Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré, assistant professor of health policy and clinical practice at the Dartmouth Institute Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré has always understood the value of diversity in STEM fields In the first year of her Ph.D program, she worked with researchers who were studying why people making 300-400% of the federal poverty level were not signing up for Obamac
The Scholarly Teacher
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
By: Donna Downs , Taylor University. Key Statement : Intentionally developing a welcoming classroom environment increases student engagement and cultivates meaningful classroom relationships. Keywords: engagement, motivation, relationship. Introduction. Maintaining student engagement is difficult; this is not a controversial opinion or surprise to most faculty.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
When Dr. Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. DukeLIFE (Lower-Income, First-Generation Engagement) is dedicated to supporting the 20% of Duke’s student population that identifies as first-generation, low-income (FGLI).
University Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
College completion rates flattened this year, with slight and similar decreases in the number of white, Black, and Latinx graduates compared to 2021. The 62.3% completion rate in 2022 barely changed from last year’s rate of 62.2%, which followed a 1.2% compared to 2020, according to the latest Completing College report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Robert F. Smith, the richest Black man in America, wants to invest in students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by helping them invest in the stock market, Al.com reported. Robert F. Smith The billionaire – who acquired his wealth through the private equity industry – aims to educate HBCU and minority serving institutions (MSIs) students on financial wellness through his Student Investment Program.
EAB
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Blogs. 700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution. Online students and other non-traditional audiences are increasingly an area of focus for institutions nationwide. But there is one large group of non-traditional students that’s been previously excluded: incarcerated students. Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college edu
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. During the same 40-year period, Black enrollment doubled. But the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed much of that hard-fought progress.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Dr. Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Dr. Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.
Higher Education Whisperer
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
ACS Canberra meeting roomGreetings from the new Canberra office of the Australian Computer Society. I am here for a planning workshop of the ACS Blockchain Technical Committee, in a small meeting room (my fifth ACS meeting for the week). As it happens there is an ACS Think Tank this afternoon in the main room. This room demonstrates a good design for meetings, and education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Ndidi Akuta Ndidi Akuta has been named chief information officer at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. Akuta earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science technology from Savannah State University, a master’s in information technology from Middle Georgia State University, and an education specialist degree in instructional technology from the University of West Georgia.
The Guardian Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis “Get your arse out of your chair, get down here and speak to the people who matter,” a union leader urged university bosses, as hundreds of striking staff gathered in Leeds on Wednesday to fight for improved pay and pensions. A large crowd of pickets spilled from the steps of Leeds University’s distinctive Grade II-listed Parkinson Building, flooding on to the pavement below with banners reading “sta
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
A Marine Corps veteran is suing the U.S. government, alleging that it has historically discriminated against Black military veterans, denied them access to housing and education benefits, and rejected service-related disability claims at far higher rates than other veterans, Task & Purpose reported. The suit – filed Nov. 28 by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Service Clinic on behalf of Conley Monk Jr. – claims that Monk Jr. and his father were rejected by the Department of Veterans Affair
Campus Sonar
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Your campus is working to tell a cohesive, compelling brand story, but if you’re not working with a collaborative shared strategy, your message is being drowned out by conversation from accounts managed within departments, colleges and units, research centers, and other disparate areas of campus telling a different story in a different way in hopes of meeting very different goals.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Purdue University will resume SAT/ACT test score requirements for admissions, beginning with students applying for Fall 2024 admission. The school will begin accepting 2024 applications on Aug. 1, 2023. The move was recommended by Purdue administration and endorsed by its Board of Trustees. Since 2020, Purdue has been “test flexible” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered many students’ access to testing sites.
CU Work-Life Balance
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Each year, the International Tax Office strives to serve CU’s community of international students and employees by helping them understand the complex requirements of your U.S. tax obligations. The office recently debuted new International Tax courses and integrated them into its appointment process. The schedule an appointment page now includes a quick introduction video introducing the International Tax team and two new courses: one providing an overview of the U.S. tax system and the second h
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Kevin R. Johnson has been named winner of the Michael A. Olivas Award, a national award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) that recognizes leadership and mentorship in diversity and mentoring in the legal academy. Kevin R. Johnson Johnson is law school dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law, and professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis.
PUC
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Senior Madeline Lo is the first-floor RA for Winning Hall from Stockton, CA., studying to be a nurse. She didn’t consider being an RA until Dean Seibert reached out to her, which made her decide to be an RA for the first time this year. Being an RA made Madeline step out of her comfort […].
Symplicity
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Growing macroeconomic and social headwinds are putting pressure on today’s university and college students and higher education institutions must start to provide holistic support to address students’ financial worries, mental health concerns, and ensure wellbeing. To shed light on these issues and what higher education can do, Symplicity and Orbis were thrilled to convene a global panel to discuss comparative approaches to student support and wellbeing.
Paradigm IQ
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Curious Inquirer: I hear the term DEI all the time. At work we even have “DEI” committees, but I’m not sure what DEI stands for. . Paradigmer: DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, but hone. What is DEI?
University Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
To uplift Black students in San Diego County, the University of San Diego is developing an initiative to better pave the way towards higher education. Starting next summer, USD’s School of Learning and Education Sciences is launching its Black Ingenious Initiative known as BiGI. “I wish I had a program like this when I was younger, mine was so much more of fitting the pieces,” said Novien Yarber, PhD.
EAB
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Blogs. Avoid this email strategy to improve your deliverability. Insight from our enrollment analytics team. How many times a week do you miss an important email to the dreaded spam filter? I was scrolling through my inbox this morning, and I noticed that several emails I was expecting—and even more that I probably would have opened—had been banished to the purgatory that is my junk folder.
University Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Stephen F. Austin State University’s regents voted in a 8-1 decision on Tuesday to accept the system’s offer for affiliation. The board member who opposed expressed worries that the system would eventually change the university name. The East Texas university in Nacogdoches had also been courted by the Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Texas State systems.
ISA Journal
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Stories that Shaped Us: How cooking made Spain feel like home Vyana Dang is an ISA…
University Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Cincinnati State community college is expanding its presence in Butler County by partnering with Miami University and the local career school system to add college classes at two new locations. Officials at Cincinnati State, which since 2012 has offered classes at its downtown Middletown location, said this week it will soon be opening classes at that city’s Miami regional campus and at that city’s Miami regional campus and at the Butler Tech D.
University Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Let the debate, disagreements and direct marketing begin: The latest list of the 100 best college towns from WalletHub is out. The personal finance website suggests that higher ed leaders can leverage the list to encourage high school seniors and other prospective students to visit their campus. College and university recruiters could also use these rankings to make the case that students will find a fun social environment, a reasonable cost of living, and ample academic and work opportunities.
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