Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

In some ways, 2020 seemed like it would be a watershed year for diversity officers. Given the spate of high-profile murders of Black Americans, we witnessed a surge of national empathy. In a short span of time, many college and university leaders within predominantly white institutions (PWIs) rushed to support DEI initiatives. Perhaps you recall the riotous clamor for “courageous” or “fierce conversations” — basically, a hunger for “real talk” about the perils of white supremacy and anti-Blackne

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

JULY 25, 2024

I am delighted to release a version of the DEILO: Designing Effective Intended Learning Outcomes on the SenseiLMS platform for individuals self-study, self-paced, learning at USD139.00. The course takes between 3 and 10 hours depending on the depth of engagement. You also have the opportunity, entirely optional, to engage with me virtually by submtting draft ILOs for my review and feedback.

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Robert Kelchen

JULY 25, 2024

As the academic summer quickly wraps up (nine-month faculty contracts at Tennessee begin on August 1), I am working on wrapping up some research projects while also simultaneously preparing for new ones. One of the projects that is near completion (thanks to Arnold Ventures for their support of this work) is examining the prevalence and implications of the federal government’s heightened cash monitoring (HCM) policy in higher education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 25, 2024

Settling the Score Liam Knox Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM In 2022 the College Board changed how it scores AP exams, and some test scores surged. It publicly defended its new method this week after critics questioned its rigor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

For the past several years, the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. And its impact on social issues has been dramatic, say scholars who add that the need for a social justice think tank, particularly with a focus on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is critically important.

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Grant McMillan

JULY 26, 2024

I love watching the Olympic Games every 2 years (Winter and Summer). And I love working at Trinity Western University because we have such a strong commitment to the Complete Champion approach in our Spartan Athletics program.

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PUC

JULY 24, 2024

From 2001-2006, Nathan Tasker was the flight center director for the aviation department at Pacific Union College. Now, after 18 years of being away, he returns to his old job. Nathan was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, but calls the remote town Port Augusta in the deserts of South Australia the closest thing to his hometown since he lived there for a decade in his adult years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Dr. Marcus H. Burgess An arbitration committee appointed by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has reversed a decision to strip Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), a historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, of its membership. “This reinstatement acknowledges SAU’s relentless dedication to upholding academic standards and ensuring a thriving educational environment for our students,” said SAU Interim President Dr.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Rosemary Fowler discovered the kaon particle during her doctoral research in 1948 but gave up PhD to have a family A trailblazing physicist who gave up her PhD 75 years ago to have a family has received an honorary doctorate from her former university. Rosemary Fowler, 98, discovered the kaon particle during her doctoral research under Cecil Powell at the University of Bristol in 1948, which contributed to his Nobel prize for physics in 1950.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

Many higher education leaders now see growing potential for generative artificial intelligence to elevate the academic experience for students and faculty, a relatively fast evolution from the initial uncertainty about the technology’s role in higher education. “This is an exciting time, but one characterized by rapid change,” says Brian Johnsrud, head of thought leadership and advocacy for education at Adobe.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 23, 2024

Rosemary Admiral writes that her sense of belonging at her institution has been shattered. What does it mean to be charged with criminal trespassing on a campus where you work, teach, socialize, pray and generally spend way too much time?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. The 30-page complaint gets so many facts wrong that it is difficult to know where to begin. Since the plaintiffs decided to make the “high-demand, low-supply field” of tax law an example, I’d like to acknowledge one undeniably true statement: there are very few mino

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 23, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Stephanie Craig, President of Kith crisis preparation, response, and recovery firm, to discuss essential strategies for crisis management and communication in higher education. Podcast Overview: • Insights into the unique challenges facing higher education institutions in crisis management, including complex stakeholder environments and rapid information spread. • Strategies for building crisis management muscle using the PIP2

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Ed.gov Blog

JULY 24, 2024

By: John Garcia, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development The U.S. Department of Education (Department), under the leadership of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible higher education system. As part of that commitment, the Department has developed various tools and Continue Reading The post Unveiling New Tools for Educators, School Counselors and Advisors: Enhance College Decision-

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 23, 2024

GOP lawmakers, governors or boards in eight states have mandated new university centers focused on civics and “classical liberal education.” Critics call them beachheads for the ideological right. Florida’s creation appears to be the largest yet. In the summer of 2022, Florida newspapers reported on the strange appearance of $3 million in one-time funds from Florida’s GOP-controlled state Legislature for something called the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civics Education at the University of

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has announced steps it will take to comply with Senate Bill 129 affecting diversity, equity and inclusion programming on University of Alabama System campuses. Dr. Ray L. Watts The bill bans, among several prohibitions, certain public entities from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and from sponsoring diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

These hated essays are going to be scrapped. It’s good news for those who can’t afford private tutors – and for those who had to read them Every autumn, as the fruit fills with ripeness to the core and the small gnats mourn among the river sallows, my inbox fills with requests for help from parents whose children have been tasked with writing an essay of 4,000 characters in which they explain to their prospective universities why they want to study a given subject.

