Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Higher Education as Its Own Worst Enemy Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 09/28/2023 - 03:00 AM In a wide-ranging discussion about his new book, Brian Rosenberg explains how shared governance, tenure and other practices stifle change on college campuses. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Institutions of higher education have been forced to react, reorient, and refashion how they will comply while still pursuing the goals they hold for the value and crucial nature of diversity in campus communities and in the education of students. There have been twists and turns, steps forward and back.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Google’s investment is building on the work that is already underway on the campuses of Morehouse and Hampton to incorporate innovative uses of technology to educate students and support faculty. Google has strengthened its support to HBCUs through a long-standing partnership with the United Negro College Fund.

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MAY 23, 2024

million in state funding has been awarded to the University of California Berkeley School of Education to provide tuition assistance for aspiring school leaders from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue an advanced degree and administrative credential with the Principal Leadership Institute and Leadership Support Program. Young About $1.2

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MARCH 4, 2024

Richard "Biff" Williams “I’m humbled by the honor and excited by the opportunity to lead Missouri State University toward a future where innovation, collaboration, and excellence define our educational journey,” said Williams, who becomes the university’s 12th president. Williams served as president of Utah Tech University.

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MAY 29, 2024

While the immediate college enrollment rate was generally unchanged between 2012 and 2022, the total number of undergraduates enrolled decreased by 13% over that decade, according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It compiles a set of “ indicators ” of the condition of education in the U.S.,

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MAY 27, 2024

I expect her to continue to be a leader here at Princeton, as well as in the discipline as a whole, and really in higher education more broadly.” Lew-Williams’s specialization and scholarly work are on 19th century history, she says, particularly about Chinese immigration to the U.S. West coast in the late 1800s.

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MAY 22, 2024

Board: 70 Years Later," a three-day conference that featured a number of prominent educators. Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation in public schools, was held to assess the state of Black education in 1954 and to measure the ongoing challenges to education equity over the past seven decades.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

NJIT’s efforts grew Hispanic undergrad population from 20% to 25% in the fall of 2022, which enabled the university to reach the eligibility threshold for the HSI status that the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education recently confirmed in a letter.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Audrey J.

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MAY 9, 2024

A new study measures “return on investment” in California higher education for low- and moderate-income learners and analyzes whether they can quickly recoup their costs of attending. The report seeks to inform the state and nation’s approach to ensuring that higher education delivers on its promise for students of all backgrounds.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Dr. Michael Rodriguez, dean and professor of the College of Education and Human Development at University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Michael Walker, past president of NCME.

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APRIL 8, 2024

In fact, marginalized students in medical school report higher rates of implicit bias throughout their education, perpetuating the underrepresentation of diverse practitioners and emphasizing the need for enhanced DEI programs in medical education. Microaggressions are often rooted in unconscious or implicit bias.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. They're making pragmatic choices on how to pay for their education, how to pay for college,” Labandera said. Of the Latino students in U.S.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The state of Michigan has launched a new education department, which aims to consolidate early childhood and post-secondary education programs, the Detroit Free Press reported. Gretchen Whitmer ABC News The Michigan Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) department – created by Michigan Gov.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Harvard, and by extension, the entire higher education community, needs to do more than issue platitudinous statements. Harvard, and the higher education community, must confront the ugly truth laid bare by this debacle – our rhetoric does not protect us from the insidious structures that perpetuate prejudice.

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APRIL 15, 2024

veers into another major election year, some higher education scholars predict that issues related to the ivory tower will inevitably take center stage. Department of Education have sought alternative avenues to bring about debt relief. As the U.S.

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MARCH 22, 2024

“Because of the myths, I could never seem to settle down and relax and write with flair the way I knew I could under normal circumstances.” When I first read those words, I thought maybe McCall was making excuses. He survived prison but couldn’t hack it in a newsroom? which it still isn’t after all these years.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference. Secondary and postsecondary education must play key roles in the future of the American democracy. Tchen told listeners that, at this moment in time, education and democracy are walking “on the knife’s edge.” “I

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MARCH 20, 2024

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. The Daytona Beach News Journal reported that the case file in the Florida Middle District in Orlando was closed in February.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

It has been three years since the nation was shaken by the untimely murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, igniting a powerful movement to address racism in policing and other facets of society like education. He is the lead editor of “Racial Equity on College Campuses: Connecting Research and Practice.”

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. His admiration for Fielding’s educational model eventually led him to join Fielding’s leadership team. Dr. Orlando L. 10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California.

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MAY 24, 2024

UNC System President Peter Hans Diversity programs at several universities in North Carolina will be subject to critique of their institutional neutrality this fall. Two of the 24 board members voted against the repeal.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

These “educational intimidation bills” (EIBs) function not through blatant censorship but through fear, supervision, pressure, and the supporting of opposition, all of which lead to self-censorship, the authors of the report wrote. 392 were introduced between January 2021 and June 2023, and 39 have been passed into law since. At least 19 U.S.

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APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R.

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MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. According to the U.S.

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APRIL 29, 2024

The National Education Association has released four new reports that show educator salaries have continued to lag behind inflation over the past decade. The association’s “Higher Education Faculty Salary Analysis” examines full-time faculty and graduate assistant salaries at the national, state, and institutional levels.

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MARCH 18, 2024

NEW YORK At The Nightingale-Bamford School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, educators from across the nation gathered to learn the best practices to elevate young girls, particularly those from minoritized backgrounds, into successful futures. Disparities exist across every discipline and women’s achievements still go unrecognized.”

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APRIL 6, 2023

It's normal. That's what most current and former athletes thought about Angel Reese waving her hand in front of her face and signaling towards a ring on her hand. The non-verbal form of trash-talking or trolling is familiar to contact sports like basketball. So why is Reese, in particular, being ostracized for normative behavior? I'm not done.

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MAY 10, 2023

Education leaders and researchers discussed the vast disparities in the number of educators of color and potential ways to help recruit them during a panel of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Equity Assistance Center-South’s (EAC-South) Educational Equity Indicators Professional Learning Series.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has released guidance on implementing Higher Education Act provisions that allow the Secretary of Education to require leaders of private colleges failing to operate with financial responsibility to assume personal liability for unpaid debts.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. She gladly agreed. in mathematics at Arizona State University.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Smith will co-chair the new Southern Regional Education Board Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Education (SREB). Henry McMaster “When used correctly, AI is a powerful tool capable of reshaping our education system,” said McMaster. “By developing related policies in K-12 and postsecondary education as well as 3.)

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 6, 2023

Faculty members and other supporters of the liberal arts gathered at Ursinus College last week to debate what liberal education is and how best to attract students to it. What is liberal education? How can colleges support it? And how can they attract more students to pursue it?

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Council on Education (ACE) selected 26 emerging college and university leaders for the 2024-25 class of the ACE Fellows Program. The ACE Fellows Program boasts having strengthened institutions in American higher education since its 1965 inception.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities. It’s really about the importance of relationships,” he said of the association that will turn 50 in two years.

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