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More Students Are Having Mental Health Problems, But More Are Asking for Help

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More college students than ever were anxious, depressed, and struggling with suicidal thoughts last school year. It’s a disheartening finding from the Healthy Minds Study (HMS), which conducts an annual online survey of nearly 96,000 college students on 133 American campuses that was released last Friday. However, the study did reveal a potential silver lining: more college students than ever are seeking help.

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How college students feel about active learning environments

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more traditionally, full adoption of active learning practices remains far from the norm. In a recent episode of the Teaching for Student Success podcast, host Steven Robinow spoke with Louis Deslauriers about a study he and four colleagues at Harvard did to test the value of active learning.

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Wiley College to Honor Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, at 150-Year Celebration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wiley College will be honoring alumnae Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, at its 150-year celebration held this week. Opal Lee Lee, an activist and author, was responsible for leading a walking campaign at age 89 from Fort Worth to D.C. to raise awareness of the importance of Juneteenth, an effort that resulted in Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday after six years.

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Academe must rethink the term "deadwood" and its implications (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Those of us in higher education need to rethink the pejorative term and its implications, writes Carol Bishop Mills. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: mtreasure/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?: Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 In

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Higher Education DEI Efforts are in Trouble. Here’s How We Change That

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Numerous state legislatures are in the news recently, asking their campuses to report budgets and resources devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, and for a list of the programs, services and efforts focused on DEI. Their goal? To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Florida has become the poster child for the state leading this conservative backlash against DEI, but several other state legislatures including Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho and Iowa are joining in.

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How UC Irvine helps student athletes' mental health

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: To reduce the negative social stigma around mental health services among its student athlete population, the University of California, Irvine, implemented two programs to improve self-care and support the athletic community. The need: A May 2022 study from the NCAA found 55 percent of male student athletes and 47 percent of female student athletes believe student athletes’ mental health is a priority to their athletic department.

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JOHNNY C. WOODS, JR.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johnny C. Woods, Jr. Johnny C. Woods, Jr. has been named executive director of campus operations at Seattle Central College. Woods holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the A.M.E. Zion University in Liberia, a master’s in educational foundations from Makerere University in Uganda, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Virginia Tech in Virginia.

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CATHERINE DIDION

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Catherine Didion Catherine Didion has been appointed senior director of development for the College of Engineering at Boise State University in Idaho. She served as vice president of The Didion Group, an international consulting firm where she focused on science and engineering clients. Didion is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.

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Stuff We Say in College Student Housing

Roompact

In our field, there are a lot of buzz words that we use. While some are helpful, some dictate how we move about in the work. I want to explore some of those sayings and how they land for me. As you read through, think of a time when you have used or heard these.

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The NCAA women's DI basketball tournament, if academics ruled

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Since 2012, Inside Higher Ed has imagined a world in which the outcome of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I women’s basketball tournament was determined not by which team outshot, out-rebounded and outhustled its opponent—worthy measures all—but by which teams had the best academic performance judging by the NCAA’s own indicators.

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Texas puts forth bill proposing to strip faculty of tenure

University Business

A bill proposed last week in Texas would effectively end faculty tenure for all hires in September and beyond, succeeding Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s mission to curb faculty members’ sway over students and their ability to “indoctrinate” them with instruction on “critical race theory.” State Senator and chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Brandon Creighton filed Senate Bill 18 , which also demands faculty undergo a yearly performance evaluation whi

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Temple strike ends after grad students accept deal

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Temple University’s graduate student workers have approved a new union contract that includes thousands of dollars in raises, ending a walkout that began Jan. 31 and had included the university temporarily axing strikers’ health coverage and tuition remission. Members of the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA) voted 344 to 8 over the weekend to approve the university’s latest offer, TUGSA said.

