October, 2022

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New Study Reveals the Anti-CRT Agenda is Really about Denying Racism and Revising History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study conducted by the ultra-conservative Manhattan Institute and published by the City Journal claims to prove that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is being taught in K-12 education. However, their claim is false, because they misrepresented CRT to prove their point. According to the study, evidence that CRT is being taught in school comes from recent high school graduates endorsing the following four statements: (1) “America is a systemically racist country,” (2) “white people have white priv

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Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I am not selling anything here. That should be self-evident given that my answer to the question “what is currently possible within the Metaverse?” is, not much. I could even suggest nothing, because ‘it’ doesn’t exist yet, certainly in the form it aspires to. What we have instead are partial experiences, glimpses into the promise of what the future holds.

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Segmented, Stretched, and Misunderstood: Student Affairs Marketing and Communications

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

That’s the tweet. The TLDR. The spoiler alert. What is the current state of student affairs marketing and communications? It is segmented, stretched, and misunderstood. For over 10 years, I have been supporting and strategizing marketing and communications across campus, especially in student affairs. During the spring of 2022, I began formally researching how the student affairs divisions within.

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Seeing, Recognizing, Understanding, Thinking, Assessing, and Acting in and about the World Cannot Be Separated from the Term “Reading” | A Conversation with Patrick Shannon

Teaching & Learning in HigherEd

I spoke by email with with Patrick W. Shannon, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education, at Penn State, about his 2011 book Reading Wide Awake: Politics, Pedagogies, & Possibilities (New York, […].

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4 Strategies to Warm Teaching While Maintaining High Expectations

The Scholarly Teacher

Todd Zakrajsek , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Key Statement: Showing support and compassion to students while maintaining high expectations is the model of a "warm" classroom where students will excel. Keywords: Warm Teaching, High Expectations, High Standards, Student Success. Introduction In a landmark article, Chickering and Gamson (1987) noted that a principle of good practice in undergraduate education is communicating high expectations.

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The pandemic may have ended but the demand for edtech is growing

University Business

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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National HBCU Scholarship Program Seeks to Address Student Financial Hurdles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A national scholarship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is set to be launched. The program aims to help financially support civic-minded high school students who are interested in attending HBCUs. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program strives to encourage students to follow in the footsteps of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and develop into advocates and champions for universal rights.

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Post-Traditional Students are the New Premium Students

eLiterate

As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ changing-enrollment ” and “ future-of-academic-work ” tags.

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New Approaches for Managing Student Mental Health Crises

EAB

Podcast. New Approaches for Managing Student Mental Health Crises. Episode 125. October 25, 2022. 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.

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How JEDI Can Improve Higher Education ROIChanging Higher Ed Podcast 126 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Aguilar

The Change Leader, Inc.

Daniel Aguilar is in the JEDI profession—justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, with a focus on higher education. For him, this endeavor is not about checking off politically correct to-do boxes. He believes that this is more than merely a moral responsibility—improving the lives of individual students also boosts the institution’s return on investment and creates closer alignment with the institution’s mission over both the short and long terms.

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Finding the right match: What qualities do students look for in a college?

University Business

What do students look for in a college? To be set up for success in their future endeavors, of course. But how do they get there, and what must higher education institutions do to support them in their ventures? Last week, Instructure, an education technology company, released its findings from “ The State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education ” survey, a reflection of 7,500 perspectives from current students, administrators and faculty from diverse public and private

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Whiteness Defines Expected Qualifications for American College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. Dr. Estela Bensimon, professor emeritus and founding director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California, and president of Bensimon & Associates.

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EDUCAUSE 2022: A Cybersecurity Training People Want to Attend

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The University of Notre Dame wanted to find a way to make cybersecurity training both engaging and informative. The result was the first-ever Cybersecurity Carnival, a free on-campus event that drew more than 1,000 smiling and cyber-secure attendees. 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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Coursera is Evolving into a Third-Wave EdTech Company

eLiterate

As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ changing enrollment ” and “ third-wave EdTech ” tags. Phil Hill recently tweeted out two slides from Coursera’s quarterly conference call.

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Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior

EAB

Survey. Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior. Creating conditions for K-12 students to thrive. District leaders are reporting a rise in student behavior concerns, which is preventing progress on pandemic recovery efforts, from academics to teacher morale. That’s why EAB's District Leadership Forum is conducting a nationwide survey on student behavior.

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Marketing your university or college’s continuing education programs

Terminalfour

The student demographic has changed. Higher education has an incredible opportunity to court an ever-increasing number of adult learners returning to school to update their skills or change careers altogether. Are you making the most of this opportunity?

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How colleges should rethink emergency student aid

University Business

Imagine this: You’ve finally built up your courage to go back to school as an adult learner, and today is your first day of college. You’d like to be a neonatal nurse one day, so you’ve enrolled in a medical assisting program to get your foot in the healthcare door. But at the moment, you’re blocking traffic because your car’s power steering quit right as you were turning into a parking space.

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Supreme Court Hears Opening Arguments on Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carol Ashley, lead counsel of the team that wrote the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity’s amicus brief The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases expected to determine the future of race-based affirmative action programs in America. The cases have the potential to overturn 40 years of precedent establishing that racial considerations are legal as long as they are carefully tailored, used as one factor among many, and that no race-neutral alternatives exi

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How Student Enrollment Changed in 2022

Higher Education Today

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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EDUCAUSE 2022: Universities Scale Post-Pandemic Hybrid Environments with Collaboration Tools

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In an EDUCAUSE panel discussion, representatives from Arizona State University and the University of California, Riverside explained how they’ve evolved their use of collaboration tools from the early days of the pandemic to today.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

EAB

Blogs. 5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities.

