Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 11, 2023

Students in a new survey cite concerns about academic preparation, mental health and affordability. Many say college isn’t worth it. One in five high school students who say they won’t enroll in college cite their doubts about the value of college, up from 8 percent in 2019. This is a finding in a new report from EAB. The report summarizes the results of a new survey of more than 20,000 high school students—those whose college-going behaviors have been influenced by the pandemic.

IT 104

IT 104

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The high school class of 2023 had an experience that was inevitably shaped by COVID-19. The pandemic hit when they were freshmen and many students endured over a year of remote learning, with limited access to school counseling services and extracurricular activities. Now, as the COVID cohort graduates and gets ready for higher education, a new report shows how the pandemic affected their college and career choices, both positively and negatively.

Media 334

Media Higher Education Research Education 334

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

JUNE 13, 2023

I briefly had a form up on my website for people to be able to contact me if they wanted to use any of my visualisations, visuals of theory in practice. I had to take it down because ‘people’ proved incapable of reading the text above it which clearly stated it’s purpose. They insisted on trying to persuade me they had something to flog. Often these individuals, generalists, were most likely using AI to generate blog posts on some vaguely related theme.

Engineering 130

Engineering IT 130

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

If there’s any place that can take advantage of the higher speeds and increased frequencies that Wi-Fi 6 provides, it’s a college campus. Thousands of students need reliable Wi-Fi to take notes and study or to kick back with video games or Netflix. Meanwhile, researchers and professors use wireless for devices such as test equipment and drones, and the athletic department uses tablets during practices and games.

Higher Education 145

Higher Education Education Research 145

Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again at Tennessee this summer. Our students take classes year-round, and I am offering the class in a condensed five-week format this summer to best meet the needs of our students. That means a lot of reading for all of us in a short period of time, but I’m excited as always for this class.

Finance 113

Finance Higher Education Budget and Finance Management Education 113

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

In as little as two days, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react.

Financial Aid 317

Financial Aid Admissions Government Social Justice 317

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

JUNE 11, 2023

The vernacular definition of plagiarism is often “passing off someone else’s work as your own” or more fully, in the University of Oxford maternal guidance, “Presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.” This later definition works better in the current climate in which generative AI assistants are being rolled out across many word-processing tools.

Research 130

Research IT 130

University Business

JUNE 12, 2023

High school students molded by the pandemic are rejuvenated to experience an in-person college experience again. However, they expect institutions to be digitally literate, deliver outcome-oriented degrees, and provide resources that compensate for the growth they were deprived of when quarantined. These are some key takeaways EAB gathered in their latest meta-report that creates a comprehensive picture of higher education’s future college cohort: “Gen P.” It draws from convers

Media 105

Media Financial Aid Higher Education Recruitment 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Howard University’s Undergraduate Library will be renamed in honor of Howard President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick The announcement was made by the university's Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Laurence Morse during Frederick’s Jun. 8 farewell dinner. “There is, perhaps, no place on the Hilltop more revered than the Upper Quadrangle-Main Yard, known affectionately as “The Yard,” Morse said.

Libraries 298

Libraries Financial Aid Mining Alumni 298

Higher Education Whisperer

JUNE 15, 2023

Greetings from the ASCILITE Mobile Learning Special Interest Group (MLSig) meeting with Dr. Patrick O'Shea, at Appalachian State University. His most recent paper is "Educational Practices and Strategies with Immersive Learning Environments: Mapping of Reviews for using the Metaverse". He characterized Apple's new headset as "Mixed Reality" (MR), combining features of AR & VR.

Education 98

Education 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 14, 2023

Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.” Two University of Houston–Downtown preliminary investigation reports “substantiated” that a now former dean “said on multiple occasions that it would make him look good that he hired a Black, gay man,” according to documents provided anonymously to Inside Higher Ed.

