Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As a Black woman who studies the educational experiences of Black women and girls, Dr. Tiffany Steele says she always felt like her work was never quite valued. “If you focus on minoritized populations, there’s a lack of understanding about why this research is relevant,” she says. Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had t

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It was my pleasure last week to deliver a mini-workshop at the Independent Schools of New Zealand Annual Conference in Auckland. Intended to be more dialogue than monologue, I’m not sure if it landed quite where I had hoped. It is an exciting time to be thinking about educational governance and my key message was ‘don’t get caught up in the hype’ Understanding media representations of “Artificial Intelligence”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The June 29, 2023, Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action abruptly ended race-conscious admissions practices in higher education, eroding nearly 50 years of precedent. Except for a few pastors, arguably the Black Church has been largely silent regarding the unprecedented ruling. In the ongoing struggle for racial equality, the Black Church has long been an unwavering pillar of strength and advocacy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts Ryan Quinn Thu, 09/14/2023 - 07:30 PM At a raucous public comment session Thursday, the WVU Board of Governors heard final pleas to reject university administrators’ proposed cuts. But state politicians and university leaders aren’t expected to heed the protests.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mental health concerns plaguing college campuses today create a variety of problems for the institution. Students struggling within themselves are less engaged in the classroom and face a higher likelihood of stopping out. Thankfully, colleges have responded accordingly. Facing increased demand, mental health offerings have quickly become a pillar of student support, and students are becoming increasingly comfortable with seeking these services.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

University of Texas System Bets Big on Microcredentials Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM The system, with 250,000 students, has teamed up with microcredential provider Coursera in its largest partnership yet, which will get students credentialed by tech giants including Meta, IBM and Google.

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Roompact

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we chat with Dr. Rose Waples, who did research on RAs and crisis and emergency response, specifically looking at the experiential training experience known as Behind Closed Doors (BCDs). Many campuses have a BCDs session in their training schedule, but there are certain concepts to keep in mind when designing it to make it the most effective learning experience possible.

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Ray Schroeder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Some programs are currently appealing the recommendations. Administrators released final recommendations for some programs that appealed last week; while some programs, like Cawley’s, are still up for elimination, they recommended keeping some programs after all, but significantly reducing faculty. The WVU Board of Governors will vote to approve the cuts on Sept. 15.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Limited Remote Work Options a Big Driver of Staff Turnover kathryn.palmer… Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM A new report shows that turnover among nonfaculty higher education workers has nearly doubled since the 2020–21 school year.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The pandemic transformed higher education in terms of teaching and learning as well as administration and operations. With more people working and studying from home, having reliable devices has become essential. As federal support like the 2020 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund fades, institutions must look ahead to sustain their tech capabilities during challenging financial times.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Oberlin Coach Says She Was ‘Burned at the Stake’ jessica.blake@… Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Kim Russell, the former women’s lacrosse coach, was reassigned to a new position more than a year after commenting on transgender athletes participating in women’s sports.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The VCentials store replaces a smaller, closet-style pantry on Valencia’s west Orange County campus. It aims to deal with a sobering statistic: In a 2021 survey, 40% of Valencia’s students reported struggling to afford the food they needed. The new store, funded with a nearly $400,000 grant from Florida Blue, is a “dream come true,” said Valencia President Kathleen Plinske, as the college hosted the facility’s official opening Tuesday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Should I Stay or Should I Go? quintina.barne… Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Giving vertical transfer students student-centered support. Byline(s) Alexandra W.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most prominent strategies colleges and universities are following to enroll a diverse student body ahead of the next application cycle is prioritizing students from modest socioeconomic backgrounds. But higher education will first have to dig themselves out of a hole they’ve committed to for the past 10 years. A new report from The New York Times has discovered that the nation’s most selective colleges have decreased their percentage enrollment of first-year students elig

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sixteen days after a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was killed on campus, police once again issued a lockdown Wednesday due to an “armed & dangerous person on/near campus.” A man allegedly used a gun to threaten an employee of Alpine Bagel, located in the student union, officials said during a press conference. No shots were fired.

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Gray Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Discover how recent cyberattacks are shaping cybersecurity programs at academic institutions. Are there enough interested students, and will graduates find jobs in this field? Explore the surge in cybersecurity graduates, enrollment trends, and employment opportunities, revealing a promising landscape for both students and higher education institutions.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Florida has temporarily suspended a survey that asks college students and employees about viewpoint diversity, intellectual freedom and bias in the classroom, WUFT reported Wednesday.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs How 1,000+ prospective HBCU students conducted their college search Key insights from our 2023 Student Communication Preferences Survey The recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action has many HBCU leaders wondering whether they’ll see an influx of enrollment for fall 2024. And while I don’t have a crystal ball to tell me exactly how the impacts of the ruling will play out, one thing is clear: this cycle will be an especially important time for HBCU enrollment leaders to double dow

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The University of Central Arkansas has launched a tuition-reduction initiative to ensure that all in-state freshmen whose families earn less than $100,000 can graduate debt-free. The program will take effect starting next fall.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Press Release EAB Adds Artificial Intelligence to Popular Student Recruitment and Retention Technology New features will automate routine tasks, freeing college and university advisors to provide more personalized support to students September 14, 2023 • 5 mins Washington, DC (September 14, 2023) — EAB announced today new artificial intelligence (AI) features are being added to Navigate , the company’s flagship customer relationship management (CRM) software, to help time-strapped advisors provi

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Ray Schroeder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

San Francisco Supervisor and Budget Committee Chair Connie Chan announced plans for public hearings on the San Francisco Unified School District and City College’s finances this fall. The Board of Supervisors’ budget committee will examine SFUSD’s spending on education and services, as well as City College's voter-approved program that provides free courses to residents.

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Study and Go Abroad

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The University of Cumbria has student experience and quality education at the heart of everything it does. The university provides an exceptional education, and most courses have a 90 – 100 % student satisfaction rate. Small class sizes ensure that you’ll receive personalized support, and tutors will get to know you and be holistically committed to your success.

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College for Creative Study

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By Amy Lazet, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Library Known as sizeism, fatphobia, fat shaming, or weight stigma, this pervasive form of bias involves discriminating against people because of their body size. According to psychologist Rebecca Puhl, PhD, “Sizeism is one of the most deeply entrenched stigmas in today’s society, partly because of sociocultural ideals tying thinness to core American values such as hard work and individualism.”1 Because this form of bias is often directed towards wome

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Students enrolled at California State University next fall will see their tuition spike 6% annually for the next five years — an increase that will affect 460,000 students across the Golden State. After hours of emotional testimony, the CSU trustees voted 9-0 for the increase — the first since the 2011-12 academic year — to help narrow a $1.5 billion funding gap facing the 23-campus system.

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Parchment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As the pursuit of higher learning evolves, the educational landscape has expanded beyond the traditional confines of a single institution. In fact, several programmatic strategies have appeared in recent years, aiming to help students obtain college credit during high school. While five common college-credit-in-high-school-program models exist today, dual enrollment has emerged as one of the most widely adopted options high school students are using to get a jump start on college.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In just 16 days, UNC-Chapel Hill sent out a second report of an ‘armed and dangerous person,’ causing thousands of students, faculty and staff to shelter in place on campus. According to UNC-Chapel Hill officials, the alert was issued because of reports that a person brandished a weapon at the student union. No shots were fired and the suspect is in custody.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Could the Biden administration’s proposed regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 be subject to a strict legal test of executive power? Two panelists at a Federalist Society event Wednesday said yes.

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