Robert Kelchen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

College rankings season officially concluded today with the release of the newest year of rankings from U.S. News and World Report. News usually puts together a really helpful list of metrics and weights, and this year is no exception. News used IPEDS data. Check them out if you haven’t already.

Financial Aid 124

Financial Aid Hospitality Faculty Alumni 124

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Over half of the cohort is proficient in languages other than English, including Spanish (46.6%), Arabic (6.6%), and American Sign Language (3.3%). Those efforts took on new heft in October 2022, when CDU announced plans to launch its first independent four-year medical degree program. CDU is named for her late father, Dr. Charles R.

Medical 246

Medical Healthcare Social Justice Recruitment 246

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

” An editorial in The State News , the student newspaper, said, “We can’t physically sit in a classroom on Monday. She said the university would stick to its policy of not releasing the names of those students, even if some of the students or family members were doing so. He is paralyzed from the chest down.

Safety and Security 88

Safety and Security Hospitality Faculty IT 88

College Forward

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This is the great news,” Evie emphasized, “Once students are able to access the new FAFSA, they’re finding it to be fairly quick and straightforward.” Additionally, many students continue to support parents/guardians whose primary or native language is not English as they complete their sections of the form.

Financial Aid 52

Financial Aid Utilities Finance Education 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The recently released Final Report from the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. We must change how we teach media literacy and integrate this approach throughout college classes, rather than focus on media literacy sporadically and only in specific disciplines, such as English. We cannot afford to keep our heads in the sand.

Computers and Informational Technology 104

Computers and Informational Technology Media Higher Education Social Justice 104

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

“I was all ready to not stress about the open AI s**t in terms of student papers, because my assignments are always hyper specific to our readings and require the integration of news articles to defend claims etc. ’” But not every faculty member is convinced that students should begin with ChatGPT’s outputs.

Faculty 106

Faculty IT Media Research 106

University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

“We have found a real gem for our students in Dr. Cole,” said Robért LeBlanc, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, according to a press release. In his time at Coastal Carolina, enrollment grew and their first-year retention rate bumped up 6%, totaling 73%, according to AP News.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Student Affairs Faculty Administration 52