IT 93

IT 93

University Business

JUNE 15, 2023

At a time when race-based admissions are at the forefront of public officials’ agendas, new data published last week suggests that the path to a college degree will soon become one that models equity and fairness. This is good news for our graduating seniors and the quality of higher education, experts note. The latest tally by FairTest, a group seeking to dismantle the misuses and flaws of standardized testing, reveals that more than 1,900 U.S. colleges and universities aren’t requi

Admissions 98

Admissions Higher Education Education IT 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

The College Board will not be altering its Advanced Placement (AP) classes to accommodate new demands from Florida, The Hill reported. Gov. Ron DeSantis The educational testing company announced this decision in a letter last Thursday. “[College Board] will not modify our courses to accommodate restrictions on teaching essential, college-level topics,” the College Board said.

Education 290

Education IT 290

Symplicity

JUNE 13, 2023

At the beginning of March, Symplicity Recruit conducted its second annual student survey to learn more about how Gen Z approaches the job search process as they near their college graduation dates. Through the responses, Symplicity Recruit gained a better understanding of some of the challenges students face throughout the application process and what their advice is for recruiters and career advisors looking to increase engagement.

Recruitment 98

Recruitment IT Student Engagement 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 15, 2023

Unity College enrolled well under 1,000 students a decade ago. Now, renamed Unity Environmental University, enrollment has soared to more than 7,500, thanks to its emphasis on online education. In fall 2012, Unity College had fewer than 600 students. Now, a decade and a name change later, Unity Environmental University counts more than 7,500 students.

Administration 96

Administration IT Education 96

University Business

JUNE 14, 2023

The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. The boards of both institutions have given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body.

Higher Education 98

Higher Education Education IT 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

How many times have you seen something about “ways to increase students’ sense of belongingness lately”? I see it everywhere, especially within higher education. We have finally come to the conclusion that the way that higher education institutions make people feel matters. Sense of belongingness has been found to impact everything from academic success to graduation rate.

Higher Education 290

Higher Education Faculty Education IT 290

Hanover Research

JUNE 12, 2023

According to recent research by Hanover Research, commissioned by BMC, more than 60% of organisations surveyed say their top strategic priority for the next three to five years is to deliver successful innovations, which requires implementing intelligent services and operations capabilities, increasing automation, applying a DevOps approach and creating better customer experiences.

IT 98

IT Research 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 12, 2023

Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process. Connecticut College last week named trustee Les Wong interim president to replace Katherine Bergeron, who is stepping down at the end of June in the wake of a fundraising fiasco that prompted campus protests earlier this year.

Fundraising 96

Fundraising Faculty 96

University Business

JUNE 12, 2023

With President Carmen Walter’s announcement to exit from Tougaloo College at the end of the month, she leaves the small private HBCU’s Board of Trustees and eventual president search committee in a rush to find a new permanent leader. In the last year, however, that’s nothing new to institutions in Mississippi. Since June 2022, seven presidents have stepped down from a college or university in Mississippi, which comprises nearly half the Magnolia State’s total 4-year inst

Alumni 98

Alumni Administration Government Faculty 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

As a faculty member who has participated since 2005 in a variety of the rich academic experiences proffered by the Faculty Resource Network (FRN), including both summer and full semester scholar residencies, national symposiums both live and virtual, and week-long intensive seminars held at universities in Puerto Rico and Greece, I cannot overstate the value of my institution maintaining a membership in this lauded organization.

Faculty 279

Faculty Title IX Libraries Academic Advising 279

Creatrix Campus

JUNE 16, 2023

12 ways online curriculum mapping supports competency-based education admin Sat, 06/17/2023 - 02:44 Competency-based education (CBE) is an innovative approach to learning that focuses on students' mastery of specific skills and knowledge rather than traditional seat time. It allows students to progress at their own pace, ensuring they have a deep understanding of the subject matter before moving on.

Education 97

Education Utilities Management Faculty 97

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 13, 2023

A state commission proposed overhauling UNC governing board appointments to reduce partisanship, but some say lawmakers have few incentives to remove politics from the system. North Carolina governor Roy Cooper formed the Commission on the Governance of Public Universities last November to study “instability and political interference” in governance at both the institutional and system levels.

