EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The problem: Faculty and students alike are dealing with massive and varied post-traumatic stress issues due to the increase in gun violence on our campuses, the COVID-19 shutdown, and an increasingly divisive political environment. In 2019, EAB put together a “Building trauma-sensitive schools” handout that includes information from the U.S.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

While taking rigorous high school courses can have numerous benefits for college success, it's important to note that retention and graduation in college are influenced by various factors, including personal motivation, support systems, campus resources, and the overall college environment.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In conclusion, perceived outcomes may be an institution-wide support system for providing inclusive classroom environments and an increase in overall retention rates. Module 6: Reflections and next steps Participants will earn a certificate in inclusive teaching pedagogy from the deputy provost.

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Clark Nesxen

AUGUST 8, 2023

The immediacy of the climate crisis demands swift, effective action from designers of built environments, which are responsible for around 40% of global carbon emissions. Contributors Adam Torrey , AIA, LFA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, works across disciplines to bring analysis-driven perspectives to human-centered environments.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

The crisis had been partly obscured, he said, by COVID-19 relief funds that had flowed from the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic—money that the university couldn’t count on for long. (SOU is currently transitioning to Workday, and other public universities in the state are expected to follow in the coming years.)

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There have been a series of racist incidents on college campuses where administrators have been unable to communicate in a meaningful way with students, for example, the crisis at the University of Missouri in 2015-16, which led to the resignation of the system president. . Interview with Julie J. Harper and Charles H.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Campuses struggling with a student mental health crisis. Gaitskill attributes this, in part, to a toxic cultural and social environment that fuels a sense of hopelessness. Since there’s no Vietnam, and no real existential threat (other than climate change, which might be too great to fathom) – many focus on other issues.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We teach these skills with intention at Minerva, in immersive learning environments that require them. Where the goal is to nurture leaders who, in a generation, might solve pandemics, the climate crisis, and longstanding geopolitical conflicts? To build a learning model that produces the impact the world needs?

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

College administrators largely seem to have accepted the notion that the blame for cheating lies either at the feet of morally bankrupt students or within the overall campus climate. Who is to blame for the cheating crisis? Who is to Blame for Cheating? Some people engage in academic dishonesty because they are dishonest.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Smith, Seton Hall University Finding and recruiting adult learners Jordan Lindsey, Director of Admissions, Corban University Amy West, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy, Bowling Green State University Facilities How to explain facilities impacts at the institution level and obtain buy-in Jen Cox, Missouri State University Jeremy (..)

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Maybe we are using the (increased) count of counseling center visits to determine there is a mental health crisis on campus and we need to hire more counselors. A better measure of mental health on campus might be a climate survey. That data is readily available and is arguably suggestive of increased mental health care needs.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a rebuke to Governor Ron DeSantis’s denialism, the student body calls for campus-wide measures to tackle the climate crisis The University of Florida student senate voted in favour of a “green new deal” late on Tuesday, becoming the first public university to adopt such a resolution through student government.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Study estimates cats and dogs consume about 9% of all land animals killed for food If all the world’s dogs went vegan it would save more greenhouse gas emissions than those produced by the UK, according to research advocating the environmental benefits of plant-based pets.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Automated floating factories that manufacture green versions of petrol or diesel could soon be in operation thanks to pioneering work at the University of Cambridge.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It will monitor the political environment, seeking out those politicians most sympathetic to a particular ideological appeal ("our technology is the dawn of a wonderful future"-- "free markets are the path to progress"-- "AI is the solution for health, population, climate, you name it."). It will be a mega-crisis of capitalism.

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Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The recent admissions cheating scandals highlight a potential crisis in academia, indicating that perhaps we need to place more focus on personal responsibility and good citizenship—in effect, to restore “honor” to our campuses. It has to be a living part of the culture and the environment to be effective.”. by Kimberly Yavorski.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

New Governance Model with a New Mandate for Boards Again, as we noted in the previous blog, the National Association of Corporate Directors has created a new mandate for boards which we believe helps address the changing environment in which higher education finds itself in.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The former farm that is Black Mountains College campus is a core part of an insurgent institution that is the first entirely dedicated to adapting to the climate emergency. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals The majority of UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets, figures reveal. The sector had a goal to reduce emissions directly controlled by institutions by 43% between 2005-06 and 2020-21. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis The Royal Society is under pressure from more than 1,200 leading academics to issue a clear condemnation of the fossil fuel industry.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

Twenty-two institutions have been shut down as part of proposed month-long campaign A wave of student occupations has shut down schools and universities across Europe as part of a renewed youth protest campaign against inaction on climate breakdown. In Belgium, 40 students occupied the University of Ghent.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

To understand these trends better, I spoke with dozens of student success leaders from two-year and four-year schools across the country asking them about their priorities in this new environment. In this environment, you will need technology to make progress against most of the priorities above.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

To understand these trends better, I spoke with dozens of student success leaders from two-year and four-year schools across the country asking them about their priorities in this new environment. In this environment, you will need technology to make progress against most of the priorities above.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These perspectives informed the basis of the report and shed light on the climate on campuses and how to move forward. More importantly, another dimension to what Dr. Perez added is that it changed the climate. It’s really an integrated environment. It’s not the 10% of folks in the far right who are charging forward.

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SRHE

APRIL 20, 2023

There was no causal connection between the Act itself and the attacks, but the ‘hostile environment’ was a reality: I established a Hate Crime Reporting Centre within a students’ union to support Muslim students (amongst others). A tick for the cost-of-living crisis. For many the practical objections to PREVENT were insuperable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

During a crisis is not the time to be trying to figure these things out." Exceptions might come up because the topic has to do with concrete facts, such as climate change, Cauce said. "I And the overwhelming evidence is that there is some human role in climate change. Ana Mari Cauce , president of the University of Washington.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

Prime minister’s spokesperson says he is gathering ‘all the facts’ before making a decision And here are some of the lines from what Rishi Sunak has been saying at the London defence conference. Sunak said the challenge posed by China should not lead to a “blanket descent into protectionism”.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These reductions were indicative of the financial strain even larger institutions experienced, reflecting the widespread nature of the enrollment crisis. This incident underlines the profound impact of political decisions on the campus environment and the well-being of its members. Student debt, a key concern, reached approximately $1.7

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