Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported. Michigan State University Supporters of the union have argued that unionizing would give tenured faculty a larger role in discussions of changes to working conditions, campus safety, promotion and tenure systems, and sexual misconduct and Title IX issues.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

AI, the Next Chapter for College Librarians Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM Librarians have lived through the disruptions of fax machines, websites and Wikipedia, and now they are bracing to do it again as artificial intelligence tools go mainstream: “Maybe it’s our time to shine.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Aspen Institute has named the 150 community colleges that can compete for its $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Joshua Wyner The selected schools – out of more than 1,000 U.S. public two-year colleges – were chosen for high and improving levels of student success and equitable outcomes for lower-income, Black, and Hispanic students.

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U of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately Ryan Quinn Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM A psychology department hiring committee re-ranked finalists to hire a Black candidate over a white person originally rated No. 1, violating policy, a report concludes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dr. John E. Smith Jr. John E. Smith Jr. has been appointed chief of staff at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision and a doctorate in professional leadership from the University of Houston as well as a master’s in human services from Springfield College in Massachusetts.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

‘Narcissistic’ Presidents Linked to Declining University Performance Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM Hiring committees should “measure the egotism of candidates” for the roles, say researchers who compared leaders’ traits and institutional outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dr. Kathleen Murray will become acting/interim president of Hamline University, effective Jan. 1, Star Tribune reported. Dr. Kathleen Murray Murray, president emeritus of Whitman College, has previously served as the first female president of Whitman; provost and dean of the faculty at Macalester College; provost and vice president for academic affairs at Birmingham-Southern College; and Dean of the Faculty at Lawrence University.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By Jadyn Dunning The growing mental health crisis among young adults is one of the most pressing public health issues. The World Health Organization reported that approximately 20 percent of young adults will have experienced a mental health problem (mostly depression or anxiety) by 2024. For student-athletes, the stressors of the college experience can include.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A Guide for First-Generation, Working-Class Graduate Students Sarah Bray Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM Lauren Harvey offers advice for those who feel like they’re straddling two worlds: one where they’re unsure they belong and another where their upward mobility is not understood.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

University IT departments have plenty on their plates. Among the most time-consuming, resource-intensive and important duties is managing the thousands of devices their institutions rely on every day. The task has become even more complicated in recent years as faculty and staff moved off campus during the COVID-19 pandemic; many now operate from both home and the office as hybrid work has become the norm.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

About 30 Columbia University students walked out of a lecture by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, on Tuesday to join a protest of the university’s administration, The New York Times reported.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In this extra post, Kim Chapman sheds light on the pivotal role of Wellbeing Advisers at the University. Through a case study, Kim illustrates how Wellbeing Services↗️ function to assist students in managing their competing demands and stress, guiding them to available resources such as mindfulness↗️ sessions at the Chaplaincy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Cuts at Vermont State University will not be as deep as expected after 17 faculty members accepted buyouts, six decided to retire and three will not have their contracts renewed. Administrators initially proposed 33 faculty job cuts, but that now stands at one, VTDigger reported. The lone layoff will be a professor of landscape contracting.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

by Neil Raven Introduction In a previous blog , I explored the reasons why some students on level 3 (advanced) professional and applied courses decide against higher education. Those whose views were sought came from a further education college (FEC) located in the East Midlands. FECs are significant providers of such (vocational) courses in England ( Archer, 2023 , UCAS, 2023 ).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Have Elite Universities Become Too Student-Centered? mprutter@mit.edu Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM How to better channel their students’ idealism and energy.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Western Colorado University administrators are facing an unexpected budget discrepancy after discovering that the institution is about $1.4 million over budget in the fund supporting the bulk of its undergraduate programs. A period of staff shortages within the university’s finance department and difficulties implementing Workday, a new software system that helps organize finance and business operations, led to excess expenditures and revenue shortfalls.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Parchment, a digital transcript and credential platform, will be acquired by Instructure, which makes the learning management software Canvas, for a projected $795 million, the companies

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Net tuition and fees revenue in fiscal year 2020 was $114,749,020. In fiscal year 2023, that number was $92,254,915, a decline of $22,494,105 (19.6%). While it is also true that state appropriations rose over that same period by $7,740,082, this increase was due primarily to legislative salary increases for faculty and staff (essentially a pass through) and earmarks for special and capital projects (e.g., Jackson Library, Chiller Plant, other repairs and renovations).

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CU Work-Life Balance

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The University of Colorado’s self-funded and self-administered paid family leave program will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. This plan follows the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program established by the state of Colorado and will improve paid leave time for employees taking time off for family care or medical needs. The CU FAMLI plan builds on existing leave options for employees, working in tandem with several existing paid leave options to give employees more time and greater flexi

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As enrollment rates across California’s community college system took heavy losses following the Covid-19 pandemic, colleges have focused on advertising their tuition-free access in recent months. Tuition-free community college has been a reality for many students for several decades under the California College Promise Grant, which waives tuition fees for California resident students and non-residents under the California Dream Act who meet the needs-based criteria spelled out in the Free Appli

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, explores why psychiatric inpatients are often obese.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Butler University plans to open a two-year college in the fall of 2025 to attract undocumented and historically underserved populations to pursue higher degrees. The new college, which will only accept commuter students, aims to offer Indianapolis high school students who cannot afford Butler’s typical four-year undergraduate degree an opportunity to obtain an associate’s degree or other professional credentials.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Title: The SAVE Plan for Student Loan Repayment: Which Fields and Colleges Benefit Most? Author: Jason Delisle and Jason Cohn Source: The Urban Institute A new report from the Urban Institute examines how the Biden administration’s proposed Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan for income-driven repayment (IDR) of federal student loans will impact borrowers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By now, college campuses are beginning to plan their commemoration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From a one-day celebration to a week of activities, King Day has become a significant event on practically every college campus in the nation. There will be speakers and banquets, service projects and film screenings, not just to remind the campus and broader community about King’s life and work, but to hopefully inspire us to pursue the beloved community King described.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Two University of Louisiana System leaders have changed the state’s dynamic in the past two weeks as they pursue new opportunities within the state’s framework, which has drawn some pushback. Additionally, one university president is regrettably leaving his post due to family health issues, leaving behind a complicated track record. More from UB: ACE is restructuring the Carnegie Classification.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Biden-Harris 2024 campaign has released a new ad about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ record $7 billion in funding for HBCUs, theGrio reported. Vice President Kamala Harris The ad, Possibilities , highlights and celebrates the funding, which have been used to help close funding gaps between HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and pay for campus improvements ($3.6 billion), educational grants ($1.7 billion), and student debt relief ($1.6 billion).

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Science minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist views The UK’s independent research funding body has become embroiled in a fight with ministers over free speech and diversity initiatives, with the body’s chief executive saying she is “fully committed” to defending her organisation.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Could the future of our republic really be riding on the fact that so many people think elite college students are totally, totally annoying? Outrages over student activists excusing Hamas have driven the news since the attacks in Israel. But I found myself thinking about more prosaic 21st century campus headlines—about safe spaces or heckled speakers or other Fox News staples—while reading an advance copy of a big new book about a less deadly crisis: The travails of the Democratic Party.

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