Ray Schroeder

APRIL 25, 2024

The University of St. Thomas has informed employees it will lay off 26 staff members and keep 30 open positions unfilled, among more cost-cutting decisions to come, as it seeks to narrow a $10.5 million budget gap for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. No academic programs or faculty positions were among the announced cuts. University President Rob Vischer informed faculty and staff of the budget challenges in a letter this week and held a “budget town hall” on Friday at the O’Shaughnessy Educ

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APRIL 25, 2024

A Settlement—and a Push for Change—Over Mental Health Johanna Alonso Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:00 AM A former Howard University student faced major barriers continuing his education after a mental health crisis. Now he’s on a mission to help others in the same situation.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 25, 2024

After months of financial wrangling, the University of Arizona faces a $52 million deficit—down from a $177 million estimated hole in January—said John Arnold, the UA's interim chief during a meeting with the Arizona Board of Regents. On the UA campus Thursday, Arnold presented a new budget forecast that included sharp cuts to administration, a moderate cut to the UA's Research Innovation and Impact, and continued consolidation of the IT and human resources departments.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

A President Battered but Not Broken jessica.blake@… Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:00 AM On a visit to the Columbia campus, House Speaker Mike Johnson added to the mounting criticism of Minouche Shafik as pro-Palestinian protests rage on.

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Roompact

APRIL 25, 2024

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Stewart chats with Jean MacKimmie, the Director of Residential Life at University Massachusetts Amherst as they explore the potential emotional impacts of student staff unionization drives. They explore Jean's experience at University Massachusetts Amherst over two decades ago when the RA team became the first successful Resident Advisor unionization in the US and what her experiences have been since then working in this environment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

In the latest iteration of the Harvard Youth Poll, conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, one-third of students between 18 and 29 said they feel uncomfortable sharing their political views on campus for fear of negative repercussions—a share that has climbed since 2015, when 13 percent responded that way.

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CAPD

APRIL 25, 2024

Professionals and students who identify as being neurodivergent are invited to join Lime Connect for this upcoming recruitment reception designed exclusively for you. Unlike any “career fair” you’ve experienced, Lime Connect’s events are designed with your unique needs in mind and free from stigma around neurodiversity. Engage 1:1 with representatives from Lime Connect’s partners who celebrate your experiences and are excited to meet you in person or via, audio, te

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ISA Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

When it came to studying abroad, I was looking for an experience that could combine my passions and my studies. I have a double major in Visual Arts and Design, with a minor in Hispanic Studies—so it seemed only natural to look for programs that would allow me to take art classes in Spanish!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

What’s Behind the ACT’s For-Profit Pivot? Liam Knox Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The testing nonprofit was bought by a private equity firm last month, raising concerns about accountability and illuminating key forces of change in the assessment industry.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

APRIL 25, 2024

In this post, Robbie Carnegie, Maggie Livingstone, Harrison Loader and Diana Stamatopoulos, year 4 and 5 Medical students contribute to the discussions around the assessment and feedback principles and priorities, from the perspective of medical students as peer assessors.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is using a $50 million donation to launch a new school focused on technology. The four-year public university announced Wednesday that it had received the multi-million dollar donation from alumnus Thomas Siebel, who now serves as the CEO of C3.ai, a publicly traded company focused on artificial intelligence (AI).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

For Pell Grants to Help Incarcerated Learners, Credits Must Transfer quintina.barne… Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Transfer advocates will be essential to improving credit mobility of higher education in prison programming.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

Higher education institutions have increased their cybersecurity budgets as more universities fall prey to cyber attacks, Moody’s Investor Service says in a report. The bond ratings agency reports that higher education institutions allocating a portion of their budget to cybersecurity increased more than 70 percent from 2019 to 2023.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

Two Turning Point USA workers have admitted to charges from an October incident in which they followed and filmed a queer Arizona State University instructor on campus, with one of them eventually pushing the instructor face first onto the concrete.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Paula Rochon, professor in the department of medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, explains why you may be taking too many medications.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

Police Arrest at Least 30 Protesters at UT Austin kathryn.

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