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2 ways universities are mitigating cybersecurity risks in a complex environment

University Business

Picture this: You have a broad mix of faculty, staff, students, service providers, collaborators and visitors interacting with the school networks and data. If you’re at a research university, there are troves of potentially valuable data relating to defense and national security. For large U.S.

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The increasing pressure on students after Covid-19

SRHE

While Covid-19 is not the sole cause of the cost of living crisis, it has exacerbated the pressure on students post-Covid. Many HE institutions report the effects of empty classrooms on student learning as they consider new ways of working to bring students back on campus after the pandemic ( Dunbar-Morris, 2023 ).

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. It could be from a research experience. Then we break it down.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The Beginnings of Co-Curricular Research (1950s): By 1950, collecting questionnaire data on student activities and feedback was under way at the secondary level (Tompkins, 1950). Much like assessment today, the purpose of this work was to establish baseline participation rates and initiate new programs based on student feedback.

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An Overview of the Accreditation Process with the Supreme Education Council (SEC) Qatar

Creatrix Campus

This tactic, referred to as "Qatarization," aims to increase the proportion of Qatari nationals in senior roles currently held by foreigners in business, important industries/sectors, and government agencies. The Supreme Education Council (SEC) is the primary governing body responsible for the education sector in Qatar.

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

It accredits all higher education institutions not affiliated with the federal government by taking them through a series of quality assurance steps and offering them a license to operate. Even the Degree programs offered by federal (government-run) institutions are now also accredited.