organized by the West Virginia United Students' Union, which encouraged protesters to wear red.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

There was considerable reshuffling of this year’s top 25 compared to the 2022 rankings. Harvard, which was sixth last year, replaced Stanford in the top spot; the University of Florida, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, and Florida International University moved into the group; while Dartmouth, National Louis University, and the California Institute of Technology fell out of the top 25.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 29, 2023

The number of University of Wisconsin System campuses considering furloughs and layoffs to close budget gaps this school year continues to grow. UW-Parkside may implement a campuswide furlough while UW-Platteville is weighing furloughs and layoffs to address a nearly $10 million deficit. Chancellors floated the ideas in letters to their campus communities Monday, a day before the UW Board of Regents meest at UW-Madison to approve the UW System's annual budget.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

On the first day of the new semester, tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff and administrators struggled to access their university accounts, class schedules, email, and, even send selfies to their parents, eager to share the photos and Wolverine pride on Facebook. The disruption — at the university’s Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses — is directly affecting nearly 120,000, including about 65,000 students, and 54,000 faculty and staff, and indirectly affecting even more as U-M tri

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

Podcast Poll Highlights Top Concerns of Enrollment Leaders Episode 164. August 29, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Madeleine Rhyneer and Autumn Baggett-Griggs explore findings from a recent poll that identifies the top concerns of enrollment leaders.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

29 August · Episode 170 Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education 30 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Insights for universities to cultivate longer and more impactful presidential tenures, resulting in greater stability, improved institutional performance, and strengthened relationships. Higher education must strive to increase the average presidential tenure, which currently stands at a dismal 3.7 years.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

While every college and university has unique challenges, broad trends inevitably develop, forcing higher education leaders to deal with their implications collectively. Two macro trends nationwide seem no more consequential than continuing political interference in higher education practices and downward trending enrollment. Higher ed has been dealing with declining enrollment for over a decade; since undergraduate numbers hit their peak in 2010, enrollment has fallen by almost three million.

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