Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

University of Delaware (UD) police are investigating after an English professor who is Jewish found a swastika drawn on a poster on her office door with the words, "We Are Everywhere," Delaware Online reported. The swastika was drawn on a poster promoting a drag performance the professor organized years ago. "This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and d

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The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 10, 2023

Sara Churchill , University of Nebraska at Omaha Erica Rose , University of Nebraska at Omaha Key Statement: Using digital tools in advising helps create efficiencies in communication, information sharing, and time management, which allows more time for building relationships. Keywords: Advising, Relationships, Technology Introduction Advising is important to a college student’s academic success and perceived quality of experience (Hart-Baldridge, 2020).

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Matthew Williams, executive director of information security for the University of Cincinnati, says it’s impossible to provide the same protection for users and systems across a large university. “If we tried to deploy all the same controls across everything, it would slow the university down to a screeching halt,” he says. “We would stop functioning.

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University Business

MAY 11, 2023

As international affairs continue to become more precarious, U.S. higher education is beginning to see some concerning roadblocks with the country that makes up 31% of its international students —China. On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring all grants from an academic institution “based in a foreign country of concern,” such as China, to be authorized by the Florida Board of Governors or the State Board of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

Northwestern University’s African American studies department will be renamed the Department of Black Studies. The change will become official in the next few months, pending final trustee approval. The department – housed in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences – is making the change to better reflect the range of its scholarship and teaching, according to the formal name change proposal.

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AIFS Abroad

MAY 11, 2023

Last Updated on May 12, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Meet Maddy, a college student from Scotland who recently completed an AIFS Abroad internship program in the heart of New York City during Summer 2022. We heard from Maddy about her experience interning in one of the most vibrant cities in the world. Read on to hear more about how she prepared for her international internship, the skills she gained, tips and tricks she picked up along the way, and more!

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

With the pace of cyberattacks ever on the rise, higher education IT teams are under pressure. They’re tasked with securing a quickly expanding range of endpoints, from managed devices and grant-funded research equipment to a free-for-all of student-owned technology. “There is the intellectual property challenge, particularly in research institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement. Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B.

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University Business

MAY 9, 2023

The University of New Mexico discovered yesterday that across the state’s college and university system, 60% or more of its students suffered basic needs insecurity, such as food and housing. In January, 49% of students at 39 Washington higher education institutions experienced food or housing insecurity. As troubling as these numbers are, they point to a trend that has slowly developed since the pandemic started.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Chas Grundy knows what he’s up against as he tries to protect his institution from the latest cyberthreats. Success, he says, depends on community engagement and getting students, staff and faculty to change their behavior. “That’s a tall order,” says Grundy, director of IT strategy and transformation at the University of Notre Dame. “Cybersecurity training can be kind of dry.

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Roompact

MAY 11, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Crystal chats with "Dr. G" about the complexities of campus politics. We delve deeper with our guest on how to understand and navigate a campus organization--both the explicit and implicit expectations and norms. Along the way there are many practical strategies and tips on how to get a handle on campus politics and relationship building in your own work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

In recent years, applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.

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University Business

MAY 10, 2023

Today’s undergraduates expect to make about $84,855 one year after graduation, according to a survey of college students by Real Estate Witch, part of real estate site Clever, in March. Yet, the average starting salary for recent graduates is just shy of $56,000, Real Estate Witch found, a difference of nearly $30,000. The disconnect between perception and reality only worsens over time.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 8, 2023

Berkeley Professor Admits That She’s White Featured Image at Top of Article IMG_1284.

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Terminalfour

MAY 9, 2023

TikTok may be the top choice for social media entertainment but do students use it to research which university to apply to? And how do other social platforms compare?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

The low number of historically underrepresented men of color (HUMOC) in health care professions has been declared a national crisis by The Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP). The numbers indicate a lack of diversity that will negatively impact public health, education, economic stability, and the availability and quality of healthcare for all U.S. communities.

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CIP

MAY 11, 2023

In-Focus features a staff member each month as a way to learn more about our amazing staff. This month, we highlight CIP Brevard 's Assistant Program Director Jessica Stacey. We asked Jess a few questions about her role, her CIP experience, and what she does when she’s not at the Center.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 10, 2023

Seeking Payment for Social Work Internships Featured Image at Top of Article Screen Shot 2023-05-09 at 4.47.00 PM.

