Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles addresses the crowd at the opening of ASHE's 47th Annual Conference. LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought amongst investors and futurists, as well as university leaders considering the future of the Metaverse. The fact that you may feel like you cannot keep up with the news is understandable. The collapse of the cryptocurrency platform FTX , the apparent meltdown underway at Twitter and the 11-year sentence handed down to Elizabeth Holmes for the Thanos fraud do al

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

If there’s one thing you should know about me: I’m a social media manager advocate. If there’s one thing I know for sure: Y’all need more than advice to go for a walk or get a massage. The Great Resignation (or whatever else you call it) has hurt Higher Ed. A July 2022 survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources found that 57.2% of respondents were somewhat.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By: Donna Downs , Taylor University. Key Statement : Intentionally developing a welcoming classroom environment increases student engagement and cultivates meaningful classroom relationships. Keywords: engagement, motivation, relationship. Introduction. Maintaining student engagement is difficult; this is not a controversial opinion or surprise to most faculty.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This space has been created to lend a voice to the 48,000 academic workers from the University of California system, which includes more than 19,000 members of UAW 2865 currently on strike. These folks are not the first or the last group of academic workers to strike, but their struggle may become a model (or lesson learned) for other academic union campaigns.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With Thanksgiving break under wraps, school districts and higher education institutions have their final holiday to look forward to as 2022 comes to a close: Christmas break. Unfortunately, administrators must understand that while they’re on break, criminal actors simply aren’t. The education sector is especially vulnerable to cyberattacks over the holidays—that’s the conclusion of a global survey of 1.203 cybersecurity professionals by Cybereason, a cybersecurity technology c

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I recently went on a cruise to some destinations in the Caribbean and as is customary I entered my credit card information for additional expenses that may be incurred on the voyage. There were packages on the cruise that I knowingly purchased and anticipated being charged for. Halfway through the cruise, I glanced at the “account” section of the cruise line’s app and noticed that there was an amount that I wasn’t expecting that was being charged every day that was called “onboard gratuities”.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Blogs. 700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution. Online students and other non-traditional audiences are increasingly an area of focus for institutions nationwide. But there is one large group of non-traditional students that’s been previously excluded: incarcerated students. Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college edu

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

By Philip P. DiStefano The University of Colorado Boulder is proud to be cohosting the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit with the United Nations Human Rights Office on campus December 1–4. This landmark summit is an opportunity for worldwide participants to learn more about climate change through the lens of human rights from. Read more » The post Why Climate Action Is in Higher Education’s Best Interest appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Dr.s McNaughton and Mathews discuss the changing role of faculty in student mental health, how they can help bridge the cultural divide with Gen Z, and how Higher Ed Administration can better support Faculty in this transformational role.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Female students have put themselves on the plus side of at least one gender gap in K-12 and higher education, new research shows. “In every U.S. state, young women are more likely than their male counterparts to have a bachelor’s degree,” write Richard V. Reeves, the economic studies director, and Ember Smith, a research analyst specializing in children and families, at Brookings, the nonprofit public policy organization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Specifically, in comparison to 2019, the previous assessment year, average mathematics scores for grade 4 students were lower in 2022 for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, students of Two or More Races, and white students (see [l

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Most modern classrooms are now equipped with some type of interactive display or whiteboard, but with hybrid learning becoming part of the norm in higher education, it’s no longer enough for those technologies to serve only in-class students. That’s why it’s now a priority for colleges, universities and their faculty to learn how to use those interactive displays for learners across modalities.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Former universities ministers David Willetts, Jo Johnson and Chris Skidmore say PM’s move will hit economy and levelling up Rishi Sunak is facing an immediate backlash over plans for a “mindless crackdown” on overseas students , as three former Tory university ministers warned it would hit attempts to level up the country and hold back Britain’s faltering economy.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Last Updated on November 22, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. Students frequently ask us questions like “how do I talk to my family about wanting to study or intern abroad? Do you have any tips for getting my parents on board?” While you are ready to take that leap of faith and leave the comfort of your day-to-day routine, your parents or support network may have some reservations.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has laid out plans to hold higher education more accountable for student success. We owe it to our students—and ourselves—to embrace his vision. By Devorah Lieberman Nearly six in 10 students who attend the University of La Verne identify as Hispanic, half of our undergraduates are low-income students, and more than.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

College completion rates flattened this year, with slight and similar decreases in the number of white, Black, and Latinx graduates compared to 2021. The 62.3% completion rate in 2022 barely changed from last year’s rate of 62.2%, which followed a 1.2% compared to 2020, according to the latest Completing College report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

North Carolina A&T State University is being reprimanded for enrolling too many out-of-state first-year students in the last two years, WFMY reported. The UNC System Board of Governors had set N.C. A&T’s enrollment cap at 35%. However, in 2021, N.C. A&T had 41% of students, enrolled from out-of-state, according to the system. As a result, the school has been fined and must forfeit nearly $2 million of its budget, per the UNC System ’s Nov. 17 decision, with the system recommending t

