Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that gives community college students transferring to HBCUs a one-time grant of up to $5,000. Gov. Gavin Newsom Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Given that the state of California itself does not have any HBCUs, students who want to attend and experience one have to pursue it out-of-state but may miss out on state aid in the process.

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Symplicity

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Symplicity® Advocate ™, renowned worldwide for student case management with over 300 universities in its network, warmly welcomes Canterbury Christ Church University aboard. Symplicity will collaborate with the University to implement a 360-degree view of student cases and student support to enhance its university-wide approach to addressing concerns and supporting student wellbeing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Baltimore Police Department has released surveillance video of persons of interest sought in connection with the mass shooting at Morgan State University and are asking the public to help identify them. Handout/Baltimore Police Department The gunfire Tuesday night – which wounded five people with non-life-threatening injuries – appears to have been the result of "a dispute between two smaller groups, and one individual was a target of two individuals who had weapons," said Baltimore Police C

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Tailoring lessons and material to each student’s interests and strengths is a goal most faculty members aspire to achieve. The remote instruction of the pandemic highlighted its value and uncovered how this different approach often helps students learn the material better. More recently, remote and hybrid instruction have opened the door for universities to better leverage resources and provide differentiated learning to students by extending an instructor’s reach to new communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The state of Michigan is expanding a program that provides a tuition-free community scholarship to adults ages 21-24 who have not yet earned college degrees, FOX 2 reported. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Al Goldis/AP The program – it was created in 2021 and was previously limited to adults 25 and up – has had more than 132,000 Michigan residents in total apply.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Paul comes back to the podcast again this week to chat with Dustin about the the past, present, and future of the curricular approach in residential education. Paul brings his wealth of knowledge and experience in this area to the conversation to help capture why this practice is so important for supporting student learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Dr. Chelsea Haines Chelsea Haines has been named chief of staff in the Office of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech. Haines holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Mars Hill University in North Carolina, an MBA from the University of Lynchburg in Virginia, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Virginia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Becky Bangs Becky Bangs has been named executive director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at Oregon State University. Bangs holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oregon State University and a master’s in intercultural service, leadership, and management from the School for International Training Graduate Institute in Vermont.

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EAB

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Inside A Community College’s Streamlined, Custom Enrollment Data Warehouse Implementation Case Study: North Iowa Area Community College About North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is a public community college in Mason City, Iowa with 2,500 students, about half of whom attend full-time. Quick Facts Automated accuracy auditing of enrollment data from Canvas and Colleague Extensive CIO input during implementation and setup Decreased demand on IR since enrollment dashboards now update automatic

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University Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Colleges and universities are always actively seeking ways to boost their retention and persistence rates. With student engagement fledgling , some colleges are turning to edtech tools to drive student interest and academic success. Students at Arizona State University enrolled in an introductory biology course were nearly twice as likely to earn an “A” lab grade using VR technology that combines explorative education pedagogy with cinematic story techniques compared with their peers in traditio

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Ray Schroeder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By the fall of 2024, a majority of Michigan's public universities will admit in-state high school graduates with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Ten of the state's 15 public schools are participating in the Michigan Assured Admission Pact. The goal is to boost enrollment and "help students realize their full educational potential," according to he Michigan Association of State Universities.

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CAPD

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The upcoming Virtual Fall Career Fair will take place on Friday, October 13 th. This year’s virtual fair will include over 75 employers from various industries. Even if you were able to attend the in-person fair on September 22 nd , you won’t want to miss this great opportunity to connect with 65 unique employers who did not attend the in-person fair.

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Ray Schroeder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I n a report released Wednesday, Fitch Ratings predicted that more colleges will close, merge or significantly restructure operations due to enrollment declines and other market pressures. Colleges that are already struggling will likely continue to do so, the report forecast. “The higher education landscape remains bifurcated. Institutions without strong brands that are located in markets with the steepest drop in college-aged population are the most vulnerable to enrollment declines.

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University Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Walmart has eliminated college degrees as a requirement for hundreds of its corporate roles. The retail giant said last week that it would get rid of ‘unnecessary barriers’ that prevent career advancement, and that job applicants would start seeing updated job descriptions next year. The move is part of a wider trend in the US jobs market.

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College Forward

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Each year, College Possible Chicago welcomes a new team of AmeriCorps members, who dedicate a year of service to supporting students as near-peer coaches. The term kicks off with a three-week orientation in August, known as “ Welcome Weeks.” During this time, AmeriCorps members dive into trainings about the College Possible coaching model, curriculum and the diverse needs of the students we serve.

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University Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For the first time to date, researchers out of Northwestern University developed an artificial intelligence that can design a robot completely by itself. The team gave the AI a prompt, “design a robot that can walk across a flat surface.” Seconds later, the AI created this purple block. Northwestern University’s AI learned to walk within seconds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

If you read the national news about higher education, you might think everyone is angling for admission to the Ivy League or trying to pay off debt for degrees earned. To be sure, this summer’s Supreme Court rulings are clear signs of a badly broken higher education system. But they also neglect the fact that millions of college students are dealing with food insecurity and/or experiencing homelessness, and as a result most will never reach the finish line.

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University Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The search for Michigan State University’s next president has been negatively impacted by the sexual harassment allegations against fired football coach Mel Tucker , according to one of the nation’s foremost experts on presidential searches. Judith Wilde, a George Mason University researcher who specializes in presidential searches in higher education, said the news from the past three weeks that led to Tucker’s firing will have changed the way candidates view the job.

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CAPD

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Qrypt is a gold sponsor of the MIT virtual Fall Career Fair. Founded by cybersecurity veterans Kevin Chalker and Denis Mandich, Qrypt is on a mission to democratize military-grade encryption and safeguard individuals and organizations from present and future data threats. Qrypt does this by offering the ability for people to immediately and quickly eliminate threats to random numbers and key transmission today.

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University Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

“This is the single most blistering Clery report I have ever read. Ever,” said S. Daniel Carter, a campus safety consultant who reviewed a copy of the Education Department’s preliminary report on Liberty University’s (Va.) campus safety compliance, obtained by The Washington Post. “I cannot think of a single other comparable case in the entire 32-year history of the Clery Act.” In the confidential report on the school’s Clery Act compliance, the Department found Liberty h

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