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Ed.gov Blog

MAY 8, 2023

By: Lauren Pfeffer Stuart Did you know there are ways to lead while still keeping your classroom position? I didn’t! In 2014, I was feeling burnt out, as many educators often feel. I loved being with kids, but felt I wanted to impact education on a larger scale, and I needed a change of pace. Continue Reading The post 4 Ways to Flex Your Leadership From The Classroom appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Delnita Evans dreams of being a dean because she wants to help underrepresented students succeed. “I saw that people that looked like me did not matriculate. We weren’t graduating,” said the master’s candidate in higher education student affairs at the Morgan State University School of Education & Urban Studies. “Sometimes, all a student needs is someone who looks like them to have a conversation so that they can understand that they can do this.

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Roompact

MAY 9, 2023

As we prepare to finish this current school year I wanted to share some conversation starters that I am hoping you may find helpful as you speak with your residents and students who may be preparing to possibly move from on campus housing to off campus apartments, houses, or other independent living options. Moving from.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 11, 2023

Federal Student Aid Funding Woes Complicate Resuming Student Loan Payments Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1431765767.

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Ed.gov Blog

MAY 11, 2023

ED’s School Ambassador Fellowship Program supports national education initiatives with the expertise of school-based practitioners. The program fosters collaboration between education practitioners and the federal government, involves educators in education policy, and amplifies practitioners’ voices in the national dialogue. JoLisa Hoover served previously as a Fellow at ED.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Through research and writing about theater, Dr. Esther Kim Lee uncovers largely untold stories of Asian American history. “In theater, we have to talk about representation, how we see each other, about perceptions, how stereotypes exist as well as this long history of anti-Asian violence,” said Lee, who is professor of theater studies, international comparative studies and history as well as director of the Asian American and Diaspora Studies Program at Duke University.

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Roompact

MAY 10, 2023

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 8, 2023

The Political Trials of a Southern Accreditor Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1410364235.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 8, 2023

Daniel AldrichGreetings from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, where Daniel Aldrich is speaking on "Modest but critical: how we overlook social infrastructure at our peril".

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship has nearly always been done from a position of privilege, with respect to the vast majority of the human population, as studying arcane texts or elusive natural phenomena has never been something most people have had time or resources to do. Academic work requires material access to information in libraries, and other resources like computers and (relatively quiet) space in which to write.

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Roompact

MAY 8, 2023

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.

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Professional Development 74

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 11, 2023

A Growing Corps of ‘Capital Campuses’ Featured Image at Top of Article USCDC2.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 12, 2023

In "Studying can be a costly choice", Tracey West (Griffith University, May 12, 2023) argues that students should be educated about ways to reduce their study loan cost. I suggest this could go further, educating students about cheaper and quicker non-university study options, and ways to accelerate their studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will serve as the commencement speaker next week during the 155th commencement ceremony at Howard University. Biden will also be awarded the honorary Doctor of Letters from the institution. “It is an honor and privilege to welcome President Biden to deliver the 2023 commencement address and celebrate the graduating Class of 2023,” said Dr.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

At the University of Colorado System, the use of multiple public cloud providers adds complexity to the task of IT management. “When you’re tying together your private cloud with your public clouds, you need close integration and good bandwidth. Latency is also a challenge,” says Lonnie Maynard, system architect and a member of the university system’s enterprise cloud services team.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 11, 2023

A Cost-Saving Measure Raises Concerns for Incarcerated Students Featured Image at Top of Article 637103812187900000.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 9, 2023

The 2022/23 Australian Federal Budget Papers are available online. Here are some items of interest on information technology and higher education. From Statement 1: Budget Overview, Page 31 (emphasis added):"Small business cyber security programThe Budget provides $23.4 million to support small businesses to build resilience to cyber threats.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

As of May 7, Dr. Ivy Taylor, president of Rust College, is no longer with the school, bringing an end to her almost three-year tenure as the institution’s head, Mississippi Today reported. Dr. Ivy Taylor It is unclear whether Taylor – appointed in June 2020 as the school’s first female president – stepped down or was fired. Her time at Rust was met with on-campus housing conditions controversy; ongoing enrollment decline; and high turnover in leadership.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

Keir Starmer fails to grasp how squeezed the middle classes have become, says Derrick Joad , while Tim Exton worries about the impact on students from poor backgrounds and David Mayle argues that graduates pay their way in tax Polly Toynbee’s article fails to convince this reader ( Keir Starmer is right to U-turn on tuition fees. The funds will be better spent elsewhere, 4 May ).

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