Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face systemic challenges in accumulating substantial endowments, according to a new joint study by UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. “ Investing in Change: A Call to Action for Strengthening Private HBCU Endowments ” found that a lean endowment factors into whether an HBCU can ensure institutional stability and growth and qualify education for its students.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

JANUARY 29, 2024

How can social media strategy make an impact on campus life? Social media platforms provide a vibrant space to share valuable content and ignite discussions that empower and educate — from academic support to life skills in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Rhodes College has announced its membership to the American Talent Initiative (ATI) collective. Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins. “Ensuring that students from all backgrounds can enroll and thrive at Rhodes, regardless of their financial circumstances, is one of our core institutional commitments.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Governor Proposes ‘Bold’ Plan to Restructure Pennsylvania Higher Ed jessica.blake@… Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM The proposal calls for a sweeping overhaul of the state system as part of an initiative focused on workforce development and shoring up 25 public institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture plans to invest nearly $1 million in a new project at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to help advance environmental justice in agriculture through the school’s Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI.) Xochitl Torres Small USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small recently visited N.C.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Are the Legacy Dominoes Finally Falling? Liam Knox Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Virginia is likely to ban legacy preferences for public colleges next month, making it the first state to do so since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. Others are poised to follow suit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Stephanie Harris Stephanie Harris has been named director of the Africana studies program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland as well as a master’s and a Ph.D. in African American studies from Temple University in Philadelphia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Student leaders at the University of Florida (UF) are preparing for the Fifth Annual Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate ® Bagel Day Program in an effort to combat record levels of antisemitism on college campuses. Rabbi Jonah Zinn Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate ® is a program established by University of Florida Hillel to proactively combat antisemitism through education, outreach, awareness, and partnerships.

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Hope College Network

JANUARY 29, 2024

In my experience, living in dorms is better than most people make it out to be. While I certainly don’t mind having my own room when I go back home, there are a lot of positives about dorm life that tend to get overlooked. I especially realize this now that a lot of my friends are in apartments and cottages, and I can see what their experiences have been like.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cleveland State University and Notre Dame College have met to discuss the university potentially absorbing the struggling private college. Meetings between officials from the two schools took place three times last fall, Cleveland State officials told Signal Cleveland. It remains unclear what “absorbing” could look like for either institution or how long the process could take.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

A judge has cleared the way for the Catholic University of America to auction off a gingham dress that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz, rejecting a legal challenge from someone who claimed ownership rights to the dress.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Building strong pipelines between K12 school districts and postsecondary education has long been an elusive puzzle piece. Districts and colleges that can’t get on the same page see their strategies fizzle out. But those who succeed have the opportunity to grow K12 graduation rates and postsecondary enrollment numbers for nontraditional students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Failure, Academic Careers and ‘Right Kind of Wrong’ joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Care to share your career failures with our Inside Higher Ed community?

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

A year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed the state’s higher education system wasn’t “working.” Declining enrollment, skyrocketing tuition and financially thin institutions paralyzed state leaders on how the best path forward was to keep in-state talent and ensure its colleges and universities remained competitive.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last year, 26 new bargaining units representing over 40,000 graduate student workers, postdoctoral workers or researchers officially formed across the country, according to new data from the National Center for the Study of Collect

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Roompact

JANUARY 29, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Hannah Hotalen, Residence Life Professional You are warm and snug in your bed dozing off to a comforting dream of the holiday season. You can see yourself walking around a room surrounded by.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Coroner in Matthew Wickes inquest raises concern over ‘awareness and curiosity’ of academic staff around mental health A coroner has issued a warning to Southampton University over the “awareness, understanding and curiosity” of academic staff around the mental health of students after a student killed himself on the day his exam results were due. Christopher Wilkinson, the senior area coroner for Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton, said interruptions to academic work and to the rhythms of no

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Reliable connectivity is an important component of the university experience for faculty, staff and students. They require a seamless network to manage data from thousands of devices. Cisco refers to the creation and promotion of seamless connectivity as creating an experience-driven institution. The concept entails digital technology and key applications, such as learning management systems combined with stable networking connections.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leave Martha alone. On May 10, 1981, graduation day at the University of Rochester, I set my career sights on becoming a president of a small college. My senior year I was the president of the student association. I had worked with senior leadership to create some needed reforms for students, including the first course evaluations and a student-funded teaching award that exists today.