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College of Lake County Advanced Technology Center Supports the Next Generation of Manufacturing

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Manufacturing is a crucial element of the Lake County, Ill., economy. The College of Lake County’s Advanced Technology Center was created as a local resource to prepare students for the demands of this changing industry. To support the automation and digitalization that defines the fourth industrial revolution — known as Industry 4.0 — the facility gives students hands-on experience with the latest manufacturing equipment so they are better equipped to find a job in the industry after graduating

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A debate over how to achieve pay parity between two groups of faculty members has left lingering tensions among professors in the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona. While a proposal to lower pay for one group, which includes librarians, didn’t come to pass, at least in its entirety, faculty continue to feel divided in the aftermath of the process, and some worry the new agreement may still negatively affect campus libraries and relations between professors.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Notable mention: John Karl Scholz, University of Oregon Before we dive into the list of recent colleges and universities with a particular interest in promoting diversity and inclusiveness, it&

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Colleges start new programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. Spartanburg Methodist College is adding a bachelor of arts in psychology. University of Hartford is starting an M.S. in computer science. Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: New academic programs Is this diversity newsletter?

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Top Cities in Ireland to Study or Intern Abroad

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 14, 2023 by Cat Rogliano While the Emerald Isle has no shortage of amazing destinations for global education, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to study abroad or do an international internship in these cities in Ireland. Here are our favorite cities in Ireland for a study or intern abroad experience: Dublin, Ireland Dublin There are so many things that make Dublin the perfect destination for students looking to study or intern abroad.

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Michigan State University Leverages Via for Data Reporting

Via's

Via Makes it Easy to Get the Data it Needs for Open Doors and More When Michigan State University’s Office for Education Abroad switched to Via, it got much easier for Hope Kroll to get the data she needs—when and how she needs it. A MSU student gazing over a village nestled in a lush, green valley in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. “It’s a helpful tool that allows me to pull the relevant data for the projects that I work on,” says Hope, the office’s Student Success Coordinator.

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What the World Needs Now: Connected and Compassionate Adolescents

Proctor Academy

As a foot of heavy, wet snow falls on campus today, our dreams of cleared fields and tennis courts for spring sports are delayed for another few weeks. Spring snow storms are a reminder that our vision of how life “should be” and how life “is” are not always aligned. We need to become more comfortable living in this gap, of finding purpose, meaning, and connection in our here and now, rather than wishing we existed in an idealized version of reality.

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Alliance University Threatened With Loss of Accreditation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Alliance University, a private nonprofit Christian institution in New York, has been ordered by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to show within a month why the institution should not lose its accreditation, citing a slew of financial and other problems. The letter from Middle States says that by April 14, Alliance, which had 1,861 students in fall 2021 according to Education Department data, must provide evidence that it “is in compliance with the commission's standards

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1,100 scientists and students barred from UK amid China crackdown

The Guardian Higher Education

Exclusive: Foreign Office rejected record number of academics in 2022 on national security grounds UK quietly shifts China policy as trust between countries erodes More than 1,000 scientists and postgraduate students were barred from working in the UK last year on national security grounds, amid a major government crackdown on research collaborations with China.

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Parents Awarded $6.1 Million in LSU Hazing Case

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A jury in Baton Rouge awarded $6.1 million to the parents of a Louisiana State University student who died following a 2017 hazing incident, The Advocate reported. Max Gruver was an 18-year-old freshman when he died of alcohol poisoning and aspiration after a Phi Delta Theta fraternity ritual in which pledges were required to chug 190-proof liquor. His parents, Stephen and Rae Ann Gruver, had already received payments from settlements with 16 of the 17 defendants named in their civil suit, which

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UK quietly shifts China policy as trust between countries erodes

The Guardian Higher Education

British stance edges closer to the US, but many MPs want government to go further and designate China as a threat 1,100 scientists and students barred from UK amid China crackdown While Britain’s conflict with Russia is playing out on the battlefield of Ukraine, escalating tensions between London and Beijing are largely unfolding a little more discreetly at home: in universities, among researchers and in hi-tech and other strategic businesses.

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On Culling a Book Collection

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean A few years ago, The Wife asked me what I would have done for a living if the whole academic thing didn’t work out. Not skipping a beat, I said I would have loved to open a bookstore. “Reed Books” has a nice ring to it, and it might help satisfy the bibliophile in me. Of course, I wouldn’t have had the capital, and even if I had, I would have been crushed like a grape by Amazon.

