2020

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Kudos to YOU!

Grant McMillan

Well, it has been quite a year! COVID-19 has pushed us hard. And in my last blog post of the year, I am not going to dwell on it or look back on it because nobody needs that. What I am going to say is you make me proud. I was speaking with someone who… Read More Kudos to YOU!

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Pathways to Student Affairs and Services Around the Globe

Supporting Student Success

By: Tricia Seifert. When I was a kid, I dreamt of traveling the world. I remember friends from a youth organization (4-H) hosting an exchange student from Japan. I was in grade 4 and I wanted to learn all about this student’s life back home and how it compared to her experience in the US.

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To Create the “New Normal” of Education, Start With the “Old Normal” of Learning

Will Richardson

As educators, parents, and students have scrambled over the past couple of months to figure out how to move school online quickly and at scale, I can’t help but be reminded of a pivotal scene in the movie Apollo 13.

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2020: A Year of Crises and Opportunities in Higher Education

The Change Leader, Inc.

The year 2020 has been a year of crises and opportunities in higher education. The year’s challenges have given higher ed institutions a chance to practice change management, as well as necessitated a sustained focus to build leadership capacity for higher ed and more targeted higher ed branding.

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Save the date: our survey results coming soon

Terminalfour

We are very excited to announce our 2020 survey results will be published on January 12th, 2021

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NCICU & Credo Form Partnership for Student Success

Credo Higher Ed

Photo Credit: NCICU.org. North Carolina Independent College and Universities (NCICU) and Credo are pleased to announce a partnership to improve student outcomes across the North Carolina independent college and university sector. The first cohort will launch in August 2021.

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‘Perhaps they’d never spoken to an educated young Latina before’

Regna Consulting

Boston Globe, Updated September 9, 2020 As told to Katie Johnston. Photo by SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF. Aixa Beauchamp is a Newton philanthropy consultant, cofounder of the Latino Legacy Fund at the Boston Foundation, and a philanthropist.

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Goucher founding member of Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance

Goucher DEI

Continue to: [link]. Updates LACRELA

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What to do in a gap year: Ideas for college students and their families on how to navigate a year off from college

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

by Dawn DiPeri. The American Council on Education surveyed 2,000 college students in April 2020 and found that 20% of them were unclear about their plans for the 2020/2021 school year. Instead of returning to campus, several of these students embarked on a gap year.

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Advancing Learning Through the Student Perspective: Introducing the Blackboard Student Advisory Council

Blackboard Higher Education

As members of the newly formed Blackboard Student Advisory Council, we’ll be expanding upon Blackboard’s ongoing commitment to student success by sharing our voices with the company as it plans and designs its software and solutions.

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Zoom and Gloom: The effects of screen fatigue and what to do about it

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

by Dawn DiPeri. A curated list for higher-ed administrators. How to work from home – with breaks from the screen, exercises for the eyes and body, and tips for reducing the need for excessive online meetings. .

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

By: Liana Acri. It was early in 2017 when our Student Life department received the approval we had been waiting for – we were embarking on a journey to make the University of Guelph-Humber a CliftonStrengths campus and I was tasked with leading the project.

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The Parent Opportunity

Will Richardson

Right now, we have millions of parents shouldered up to their children trying to help them do school.

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Strategic Board Leadership Creates New University Governance Paradigmwith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Henry Stoever | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 066

The Change Leader, Inc.

Strategic board leadership is an emerging paradigm of university governance that can help higher education institutions navigate multiple challenges. This podcast features Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Henry Stoever, president of AGB.

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What we learned from the 2020 Heist Awards

Terminalfour

The Heist Awards, is a staple in the education marketing calendar, celebrating brilliance and innovation across the sector. Here's our round-up of insights

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Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Honored as Winner of 8th Annual Courageous Leadership Award

Credo Higher Ed

Credo is thrilled to announce Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University, as the recipient of our eighth annual Courageous Leadership Award. Leadership News

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Leading Faculty in a Time of Anxiety

Higher Ed Connects: Leadership

by Terri E. Givens. As the fall semester approaches, anxiety for faculty, students and parents is on the rise. Many of the institutions that were planning a face to face or hybrid approach for classes are having to pivot as coronavirus cases continue to increase across the country.

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When and How Much Should My Community Charge for Parking

MultiFamily Insider

"How much to charge for a parking space" is a common concern we hear on a frequent basis. A lot of communities, specifically in the multifamily industry, struggle with knowing how much and when to charge for parking due to the concern of negative response or backlash from residents.

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How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: Q&A with Terri Givens

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

See original article by Kathryn Peterson for Salesforce.org on June 11, 2020. As a former professor-turned-provost-turned-entrepreneur, Terri Givens has one thing on her mind right now: the lives of her two boys.

