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ChatGPT: Educational Friend or Foe?

The Scholarly Teacher

By Todd Zakrajsek, Director ITLC-Lilly Conferences on Evidence-Based Teaching Key Statement: ChatGPT is a potential game-changer in an ever-changing educational space. Keywords: Evolving Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Student Learning, Assessment What Is ChatGPT?

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Announces $175 Million in Internet Access Funding for HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced $175 million in Internet access funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), UPI reported. Vice President Kamala Harris Affordable, high-speed internet is an essential part of modern life, Harris said Monday at Benedict College.

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Influential Women in Higher Education

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

It still kinda blows my mind that America may have been founded in 1776, but it wasn’t until (almost) 200 years later that women started to receive “equal” treatment. It was… And, unfortunately, the race is not over.

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Disabilities and edtech: How the pandemic sparked a revolution

University Business

When students and faculty were forced to migrate online during the pandemic, that included disabled students with learning impairments. Since then, students and faculty—and therefore, curricula—have changed the way they look at learning in higher education. “I

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Dear Parent of an Incoming Freshman

Hope College Network

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Another HBCU on Track for Reaccreditation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s taken months of collaboration across institutions, but east Tennessee’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) is on track to regain accreditation. The college is anticipating submitting its application for approval in April.

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Celebrating Black Higher Education Leaders

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

In honor of Black History Month, I selected 30 inspiring Black Higher Education leaders (because, yes, they needed a full month’s worth) who come from all walks of life and serve in various roles, from Vice Presidents to Deans to Directors.

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AAMU’s STEM boon carves career paths for HBCU students

University Business

The largest HBCU in Alabama is no novice to adversity.

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Fat On Campus: Mitigating Anti-Fat Bias in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By Terah J. Stewart, Roshaunda L. Breeden, Joan N. Collier, Meg E. Evans, Daniel J. Scanlon, Rachel L. Wagner, Erin R.

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What is The Future of RAs? – What if…

Roompact

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” ” Guest Post by Justin Mason, Professional, Georgetown University The RA role as we know it has been a staple for residential living for over a few decades.

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VIDEO: Celebrating Our Fall 2022 Achievements

CIP

The Fall of 2022 saw us aspiring to be - and do - many great things from attending college classes, to finding meaningful employment, to supporting our communities. Featured

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Defend your college’s academic freedom: Here’s a toolkit to help you do it

University Business

Last year, proposed legislation prohibiting how teachers discuss race, racism and other topics that touch identity spiked 250%, according to PEN America, 39% of which targeted higher education.

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Racism at the Hyatt Spurs Action to Ensure Safety at Conventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was supposed to be a night of celebration.

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4 Places to Study Abroad if You Like Wildlife

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 1, 2023 by Cat Rogliano March 3 rd is World Wildlife Day, an international holiday to celebrate all of Earth’s diverse animals and plants.

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The Impact of FAFSA Completion on Pell Grant Funds

Higher Education Today

Title: Pell Dollars Left on the Table: How Many Pell Grant Dollars Did the High School Class of 2022 Leave Unclaimed in Your State?

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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

University Business

These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but there is still a first time for everything: Mount Holyoke (Mass.), Mount Union (Ohio), St. Norbert College (Wis.) and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories.

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Report: Significant Amount of Faculty Today Self-Censor Due to Fears of Reprisal

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

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New Florida bill aims to enact DeSantis's higher ed reforms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Florida governor Ron DeSantis promised sweeping reforms earlier this year to, he claims, rescue higher education in his state from “woke activism.”

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Success Story: Concordia University – Nebraska

Via's

Concordia University, Nebraska, Makes Move from “Clunky” System to Via Via Helps One-Person Office “Keep Plates Spinning in a Functional Way” Julie Johnston Hermann, director of global opportunities at Concordia University, Nebraska, had been contemplating changing software providers for some time when she learned about Via. “Our

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U.S. News rankings out, digital marketing in?

University Business

The stream of graduate schools opting out of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings may be growing to include entire universities, but what these schools will do to market themselves effectively remains unanswered. When Yale Law School opted out in November, a flood of other law schools, such as U.C.

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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit driving workforce and education transformation, in partnership with the University of Phoenix released the report “Professional Social Capital: A Key to Black Economic Advancement.”

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Study Abroad Day 2023: In Your Own Words 

AIFS Abroad

Happy Study Abroad Day 2023! Taking place annually on the last Monday in February, this national holiday aims to bring awareness to the benefits and lasting impact of international education.

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What is The Future of RAs? What is The Future of Student Affairs?!?!

Roompact

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?”

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Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick on creating real, lasting diversity in corporate America

University Business

Wayne A.I. Frederick is the 17th president of Howard University, one of 107 historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S., serving some 11,000 students across its undergraduate, graduate, and professional student programs. Frederick is the distinguished Charles R.

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New Analysis Shows Boost in Aid Eligibility from FAFSA Simplification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility.

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New Vanderbilt housing requires income students don't make

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Kaitlyn Schaaf has lived in four different homes during her five-year (and counting) career as a Vanderbilt University Ph.D. candidate. Her first living situation, a house that she found through a friend of a friend of her aunt, was only 5.5

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How Technology Can Expand Support for Students with a Disability

Symplicity

Roughly 20 percent of students enrolled in higher education have reported having a disability, according to the most recent federal data. This means there is a significant portion of college students that have a form of disability whether visible or otherwise. While the U.S.

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What is The Future of RAs? We Are Not Those People Anymore

Roompact

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” ” Guest Post by Sonora Hernandez, Professional Staff Member In the words of television star, the illustrious Moira Rose, “We are not those people anymore, John.”

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Dr. Ruth Simmons Appointed Senior Adviser on HBCU Engagement for Harvard President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ruth Simmons, the outgoing president of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), will become a senior adviser to the president of Harvard University on engagement with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), effective Jun. 1, The Harvard Gazette reported.

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Finlandia University Announces Closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Finlandia University announced Thursday that it will not enroll students for the upcoming academic year and has teach-out agreements in place as it prepares to close.

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The Arts at Proctor: Three Dimensional Identities

Proctor Academy

The Winter Term often finds us diving deeply into our own worlds. Perhaps it is our instinctive nature as the days get short and the weather colder, to pull into ourselves.

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Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years – study

The Guardian Higher Education

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, authors argue Six fossil fuel companies funnelednearly $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to new research. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue. Continue reading.

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JACQUEZ GRAY

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jacquez Gray Jacquez Gray has been named assistant director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety.

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The 'Asbury Revival' comes to a close

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The nonstop, two-week prayer session at Asbury University that brought tens of thousands of people from across the country to the Christian campus in Kentucky has finally ended.

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European Art Classroom - Finals Week

Proctor Academy

There is nothing like coming home after a week of exploring. This time, however, we returned to our house in Aix, after a vivacious week in Madrid, realizing it was our last week at home. Experiential Learning Off-Campus Programs Arts Student Work European Art Classroom Study Abroad

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Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: Prospects for Space in Higher Education

SRHE

by Sam Elkington and Jill Dickinson Across the higher education (HE) sector, factors including increasing student numbers, growing diversification, concerns about students’ mental health and wellbeing, and marketisation, have been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was coincidental that the American College Health Association’s (ACHA’s) Gun Safety Task Force met shortly after the Michigan State University shooting earlier this month on Feb.