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Roompact

JULY 24, 2024

Soooo…if anyone knows how to slow down time, now would be the time for you to utilize those talents. I mean it is already July which means it’s basically August and it feels like tomorrow we will be officially welcoming our students back to our campuses. While I know we cannot slow down time, I.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 23, 2024

A new survey shows 70 percent of graduates think generative AI should be incorporated into courses. More than half said they felt unprepared for the workforce. A majority of college graduates believe generative artificial intelligence tools should be incorporated into college classrooms, with more than half saying they felt unprepared for the workforce, according to a new survey from Cengage Group, an education-technology company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Dr. Constance Meadors Constance Meadors has been named director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Program. She served as associate director of the consortium. Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s in applied science and a Ph.D. in engineering science and systems from the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JULY 24, 2024

In this blog post, Charlie Farley talks to Mayu Ishimoto, an undergraduate student who worked as an Open Content Curator intern with the OER Service over the summer of 2023, and published the open textbook Birds of Midlothian as one of her summer projects.

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Roompact

JULY 23, 2024

~ Blog Posts Written By RAs for RAs ~ The thought of a looming crisis can be daunting for any RA or student staff member. We all know that all-too-familiar sinking feeling as the duty phone starts ringing. No matter how confident one might be before an incident, in an emergency, having a clear-cut plan.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 25, 2024

GAO Report on Students’ Food Insecurity Highlights SNAP Gap Katherine Knott Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The latest federal study on food insecurity among college students underscores the need for more systemic changes to the federal food-assistance program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Future test-takers can expect the ACT college entrance exam to be shorter with an optional science section, according to new changes announced by ACT officials. Janet Godwin English, reading, and math remain as the core sections of the ACT test that will result in a college-reportable score, said Janet Godwin, the CEO at ACT. She noted in a mid-July post that science, like the writing section, will be offered as an additional section.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2024

The recent Gallup/Lumina Foundation poll, The State of Higher Education 2024 , underscores Americans’ growing lack of confidence in higher education. When Gallup first measured confidence in higher education in 2015, those who said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence were at 57%. The current survey clocks this at 36%. For all the focus that institutions have placed on conveying the long-term value of a degree and its success as a vehicle for social mobility (all true), the m

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Education secretary acknowledged crisis in sector with many institutions facing severe financial difficulties Universities in England facing severe financial difficulties should not expect a government bailout, the education secretary has said, despite warnings from the sector of thousands of job losses, course closures and even bankruptcies. With 40% of institutions projected to run budget deficits this year, Bridget Phillipson acknowledged the crisis.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 24, 2024

College Network to Nurture Rural Students Set to Expand Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Last summer 16 institutions formed the STARS network to open their doors to more rural and small-town students. Now, thanks to a generous donation, it’s doubling in size.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

Ruben Puente Ruben Puente has been appointed chief of public safety and security at Dallas College in Texas. He served as assistant director of police for the University of Texas System. Puente, a certified court mediator, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Master of Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University, and a Master of Professional Development in criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University.

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PUC

JULY 26, 2024

James Dick has lived in Angwin since 2001. His first job at PUC was as director of the Adult Degree Completion program. At the time, PUC offered night classes in Napa for degrees in business and early childhood education. After serving that position for over two years, he transitioned into the role of principal of PUC Elementary for 17 years. James retired in 2022, but is currently an adjunct teacher for PUC’s Global Health degree program.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government UK politics live – latest updates Powers introduced by the Conservatives to protect freedom of speech in universities have been halted by the new government in a dramatic about-turn, paving the way for ministers to scrap the legislation. Only days before it was due to come into force, the education secretary said she had decided to “stop further commencement of the Higher Education (F

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 25, 2024

The three universities that make up the University of Alabama system closed their diversity, equity and inclusion offices as a result of the state’s newly passed DEI ban, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Mechelle English Mechelle English has been named vice president of development at Columbia College. She served as vice president of advancement at Aiken Technical College in South Carolina. English holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and a master’s from Columbia College.

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College for Creative Study

JULY 26, 2024

Communication Design students worked in teams to develop full-scale co-brand concepts for the John D. Dingell Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Through the co-branding process, the local internal brand had to align with the core values and visuals of the Federal Branding for Veterans Affairs. The post Communication Design Students Craft Innovative Co-Brand Concepts for John D.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2024

One college has 38 athletes competing for the United States in the 2024 Olympics. And one Upstate New York college makes the list of the 25 schools with the most athletes in Paris. The Olympics get started on Friday, July 26, and there are 592 members of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team. According to the U.S. Olympic Committee, 75% (444 athletes) competed collegiately at 169 schools.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 24, 2024

A group of five higher education organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recommending the Department of Education push back the release date for next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid to Dec. 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott An estimated 3.8 million college students experienced food insecurity in 2020, according to student data analysis from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The analysis — in a new report on how many college students experiencing hunger apply for and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — is based on food insecurity data from the U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 25, 2024

2U declared bankruptcy today and the company is now valued at less than $5M. That's a small shadow of the $5.4B value it had in mid-2018. Since 2019, we have tried to expose 2U and its business practices , as well as the role of elite university partners in enabling the sale of advanced degrees and edtech certificates that led to few good jobs and lots of consumer debt.

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