Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The year is 1995. Governmental bodies and institutions receiving federal funding are mandated by the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to complete inventories of their collections of Native American remains and cultural items. But nearly three decades later, that inventory work is unfinished along with repatriation efforts for such remains and artifacts, according to multiple Native American experts and report findings.

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Ed.gov Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Nathan Sotherland, Kevin Stange, and Jordan Matsudaira The U.S. postsecondary education system provides students with many flexible pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree. One of the most important of these is the opportunity to start a degree at a community college and transfer to a four-year degree program. Community colleges provide access to postsecondary education Continue Reading The post New Measures of Postsecondary Education Transfer Performance: Transfer-out rates for community colleg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dr. Gordon Ibeanu Gordon Ibeanu has been appointed interim director of North Carolina Central University’s Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise. Ibeanu holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama, a master’s from Virginia State University, and a Ph.D. from Atlanta University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

2U, USC Curtail Online Partnership Doug Lederman Thu, 11/09/2023 - 05:23 PM Southern California and the online program manager will part ways on master’s degrees that became a target of scrutiny because of their high price.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Liang Chee Wee Liang Chee Wee has been named interim chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. Before retiring in 2022, Chee Wee served as president of Northeast Iowa Community College. Wee holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Arizona.

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Dr. Al Solano

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

( A. Solano ) [For a deeper explanation, please click on the video above.] As institutions attempt to implement a variety of priorities, they understandably focus on the end result: improved student outcomes and equity. However, most educators miss something critical that needs to happen "in between" the priorities and improved outcomes. For improved student success and equity outcomes to be realized, there needs to be changes in college educator attitudes and behaviors.[1] Attitudes and behavio

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University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They help students with course content outside of their assigned course and help those in crisis. They participate in department and faculty meetings and go above and beyond staying for office hours. And as they increasingly make up the majority of your institution’s faculty workforce , their pay, benefits and job security continue to sour. A survey compiled by the American Federation of Teachers, a teachers union, has found that more than a quarter of adjunct faculty (28%) make below the

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Educational gag orders—state legislation aimed at restricting the teaching of certain subjects—proliferated in both K-12 and higher education this year, according to a new PEN America report, “America’s Censored Classrooms 2023,” released today.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In this post, Melissa Highton introduces Teaching Matters’ November-December ‘Learning & Teaching Enhancement’ theme entitled ’10 years of MOOCs↗️’ Melissa Highton is Assistant principal of online and open learning at The University of Edinburgh.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have created AI tools to help admissions officers by analyzing students’ application essays. The tools help admissions officers identify seven key traits in essays, including teamwork, perseverance, intrinsic motivation and willingness to help others. The researchers published their study in October and included cautionary notes about the new technology.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

by Paul Temple The team that ran the MBA in Higher Education Management at the Institute of Education in London would meet each July for a year-end review and to think about what improvements we might make to the programme in the coming year. In most years, someone would suggest re-naming the programme as “the MBA in Higher Education Leadership”, or perhaps “Leadership and Management”.

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Terminalfour

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

AI technology is everywhere. But using the right prompts hold the key to unlocking their potential. This week, we share the art of successfully framing requests and the tools that can help you do it.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Last Updated on November 9, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Of course, there’s no bad time to go to Italy. People have been flocking to this hotspot on the Mediterranean… probably since leisurely travel was first invented. No matter what you love to travel for — cuisine, culture, history — Italy’s is world-renowned. But there’s something special about summer in Italy that makes the country come alive, especially if you study abroad.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Crystal engages in a conversation with Keneise Evans from the University of Iowa, delving into her experiences as a former Resident Assistant (RA) and the valuable skills she has carried with her throughout her career journey. Keneise generously shares insights into the skillset she developed during her RA days, including adept time management, effective budgeting, caring for others, and flexibility.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Last Updated on November 9, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Ireland might not be the first country you think of when you think of “summer-y” destinations, but what it lacks in swimming pools and endless sunshine is made up for in its good vibes, good humor and its people’s legendary command of language, be that Gaelic or English. A summer study abroad experience in Ireland is sure to make a good story, and AIFS Abroad can help you craft it.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Growing up, I loved to imagine what my dorm would look like. I watched Youtube videos of college room tours, and dedicated a whole Pinterest board to decor ideas. Now that I’m back at Hope for my second year, I’ve come to understand that the residential experience is much more than just the room you live in. Residential Life at Hope provides a support system and community where students can belong.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Last Updated on November 9, 2023 by Cat Rogliano They say, “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.” That may sound like a brag, and New Yorkers love to brag, but doing an internship in New York City really does prepare you to work anywhere. Not only does it show your ability to adapt to a new city (only the biggest in the country), but you will also develop a working relationship with a company or organization in a city that has a reputation for professionalism and scale.

