Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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MARCH 28, 2024

The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lim The institute — which operates at the highest tier of research (R1) — reached its goal a year ahead of schedule, after launching its Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council to fuel Hispanic student enrollment and deepen relationships with Hispanic and Latinx alumni, businesses, and organizations.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Family, it is time for a chat! Pull up a seat or make whatever adjustments that you need to make so that my brothers and I can rap with you. Over the last few days, we have seen countless opinions internal and external to the HBCU community regarding the exit of Coach Prime [Deion Sanders] from Jackson State University. In 2021 Harold Love Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. In response, college and university leaders nationwide made significant commitments to improve campus racial climates.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Plagiarism, in its true form, is an act of theft, a deliberate attempt to claim another’s work as one’s own. Yet, the flimsy charges leveled against her were nothing but a web of nitpicking, fueled by cherry-picked quotes and twisted interpretations. To call this anything but slander is a disservice to the truth.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. How can this be? What does easier mean? And for whom.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 12, 2024

Is College Worth It? Elizabeth Redden Fri, 04/12/2024 - 03:00 AM David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler review a new book taking on the “myth” of the college wage premium. Byline(s) David Wippman Glenn C. Altschuler

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JUNE 21, 2024

Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor Ryan Quinn Fri, 06/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A nationally prominent conservative lawyer, hired to defend the state’s Stop WOKE Act, asserted that what public university professors say in classrooms “is the government’s speech.” The national implications for academic freedom could be dire.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

This makes Brown one of the latest schools to make such a move and the first Ivy League school to mention casteism in its general policy, according to Dalit civil rights organization Equality Labs. “If People are going to have to get trained about it. They have to make an announcement. They have to make an announcement. in recent years.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. It was new for everyone.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported. An applicant’s familial ties to alumni will no longer be conveyed to admission officers in a direct “checkbox” way, UVA officials said.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Columbia Has Changed Its Protest Policy—Again Johanna Alonso Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The university established controversial demonstration guidelines after Oct. Now, it has implemented new ones—this time incorporating faculty and student feedback. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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JUNE 21, 2024

A former IT director at Webster University admitted in federal court Tuesday that he had defrauded his ex-employer and an IT equipment supplier of more than $2 million, Fox2 reported.

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JULY 8, 2024

Zayed University, which faced the threat of losing its accreditation last fall, has been restored to accredited status by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 15, 2024

Defense Department Cuts 13 of its Language Flagship Programs kathryn.palmer… Wed, 05/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Linguists are concerned about the implications the elimination of these programs may have on foreign relations. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2023

During the 13 months we had each dog, our responsibility was to work with a puppy to teach them a set of basic commands, such as sit, stay, and down. For the last dog we raised, Sam, I thought it would also be helpful to teach him to read. Sam and I met each evening for about 30 minutes. I started with letters and basic sounds.

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JUNE 21, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges has hired Framroze M. Virjee, president emeritus of California State University at Fullerton, as its new president and CEO.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

Recruitment strategies remained stagnant, operating under the assumption that the well would never run dry. Even when online schools and for-profit institutions entered the market, the core recruitment approach didn’t change—it simply became a race to be the first or the loudest. But the landscape has shifted dramatically.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

According to Nasdaq, a market correction is a relatively short-term drop in stock market prices, generally viewed as bringing overpriced stocks back to a level closer to companies' actual values. Now, let’s apply these concepts to higher education. government sprang into action to save its higher education system. This bill allotted $2.2

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University Business

JULY 15, 2024

The organizations surveyed over 120 professionals, finding respondents were optimistic about integrating emerging technologies, with 80% citing it would improve the marketing-to-enrollment pipeline and 62% believing it would personalize the student learning experience. One-third of respondents cited resources and time constraints as barriers.

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University Business

JULY 3, 2024

Western Governors University is the titanium needle in the haystack in the U.S. higher education landscape. It boasts some of the highest student satisfaction rates in the country despite being one of the only universities to follow a self-paced, competency-based learning model. It enrolls 20 times more students than the average institution.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Online Course Provider 2U Faces Doubts It Can Continue Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The financially challenged company said it needs to undergo major changes to survive. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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JANUARY 3, 2024

The New FAFSA Is Here. Liam Knox Wed, 01/03/2024 - 03:00 AM After a frustrating year of delays, the new federal aid application launched Dec. But maintenance pauses, glitches and other obstacles have led to a rocky start. Byline(s) Katherine Knott Liam Knox

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Elisa Gorla, University of Neuchâtel; Dr. Felice Manganiello, Clemson University; and Dr. Gretchen Matthews, Virginia Tech Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Try, try, and try, and then you will get it. Do what you love. I know that the money is important, but the money will come eventually when you do what you love."

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

She walked into the first college she attended not knowing where to start, and no one was very helpful in getting her enrolled and on a pathway. She repeated this experience at three different community colleges over three years. It was not until she went to Orange Coast College in California when that changed. Dr. Brad C.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Differential Tuition Is Popular. But Is It Equitable? Johanna Alonso Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges have long charged more for costly programs like nursing and engineering. Some put money back into scholarships meant to offset negative impacts. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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MARCH 5, 2024

New Leader of UNC School Played Role in Creating It Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The Duke scholar hired to lead Chapel Hill’s School of Civic Life and Leadership helped write a proposal for it, North Carolina’s provost says. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Does Higher Ed Lead to a Living Wage? It Depends. Katherine Knott Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A new analysis found that more than 1,000 colleges failed to meet a “generous” threshold for postgraduate earnings, raising concern about the return on investment for some students. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The massively inequitable economic system in the U. one that has earned the U.S. the moniker of “the most unequal developed nation” from a United Nations Human Rights investigation, didn’t just happen. It is a system that was created by the economic ideas and research from a field the has been and remains dominated by white men.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2023

Narrowing Its Sights Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1226892511 (2).jpg jpg Katherine Knott Wed, 04/12/2023 - 12:00 AM

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University Business

JUNE 17, 2024

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs. appeared first on University Business.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2024

Specifically, more than half (56%) of survey takers who are currently unenrolled consider the cost a “very” important reason as to why they’re not furthering their education beyond high school. It even deters those enrolled from completing their four years. Another 31% overestimated its cost by that same amount.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Struggling Bacone College Could Soon Lose Its Campus Josh Moody Fri, 12/08/2023 - 03:00 AM The campus is headed to the auction block over unpaid bills. The small college, which serves many Native American students, may be forced to go online or close. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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University Business

JUNE 12, 2024

For years, the University of Memphis has received praise for the success of its precollege school system, University Schools. In the 2022-23 academic year, University Schools had the highest overall pass rate of any school system in the state, despite not having any academic requirements for admission. Read more from Memphis Commercial Appeal.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of campus IT leaders sheds light on the state of digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other tech priorities. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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