Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

When Dr. Daniel Jean talks with young male scholars at Montclair State University (MSU) in Montclair, NJ, he asks them to raise their hands if they know someone who died from street violence. “Nine out of ten raise their hands,” said Jean, assistant provost for special programs at MSU. Dr. Daniel Jean, assistant provost for special programs at Montclair State university.

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2022

One of the greatest challenges higher education has ever had to face was the pandemic. Colleges didn’t choose but were forced to overcome barriers to instruction through innovative educational technology solutions with little to no turnaround as students returned home for remote learning. However, the dramatic shift in instruction also created a demand for certain services that had gone unnoticed for years. 220 million students were directly affected globally by the pandemic in April of 20

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, who served as senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and was one of New York City's most influential religious and community leaders, died Friday at 73. Butts was also the former president of the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury from 1999 until his retirement in 2020. Reverend Dr. Calvin O.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The rise of online learning and exponential growth in the use of digital technologies in higher education has students and faculty talking, and IT teams should be taking this feedback seriously. At the 2022 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, a panel of teaching and learning technology experts discussed how their institutions are collecting and implementing learnings from this data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dr. Liesl Jones Liesl Jones has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at Suffolk County Community College in New York. She previously served at Baltimore City Community College, where she developed policies to increase student success. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Fordham University and a doctorate in neuroscience from Allegheny University.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Title: First Look Fall 2022 Enrollment (As of September 29) Source: National Student Clearinghouse Amid concerns surrounding volatile college enrollment trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has released a new summary of enrollment trends from 2020 to 2022. Across sectors, undergraduate enrollment declined from 2022 to 2021 (1.1 percent), but at.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Steven R. Gonzales Steven R. Gonzales has been appointed chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona. Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s in teaching mathematics, both from Northern Arizona University as well as a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Gaetane Verna Gaetane Verna has been appointed executive director of the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University. She served as director and artistic director at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto. Verna is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal and holds a master’s degree in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The latest technology tools were on display at EDUCAUSE 2022 in Denver, all designed to help students succeed in today's hybrid learning environments. We took a closer look at three offerings from Cisco, Zoom and Lenovo that run the gamut from virtual reality to collaboration to space-saving hardware. Keep up with EdTech: Focus on Higher Education’s coverage on our EDUCAUSE event page and via Twitter with the hashtag #EDU22.

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PUC

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Meet one of our new Pioneers, Taytan Bereket. She’s a biotechnology pre-med student from Riverside, CA., and is passionate about lifestyle, growth, and her relationship with Jesus. By the end of her senior year of high school, Taytan had a feeling she would attend PUC. “I’m glad that I made that decision,” she shares. “And […].

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Southern New Hampshire University, the largest undergraduate online university in America, will continue to provide a path to 2- and 4-year degrees for its students, but that doesn't mean it's not listening to what those students and their future employers want. Stackable credentials might be the future of higher education and Travis Willard of SNHU explains why his college has adapted so quickly.

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Ridgewater College

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This is the story of how a French girl ended up in central Minnesota at 21 years old. Everything really started when I was 17 years old, back in January 2019 when I was watching YouTube and those “day in my life” kind of videos. I landed on a video of a girl named Pauline; she was an au pair in Reno Nevada. She was filming a typical weekday as a foreigner living nanny.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Title: “Working Harder Just to Be Seen and Heard”: Barriers to Financial Aid for Homeless and Foster Youth Source: SchoolHouse Connection Many foster and homeless youth aspire to a college education but encounter numerous barriers in the process, according to a new report from SchoolHouse Connection. One of the biggest challenges they encounter while applying.

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following three significant interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve and more expected in coming months, consensus is growing among economists that the U.S. economy may be headed for a significant economic slowdown and even a possible recession in 2023. According to The Conference Board’s Measure of CEO Confidence survey, an overwhelming majority (81%) say they now anticipate a “brief and shallow recession” and are planning accordingly.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Title: Mission Critical: The Role of Community Colleges in Meeting Students’ Basic Needs Source: Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) Community colleges serve as an important access point to higher education; however, according to a new report, community colleges must also recognize and address students’ holistic needs to make education truly attainable.

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Gray Associates

OCTOBER 28, 2022

For our September Program of the Month, the average wages for graduates under 30 are about $50,000, but they double for people ages 30 - 60! Could this be a good program for your students? The post September Higher Education Demand Trends: Results Through August 2022 appeared first on Gray Associates | Program Evaluation.

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Biden administration finalized a new rule Thursday, cracking down on predatory for-profit colleges by doing away with a longstanding loophole that created a financial incentive to target veterans and service members. For years, closing the loophole, known as the “90/10 rule,” has been a top priority of veterans and military organizations. They have argued that some for-profit colleges use aggressive practices and deceptive marketing to recruit veterans and service members in particular.

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Faculty leaders have no confidence that incoming president Ben Sasse’s can “learn on the job” to lead the University of Florida. The Faculty Senate of the University of Florida voted “no confidence” in the Republican senator from Nebraska at an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon. The flagship university’s Board of Trustees is expected to officially hire Sasse on Tuesday, but the Faculty Senate said the selection process that led to Sasse being chosen as t

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