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Black Billionaire to Launch Investment Education Program for HBCU and MSI Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith The billionaire – who acquired his wealth through the private equity industry – aims to educate HBCU and minority serving institutions (MSIs) students on financial wellness through his Student Investment Program. Robert F.

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Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering

University Business

Professional continuing education looked particularly enticing to colleges and universities in the wake of the pandemic and the staggering enrollment numbers that followed. The post Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering appeared first on University Business.

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Marketing your university or college’s continuing education programs

Terminalfour

Higher education has an incredible opportunity to court an ever-increasing number of adult learners returning to school to update their skills or change careers altogether. The student demographic has changed.

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Macro Marketing Themes for Micro Education Programs

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

How Institutions Can Make Certificates and Short Programs Feasible Amid Rising Costs. While traditional degrees are still king , today’s students are making major changes in how they approach their education. How to Market Micro Programs Effectively.

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The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts

EAB

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. The pressure is on for graduate programs. identified "limited budget" as a top challenge to growing graduate and adult education programs. -->. Blogs.

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How can colleges adapt their financial aid offices for prison education programs? - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

Colleges interested in providing prison education programs need to adapt their financial aid practices to best serve incarcerated students, according to a new report from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

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Jarvis Christian University President and CEO Dr. Lester C. Newman Announces June Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Newman Newman has served for 47 years in higher education and for the past11 years has helmed Jarvis. Jarvis Christian University President and CEO Dr. Lester C. Newman will retire in June. Dr. Lester C.

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With Pell Grants Expanding to the Incarcerated, Experts Say Prisons Need To be Less Restrictive of Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education.

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Higher education accountability: Measuring costs, benefits, and financial value - Katharine Meyer, Brookings

Ray Schroeder

Department of Education recently requested feedback on a policy proposal to create a list of “low-financial-value” higher education programs. The U.S.

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Pima Community College Receives Nearly $1.5 Million to Support Low-Income and First-Generation Students with STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED), which it will use to serve low-income and first-generation students interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degrees from select high schools. Pima Community College has received nearly $1.5 million from the U.S.

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Colorado Bill Deducting Prison Time for Inmates Earning Academic Credentials Passes 61-1 in State House

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A bill to incentivize Colorado prisoners to pursue higher education passed 61-1 in the state House of Representatives, Colorado Politics reported. To note, the program would only apply to non-violent offenders.

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs. “We

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Dr. Katharine Shepherd Appointed Dean of University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Katharine Shepherd has been named dean of The University of Vermont’s (UVM) College of Education and Social Services. Dr. Katharine Shepherd Shepherd is currently the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor of Education. in educational leadership and policy studies and an M.Ed.

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Dr. Levon Esters Appointed Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. He is also director of the Mentoring@Purdue program and director of Cornell University’s Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship Program.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

EAB

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. There is strong interest among incarcerated students for educational programing.

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Education Department Begins Discharging Loans of Borrowers Alleging Fraud from Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) is now discharging student loans of borrowers alleging they were defrauded by their colleges after a federal judge recently ruled that a $6 billion settlement could proceed, The Washington Post reported. The U.S.

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Asking ChatGPT About Coaching

Dr. Laura Pasquini

I’m a big fan of the ICF-accredited programs — you can search the directory to find a coach education program that works for you! ” to share my origin coaching story (shout out to the Higher Ed Coaches training program & Katie Linder !).

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Compassion for Students Is the Key to Student PersistenceChanging Higher Ed Podcast 112 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Marvin Krislov

The Change Leader, Inc.

When higher education programs align with compassion for students, student persistence and graduation rates change for the better. When higher education programs align with compassion for students, student persistence and graduation rates change for the better.

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25. Dr. Leanna Fenneberg

StudentAffairs.com

This podcast is sponsored by Alcohol101+, a cost-free digital alcohol education program developed by Responsibility.org. Designed to be used by colleges and universities, the course includes interactive and quick pace programming covering core alcohol education topics.

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3 ways higher ed can reduce the workforce skills gap - Laura Ascione, eCampus News

Ray Schroeder

Many of today’s workplace-based issues arise from a failure to view postsecondary education from a holistic standpoint, says Amrit Ahluwalia, senior director of content and strategic insights at Modern Campus. These gaps exist because different education providers tend to focus strongly on specific learning outcomes, instead of thinking holistically about a learner’s journey,” Ahluwalia said.

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Education Department Announces Final Regulations Regarding Predatory Recruiting Practices Against Veterans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) has announced final rules regarding predatory recruitment practices against veterans, access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students, and accountability when colleges and universities change owners. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. The U.S.

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How to Market Bootcamps and Other Nontraditional Programs

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Tactics and Strategies for Marketing Alternative Higher Education Programs. The higher education landscape is evolving, driven by innovation, economics, and changing attitudes among today’s students and a labor market that increasingly prioritizes job-ready skills.

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is the closest university, but it doesn’t offer such a program. identified as place-bound , according to the American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (Hillman, Nicholas, & Weichman, 2016).