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John Bramble obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

My former tutor John Bramble, who has died aged 78, was one of a group of Latinists who, between the late 1960s and 80s, used new critical approaches to rejuvenate the study of ancient Latin texts. John was born in Salford to Clifton Bramble, a finance manager in the Manchester Corporation’s transport department, and Louisa (nee Murray), an administrator with the Co-operative wholesale society.

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U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. Black students have been protesting the quote since it was first displayed in 1992, the Associated Press reported. They said that using the partial quote did not convey what Malcolm X said. The inscription read, “My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

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Adding a Chapter to the Story of SAAL

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

To take a leadership role in Student Affairs assessment, you have to be a pretty interesting character. First, you have to want to work for students as an advocate in advancing their experience. You need to be happy doing this by influencing the work of others. A lot of our success relies on other people doing work, and sometimes that work is not exactly at the top of their priority list.

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Bay State College Facing Eviction Over Unpaid Rent

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Bay State College, an embattled for-profit institution in Massachusetts, is facing eviction over what its landlord claims is $720,000 in unpaid rent, WBUR reported. Bay State officials have disputed the amount owed, claiming the landlord, OMV Park Square, didn’t follow through on its promise to lower the rent in exchange for the college vacating part of the occupied premises.

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Meet PUC’s SA: Natalia Gomez, VP of Publication & Marketing 

PUC

Natalia Gomez is this year’s SA VP of Publication & Marketing. She’s in charge of running SA’s social media accounts, creating all the visuals for their announcements and events, and in charge of designing their merch.

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MICA’s financial woes aren’t unique, but they could be tough to fix

University Business

Emily Kobert remembers when the dreaded email landed in her inbox that strange day in March 2020. The Maryland Institute College of Art instructed students to head home as the coronavirus snaked its way across the country and upended everything in its path. Now a senior, Kobert, felt the ground shift beneath her feet again earlier this month as MICA administrators prepared the campus community for cuts to faculty and staff as well as college-wide “rescaling” that will condense departments.

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2023 March Madness: Who Will Be This Year’s Cinderella?

Gray Associates

Experience the thrill of March Madness and discover how Cinderella teams can boost a school's brand awareness. Follow the success stories of St. Peter's University and Loyola University Chicago, two schools that leveraged their teams' tournament appearances to increase their image and attract top students. Join the conversation with expert commentary on which underdogs might surprise us this year.

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Ohio State asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decision to reinstate Strauss sexual abuse cases

University Business

CLEVELAND, Ohio— Ohio State University officials on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s decision to reinstate lawsuits filed by hundreds of former students who were sexually abused by Richard Strauss, a longtime doctor at the school. Public Justice, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that is part of a team of attorneys representing more than 100 plaintiffs in the case, criticized Ohio State for asking the Supreme Court to review the case instead of letting the c

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How a historic institution optimized its website for a dynamic content culture

Terminalfour

As one of the world’s leading higher education institutions, Imperial College London (ICL) recently made the move to managed service cloud hosting and security with Terminalfour. Read on to see how they can now focus their content on student success without worrying about IT infrastructure.

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Latino families face tough circumstances with ballooning college debt

University Business

Iliana Panameño wanted to get a master’s degree in social work, just like her mother. To afford enrollment at the Boston University School of Social Work, she moved back to her parents’ home in Malden, Massachusetts. Panameño took out graduate loans under her own name to avoid burdening her parents financially and risking delaying their retirement — a move that came at a cost.

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The Diamondback: PGCPS Creates Survey System, Equity Dashboard to Highlight Achievement Gaps

Hanover Research

The new dashboard, developed by Arlington-based firm Hanover Research, displays various datasets, including state assessment results, student grades and post-secondary enrollment, and breaks down each respective category by demographic, highlighting academic gaps through color encodings. Each dataset can be further examined by sorting by school, year and grade.

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Strategies to Help Organizations Promote Pay Equity

Paradigm IQ

For close to three decades, Women's Equal Pay Day has raised awareness of the gap in wages between men and women. This year, Equal Pay Day lands on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Varying from year to year, this day symbolizes how far into the yea.

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Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs

EAB

Podcast Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs Episode 142. March 14, 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.