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How to spot a struggling student online and what to do about it

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

by Dawn DiPeri. A guide aimed at helping face-to-face instructors who have recently migrated online. Introduction. This article addresses the ways in which recently migrated online instructors can spot and help struggling students through the lens of the recent pandemic.

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Líderes en Educación Superior confirman que la IA puede mejorar la Experiencia de los Estudiantes

Blackboard Higher Education

¿Puede la IA mejorar la forma en que las instituciones atienden a sus estudiantes? Una encuesta reciente realizada por Blackboard y la University Business reveló algunas ideas interesantes sobre el sentir de la educación superior con respecto a la inteligencia artificial.

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The Great COVID-Forced Migration to Online Learning: Using Learning Theory to Inform Optimal Enculturation

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

By Steve Joordens. This article addresses the side-effects of the great COVID-forced migration to online learning in terms of its potential impact on educational innovation.

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Uncertainty, Accreditation, and Assessment

Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

by Terri E. Givens. As institutions look to the Fall, there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the mode of instruction that will be needed, given that a second wave of the pandemic is expected.

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Has This Crisis Really Changed Schools?

Will Richardson

With respect to those who stand in awe of all that’s changed about schools in the past few months, I would ask “what’s actually changed?” ” I don’t mean to minimize the incredible work that educators around the world have done to respond to this crisis. It’s amazing the scale and speed with which we moved from physical space to remote schooling.

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Anticipating Significant Changes to Higher Education Policywith Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 065

The Change Leader, Inc.

There are two components of this: one where agreement may be found, and one where there will be disagreement. The first is the general acceptance that education—and especially higher education--has to be faster, better and less expensive.

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6 ways to motivate and support your student social media ambassadors

Terminalfour

At a time when new and prospective students are navigating unprecedented change, the role of the student ambassador has never been more important

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A Collision of Two Pandemics in Higher Education

Credo Higher Ed

The COVID-19 world pandemic has created academic, social, and financial crises on our campuses and has quickly and dramatically changed the landscape of higher education.

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Revisiting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Higher Ed Connects: Leadership

By Jim Vanides. As schools, colleges, and universities prepare to launch the upcoming academic year, questions and concerns abound.

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Five Benefits to Paperless Parking

MultiFamily Insider

More and more companies every day are switching to paperless parking solutions, whether it be a condo or HOA, multifamily complex, or a business center. Not surprising either, considering the many advantages. Here are just five ways you can benefit with paperless parking permits.

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A Time for Radical Empathy

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

by Terri E. Givens. We are once again at a moment in history where people are in the streets calling for racial justice. George Floyd is another name in a long line of African Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of the police, those who are supposed to “protect and serve.”.

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Understanding and Managing Your Anxiety During COVID and Beyond

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

By Steve Joordens. How are you? Don’t tell me, I know. Given all that is going on related to COVID-19 — the health worries, the money worries, the “what the heck comes next?” worries — you’re feeling anxious. We all are.

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New study shows student recruitment going virtual fueled by coronavirus fears

Higher Ed Connects: News

Thinking Cap Agency find students more likely to attend virtual tours and delay admission. March survey results by Thinking Cap Agency , a media partner for university enrollment marketing, show that the coronavirus is changing attitudes toward how students consider what schools to attend.

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A Student and Faculty Guide to Risk Management While Studying Abroad

Study Aborad Association

As the current COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, thousands of students and faculty have been forced to rapidly abandon their study abroad programs to return to the safety of home. The threat of coronavirus has placed the world in an unprecedented situation and the U.S.

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How higher education leaders can institute and support financial literacy programs for their student body

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

by Isabel Thottam. Higher education institutions have a huge impact on our economy, because schools play a major role in educating the future workers of our society.

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On Power and Climate Change

Will Richardson

At some point in the last couple of months, someone recommended that I read Seth Kreisberg’s 1992 book Transforming Power: Domination, Empowerment, and Education. To whomever that person is, sincere thanks. It’s an amazing read. And it’s connecting really deeply with my recent thinking about the tension between schools as a public and private good and the greatest aspirations we have for students as they experience school.

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Higher Ed Reputation Management During Crisiswith Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Bill Coletti | Changing Higher Ed 064

The Change Leader, Inc.

With the various factors (the pandemic, the recent election, social unrest, etc.) roiling the nation, reputation management and crisis management have never been more important in higher education. This podcast features Bill Coletti, the CEO of Kith.

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The latest social media features that will help HigherEd social media teams

Terminalfour

This week we bring you our social media round-up, showing you the latest developments you need to factor into your communications and marketing activities

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