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ISA Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This post is focused on what I feel are five of the most relevant things that I wish I had known before studying abroad. These are applicable to studying abroad anywhere but are especially relevant to my time in South Africa, and even more specifically to Port Elizabeth.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Mills College and Northeastern University have have settled a lawsuit with former students over the acquisition of the Oakland campus. The class action lawsuit, filed by attorney Bryan Schwartz, alleged that Mills misrepresented the merger with Northeastern after 170 years as an independent women’s college. Mills and Northeastern deny the allegations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Jung-Ah Lee, associate professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, explores how we might take better care of those charged with caring for others.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Moraine Park Technical College was recently named one of the 150 institutions eligible for the Aspen Institute Community College Excellence honor, recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success, as well as equitable outcomes for black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Education Department is fining Grand Canyon University a record $37.7 million for misleading more than 7,500 students about the cost of doctoral degree programs and violating federal law. “GCU’s lies harmed students, broke their trust, and led to unexpectedly high levels of student debt,” Richard Cordray, chief operating officer for Federal Student Aid, said in a statement.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

University of Pennsylvania police and the FBI are investigating threatening antisemitic emails sent to university staff, specifically naming Penn Hillel and Lauder College House, President Liz Magill said. Penn’s Division of Public Safety found no credible threat after completing sweeps of Penn Hillel and Lauder College House, Magill said in a message to the university community.

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Ray Schroeder

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Carnegie Classifications were designed 50 years ago to help researchers, policy makers and college officials themselves make sense of the complex, diffuse mélange of roughly 4,000 American colleges and universities whose missions, resources and student bodies vary greatly. That the Carnegie framework has, for many people inside and outside higher education, become reducible to one factor is among the reasons why officials at the American Council on Education, which last year joined the Carne

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

One ‘Forgotten’ Student Tells Her Story Liam Knox Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Stephanie Land’s new memoir chronicles her journey to a bachelor’s degree as a poor single mother. She says higher ed leaders could learn something from her experience.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While higher education leaders may say they’re optimistic about AI and open to integrating it into their institutions’ operations, studying their usage of the revolutionary tool draws a more cautious picture. An international survey by Anthology found that only about 26% use them frequently or occasionally, far below the habits of leaders elsewhere.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dispute Over ‘Woke Ideology’ Causes Schism in U.K. Science Community Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM The science secretary demanded closure of a UK Research and Innovation inequality committee due to “the sharing of extremist views on social media” by members who she said “expressed sympathy” for Hamas.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Nearly 5.5 million borrowers have signed up for the Biden administration’s new income-driven repayment program, and about half of those individuals are paying $0 a month, according to new data released Wednesday.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Reforming Higher Education, One Bill at a Time Katherine Knott Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM House Republicans want a long-overdue update to the Higher Education Act, but they favor a piecemeal approach, starting with how colleges report foreign gifts and contracts.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

House Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Antisemitism on Campus Johanna Alonso Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM In a wide-ranging discussion, lawmakers questioned witnesses about the source of antisemitism and the best way to support students facing hate on campus.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Republican Presidential Candidates Criticize Colleges’ Response to Israel-Hamas War Katherine Knott Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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