Government 92

Government 92

University Business

JUNE 14, 2023

Despite average salaries for full-time faculty members from fall 2021 to fall 2022 increasing to heights not seen in 30 years, historic increases in inflation have butchered those gains—and a slew of others. Salary, along with contributions to retirement and medical benefits, has sharply declined for full-time faculty across higher ed since the fall of 2019 thanks to another massive increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), according to an annual report by the America

Faculty 98

Faculty Medical Utilities Higher Education 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The Mellon Foundation will award over $5 million to seven institutions to expand higher education opportunities and resources for those in carceral environments. Jessica Hicklin The organization seeks to support prison education programs that promote perspectives and leadership of those who have experienced the prison system and that help out overlooked populations and regions.

Educational Programs 279

Educational Programs Education Higher Education IT 279

Roompact

JUNE 14, 2023

This post is part of a three-part series on starting a supervisory relationship in residence life. Following a chronological timeline, this series is broken up into three parts: The Beginning: Staff Performance Begins with YouThe Middle: A ResLife Supervisor’s Guide: Managing Performance Through InquiryThe End: Preparing for Performance Evaluations The end of the year has.

Residence Life 96

Residence Life Management 96

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 13, 2023

When the victim of a campus sexual assault faced a counterclaim by her alleged attacker, she sued him for “abuse of the Title IX process," in what experts say is a new approach. A recent Title IX case at King’s College in Pennsylvania has highlighted what experts say is a new legal strategy for sexual assault victims whose alleged attackers take the aggressive approach of filing a counterclaim.

Title IX 95

Title IX 95

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of higher education, reliable, fast and secure Wi-Fi has become a necessity. Universities are dynamic environments filled with bustling classrooms, residence halls, labs and sprawling green spaces, all requiring seamless wireless connectivity. Planning for a Wi-Fi upgrade requires a thorough understanding of the campus landscape.

Higher Education 89

Higher Education Education 89

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson will become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson Scott-Johnson, is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Monmouth University. Previously, she was dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at California State University, Los Angeles; interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and founding director of the psychometrics graduate program at Morgan State Uni

Food 264

Food Faculty Research 264

Roompact

JUNE 16, 2023

A key component of building out your student life curriculum is the creation of facilitation guides. Facilitation guides (sometimes referred to as lesson plans) are detailed plans that provide all of the information necessary so that anyone with the appropriate level of training and skills could execute the planned strategy. Beyond just the execution of.

Student Life 94

Student Life 94

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 15, 2023

Average annual spending on college course materials fell to a decade low of $285 in the 2022–23 academic year, Student Watch found, according to a press release from the Associatio

84

84

College for Creative Study

JUNE 12, 2023

Only a decade ago Detroit was known for poverty, crime and shrinking population, now it is a fashionable city, proud of its roots but going global

IT 98

IT 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Arizona State University’s (ASU) College of Health Solutions has launched an online community health worker training program (CHW-TP) to strengthen community access to health-promoting services in the state. The program – it was funded by a $3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration – will be available through ASU’s Learning Enterprise and will involve peer groups for collaborative assignments, experiential learning activities, on-the-job training, and monthly mentors

Health Services 264

Health Services Recruitment Administration Education 264

Roompact

JUNE 16, 2023

What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end.

Residence Life 92

Residence Life Student Housing 92

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 13, 2023

Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1182622661.

107

107

CIP

JUNE 16, 2023

For young adults on the spectrum, the journey to living independently can have many steps. At CIP, we find it crucial to help our students to reframe their understanding of who they really are. Generally, our students are very aware of how others react to them, how they are treated, and the ways people talk about them and their diagnoses. Humans aren’t rational, but we are rationalizing creatures.

IT 75

IT 75

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

Dr. Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday Dr. Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. It is the responsibility and focus she carries as director of UIUC’s Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC), a role she has played for more than six months.

IT 264

IT Academic Advising Alumni Community College 264