Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a Black man whose research focuses on Japan, Dr. Dyron K. Dabney says he has often felt like a “unicorn.” “When I was in Japan, I had to accept the fact that I was going to be one of a few in this profession, but also in Japan, percentage wise,” says Dabney, an associate professor of politics and Japanese studies at Earlham College, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Katie Morales , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Cindy Johnson , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Key Statement: Reflection can create connection and caring between faculty and students, enhance learning and success, and promote collaborative professional encounters. Keywords: Reflection, Connection, Caring Introduction The authors are nursing faculty at a large public university and a private liberal arts college in the Southeast

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Michael Simmons Michael Simmons has been appointed assistant band director at Bowie State University in Maryland. He taught music from elementary school to the university levels. Simmons is a graduate of Florida A&M University.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Colleges and universities itching to strengthen their students’ workforce readiness may seek to partner with employers. If Amazon or Google are still out of reach, institutions may already be sitting on a goldmine: community and regional nonprofits. Employers are keen to believe that c ollege graduates lack the necessary soft skills to contribute to their workforce.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

St. Cloud State President to Exit Amid Tensions Josh Moody Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Robbyn Wacker is set to leave office next year after a tenure marked by enrollment challenges, deep job cuts and clashes with faculty.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As vital as institutions’ support services are to cultivating student belonging, many miss the mark , especially among Black students and other persons of color. Thanks in part to feeling a lack of belonging, Black students have lower six-year college completion rates , according to the Lumina Foundation. However, a new study out of California State University, Northridge illustrates that minority and underresourced students introduced to a third-party peer connection tool improved their r

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A recent report from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University suggests that the type of college where Black students initially enroll could narrow racial disparities in degree completion and influence students’ long-term financial outcomes.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Worries of Harm Lead to Scientific Censorship Johanna Alonso Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM The authors of a new paper make recommendations for reducing scientific censorship by improving transparency in the publication of academic research.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Studying sociology, politics or the creative arts may well make you unhappy. But it’s not necessarily a bad choice Recent analysis has revealed the university degrees that lead to the highest life satisfaction , with Celtic studies and sports science coming out on top. At the bottom? Bad news for those who studied sociology, politics, creative arts or media and communications – these degrees are associated with a negative impact on wellbeing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Emory University Ph.D. student workers have voted to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday. The vote was 909 to 73, the agency said. Emory’s provost, Ravi V. Bellamkonda, sent Ph.D. students a memo Tuesday saying the university “respects the outcome of the vote, and we are committed to bargaining in good faith with the Union as your representative consistent with our mission, vision and values.

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College Forward

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

College Possible Minnesota is proud to announce a new partnership with Lakeville area schools. Lakeville North High School , Lakeville Pathways Academy , and Lakeville South High School joined our Navigate program, where eligible students receive up to six years of hybrid, tech-connected, near-peer coaching support to navigate and overcome the most common barriers to getting into and through college.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Biden Administration to Take Another Swing at Accreditation Rules Katherine Knott Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Negotiations next spring will address state authorization and the definition of distance education but won’t consider use of third-party servicers.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The budgetary axe is, once again, falling at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this time by cutting instructional and operational expenses as well as costs related to diversity and inclusion, student affairs and research and economic development. The $12 million in cuts proposed by Chancellor Rodney Bennett come six months after another $10.8 million was sliced from UNL’s state-aided budget, which is made up of appropriations from the Legislature and tuition revenue.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Academic Self-Regulation Interventions Can Promote Success for All Melissa Ezarik Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM For first-generation students as well as their peers, professors can break down barriers to allow students to excel, writes Pola Ham, an assistant professor of occupational therapy.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Do you find you never know what to say when in an interview when they ask you what your strengths are? Well, if you’re accepted into one of our internship programs abroad, AIFS Abroad can help you with that. All AIFS Abroad interns take the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment , a personal development tool based on decades of research into human strengths.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Transforming Challenged Academic Units Sarah Bray Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM When a unit becomes dysfunctional, leaders may recognize the problem but not know where to begin to resolve it, write Jacob J. Ryder, C. K. Gunsalus, Elizabeth A. Luckman and Nicholas C. Burbules, who offer specific approaches that can help. Byline(s) Jacob J. Ryder C.K. Gunsalus Elizabeth A.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Archer recently announced the promotion of three key leaders to the company’s Online Growth Enablement approach. Clayton has been promoted to Executive Vice President of University Partnerships, following his accomplishments as Senior Vice President of Partnerships at Archer. Clayton has overseen tremendous growth for higher education institutions amidst the enrollment decline, setting them up for success and understanding their challenges.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Biden Administration to Take Another Swing at Accreditation Rules Katherine Knott Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Negotiations next spring will address state authorization and the definition of distance education but won’t consider use of third-party servicers.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Working in the happiest place on Earth has proven to be just that for Interior Design student Karlee Szczesniak. During the Fall semester, Karlee received a coveted internship with Walt Disney Resorts as a Walt Disney Imagineering Interior Design Intern. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to experience and assist in creating Disney magic through design,” Szczesniak said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A Spelman College student filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Morehouse College that claims campus officials dismissed her Title IX complaint against a Morehouse student after she reported that he sexually assaulted her. Spelman and Morehouse belong to the Atlanta University Center Consortium, a coalition of historically Black colleges and universities in Atlanta where students regularly interact at joint programs and events.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The new poll, released jointly by the ADL and the Jewish outreach organization Hillel International, found that 73% of Jewish college students and 44% of non-Jewish students experienced or saw antisemitic incidents since the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, ranging from antisemitic vandalism to threats of physical violence. Read more from NBC News.

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The Humphrey Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Whether the topic is business, or aliens, or ancient Rome, the best speakers have a knack for taking the seemingly mundane and making it enthralling. Think about how a captivating Ted Talk can draw us in even if we had no previous interest in the subject.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The school’s board is set to meet tomorrow to review finances that may ultimately impact Saint Rose’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education certification. The college requested $5 million in financial assistance from the City of Albany, according to David Galin, Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s chief of staff. “Mayor Sheehan believes it is in the City of Albany’s and our residents’ best interest for the College of St.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Facing the possibility of closure and recently denied a state loan, Birmingham-Southern College officials have received a temporary reprieve in the form of a $5 million loan from the Birmingham, Ala., City Council, al.com reported.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University announced this month that the two institutions received funding to begin research into how psychedelics have influenced art, literature and society. The initiative, called ”Psychedelics in Society and Culture,” will focus on the historical significance of psychedelics and will provide faculty and student researchers with grants of up to $100,000 to study related issues.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Alauna Safarpour, assistant professor of political science at Gettysburg College, considers how to go about reducing prejudice in politics.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In my last post , I explained how generative AI memory works and why it will always make mistakes without a fundamental change in its foundational technology. I also gave some tips for how to work around and deal with that problem to safely and productively incorporate imperfect AI into EdTech (and other uses). Today, I will draw on the memory issue I wrote about last time as a case study of why embracing our imperfect tools also means recognizing where they are likely to fail us and thinking ha

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