Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) have been in existence for over 50 years, serving not only Native American and Alaskan Native students but anyone from the rural communities where they reside. The 35 TCUs in the U.S. train future teachers, nurses, engineers, and more. Yet despite serving almost 28,000 students yearly, experts say TCUs are often invisible to the public or seen as institutions of lesser quality than other public or private institutions, despite being accredited by state age

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The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2023

By Barry Sharpe, Western Governors University Keywords : Socratic method, retrieval practice, scaffolding Key Statement : Revisit the Socratic method by using it to enact retrieval practice and scaffolding in courses and refresh thinking about applying recommendations from SOTL. Introduction What is the first thing you think about when you consider the Socratic method?

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Dr. Laura Pasquini

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s been a while since I’ve been here. Sorry blog. It’s me, not you. I have been regularly blogging on here since 2008 (according to my #tbt Blog Survey ). I’m not sure why I dropped off from posting last year, but know you’re not the only digital practice (e.g. launching podcast episodes, posting photos, or even tweeting much — if that’s even a thing anymore) that was ignored in 2022.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

Data shows sharp decline in students from Italy, Germany and France with Brexit seen as primary deterrent The number of EU students enrolling in British universities has more than halved since Brexit – with sharp declines in scholars from Italy, Germany and France, figures reveal. Brexit is seen as the primary deterrent , with home fees and student finance no longer available to EU students who do not already live in the UK with settled or pre-settled status.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s still early in application season, but North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has already seen a 57% boost in its application numbers from last year. “Compared to then, we were at 9,629 applications last year on January 24,” said Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at NCCU. “This year we’re at 15,187.” Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina Central University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

Category: Carpe Careers Lauren Easterling explores why what we value matters when it comes to the goals we set, the plans we make and the career journeys we take. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Rudzhan Nagiev/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

As an undergraduate, Sergio Brack made a name for himself as co-founder of College CoD — the College Call of Duty league — and president of the University of Mississippi’s esports organization. After graduating in 2020, he became director of esports at Ottawa University in Kansas. Today, he directs the esports program at the University of Maryland. He spoke with EdTech: Focus on Higher Education about his path to success, college-to-career pathways and the need to improve diversity within the sp

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

About 30% of African American STEM professionals begin their higher education at a Historically Black College or University, according to the United Negro College Fund, but only around 1% of the Defense Department’s research funding is directed towards HBCUs and other minority serving institutions. This week, the U.S. government took a major step towards remedying these disparities by awarding a five-year $90 million contract to create a university affiliated research center (UARC) to Howard Uni

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. At four-year Title IV degree-granting non-profit institutions, the biggest expense is salaries, wages, and benefits. People costs. A close second is materials/service expenditures, with about 40 cents of every dollar in this category.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

With all the fuss about ChatGPT, maybe it’s no surprise that one in three college students who were aware of the AI let it complete writing assignments for them. What may be shocking to campus leaders is that three-quarters of those ChatGPT users believe that utilizing the technology constitutes cheating. And some 60% of the users report relying on the tool for 50% or more of their written assignments, according to a survey by Intelligent , which ranks colleges and universities based on pu

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. These six trends will have long-term impacts on how community colleges interact with students and getting ahead of them now will position you for success in the future. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

By Drs. Erik M. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr., Tanya J. Middleton Dr. Erik Hines Hines: I grew up in a medium-sized city in the south that was mostly white, but also had a sizable percentage of Blacks, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans. I have had Black teachers since preschool. In fact, I had Black teachers in kindergarten through elementary school, except for one of my classes in fourth grade.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Marcelle Dougan offers five tips that she has learned along the way to help you flourish in the beginning of your academic career and beyond. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Sorbetto/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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University Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

It’s no secret teachers are skeptical —fearful, even—about the explosion of generative AI like ChatGPT and its influence over the classroom. But futurist, business guru, and FETC 2023 keynote speaker Daniel Burrus believes these transformative times must be embraced. Microsoft has recently pledged $10 billion toward OpenAI, a generative AI company, signifying that there are no signs of this technology slowing down.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of a bygone era in education. Today, students might be experiencing a course from their seats inside a classroom, or they could be working from home, or from a coffee shop, or participating asynchronously several hours later.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Dr. Farhat Moazam To Dr. Farhat Moazam, being a good physician involves more than just knowing medicine. It requires a sense of bioethics. “If you look at the history of ethics — figuring out what’s the right thing to do, etc. — the longest history is connected to practice of medicine,” Moazam says. “So, ethics and medicine have all along had a very close relationship, and you can trace it back to Hammurabi’s Code.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Case brought by two creative writing lecturers will draw on landmark 2021 supreme court gig economy ruling Two academics are suing Oxford University for employing them as gig economy workers in a case which draws on the landmark ruling that gave Uber drivers the right to paid holidays and a pension. The two lecturers were employed on fixed-term “personal services” contracts to teach on Oxford’s creative writing course for 15 years, but these were not renewed in 2022.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 26, 2023

Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Ready to kick your resume up a notch? Consider an internship abroad in Lisbon, Portugal! Here you’ll find professional growth opportunities galore paired with breathtaking views from Lisbon’s famous hills. Let’s talk about 5 of the many reasons why you’ll love being an intern in Lisbon: 1. You’ll be interning in a thriving city.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has launched its DEI Data Lab , a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) online initiative to more widely share NSC Research Center data. Ricardo (Rick) Torres The site – financially supported by the Cognizant Foundation – includes case studies and data that provide a starting point for understanding current equity gaps, identifying recent trends, and analyzing enrollment , persistence , and completion.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Image: Since the Taliban suspended the rights of Afghan women to pursue higher education last month, many American higher education institutions and leaders have decried the ban. A few are going further, asking what they can do to help Afghan women regain control of their academic futures, whether through scholarships to U.S. campuses, partnerships with universities in nearby countries or expanded access to online classes.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

‘Self authorship’ is a right, argues Dr Farbod Akhlaghi, and people should make their own decisions on new jobs or having children Giving friends and relations advice about crucial life choices such as whether to take a new job or start a family is immoral, according to a new paper by a Cambridge philosopher. Dr Farbod Akhlaghi, a moral philosopher at Christ’s College, argues that everyone has a right to “self authorship”, so must make decisions about transformative experiences for themselves.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

New research conducted by a professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found that the artificial intelligence-driven chatbot GPT-3 was able to pass the final exam for the school’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Professor Christian Terwiesch, who authored the research paper “Would Chat GPT3 Get a Wharton MBA?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s college acceptance season, with all the accompanying emotional highs and lows swirling in households across the country. I, too, am feeling the swirl, for different reasons. As this year’s applicants and families make a decision, I am at my wits’ end about how to address a persistent problem: outsized attention devoted to so-called “best” or “top” colleges and universities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. I asked if Andrew would be willing to synthesize some of his findings in this space, and he graciously agreed.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 23, 2023

Last Updated on January 23, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Warning: This post may contain satire. Today let’s talk about something different – why you shouldn’t study abroad. I mean, I’m sure you’ll have tons of other opportunities to live abroad and gain a deeper understanding of another culture – right ? You may want to avoid studying abroad at all costs if… 1.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

ChatGPT, the highly controversial chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, will soon be incorporated into some of the most popular applications used in both K12 and higher education among students, according to recent reports. The tip first came from an unnamed source cited by The Information , alleging that “Microsoft has discussed incorporating OpenAI’s artificial intelligence in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other apps so customers can automatically generate text using simple

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients – Dreamers – can now apply to join The PhD Project , a non-profit working to diversify business schools and the business world. Blane Ruschak “We’re thrilled to open PhD Project membership to DACA recipients,” said Blane Ruschak, president of The PhD Project. “We know that for college students there’s tremendous power in having ‘someone who looks like me, someone who’s walked in my shoes’ in front of the college classroom – and so many stu

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Image: Hilbert College is marrying outside the faith. The four-year Roman Catholic nonprofit college in New York announced Wednesday that it would acquire Valley College, a for-profit career institution with four sites in Ohio and West Virginia. Hilbert officials and outside experts believe the merger marks the first time that a nonprofit religious institution has purchased a for-profit college, though they note parallels in the health-care sector, where Catholic hospitals have merged with or ac

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this extra post, Heidi Smith, Alison Parker and Jessica Chamberlin from Moray House School of Education and Sport showcase the events surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Outdoor and Environmental Education postgraduate programmes at The University of Edinburgh.

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Hanover Research

JANUARY 23, 2023

For its part, a new ‘student behavior study,’ commissioned by Chegg’s Center for Digital Learning in partnership with Hanover Research, which surveyed more than 2,000 higher education students in the US, UK and Canada, found that almost three-quarters (74%) of students tend to feel anxious about their classes and schoolwork, and 68% do not get enough sleep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley is now president of Fuller Theological Seminary, making him the the institution’s first Black president. Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley Goatley – he stepped into the role this week– said he aimed for a future for Fuller that expanded beyond traditional American borders to become a global institution that supported the Christian community worldwide.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

As the director of the writing center at Williams College, I’ll admit to having reached out to a few writing center directors at other colleges in recent weeks with a message that said, more or less, “We’re toast.” That’s because no essay produced by the artificial intelligence chat bot that has unsettled so many of us in higher education will contain a typo, misplace a modifier, overuse the comma or—and on this you can defiantly depend—misspell an adver

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2023

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 139 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Nivine Megahed – Include All Stakeholders for Successful Higher Ed Transformation Successfully reinventing a college or university into a truly innovative school after cutting a major portion of programs sounds near impossible, but the experiences at National Louis University (NLU), a four-campus […] Changing Higher Ed Podcast 139 with Host Dr.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr Jinghong Zhang making tea Photo by Tom Worthington, 2023 CC-BYDr Jinghong Zhang, Associate Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology talked on "Gongfu Tea and Camera" a the Australian National University in Canberra, 25 January 2023. As a bonus they made tea after. There was a serious scholarly point to this.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2023

Some Bethune-Cookman University football players have started a petition to reinstate Ed Reed as the Wildcats head coach after the former NFL star announced Jan. 21 that the school would not be ratifying his contrac t , Sports Illustrated reported. Ed Reed More than 20 players have signed the petition, which called Reed’s dismissal unjust, according to a Twitter post from Wildcats running back Branden McDonald.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Dr. Celia Rabinowitz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement & Director of the Mason Library at Keene State College, reached out after reading my piece How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Like many academic librarians who contacted me in response to that post, Celia’s email noted the complexities of library structures, budgets, and staffing.

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