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Creating Classroom Camaraderie to Promote Learning: 3 Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

Encouraging students to step out of their comfort zones is an agreed-upon commonality for higher education. Educators often possess knowledge needed to teach a class but lack the technique or approach with which to make the content engaging” (Seidman & Brown, 2013, p.

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

But what does this look like in the higher education classroom? Education and social work are two examples of fields where the teacher’s role more routinely includes consideration of diversity and inclusivity in creating classroom dynamics. Voices for Educational Equity , 18 (2), 34–38.

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22. Dr. Jason Laker

StudentAffairs.com

We chat with Dr. Jason Laker, a full professor in the department of counselor education at San Jose State University. . This podcast is sponsored by Alcohol101+ , a cost-free digital alcohol education program developed by Responsibility.org.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. The funding comes as part of a California program to tackle issues of equity in higher ed and the workforce.

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Google Search Trends in Higher Education

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

How to Use Search Terms to Boost Alternative Education Programs. Education? With all these shifts, there’s good news and bad news for the higher education market. The Good News: Recent Google search trends in higher education reveal that overall interest continues to grow.

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3 Res Life Quick Tips for Intentional Conversation Training

Roompact

Roompact’s “Res Life Quick Tips” series highlights ideas and suggestions you can utilize in your residence life and education practice. Intentional Conversations are a feature of many residence life and education programs.

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MSU Cuts a Year from Teacher Certification Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dramatic changes are coming to the education program at Michigan State University (MSU), a response both to student needs and a nationwide teacher shortage. The program’s hallmark feature for roughly thirty years, a fifth year centered on student teaching, will be cut, with classroom practice becoming the focus of a reorganized fourth year. This year, the program expects to graduate roughly 200 teachers. The program’s exit standards will remain the same. “[We’re]

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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.” Mentorship programs and networks need to be formalized,” he continued. “We

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The College for Creative Studies Announces New Dean of Undergraduate Studies

College for Creative Study

The College recognizes artist and long-time educator Dr. Amy Ruopp as the new Dean of Undergraduate Studies The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amy Ruopp as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, effective January 2, 2023.

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26. Dr. Justin Lawhead

StudentAffairs.com

This podcast is sponsored by Alcohol101+, a cost-free digital alcohol education program developed by Responsibility.org. Designed to be used by colleges and universities, the course includes interactive and quick pace programming covering core alcohol education topics. We chat with Dr. Justin Lawhead , Dean of Students at the University of Memphis. Background info on our guest plus a full transcript is available at studentaffairspodcast.com/ot26.

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24. Dr. Monica Burke

StudentAffairs.com

This podcast is sponsored by Alcohol101+, a cost-free digital alcohol education program developed by Responsibility.org. Designed to be used by colleges and universities, the course includes interactive and quick pace programming covering core alcohol education topics. We chat with Dr. Monica Burke, a faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University.

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23. W. Houston Dougharty

StudentAffairs.com

This podcast is sponsored by Alcohol101+ , a cost-free digital alcohol education program developed by Responsibility.org. Designed to be used by colleges and universities, the course includes interactive and quick pace programming covering core alcohol education topics. We chat with W. Houston Dougharty, Vice President for Student Affairs at Hofstra University. Background info on our guest plus a full transcript is available at [link].

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. We were not just a college access program.

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Lindenwood University Buys For-Profit Dorsey College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Lindenwood Education System, the parent entity for Lindenwood University, is the official purchaser in the deal, and the two institutions will maintain separate accreditation. A university news release indicates that the purchase of Dorsey College is part of a larger plan “to build a network of schools with complementary educational programs that can provide life-long education leading to career advancement.”

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Raising the Standards of Business Education: The Contributions of the IACBE Accreditation

Creatrix Campus

These institutions are dedicated to providing students with quality business education that prepares them for the demands of the global marketplace. Accreditation also provides faculty with opportunities for professional development and collaboration with other educators.

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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The statement added that Stanford’s “commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we must protect the expression of all views,” and that the law school will be adopting “clearer protocols for managing disruptions” and “adding educational programming on free speech and norms of the legal profession.”

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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Google’s gift will bolster UW’s efforts to tackle the i ssue with the STEP CS program.

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Breaking the Assimilationist Trajectory

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Red Corn Title: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University College of Education. Age: 39 Education: B.S., education, University of Kansas; M.S., education, University of Kansas; and Ed.D.,

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Middle and High School PBL: 10 Earth Day Project Idea Driving Questions?

Experiential Learning Depot

They could pick apart the ESA and remove or add elements that they believe would make the program more effective. They might look at policies, removal events, education programs, and more. Are you looking for an awesome way to engage middle and high school students in Earth Day?

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Harvard Medical School announces withdrawal from U.S. News & World Report rankings

University Business

Dean George Daley said in a message to members of the medical school community on Tuesday that he recognizes the issues educational leaders have had with the methodology that the rankings use to evaluate schools, but the decision is based on the “principled belief that rankings cannot meaningfully reflect the high aspirations for educational excellence, graduate preparedness, and compassionate and equitable patient care that we strive to foster in our medical education programs.”.

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