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Students Speak: Survey Indicates Students Feel Unprepared to Use AI in the Workplace

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In the summer of 2024, we had the privilege of working with our fellow CDW interns on an artificial intelligence project. Completed by students from Clemson University, Virginia Tech University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina State University, the project explored whether our schools were properly preparing students to use AI in their future workplaces.

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What Classes Should You Take in 12th Grade? 

Great College Advice

In the spring semester of 11 th grade, most college-bound juniors are knee-deep in college visits, building college lists, preparing for the SAT and ACT tests, and trying to keep grades up. But, it is also the time when high school juniors need to sign up for senior year courses. As you look ahead to your senior year, think hard about what classes to take as part of the college admissions process.

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The Doctoral Dilemma

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Doctoral Dilemma Johanna Alonso Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM More than half of those who earn Ph.D.s now decide to leave academia after graduation. Why, then, do so many graduate programs still assume their students will become professors?

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Leaders still at a loss on how to beat AI invasion

University Business

Two years removed from the release of ChatGPT, higher education is still at a loss on how to deal with generative AI in the classroom, suggests a new survey from the American Association of Colleges & Universities and Elon Universitys Imagining the Digital Future Center. More than half of all executive leaders said they’re not harnessing the power of generative AI to prepare students for the future, upskill faculty teaching and empower non-faculty with the tools.

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Success Program Launch: A One-Stop Shop for First-Gen Excellence

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Success Program Launch: A One-Stop Shop for First-Gen Excellence Ashley Mowreader Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM The University of South Carolina recently opened a center for first-generation college students, which unites offices across campus and faculty members to empower learners to thrive.

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Survey: 83% of Jewish US college students have experienced antisemitism since Oct. 7

University Business

Some 83 percent of Jewish American college students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism firsthand since October 7, 2023, according to a survey published by the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International. The survey, which polled 1,030 Jewish and 1,140 non-Jewish students from 135 colleges and universities across the United States during the fall semester of 2024, painted a grim picture of Jewish campus life.

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Frostburg State President Dies Amid Cancer Battle

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Frostburg State University president Ronald H. Nowaczyk, 74, died Friday of cancer on what was set to be his last day on the job, according to a university statement. Nowaczyk, who led Frostburg State for nine years, announced in mid-January that he was stepping down due to health issues.

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Preparing Proactively for a Postdoc

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Preparing Proactively for a Postdoc Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM These are some actions a Ph.D. student can take to pave the way for a positive postdoc experience, Chris Smith writes.

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ResLife Needs To Let Go: DIY Staff Meetings

Roompact

This may be a hot take but Ive always loved staff meetings, both from the perspective as a student staff member and as a Hall Director. Its a great way to bring the entire team together during the week, checking in on how everyone is doing while getting some bigger picture updates for the community.

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A Need for Digital Resources on Media Literacy for College Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Need for Digital Resources on Media Literacy for College Students Ashley Mowreader Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM College students say digital resources would help them improve their media literacy skills, but few examples are available for this group.

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Enrollment Trending Upward After COVID-19

Higher Education Today

Title: Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2024 Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Total fall 2024 enrollment rose across multiple factorsincluding sector, selectivity, and urban-rural classificationbringing it closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Service. Compared to fall 2019, overall enrollment increased by 0.4 percent, and compared to fall 2023, it grew by.

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Against the Assessment Regime

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Against the Assessment Regime Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Our approach to assessment not only distracts from good teachingit can even distort educational goals, Patrick J. Casey argues. Byline(s) Patrick J.

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The Growing Gender Divide in STEM Education

Higher Education Today

Title: The Hidden STEM Gender Gap: Why Progress at Top Universities Masks a Growing Crisis Source: Brookings Institution Authors: Joseph R. Cimpian and Jo R. King A recent Brookings Institution article, The Hidden STEM Gender Gap: Why Progress at Top Universities Masks a Growing Crisis, paints a complex picture of the state of gender equity in STEM higher education.

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New Data Shows Credential Attainment Increasing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Credential attainment among U.S. adults is on the rise, according to new data released by the Lumina Foundation Thursday. The data is part of Luminas A Stronger Nation tool, which tracks progress toward a goal the foundation set in 2008 that 60percent of working-age adults would hold a postsecondary credential by 2025.

