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Philander Smith College to Become Graduate Degree-Granting School After MBA Program Approval

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Philander Smith College (PSC) will become a graduate degree-granting school after its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in November 2022. Dr. Roderick L.

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4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & Money

Great College Advice

College campus visits are a ritual. A rite of passage. A requirement. And they also are mostly a waste of time and money.

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Planning For Active Learning Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

By: , Todd Zakrajsek, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Key Statement: Research is clear that combining lecture and active learning results in the best learning outcomes. This paper proposes four strategies for how to plan and implement this effective combination.

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Five Themes for Educators in 2023

Will Richardson

(1/4 Newsletter Repost). First, Happy New Year! May 2023 bring us all good health, deeper relationships, and as much joy as we can handle! With those aspirations in mind, we want to tee up some of the themes that will be most on our minds here at BQI over the coming year.

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New Book Focuses on Anti-Asian Racism, Stereotypes, and Catholic Teachings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an undergraduate student at the University of Southern California, the Reverend Dr. Joseph Cheah said that he would spend hours at the bookstore, reading about Asian American studies.

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2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance

UMSL Diversity

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to host the annual observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Since the university’s inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Looking Ahead in 2023

The Scholarly Teacher

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American Indian College Fund Receives Near $39 Million for TCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The legacy of mistreatment that American Indians and Alaska Natives have endured is evident in the educational statistics. Only 16.1% of AIAN people over 25 have a bachelor’s degree or higher, less than half the rate of Americans overall, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Tabitha Edson always knew she wanted to work in health sciences.

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EdTech’s Funding Problems Are Going to Get Worse

eLiterate

As with much of the venture capital world, EdTech venture funding has slowed to a trickle overall and is almost completely frozen in some areas, such as early-stage investments. Conventional wisdom seems to be that this state of affairs won’t last forever.

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CCS alumnus Ndubisi Okoye Named on Hour Magazine’s List of 2023 Most Influential People from Southeast Michigan.

College for Creative Study

The post CCS alumnus Ndubisi Okoye Named on Hour Magazine’s List of 2023 Most Influential People from Southeast Michigan. appeared first on College for Creative Studies. Alumni CCS Detroit Hour Magazine Ndubisi Okoye

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One Year Later, HBCU Advocates Call for Justice for Bomb Threats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Law Enforcement partnered with HBCUs North Carolina A&T, Benedict College, Southern University and A&M College, and Florida A&M University in its first K9 Bomb Detection Adoption Program.

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AAC&U and Credo Partner to Support Women Leaders in Higher Education

Credo Higher Ed

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Credo are thrilled to announce the expansion of the long-running Credo Women in Leadership Initiative (CWLI) to leaders across the AAC&U network.

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Manhattanville College’s Administration Tries to Save School.by Removing its Heart (Bob Frank)

Higher Education Inquirer

During the past two years, administrators at storied Manhattanville College have removed 46 full-time faculty--by paying then to retire or laying them off. Last month, for the first time in Manhattanville's history, tenured faculty in the arts and humanities were pushed away.

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College presidents must denounce white nationalist attacks (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The movement must not be written off as just politics or culture wars when in fact it’s a direct threat to everything higher education stands for, writes Michael Gavin.

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Temple University VP for Student Affairs Dr. Theresa A. Powell Dies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Theresa A. Powell, Temple University’s Vice President for Student Affairs, has died unexpectedly on Jan. Her death occurred while visiting family in her native state of Texas. Dr. Theresa A.

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The Journey: Friends For Life

Proctor Academy

You know how it goes. Randy Newman’s inimitable voice and lyrics: Relationships Brian's Blogs The Journey

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5 sites for free stock photos and videos for higher education

Terminalfour

For higher education professionals, there’s usually a cost associated with every aspect of a creative marketing campaign. But you have millions of free creative assets right at your fingertips. Here’s how to find them

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Debates on whether academic freedom includes images offensive to Muslims

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: This fall, an instructor at Hamline University, in Minnesota, was teaching global art history.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

LaVar Charleston had a crush on Dr. Sherri Charleston from the moment he met her in ninth grade. Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

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ACUHO-I Internship Series Part 5: Navigating Offers

Roompact

This post is one in a five part series on securing a summer internship in college housing and residence life through the ACUHO-I’s Housing Internship Program. It is written from the perspective of a former ACUHO-I Intern.

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Why I Work at a Boarding School: Stewarding a Community

Proctor Academy

We are ‘educators’ by profession, but our responsibility to our students extends well beyond the walls of our classrooms.

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Funding source shouldn't affect postdoc benefits (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Imagine two postdoctoral researchers in an academic lab. Both have similar duties, such as conducting experiments, mentoring junior lab members, analyzing data and publishing and presenting their work.

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Dr. Keona Lewis Appointed Assistant Provost for Academic Diversity and Inclusion at University of Notre Dame

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Keona Lewis will become assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame, effective Feb. In this role, she will report to the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs.

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Harvard blocks role for former Human Rights Watch head over Israel criticism

The Guardian Higher Education

Kennedy School allegedly bowed to donors unhappy with organisation accusing Israel of apartheid in occupied territories The dean of one the US’s leading schools of government blocked a position for the former head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) over his organisation’s criticism of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians.

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Symplicity Spotlight: Tiffany Lyle

Symplicity

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.

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic.

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Some Universities Are Blocking TikTok on School Devices and Networks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some universities are scrutinizing or blocking usage of the social media platform TikTok on school devices and networks amid cybersecurity concerns surrounding the video-sharing app and its parent company, ByteDance.

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What Higher Ed Institutions Should Know About Security Service Edge

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Technology use has not only become ubiquitous among university students, faculty and staff, but it’s also expanded with the rapid adoption of mobile devices, cloud computing and Internet of Things devices.

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Supporting Staff Through the ResLife Job Search Season

Roompact

It’s job search season! For those of us with graduate assistants, and perhaps those with undergrads interested in the field (see my previous blog post!) these staff are beginning to plan out their job searches.

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DeSantis Asks Colleges How Much They Spend on Diversity

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has asked Florida's public colleges to report on the costs associated with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, The Tallahassee Democr a t reported. He asked last month and his administration released the request on Wednesday.

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New Congress Augurs Investigations, Little Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 118 th Congress has commenced with chaos, as Republicans have failed to choose a candidate for speaker of the house after five ballots over two days. It’s the first time since 1923 that a speaker has not been chosen on the first ballot.

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Tory plans for anti-strike law covering NHS and teachers ‘wrong and illegal’, says TUC – UK politics live

The Guardian Higher Education

The proposed legislation aims to enforce ‘minimum service levels’ in six key public services Starmer says voters looked at Labour again in 2022. And he felt, “for the first time in a while that we could return their gaze with confidence”. But Labour must not rest on its laurels.

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The Simple Act of Witnessing Others: Mental Health Struggles and Teenagers

Proctor Academy

Later this afternoon we will welcome students back from break for the heart of the winter term. The dining hall will gradually come to life, dorms will fill with hugs, stories from the past two weeks, and anticipation of what lies ahead.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With President Biden’s signature on Dec. 29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. The new total is a record high for the program, first created in 1972.

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What do students think about value for money?

SRHE

by Kristina Gruzdeva. In 2022, the cost of living crisis meant communities across the UK had to adjust their behaviours and their spending. Many needed to learn to navigate within a complex energy market.

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