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How to Transform Higher Ed to Create Workforce ReadinessChanging Higher Ed Podcast 124 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Ryan Craig

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on higher ed transformation, and Ryan Craig, a journalist and author specializing in higher education, discuss employers’ current dissatisfaction with traditional higher education models and proposals for how to transform Higher Ed to create workforce readiness and improve Higher Education's ROI.

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Report: Censorship legislation and its grip on education

University Business

Fewer teachers are entering the field, and for those who are currently in it, “it’s a wonder we have any,” said President of the National Education Association Becky Pringle. Her statement addressed the burden America’s educators currently face , specifically surrounding the lack of respect they receive and the inadequate pay.

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In Pricey New York City, Some Housing Insecure Students Will Receive a Leg Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, epicenter New York City was a shadow of its former self. The streets were empty. Between July 2020 and July 2021, the U.S. Census found the city lost 15.7% of its population. Housing costs dropped and vacancies grew. In January 2021, the median rent for a one bedroom in the city was at its lowest point in years: $2,300 a month.

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10 ways to maximize your higher education conference experience

Terminalfour

It’s higher education conference season, and many of us are feeling a little rusty since the pandemic. Here are some tips on making the most of attending conferences based on our own experience attending and sponsoring several dozens of higher ed events.

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The Importance of Tabletop Exercises for Higher Ed IT Teams

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

An incident response plan is a critical part of any cybersecurity portfolio, but plans need to be tested and practiced to be executed successfully. Cybersecurity incidents are dynamic situations, and finding out that your plan is incomplete or inflexible as an incident unfolds is not ideal. What Are Tabletop Exercises? Tabletop exercises are an opportunity to put an incident response plan through its paces and identify what works and what doesn’t.

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Seeing the Future: Developing Intuitions About Artificial Intelligence

eLiterate

I know I’ve been on a bit of a tear lately about artificial intelligence (AI). I promise e-Literate won’t turn into the “all AI all the time” blog. That said, since I have identified it as a potential factor in a coming tipping point for education, I think it’s important that we sharpen our intuitions about what we can and can’t expect to get from it.

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Why Is College Enrollment Declining?

Higher Education Today

Title: Exploring the Exodus From Higher Education Source: Edge Research, HCM Strategies, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A collaborative study between Edge Research, HCM Strategies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to shed light on why an increasing number of people are choosing not to attend college. As enrollment has been.

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How your future students’ needs are changing in 5 big ways

University Business

Have you updated the recruitment pitch your college is making to prospective students as other options beckon and enrollment continues to slip? There are an estimated one million fewer students on campus than there were prior to the pandemic, and the latest numbers show another decline. An ever-increasing range of competing interests drawing the attention of prospective students is increasing the pressure of institutions to fill their classrooms and residence halls, says the 2022 National Pros

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Dr. Terza A. Lima-Neves: Living Life on Purpose

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Terza A. Lima-Neves is working with colleagues to launch a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. Photo courtesy of Terza A. Lima-Neves If someone wants informal career advice, he or she can check out Dr. Terza A. Lima-Neves’ YouTube Channel, 1000 Seeds: Living Life on Purpose with Dr. Terza. There is even a video titled “How Do We Choose the Right Career Path?

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Higher Ed OPM Marketplace TransformationChanging Higher Ed Podcast 125 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Phil Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on change management in higher education, and Phil Hill, one of the top experts on educational technology and online project management, discuss the current—disrupted—state of the industry and the answers college and university presidents must come up with to survive the existential questions facing institutions today.

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EDUCAUSE 2022: How Data Collection Can Improve Student and Faculty IT Support

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

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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I’m Facilitating an Upcoming Webinar on University/Workplace Partnerships

eLiterate

As the first of a three-part series, I’ll be facilitating a webinar sponsored by OpenLMS on university/workplace partnerships on Wednesday, November 2nd at 1 PM EDT. Register here. I’m excited about this series for a few reasons. First, it fits well with my new themes for e-Literate. Second, I really like and respect the OpenLMS folks, so that will make the conversations more interesting and fun.

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Small Campuses: Maximize Your Social Media Strategy

Campus Sonar

If you work on a small campus, chances are you’re a master at multitasking. Depending on the size of your campus, social media may be the responsibility of one person, or less than one, so it’s important to get the most out of everything you do. If that’s where you sit right now, we can help. Over the last five+ years of researching higher ed conversation, we’ve discovered small campuses have an amazing opportunity to differentiate themselves.

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5 cooperation tools leaders can use to manage change successfully

University Business

Question: Can you still move forward with change management in higher ed when you have varying levels of cooperation from within your institution? The answer is a resounding yes, and new research on innovation is offering presidents and other leaders the tools to achieve their goals. Of course, institutions moving forward must overcome a host of modern-day obstacles—the aftermath of the pandemic, shrinking numbers of high school graduates, and culture war battles over what colleges can teach and

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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. It ' s also among the fastest growing. But it is dominated by white and Asian males. This effects both the culture of the tech world and the products that it creates —from facial recognition software that can’t recognize Black and brown people to algorith

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Feel at Home with the SOL Club

PUC

Senior Alondra Zepeda is this year’s president of the SOL Club. She wasn’t expecting to be president since she was new to PUC and felt nervous taking on the role since SOL Club is very well-known on campus, but as a proud Chicana who enjoys serving the community, Alondra knew this club was going to […].