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Small College America Podcast Returns for a New Season

Edu Alliance Journal

Dean Hoke and Kent Barnds Relaunch Acclaimed Series to Explore the Future of Small Colleges Bloomington, Indiana February 3, 2025 Small College America , the podcast dedicated to exploring the strengths, challenges, and future of small colleges, is officially relaunching with a new season. The series is co-hosted by Dean Hoke , Managing Partner of Edu Alliance Group and former President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators, and Kent Barnds , Executive Vice President for

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Transforming University Operations with Cloud Based Higher Education Management Solutions

Creatrix Campus

Transforming University Operations with Cloud Based Higher Education Management Solutions admin Mon, 02/03/2025 - 12:09 Cloud based higher education management solution In the education industry, cloud-based technologies are driving a major revolution. Over 70% of colleges use cloud solutions to streamline operations and cut expenses as they balance budgets.

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ASU Group Urging Students to Report Undocumented Peers Faces Protests

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A conservative student group, College Republicans United, held a tabling event at Arizona State University on Friday encouraging students to report their undocumented peers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But the group encountered over 700 protesters, AZ Central reported.

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Learning at the Edge with Wendy Larzelere

Kay Peterson

Wendy Larzelere is a Senior Advisor in Talent Development, focusing on High Potential Leader Development and Leadership Coaching at OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio. Wendy is a collaborative business and organizational effectiveness professional and is responsible for developing programs to support leader development, facilitating a variety of leader development content, supporting talent and performance processes, and delivering one-on-one coaching to leaders across the organization.

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Trump Orders Disrupt Academic Research

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump Orders Disrupt Academic Research kathryn.palmer Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM As the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation review grants and programming for verboten topicsincluding DEI and gender ideologymany researchers arent sure if their projects will pass Trumps nebulous, ideological tests.

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Don't Panic--Organize (Kari Thompson, Labor Notes)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Trump administration has swept into office with a volley of attacks: Gutting programs that acknowledge race and gender inequality. Freezing funding for a wide swath of programs (though that order has already been rescinded). New work rules. Immigration raids. Replacing career civil servants with political lackeys. A mass email inviting federal employees to resign.

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Education Department Places Dozens on Leave in DEI Crackdown

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The U.S. Department of Education has placed dozens of employees on paid administrative leave following President Donald J. Trump's executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in federal government, affecting workers who previously participated in diversity training initiatives. At least 55 employees were placed on leave as of Friday evening, with numbers expected to rise.

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Department of Education Reverts to Trump’s Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Department of Education Reverts to Trumps Title IX Rule Johanna Alonso Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

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Education Department places dozens of officials on leave over Trump’s DEI order, union says

University Business

Dozens of U.S. Department of Education officials were suddenly put on paid administrative leave Friday night, their union said, because of President Donald Trumps executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government. The employees worked in multiple offices across the agency and included civil rights attorneys, public relations and IT specialists, people who helped students defrauded by colleges and others, according to Brittany Holder, a spokesperson for th

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Trump Planning EO Directing Education Department to ‘Diminish Itself,’ Reports Say

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump Planning EO Directing Education Department to Diminish Itself, Reports Say jessica.blake@ Mon, 02/03/2025 - 06:46 PM News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff.

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New Title IX protections are wiped out by Trump administration

University Business

Educational institutions will now revert to the Title IX regulations first issued during President Donald Trump’s first presidency, the U.S. Department of Education wrote in a “ Dear Colleague ” letter on Friday. The past two weeks could be called transformational for K12 and higher education policy. In its latest move, the Department of Education declared it is doing away with the “unlawful abuse of regulatory power” under Biden-area Title IX reforms.

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HBCUs and the Post-Election Landscape: Charting a Path Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the 2024 elections have ended and the results settle, one of the most pressing questions residing in the minds of many is: how will the outcome impact the Dr. Patricia Green-Powell future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)? Whether the victor is a candidate who prioritizes HBCUs or one who has yet to make concrete commitments, the role these institutions play in shaping the Black communityand, by extension, the nationremains unchanged.