Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

University of Delaware (UD) police are investigating after an English professor who is Jewish found a swastika drawn on a poster on her office door with the words, "We Are Everywhere," Delaware Online reported. The swastika was drawn on a poster promoting a drag performance the professor organized years ago. "This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and d

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The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 10, 2023

Sara Churchill , University of Nebraska at Omaha Erica Rose , University of Nebraska at Omaha Key Statement: Using digital tools in advising helps create efficiencies in communication, information sharing, and time management, which allows more time for building relationships. Keywords: Advising, Relationships, Technology Introduction Advising is important to a college student’s academic success and perceived quality of experience (Hart-Baldridge, 2020).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement. Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Matthew Williams, executive director of information security for the University of Cincinnati, says it’s impossible to provide the same protection for users and systems across a large university. “If we tried to deploy all the same controls across everything, it would slow the university down to a screeching halt,” he says. “We would stop functioning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Dr. Kelly Ryan will become president of Eastern Oregon University (EOU), effective Jul. 1, The Observer reported. Dr. Kelly Ryan Ryan is currently interim chancellor of Indiana University Southeast (IU Southeast). She previously served as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs; dean of the school of social sciences; coordinator for the department of history; coordinator of the Gender and Women’s Studies program; and professor of history at the school.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

Today’s undergraduates expect to make about $84,855 one year after graduation, according to a survey of college students by Real Estate Witch, part of real estate site Clever, in March. Yet, the average starting salary for recent graduates is just shy of $56,000, Real Estate Witch found, a difference of nearly $30,000. The disconnect between perception and reality only worsens over time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Lamar Bunts Lamar Bunts has been appointed chief transformation officer at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Bunts served as the chief revenue officer at Bitwise Industries, a Fresno, California-based education technology company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

About 93% of Rutgers University educators, researchers, and clinicians have voted to ratify tentative agreements reached by their bargaining committees, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “This vote is the culmination of months of intense efforts by so many people who walked the picket lines and organized with their colleagues,” Dr. Rebecca Givan, president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, said in a statement.

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Roompact

MAY 10, 2023

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released a Dear Colleague Letter that calls on higher ed and school districts to bolster the number of college students supporting school-aged children and youth in K-12 schools and out-of-school time programs. Dr. Miguel Cardona “Our colleges and universities have always been a driving force in solving America’s greatest challenges; and, today, we’re calling on these critical institutions to stand up once again by using Federal Work Study and other doll

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

NCAA: Kentucky State Falsified Football Player’s Eligibility Josh Moody Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Hanover Research

MAY 10, 2023

About half of organizations are planning to invest more in each of these tools this year, compared to 2022, according to new research from OneStream Software, conducted by Hanover Research. The post Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Financial Leaders Investing in Analytics, AI and Machine Learning Tools: Study appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Diversifying Course Materials: A How-To Guide Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1323776321.jpg colleen.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

While the nation commemorates mental health awareness month this May, too many Americans struggle to access critical care. As of September 2022, the CDC Household Pulse Survey estimated roughly 31% of U.S. adults reported experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety. Yet, according to The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an estimated 156 million Americans live in areas without access to a mental health professional.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Second AP Exam Has Technical Problems Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

Hampshire College, the private liberal arts college known for its experimental teaching style, admitted 13 students in 2019. Its president attempted a merger facing nosediving enrollment and financial troubles, and it proved her downfall. She resigned less than a year into her tenure. Hampshire College is now set to welcome more than 300 students, its largest class since 2018.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

The Day No Students Came to Class… or Did They? Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-515263038.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

The contracts mark a big win for key union demands and set the stage for other higher education institutions across the country to make similar asks for better wages and job protections as union actions rise across campuses, labor leaders say. About 9,000 professors, adjuncts, librarians, clinicians, graduate workers and postdoc associates are covered by five separate contracts which include retroactive pay increases to July.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

A Revived Call to Boycott Israeli Universities Featured Image at Top of Article boycott-logo.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

In an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2042, the college is undertaking an ambitious plan to invest more than $100 million in renovations and a new electrified heating system for the campus. Bowdoin plans to spend more than $100 million dollars over the next 15 years on campus renovations, preparing buildings for the installation of a new low-temperature hot water heating and cooling system that will begin in 2037, and take five years to complete.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Former Virginia Governor Calls for Firing of VCU President Josh Moody Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 10, 2023

New College of Florida won’t just get the $15 million promised by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The House’s “sprinkle list” includes another $10 million in operational costs for the Sarasota school. That’s likely a credit to Interim President Richard Corcoran, a former House Speaker hired — at a highly scrutinized price tag — to lead Florida’s honors college. Corcoran said the money will go directly toward improving the situation for students.

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MAY 10, 2023

New College of Florida to Accept SAT/ACT Alternative Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 10, 2023

In response to the proposed budget shortfalls, the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system prepared a mitigation plan for the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which oversees the system. The board won’t act on any plan until after the next state budget has been approved. The regional university and college system could eliminate more than 3,500 full- and part-time jobs — including 654 layoffs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Alaska Legislature Rejects Nominee to U of Alaska Board Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/10/2023 - 06:04 AM

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Education leaders and researchers discussed the vast disparities in the number of educators of color and potential ways to help recruit them during a panel of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Equity Assistance Center-South’s (EAC-South) Educational Equity Indicators Professional Learning Series. Sharif El-Mekki This second session of the “How to Improve Educator Recruitment and Retention: Stories from the South” series took virtually on Tuesday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

New Approach to Stopping Sexual Violence: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Via's

MAY 10, 2023

Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team “With Via, you don’t feel alone,” says Bethel’s assistant director. Virginija Wilcox, Associate Dean of International and Off-Campus Programs at Bethel University. The International and Off-Campus Programs office at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload.

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EAB

MAY 10, 2023

Infographic The Evolution of Student Success Metrics How has the way we define & measure student success changed over time? Lineages of species divide over time and give rise to descendants that resemble their forbearers but are also distinct in unique ways. The evolution of student success best practice has happened in the same way. Today, the definition and quantification of success is very complex—with more change likely to come—leaving many strategists struggling to set a course for thei

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

Beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, legislative negotiators have reached a deal to make college tuition free for residents whose families make less than $80,000 a year. The “North Star Promise” pertains strictly to Minnesota’s state institutions and is part of an overarching higher education budget bill. This agreement aims to bolster the state’s fledgling enrollment and labor workforce shortage, according to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. “This is the type of thing that

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Some House Democrats Call for Withdrawal of 2011 OPM Guidance Katherine Knott Wed, 05/10/2023 - 03:00 AM

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