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Morehouse College in Atlanta has become a leader in virtual reality education among historically Black colleges and universities. EdTech: Focus on Higher Education spoke to Muhsinah Morris, Morehouse’s metaversity director, assistant professor and principal investigator of the Morris Research and Innovation Lab, about VR’s unique ability to support Black students and reignite their joy in learning.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 130 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Larry Large | Top 6 Disruptions for Higher Ed Institutions In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Larry Large, president of LD Large Consulting and president emeritus of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, as well as a […] The top 6 disruptions higher ed institutions need to address and insights for Higher Ed Presidents and Boards to help with strategic planning.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last Updated on November 17, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. Students often tell us that they are afraid to study or intern abroad without their friends from home. The truth is, the bonds you form abroad with others from your program can last a lifetime. Don’t believe us? Let us introduce you to the incredible story of the “CC Girls” and their recent AIFS reunion trip. .

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’ Three more UK universities have banned fossil fuel companies from recruiting students through their career services, with one citing the industry as a “fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world”. The University of the Arts London, University of Bedfordshire, and Wrexham Glyndwr University join Birkbeck, University of London, which was the first to adopt a fossil-free career

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University Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

More than 948,000 international students attended U.S. colleges and universities in 2021-22, a 4% increase from the previous school year, according to the annual “ Open Doors 2022 Report on International Educational Exchange ,” released Monday by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Since 1804, the New-York Historical Society (New-York Historical) and its stewards have been preserving and showcasing history. For the past three years, it’s been teaching others to do the same, seeking to expand what the face of museum studies looks like. Dr. Valerie Paley Through a partnership with the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), New-York Historical has been teaching CUNY students the ins and outs of museum operations via a graduate degree in Muse

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By now, it’s universally accepted that technology is a vital part of higher education, but how has its growing use impacted the student experience? EDUCAUSE surveyed 820 undergraduate students about their technology use, asking about challenges and solutions, modality preferences, access to educational technology, and student success in its “2022 Students and Technology Report.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 129 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Chris Kuberski: Is Culture the Secret Sauce for Higher Ed Performance? In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on transformational change management in higher education, and Chris Kuberski, president of Highland Community College in Freeport, […].

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and we at Symplicity want to give them the attention they deserve.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Blogs. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. How to staff your analytics function. The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. But successful adoption of new technologies requires more than just the technology itself—it also requires the necessary leadership to set a clear vision for ana

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of higher ed trends have been upended over the last few years, but gradually changing college student demographics is not one of them. Unlike in past economic slowdowns, financial turmoil and spikes in unemployment during the early months of the pandemic did not send large numbers of students fleeing the job market into higher education. “People had needs at home and they had health concerns,” says Thomas L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will be receiving a media literacy bill from the New Jersey Senate to sign, a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to mandate information literacy education for all K-12 students. Gov. Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3 million public school students in New Jersey will be better prepared for life beyond school with key skills that help them with lifelong learning, civic participation, and work skills,” said Olga Polites, New Jersey Chapter Leader of Me

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The higher education IT security landscape continues to evolve, with cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated and doing more damage than before. According to the CrowdStrike 2022 Global Threat Report, there was a 45 percent increase in interactive intrusion activity and more than 170 adversaries tracked in 2021 than in the year before. “Even the run of the mill attackers today have a pretty sophisticated toolset,” said Vice President Tina Thorstenson of CrowdStrike’s Industry Business Unit.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One of the main pillars of my Hope experience has been my involvement in clubs and organizations. While a lot of individuals think of college as a mostly academic endeavor, there is much to be said about the experiences that take place outside of the classroom. For me, an international student from Nigeria, building a sense of community was an important aspect of what I set out to do in the U.S., and the various extracurricular activities that I was a part of helped to make Hope feel more like h

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. John A. White, discuss changes in higher ed governance and governing boards, and strategies for aligning trustees with the CEO’s strategic mission and strategies. Their experience is both higher education and corporate; this is important as higher education governance is becoming more and more like that of corporate governance.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A Challenge for Educators. Here is a bold statement. The world is going to hell in a handbasket. For many years now societies have been morphing from basically ethical, where doing the right thing guides all decisions, to one where the pursuit of self-interest and lack of caring about others is front and center. From a philosophical point of view, decisions and actions are often based on the utilitarian concept of “the ends justify the means.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

MU students gathered at Speakers Circle Monday afternoon, calling on administrators to condemn white supremacy on campus. In recent weeks, white supremacist propaganda was posted on campus. It is not known whether the posters were posted by a member of the community or a student. The protest started around noon, and there were about 14 people in attendance when it began.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Graduate school first-time enrollment has gone up between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, according to a new report. Dr. Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%. According to the report, first-time enrollment in this context refers to the number of students enrolled for the first time in graduate certificate, education specialist, master’s, or doc

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When William Choi stepped into his role as director of supplier diversity at the City University of New York in 2015, he was the first person to hold that title. “At the time, the university wanted to be a better steward of tax support and student tuition dollars, and officials realized that a strong commitment was needed,” says Choi. “The university needed to show the diverse vendor community that CUNY was open for business.

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