January, 2025

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The College Admissions Lifecycle: A Guide Through High School

Great College Advice

The college admissions process is a multi-year journey that begins in freshman year and culminates with college acceptance in senior year. In our previous posts, we detailed what to focus on during 9th , 10th , and 11th grade. Here’s a comprehensive overview of key milestones and focus areas for each year of high school, including senior year. 9th Grade: Building the Foundation Freshman year focuses on making a successful transition to high school while laying groundwork for college prep

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From the small town of Lyman, South Carolina, Dr. James L. Moores journey to success is one he attributes to the steadfast support of his mother and the historical Dr. James L. Moore III trailblazers whose influence shaped his path to distinction. On Saturday, Jan. 25, Moorea Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at The Ohio State University (OSU) and executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Centerwas awarded the Order of the Palmetto South Carolinas highest civilian ho

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Which Colleges Always Lose Money?

Robert Kelchen

It is safe to say that there is a lot of concern right now about the financial viability of higher education. And while I think fewer colleges are going to close than pundits predict (and check out my recent NBER working paper on factors associated with college closures), it is still going to be a bumpy ride as colleges try to cut costs after efforts to increase revenue are unsuccessful.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Paula Jakopovic, University of Nebraska at Omaha Brigid Howard , Metropolitan Community College Naomi Mardock, Metropolitan Community College Keywords: Two-Year/Community College, Learning Assistantships, Student Engagement Key Statement: How can learning assistantships with structured faculty mentoring offer a novel approach to engaging community college students at their institution?

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Are Two Disciplines Better Than One? The Push for Integrated Majors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Ten colleges will launch integrated majors, which combine two existing degrees into one, to see if they lead to increased diversity and skill sets suited to the 21st century. As the director of first-year writing at a midsize public university, Melanie Gagich doesnt know a ton about computer science. But when her institution invited faculty to propose new programs combining two existing majors, she and another writing instructor felt that English and computer science would be a perfect fit.

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Homeschooling: The Lifeline We Didn’t Know We Needed

Ed.gov Blog

By: Stephanie D. Birch I remember how shocked I was when my three-year-old began reading. I quickly realized the educational pathway we planned would not meet her needs. I saw in her eyes that she had unlocked the magic of reading, and I knew the prescribed educational path would stifle her, leaving her mind yearning Continue Reading The post Homeschooling: The Lifeline We Didnt Know We Needed appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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College Admission Tips for 9th Grade

Great College Advice

We hope your first semester of high school was a smashing success! Although college is a long way off, your freshman year of high school is a great time to begin laying the foundation that will help you with the college admissions process in the years to come. 9 th grade is an exciting time as hopefully you have made a smooth transition to high school and found a comfortable balance between your academics, extracurriculars, and social life.

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Tech Trends 2025: Can Technology Help Universities Avoid the Enrollment Cliff?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Seventeen years ago, the United States economy hit a rough patch and, for that reason and many others, Americans stopped having as many kids. The phenomenon became known as the birth dearth, and in the years that followed, the economy rebounded but birth rates did not. The fertility rate in the United States reached a historic low in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Health Statistics, and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the fer

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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I hope that everyone had a restful break and is excited to come back for what will undoubtedly be an eventful year in the world of higher education. This spring is going to be quite busy for me with three faculty searches, our once-a-decade academic program review, the most travel for presentations that I have had since before the start of the pandemic, and responding to a host of media and policymaker requests about what will be happening over the next few months.

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College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI Chaos Sara Weissman Mon, 01/27/2025 - 03:00 AM Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.

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Raising the Bar for Better Retaining BIPOC Educators through Mentorship

Ed.gov Blog

By: Dr. Rudy Ruiz, Founder, Edifying Teachers As a young Latino who went from a low-income neighborhood on Milwaukees South Side to graduating with honors from Stanford, I didnt aim to make it out of the community, but to improve it. I completed an alternative teaching certification program to help change the odds for young Continue Reading The post Raising the Bar for Better Retaining BIPOC Educators through Mentorship appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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College Admission Planning for High School Juniors – Second Semester

Great College Advice

Congratulations on completing the first semester of your junior year of high school! As we laid out back in August , your junior year is the most important year in preparing for college admissions from an academic standpoint as it is the last full year of grades that colleges will see as they review your college application and it will likely be your most rigorous year of classes with AP, Honors and/or IB courses.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the heart of Baltimore, a remarkable transformation is taking place at Coppin State University under the visionary leadership of President Dr. Anthony Jenkins. Since taking the helm in 2020, Jenkins has orchestrated a data-driven renaissance that has revolutionized student success rates and institutional effectiveness. The numbers tell a compelling story of transformation for the historically Black college and university (HBCU).

