Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
Gina Bleck Gina Bleck has been appointed vice chancellor for planning, design, and construction at the University of Pittsburgh. Bleck earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Boston Architectural College, an MPS in urban and regional planning from Georgetown University, and an executive master’s in leadership from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
St. Philip’s College, despite the name, is a public college. A professor who is also a pastor says the college fired him after it allegedly received complaints of “preaching” in class. An adjunct professor who is also an associate pastor says a Texas community college fired him after it claimed to have received complaints of “religious preaching, discriminatory comments about homosexuals and transgender individuals, anti-abortion rhetoric and misogynistic banter.
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University Business
JUNE 27, 2023
Higher education’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is nearing a potential inflection point as two trends coalesce this summer: State bills stamping out DEI offices and two Supreme Court rulings are expected to strike down affirmative action in the coming days. These decisions, some higher education stakeholders argue, will have both short- and long-term impacts on minority students and American communities at large.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
In a coordinated effort to address student housing insecurity, the State University of New York system will designate a staff member on every campus to work with homeless students. Navigating college can be especially challenging for students experiencing homelessness. “At a very basic level, housing insecurity and homelessness are a real risk to student success,” said Bryce McKibben, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, which is dedicated
University Business
JUNE 27, 2023
With the proliferation of AI in higher education, one report makes it clear that as students run rampant with the technology, higher ed leaders fear its implications yet remain unsure of what to do. “Time for Class 2023,” a joint report created by Anthology and Turnitin, found that the top instructional challenge reported in spring 2023 is preventing students from cheating, up from 10th this time last year, before OpenAI sicced ChatGPT on the public in November.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
The university’s decision to waive tuition for lower-income North and South Carolinians is officially about equity. But its potential as a recruitment tool for underserved students connects it to affirmative action’s uncertain fate. Duke University announced last week that it would offer full tuition grants starting this fall to students from North and South Carolina whose family income is less than $150,000.
Roompact
JUNE 27, 2023
As we exit June, I think about Pride Month and how important this month is to so many. This month is a time to honor those who have blazed a trail of liberation from the Stonewall riots to today and to celebrate the many accomplishments of those within the LGBTQ+ community. Today, in 2023, there.
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The Guardian Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
In today’s newsletter: A stalemate between lecturers and universities has left thousands of exams and dissertations ungraded – what’s the dispute about, and how might it end? • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. Finishing the last exam of your degree course should be one of the happiest moments of a student’s career. The stress of finals is over, the hard work has paid off.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
Belmont University, a Christian institution in Tennessee, has withdrawn an invitation to the Promise Keepers to hold an event on campus, The Baptist Press reported. The Promise Keepers are an evangelical organization for men that champions chastity (for all who are not in a heterosexual marriage).
PUC
JUNE 27, 2023
Tim de la Torre has been working at PUC for 10 years now. He graduated from PUC’s film program in 2006, with the college’s location and the Visual Arts Department holding a special place in his heart.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
The Department of Education has reportedly opened an investigation into Baker College’s marketing and recruiting practices following an article last year by The Detroit Free Press and ProPublica that revealed the college spent more on marketing and recruiting than on student financial aid.
PUC
JUNE 27, 2023
Tim de la Torre has been working at PUC for 10 years now. He graduated from PUC’s film program in 2006, with the college’s location and the Visual Arts Department holding a special place in his heart.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Laufer, associate professor of marketing at Victoria University of Wellington, examines one instance where harm was done when a journalist crossed an ethical line.
The Change Leader, Inc.
JUNE 27, 2023
27 June · Episode 161 High-Outcome Internships in Higher Ed: Bridge the Workforce Gap and Enhance Student Success 32 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Higher ed needs to provide more accessible, high-outcome internships to meet the current workforce demands and enhance student success. A recent McKinsey report finds that more than 85% of companies feel there is a skills gap between education and industry.
University Business
JUNE 27, 2023
During that time, he said he felt pressured by the administration to grade certain minorities easier, and he also objected to meetings and exercises seemingly centered on critical race theory, where white faculty were made to feel “terrible.” Once he reported what he perceived as discrimination, he believed university officials retaliated by filing a bullying and harassment complaint against him, in addition to handing him lower scores on his subsequent annual performance review.
Gray Associates
JUNE 27, 2023
Sharpen your skills in strategic competitive analysis for higher education program evaluation and beat your competitors. Develop your understanding of core markets, define your market reach, and proactively monitor key competitors. Leave behind guesswork as you leverage data-informed tactics to optimize growth patterns, enhance brand awareness, and drive positive outcomes.
University Business
JUNE 27, 2023
As Georgia’s public universities mull whether to raise tuition, Chancellor Sonny Perdue says he hopes state lawmakers will restore the $66 million they cut from the system’s teaching budget when they return next year. State senators, who insisted on the cut, said universities should cover the shortfall with some of their roughly $500 million in cash on hand.
College for Creative Study
JUNE 27, 2023
Detroit has risen, fallen, and risen again. Situated along the Detroit River, which connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie and creates a section of the US–Canada border, the city is known as the birthplace of Motown Records and Ford Motor Company, the home of Robert Graham’s Monument to Joe Louis bronze fist sculpture, and the site of the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in American history.
