Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

In my elementary school there was one Black teacher, Ms. Terri Moore. I never had her as my teacher, but I knew she existed. She also knew me. We often smiled at each other in the hallway. In 5 th grade, Ms. Moore asked me to recite a speech for Black History Month. I stood in front of the entire school, my peers, teachers, and administrators, a sea of majority whiteness, and in February, a month dedicated to people who looked like me, and asked by the only Black teacher at the school, I celebra

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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At Michigan, Getting an A Because Your Instructor’s On Strike Featured Image at Top of Article UMich Strike - 2023-05-18.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

Free expression organization PEN America is suing Florida’s Escambia County School District and School Board, alleging that the district’s recent book bans areunconstitutional. Joining PEN are authors, parents, and the largest book publisher in the country: Penguin Random House. Dr. Jonathan Friedman The school district’s recent attempts to challenge what books its students have access to began in 2022, with Northview High School language arts teacher Vicki Baggett challenging more than 100, in

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

In 2020, colleges and universities adopted remote learning tools not because they wanted to, but because they needed to. Before COVID-19, plenty of institutions were dipping a toe into online instruction, offering students occasional opportunities for an online class or experimenting with things like recorded lectures. Then the pandemic forced everyone to make remote instruction a reality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

Antwan Lofton Antwan Lofton has been named vice president for human resources at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He served as the interim vice president for human resources. Lofton is a graduate of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a master’s at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

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University Business

MAY 18, 2023

Colleges may want to cut back on early class offerings, according to research findings that “suggest concerning associations between early morning classes and learning outcomes.” Nature Human Behavior , a peer-reviewed journal, used WiFi data from more than 20,000 students, assessed grades from nearly 40,000 and tracked sleep schedule data from more than 200 at the University of Singapore to understand the behavior of students whose classes started at different times.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 18, 2023

By Hollie M. Chessman In 2023, with pandemic mandates and lockdowns long gone, faculty burnout remains at an all-time high. CUPA-HR data point to growing workplace dissatisfaction in higher education, and a new Inside Higher Ed analysis finds that close to half of presidents indicate they are very aware of their faculty and staff’s mental. Read more » The post Effective Strategies for Combating Faculty Burnout appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

How a Collaborative’s Campus Climate Survey Can Help Prevent Sexual Misconduct Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1041876900 (1).

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 18, 2023

Yesterday I talked to Lish Fejer on ABC Radio Canberra, about federal government plans to contract in. They were interested to hear about my own experience as someone trained by the public service, who then became a contractor. There is scope for the Australian Public Service (APS) to increase the recruitment of entry level professionals, through cadet and intern programs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

Professor on Leave for Distributing Anti-Trans Chocolate Bars Sara Weissman Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM

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University Business

MAY 18, 2023

Scholar Launch, which started in 2019, connects high school students with mentors who work with them on research papers that can be published and enhance their college applications. The publication touts its “thorough process of review” by “highly accomplished professors and academics,” but it also displays what are known as preprints. They aren’t publications “in the traditional sense” and aren’t vetted by Scholarly Review’s editorial board, according to Roger Worthington, its chair.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

Avoiding Curricular Pitfalls of Study Abroad Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1176669865.

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CAPD

MAY 18, 2023

The dramatic advancements in AI over the past few years are omnipresent in the job search, and this collection of podcasts from MIT’s In Machines We Trust can shed light on ways AI might affect your experience in the job market. Hired by an Algorithm Want a job?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

State Report Blames Leaders for Financial Issues at N.J. City U Featured Image at Top of Article njcucampus.

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University Business

MAY 18, 2023

Texas A&M University–Commerce said it is investigating after a screenshot of an instructor’s email — in which he accused students of having used artificial intelligence on their final assignments — went viral on Reddit. A university spokesperson said that since the email was posted on Reddit, “several students have been exonerated and their grades have been issued, while one student has come forward admitting his use of Chat GTP in the course.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

Professor on Leave for Distributing Anti-Trans Chocolate Bars Sara Weissman Thu, 05/18/2023 - 03:00 AM

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MAY 18, 2023

The college is offering free tuition for students with family incomes of $70,000 or less and assets of $50,000 or less. The program is called Macomb Tuition Advantage. It’s open to those already attending the college or those who plan to start in the fall of 2023 and are pursuing an associate degree. Students in the program must be enrolled full-time and maintain a 2.0 grade point average.

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MAY 18, 2023

Professor to Students: ChatGPT Told Me to Fail You Susan D'Agostino Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM

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University Business

MAY 18, 2023

The hallmark of America’s colleges and universities is its technological advancements in medicine and the sciences, fueled by its shrewd dedication to research. The progress universities make to thrust society forward spurs employment and economic growth. However, as states continue to tighten their budgets for higher education and as pandemic-era federal funds dry up , colleges and universities are finding creative ways to continue with their vital research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 18, 2023

Layering Mental Health Care at a Community College Featured Image at Top of Article ColumbusState Drone-01.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 18, 2023

According to the United Kingdom government’s 2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, of the educational institutions surveyed, higher education employees were the most likely to identify breaches or attacks, with 92% reporting an incident within the last 12 months. The consequences have been extreme. A ransomware attack impacting the University of York in 2021 resulted in sensitive data being encrypted and held captive by hackers for weeks without resolution.

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MAY 18, 2023

UC Working Group to Explore Undocumented Student Employment Johanna Alonso Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM

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ISA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

The City of Artists Granada is a beautiful city for artists.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 18, 2023

The Importance of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in Higher Education editor Thu, 05/18/2023 - 06:24 Higher education is an important step in students' careers and personal development. To suit the needs of a changing society and economy, the educational system has evolved over time. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) has received considerable attention in higher education in recent years.

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MAY 18, 2023

Modern Methods to Detect Fake Chinese Liquor: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 18, 2023

In fact, our talk was so full of useful nuggets, I couldn't reduce everything into a single, elegant theme. So instead I'm giving you seven takeaways from a conversation Fast Company co-hosted with Deloitte Cyber & Strategic Risk at the recent RSA Conference. Among the takeaways: 5. Skills-based hiring leads to more diverse workforces. 6. Artificial intelligence (A.I.) will disrupt the middle-tier jobs. 7.

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MAY 18, 2023

Infographic What Can a Higher Ed Data Management Platform Do for You? A data management platform creates a foundation for improvements in every area of campus — from better enrollment outreach to stronger student support and more successful advancement campaigns — by uniting data to build a comprehensive understanding of your institution's biggest challenges and opportunities.

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