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Choosing a college: 10 most important reasons for students

University Business

Perhaps this won’t come as a surprise to some higher ed leaders: Affordability is not the No. 1 factor for students in applying to or choosing a college. Students are more focused on academic programs, clubs and weather, according to a new survey released today by EAB, a consulting firm. The report is meant to help enrollment leaders not overlook campus characteristics that are most important to potential students, the firm says.

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Inside the Mind of Jacob Duran: Newton Hall’s Spiritual RA

PUC

Jacob Duran has been involved with dorm worship since his freshman year. Now, as a sophomore, he is the Director of Combined Dorm Worship and Spiritual Residence Assistant for Newton Hall. In the past years, each residence hall at PUC hosted its own dorm worship. During the 2023-2024 school year, students felt each worship was the same program, leaving them uninvolved with fewer attending throughout the week.

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Little-Known Network of Higher Ed Institutes Has Roots in Anti–Gay Marriage Fight and Opus Dei

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Little-Known Network of Higher Ed Institutes Has Roots in AntiGay Marriage Fight and Opus Dei Ryan Quinn Mon, 01/27/2025 - 03:00 AM The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education supports programs based at or near 14 elite universities. Its headquartered at a conservative think tank and funded generously by right-leaning donors. But what are its aims?

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From Tactics to Strategy: Building Digital Communities That Last

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

When Garret Fettig, an early-career social media professional in higher education, discovered the Digital Community Cohort, he said it felt like a dream come true. “I was eagerly looking for any space for connection with others near my field,” Garret shared.

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College Admissions: Where to Focus in the 10th Grade

Great College Advice

We are often asked whether it is too early to start the college admissions process in the 10 th grade. The answer is, like many things in life, it depends. If you are keenly interested in the college process and motivated to get started, the spring semester of 10 th grade is a perfect time to begin exploring the world of college admissions. 10 th grade is an exciting time as you have hopefully found a nice rhythm between your academics, extracurriculars, and social life.

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Academic Freedom Under Strain as One-Third of Faculty Report Growing Restrictions, National Survey Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study reveals a concerning decline in academic freedom across U.S. higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. The national survey, conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in partnership with the American Association of University Professors, found that 35% of faculty say they have less freedom to teach co

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Are free tuition programs really helping students?

University Business

State university systems and private colleges have ramped up free tuition programs over the past year hoping to quell public skepticism regarding the affordability of a degree. States with free-tuition or “last-dollar” scholarship programs prior to 2024 have seen stronger application and enrollment numbers. However, erasing college tuition and related frees does not equate to a free education.

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Forget the ‘red wall’: the 'graduate without a future' is the voter politicians need to woo | Dan Evans

The Guardian Higher Education

Downwardly mobile graduates are arguably becoming the UKs electoral kingmakers and could spur a political revolution Some groups loom larger in the national imagination than others. It has become a shibboleth that economically left, socially conservative ex-Labour voters in the red wall are the UKs political kingmakers and therefore must be wooed. Yet there is little mention of the graduate without a future , a group that first emerged after the 2010 student protests and continues to grow in nu

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Florida Board Approves Extensive Gen Ed Overhaul

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Florida Board Approves Extensive Gen Ed Overhaul Josh Moody Fri, 01/31/2025 - 03:00 AM The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities.

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ResLife Needs To Let Go: From Burnout to Balance: Redefining Success in Residence Life

Roompact

Residence life professionals often joke about the perennial stress of the job: late-night duty calls, back-to-back meetings, endless emails, and an overwhelming list of responsibilities. While humor can be a healthy coping mechanism, it also hints at a larger cultural issue (one that certainly has been highlighted by work culture during and since the pandemic.