University Business
JUNE 27, 2023
Indiana’s public colleges and universities are slated to increase tuition and fees over the biennium—up to 4.9% per year—despite pushback from some state lawmakers and budget officials. CHE commissioner Chris Lowery emphasized that at Indiana’s public four-year colleges, in-state tuition and mandatory fee rates fell by an average of 2.1% annually over the last decade—the sixth-largest decline in the nation.
Parchment
JUNE 27, 2023
For many high school students, taking advanced placement or “AP” classes is common. In fact, over 80% of high schools nationally offer at least one AP course, with many offering, on average, eight of the 38 AP courses available. But taking AP classes is not the only way for high school students to earn college credit before they step foot on campus.
EAB
JUNE 27, 2023
Podcast Staffing Shortages Threaten Grad School Growth Goals Episode 156. June 27, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Pam Royall and Camilla Arias unpack findings from a new survey conducted jointly by EAB and NAGAP to assess the current environment for those wo
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
Belmont University, a Christian institution in Tennessee, has withdrawn an invitation to the Promise Keepers to hold an event on campus, The Baptist Press reported.
EAB
JUNE 27, 2023
Press Release Community College Students’ Expectations for Service Have Risen Since the Pandemic Administrators agree that enrollment and retention challenges are exacerbated by poor customer service June 26, 2023 Washington, DC (June 26, 2023) — According to a national survey of community college leaders released today by education company EAB, 85 percent of respondents say students’ expectations for “customer service” have risen since the pandemic.
Ray Schroeder
JUNE 27, 2023
Judah Strickland is studying medical billing and coding online with Hussian College, and she started the term on May 22. “The first week, everything was good, everything was fine,” she said. Then on June 1, Strickland received an odd phone call that the school had decided to give its students an unexpected break and that classes would resume on June 12.
EAB
JUNE 27, 2023
Blogs How to expand opportunities for Hispanic adult learners in nursing and health care 3 ways UCF is increasing enrollment (and retention) of Hispanic graduate students in nursing Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 131, How UCF is Expanding Opportunities for Hispanic Adult Learners. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud , and Stitcher , or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.
Ray Schroeder
JUNE 27, 2023
“It wasn’t necessary” to veto more, he told reporters. “We worked it all out as we were going along.” Still, he said the “unprecedented investment in higher education demands greater accountability.” The budget marks the fourth consecutive year the Legislature boosted aid to colleges in exchange for their promise not to increase tuition for in-state students.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release out latest booklet, “Job Search Success in Today’s Dynamic Higher Education Landscape.” Get the latest and best advice and strategic insights here, free.
The Guardian Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
University says about 20% of final year students will be unable to graduate if industrial action continues More than 1,000 final year students at Durham University could be left without a degree this summer because of the marking boycott disrupting universities across the UK. Durham, one of 145 universities affected by the industrial action over pay and working conditions called by the University and College Union (UCU), said about 20% of its 5,300 final year students would be unable to graduate
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
New Presidents and Provosts: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U, Jarvis Christian U, Rose Bruford College, Southwest Tennessee CC, State U of New York-Cobleskill, Utah State U Doug Lederman Wed, 06/28/2023 - 12:00 AM
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
When Dr. Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. At the time she was offered the position, she was the provost of Wagner College in New York City, which caused the hiring committee to ask how a New Yorker would adapt to Southern California.
Great College Advice
JUNE 27, 2023
Campus Safety Questions In building a college list, parents may have a lot of campus safety questions. And in this country, that is not surprising. The news seems full of bad news coming from college campuses (even when they are relatively safe, overall), and parents worry that their kids will not be the victims of crime. But sometimes it’s hard to separate the impressions one receives from the media (which may not reflect the actual risks on a campus) from the facts and crime statistics.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
About 43 million people are expected to resume or start repayments of their student loans. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has issued its final report and a toolkit for financial aid professionals across the nation in anticipation of the resumption of federal student loan repayments. This week, e xperts from Western Governors University (WGU) provided a glimpse on how universities are preparing for the end of the pandemic loan pause.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JUNE 27, 2023
The plaintiff in the case, a retired Army captain and Bronze Star recipient, wants the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that he said broke Congress’s promise to veterans. The Supreme Court will consider a long-running lawsuit over whether the Department of Veterans Affairs is shortchanging veterans on their education benefits. A decision in favor of James Rudisill, the plaintiff in the case and a retired U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2023
Working together, educational institutions can create more accessible and effective pathways for students to enter high-demand career fields. Dr. Margaret Terry Orr (1999) noted in her research-paper, “Community College and Secondary School Collaboration on Workforce Development and Education Reform: A Close Look at Four Community Colleges,” that an “increased emphasis on workforce preparation for our nation’s youth, particularly for mid-level and higher-skill development, requires greater posts
Via's
JUNE 27, 2023
In today’s interconnected world, technology plays a pivotal role in various aspects of our lives, including education. With the advent of innovative digital tools and platforms, the field of education has witnessed significant transformations, particularly in the realm of study abroad programs. The integration of technology in education abroad has opened up new opportunities and enhanced the overall learning experience for students venturing into foreign academic landscapes.
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