Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Virginia State University will host the second presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle Oct. 1, becoming the first HBCU to host a general election presidential debate. “We are honored and grateful to have been chosen as a host for a 2024 Presidential Debate,” said VSU President Dr. Makola M. Abdullah. “This is a historic moment for our university and for HBCUs nationwide.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

USC Probes Star Neuroscientist on Research Fraud Allegations Marjorie Valbrun Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:00 AM The university is investigating Berislav Zlokovic after his lab members described image and notebook manipulation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. Old Dominion University ODU’s Holmes Scholars program – its primary goal is equity, diversity and cultural competence in higher ed and PK-12 schools – will offer mentorship, peer support, and professional development.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Who Is a Faculty Peer? Sarah Bray Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Breda Eubank, Irene Shankar and Mary-Lee Mulholland explore the potential bias in so-called peer evaluations of teaching.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Roughly a tenth of Lakeland Community College (LCC) employees will be removed to avoid financial challenges for the school, Scene reported. Lakeland Community College board members voted recently for the unexpected 66-employee cut – part-and full-time workers, janitors, career services specialists, IT techs, groundskeepers, and others – which will take effect Jan. 3, 2024.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Debating the ‘Art’ of Institutional Statements jessica.blake@… Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Four university presidents discussed the growing challenge of deciding when and whether to weigh in on controversial domestic or international affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Carme Williams Carme Williams has been appointed advancement consultant and interim vice president of development and alumni affairs at Texas Southern University. She served as vice president of development at Prairie View A&M University. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Dr. Nicole Belisle Nicole Belisle has been appointed chief diversity officer at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. Belisle holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a master’s in sociology and education from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in higher education student affairs from San Diego State.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Defining, Measuring and Unifying Approaches to Student Success Melissa Ezarik Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:00 AM What does it mean to succeed in college? Discussion at the Student Success US event centered around how higher ed professionals, their institutions and students at different stages in postsecondary education might answer that key question.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts, a small Catholic institution in New Hampshire, will close at the end of the academic year due to low enrollment and financial challenges, WMUR 9 reported. The local ABC affiliate reported that Magdalen currently enrolls about 60 students. “After careful evaluation of the college’s financial challenges and a thorough review of alternatives, the Board of Trustees reluctantly has decided to close the college after graduation in May 2024.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

An AI Playbook for Improving College Completion Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Complete College America released a playbook and equity paper detailing AI’s potential use in scaling and achieving a degree.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

With varying budgets, some of the 37 academic departments within the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences used to try to make faculty and staff computers last for up to a decade, says Dan Wood, associate director for user services in the college’s Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Zayed University, in the United Arab Emirates, faces the loss of its U.S. accreditation unless it can show the Middle States Commission on Higher Education why the accreditor should not withdraw its approval.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Higher education mergers are complex and can pose a logistical nightmare. IT leaders who have integrated IT operations successfully say it requires careful planning and a phased, multiyear approach. Saint Joseph’s University CIO Francis DiSanti is doing exactly that by prioritizing the most critical tasks first. When the private Jesuit university in Philadelphia announced plans to acquire the financially struggling University of the Sciences, Saint Joseph’s leaders said they would merge in exact

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Emmanuel Urquieta, assistant professor in the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor University, explores what can happen if an astronaut dies in space.

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PUC

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

With the season of Thanksgiving, here are five Bible verses that we hope helps you reflect on the abundant blessings from God. Psalm 107 – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

An unspecified security threat prompted City College of New York to shut down Tuesday afternoon, according to a message from the president's office.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Dr. Renae D. Mayes is an Associate Professor of Counseling at University of Arizona Dr. Shawn C. T. Jones is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Lauren C. Mims is an Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University Dr. Paul C. Harris is Founder of Integrity Matters, LLC Dr. Donna Y. Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Mandy K.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Law graduates will be able to become licensed in Oregon without taking the bar exam, starting in May 2024. The Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday approved an alternative licensing program that bar exam reformers hope will spur further innovation in other states. After law school, candidates will spend 675 hours working under the supervision of an experienced attorney and create a portfolio of legal work that bar officials will grade as an alternative to the traditional bar exam.

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The Humphrey Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

During difficult times, the quality of leadership can make or break an organization. In recent years, workplaces have weathered a storm of global health crises, grappled with challenging headlines, and navigated economic uncertainty that has resulted in significant upheaval.

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ISA Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shannon Auletta is an ISA Sevilla alumna and current ISA/TEAN Global Ambassador at the University of Florida. In the following blog, Shannon shares her deep appreciation of Spanish culture through her unique and varied gastronomic experiences throughout the beautiful country. At the Plaza de España (Sevilla, Spain) Salmorejo versus gazpacho. Did someone say free tapas?

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Early college programs targeting Black and brown kids, instructing them to do college-level work while in high school, are one way to compensate for the fact that racial preference policies in college admissions have been ruled unconstitutional. To the extent that that practice tended to benefit affluent over poorer Black and Latino applicants, early college programs’ focus on students of lesser means revises the classist imbalance inherent in the old system.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

CUNY City College of New York shut down its campus on Tuesday due to a threat, according to the institution. CCNY closed at 1 p.m. “out of an abundance of caution” after receiving an unspecified threat. The college urged students and faculty to promptly leave the campus in an alert posted to its website and social platforms. The campus was expected to reopen on Wednesday, however, there are no classes in session.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) will investigate The University of Tampa and the Hillsborough County Schools school district in Florida for alleged cases of discrimination, CNN reported. University of Tampa The two schools join several others being investigated by ED for such discrimination and hate – including Columbia University, Cornell University, and the University of Pennsylvania – a list increasing in size amid the ongoing the Israel-Hamas war.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

North Idaho College continues to be under heightened monitoring by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Representatives visited the campus in October. NIC president Nick Swayne said NWCCU’s final report should be out this week. Read more from from KREM. The post ‘Board governance continues to be a problem’: North Idaho College trustees pick new board chair appeared first on University Business.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

One former Republican politician who now leads a Florida public university is criticizing a current GOP politician who was floated to lead another Florida public university—all over what a former faculty member allegedly said about Israel.

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