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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

January 27, 2025 It has been two years since I last wrote a blog post for the Edu Alliance Journal. During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. I set ambitious goals, including: Launching a marketing and branding campaign to elevate AAUA’s visibility, Increasing institutional and individual membership, Establishing a high-profile multi-day conference, and Stabilizing th

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The Importance of Immigrant-Origin Students to Two Campuses, Higher Education, and the USA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our institutions differ in many ways one of us leads a community college in Californias agricultural heartland of San Joaquin Valley; the other serves as President of Frank Wu an urban college in the most diverse borough of New York City. Yet at a moment of high anxiety for many immigrants and families across America, we are joined in our shared commitment to immigrant-origin students and in recognition of their importance to our nations future.

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The end of in-person learning? Setting higher ed’s online goals for 2025

University Business

Higher education is undergoing a profound transformation, with online learning shifting from a temporary solution during the pandemic to a core component of many institutions long-term strategies. Students today read less than 15% of their assigned materials a concerning trend that demands a new approach to how learning content is delivered and consumed.

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API Attacks: What Are They and How Can Universities Prepare?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The world of applications has been moving slowly but firmly toward a strong focus on users and their experience. Rather than make users dig through a hodgepodge of different applications with different user interfaces, designers and developers have worked hard to create unified experiences: web applications that look seamless, aimed at making end users more productive, reducing frustration and speeding their paths through even complicated tasks.

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How Wealthy Universities Favor the Rich

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How Wealthy Universities Favor the Rich Josh Moody Tue, 01/21/2025 - 03:00 AM Documents released in an antitrust lawsuit show how some elite colleges gave well-connected applicants a leg up in admissions. Are these practices ongoing?

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Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music

The Guardian Higher Education

Union describe reductions as cruel as university says it will run out of money without changes Cardiff University has announced plans to shed 400 academic staff almost 10% and cut subjects including nursing, music and modern languages, saying it will run out of money in four years if no changes are made. Academics, union representatives and students expressed shock and dismay at the scale of the cuts, which were announced at staff meetings at the Russell Group university on Tuesday.

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Six Innovations to Strengthen the STEM Educator Workforce

Ed.gov Blog

By: Mekka A. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education School leaders face challenges hiring qualified STEM teachers due to low compensation, limited career pathways, and difficulty tracking supply and demand. Recognizing the need for action at the federal, state, and local levels, the Department has made addressing eliminating Continue Reading The post Six Innovations to Strengthen the STEM Educator Workforce appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. Dr. Forrest M. Pritchett racial landscape. Every third Monday in January, millions of Americans pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and this year is no different. In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contr

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What are colleges worried about most right now?

University Business

2024 shed insightful light on the top risks faced by colleges and universities, according to a new report from United Educators: “Top Risks Report: Insights for Higher Education.” Based on responses from over 194 institutions, 71% identified enrollment as the biggest risk. To combat enrollment challenges, institutions can launch innovative academic programs more aligned with market demand, revise online programs and course offerings and reduce admission selectivity among other mitiga

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Benefits of a FinOps Strategy for Higher Education Institutions

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education IT departments have been taking advantage of the cloud for years, but as budgets tighten at institutions around the country, the long-term costs and benefits of cloud-based storage, applications and more have come under greater scrutiny. Its led some administrators and university leaders to wonder whether colleges were overzealous with their initial cloud purchases.

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Denied Vote on Pro-BDS Resolution, MLA Convention Attendees Protest

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Denied Vote on Pro-BDS Resolution, MLA Convention Attendees Protest Ryan Quinn Sat, 01/11/2025 - 06:40 PM The backlash continues to the Modern Language Association Executive Councils fall decision not to let members vote on a pro-Palestinian resolution.

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British Council could disappear within a decade, says chief executive

The Guardian Higher Education

Exclusive: Scott McDonald is looking at budget cuts and axing the organisations presence in up to 40 countries Why the financial crisis at the British Council matters as UK pushes soft power The British Council could disappear within a decade, harming the UKs global status and leaving an international vacuum to be filled by Russia and China, unless the government acts to save it, according to the councils leader.

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ResEdChat Ep 101: Paul Gordon Brown on Structuring Intentional Conversations

Roompact

We're pleased to welcome back Paul into the guest spot this week as he chats with Dustin about utilizing intentional conversations as a simple, effective tool to create supportive environments for residents. They explore how to integrate intentional conversations, ways to overcome challenges, and resources to learn more.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr.

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