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Creatrix Campus

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Learning Management System Software editor Mon, 01/29/2024 - 06:47 Agenda Amidst the dynamic changes in higher education, Learning Management System software emerges as a pivotal force driving institutions toward academic excellence. As we navigate this educational landscape, it's essential to grasp the trends and facts shaping the experiences of decision-makers, educators, and students alike.

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Credo Higher Ed

JANUARY 29, 2024

Each year during the Council of Independent Colleges Presidents Institute, Credo hosts a dinner to celebrate the work being done across the campuses we work with throughout the year. This year, Credo was joined by presidents from 27 partner institutions and associations. At this event, Credo honors one extraordinary courageous leader. This award is given to a higher education president whose remarkable vision and dedication have made an indelible impact on their institution, their community, and

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite Jonathan Michie is, as usual, spot-on in arguing for universities to provide adult education. Whether by accident or design, his letter appeared in your print edition on the centenary of the formation of the first Labour government, 22 January.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 29, 2024

A probe into endowment funds and a downgraded credit rating have placed Albion College’s financial situation under the microscope of state and federal agencies in the last year. The private college in Calhoun County now has a three-year “budget realignment plan” to balance the books, officials told MLive/The Ann Arbor News on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Move follows reports overseas students face lower entry requirements, a claim universities reject The Department for Education is to investigate allegations of bad practice by agents who recruit international students to study at British universities. It follows reports over the weekend claiming that overseas students are being admitted to prestigious institutions while subject to lower entry requirements than domestic students.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Maybe a PayPal alert or a Venmo deposit, perhaps just a check in the mail — certain UD students have seen payments from their university this month. University of Delaware has seemingly begun issuing cash reimbursements to thousands of current and former students in line with last year’s $6.3 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over its campus shutdown in 2020.

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Symplicity

JANUARY 29, 2024

Symplicity is thrilled to announce it's latest Symplicity® Advocate ™ partner, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom! Symplicity is committed to empowering educational institutions to excel and collaborating with one of the world's most prestigious universities is a testament to their shared mission.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JANUARY 29, 2024

Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment Sydney Kayne, SAAL Blog Writer and Assessment & Evaluation Analyst at University of Colorado Boulder For many student affairs divisions across the United States, co-curricular assessment is a practice that feels like it’s still finding its footing. In part, this is because engaging in assessment conjures up hesitation, fear, and indifference among many student affairs professionals.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ever since West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler started developing a new institute on campus to champion “Panhandle values,” he has publicly steered away from any political labels. Wendler even asked employees not to use the word “conservative” when describing the upcoming Hill Institute. Alex Fairly, the wealthy donor who, along with his wife Cheryl, gave the university $20 million for the project, insists it will not be political.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Henry Knight Lozano, senior lecturer in American history at the University of Exeter, examines two places known for their pleasant weather that may be in for rude awakenings.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cutting parts of base-level funding, which Moore, a Democrat, called “rebasing,” for private higher education subsidies and lottery commissions puts the administration in a position to boost spending for public safety, child care, housing, business innovation, K-12 education, state employee pay and other priorities the governor highlighted during a press conference Wednesday in Annapolis.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania has received an $83.9 million gift from alumnus Dr. Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, to support science initiatives at the School of Arts & Sciences. It represents the largest single gift to the school and one of the largest Penn has ever received.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2024

A group of House Republicans asked Friday for a briefing on the Education Department’s purported decision to fine Liberty University $37.5 million over alleged violations of federal campus crime–reporting requirements.

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