Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JULY 31, 2023

And, Lasso’s, “Be curious, not judgmental ” remains a great motto for all of us as assessment professionals. I was fortunate to be able to spend three days with like minded folks at the conference, returning home with new ideas and a renewed sense of community.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

There is only one US Ivy in the Top 5 (Harvard) and only three others in the Top 10 (Columbia, Princeton, and Yale). So which US universities do stand out in terms of research citations and other measures of research productivity? Cal Tech, MIT, UC-Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. Cornell is 11 th and Princeton is 13 th.

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Parchment

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Rebecca De Leon, Associate Vice President for Dual Credit Programs and School District Partnerships at South Texas College, joins us as one of the leading advocates for Dual Enrollment, with a long track record of Dual Enrollment success at South Texas College to increase access and opportunity for learners.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

MARCH 15, 2020

I happened to be in Portland for an event at my son’s college, Lewis and Clark, when I first heard the news that University of Washington (UW) would be the first campus to shift to teaching online on March 6, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Please join us by registering here ; the webinar will also be recorded.

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Parchment

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Matthew Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment, joins us to share why Parchment is starting a thought leadership podcast and why he is excited about exploring “Learner Pathways” in our first season. So Matt, tell us why you’re excited about the podcast and why we’re doing the podcast, Credentials Unscripted.

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University Business

JULY 31, 2023

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. Katherine Banks – Texas A&M University M.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

Going even further, the state of Florida is defunding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the state; Texas’s governor has warned against DEI in hiring practices ; and Iowa , Utah and West Virginia are all considering bills that would defund DEI initiatives or eliminate DEI statements in hiring.

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Parchment

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sarah Spradling, College & Career Transition Coordinator at Vandegrift High School, joins us to discuss how you can advise high school students on Dual Enrollment. Transcript: Matt Sterenberg (00:00.894) Alright, I’m here with Sarah Spraedling, College and Career Transition Coordinator from Vandegrift High School near Austin, Texas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

News World Report released its annual college and university rankings, a highly anticipated event for prospective students and curious parents. News added a separate category for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). News World Report by public, private, and research designation, and the results look a lot different.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom. Her tenure as the second president at Texas A&M University-San Antonio marked significant achievements, transitioning it into a comprehensive master’s university, securing the U.S. 00:32:02] Drumm McNaughton: I’m so glad you decided to join us. Good to be here. [00:32:02]

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin and the author or editor of 15 books, Steve has taught at the college level since 1978. My mentors worked extensively with doctoral students (David Brion Davis had more than 60); few of us will have as many Ph.D. students as they did.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

In his time at Coastal Carolina, enrollment grew and their first-year retention rate bumped up 6%, totaling 73%, according to AP News. Presidents picking up at new schools John Nicklow While the jazz-playing Dr. The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D. in American Government and Comparative Politics from Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Tenure I wholeheartedly agree with one headline: “ Tenure threatened in US more by universities than politicians.” ” As the AAUP puts it: “US faculty are steadily losing the rights of tenure, but far less from bombastic politicians weakening their protections than from universities quietly refusing to grant them.

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Google got us off to a great start with this video: The contributions of African Americans are often overlooked in higher education. Diversity in the news: Rutgers University has hired its first black president: [link]. Welcome to Black History Month! One example is W.E.B. I was aware of W.E.B. About the author. by Terri E.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2023

” Cultural appropriation is a topic much in the news. Is James Cameron's new Avatar movie guilty? ” Awareness of the concept of cultural appropriation “can help us see things that we would have otherwise missed.” Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.​.

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Parchment

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Amy Williams, Executive Director at the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), joins us to discuss the importance of quality and rigor in Dual Enrollment. Transcript Matt Sterenberg So tell us a little bit about the work that NACEP is doing. What do you wanna do for the rest of your life?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Unsurprisingly, March Madness and the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship brought us so much Black Girl Joy. Their determination to play through, to press on, to show up was not lost on us. And thank her, for caring for advancing Black women’s liberation, for inspiring us. We will keep watching and rooting for you, always.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Perko serves as the Commission’s spokesperson and has been quoted and interviewed by leading news media, including ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and numerous public radio stations. In 2015, she was named a “Game Changer” by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

Joy Alonzo accused by student of disparaging Dan Patrick in lecture on opioid crisis at Texas A&M University The Texas A&M University professor Joy Alonzo criticized the Texas lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick, during a visiting lecture in March 2023 on the opioid crisis at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 21, 2023

Katherine Banks leaves role amid pushback over Kathleen McElroy’s work to promote diversity and inclusion in newsrooms Texas A&M University said on Friday its president had resigned, after the hiring of a Black journalist at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled amid pushback over her work to promote diversity and inclusion in newsrooms. (..)

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2023

Experts say banning the app over college networks will not stop students from accessing it over cellular data There’s a new frontline opening up in the US war on TikTok: college campuses. The China-based app has already been banned on all federal government devices and on government devices in 31 states over data privacy concerns.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, there is a new analysis based on the Federal government’s College Scorecard that ranks 4,000 higher education institutions, providing prospective students with a clear and detailed view of their earning potential with specific majors, from which colleges and universities, and how quickly graduates pay off their loans. I like it.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Housed within the University of Texas at Austin, the Center for Community College Student Engagement team provides information on student engagement, a key indicator of learning and therefore of the quality of community colleges. Thank you for inviting us. Linda Garcia : It is great to be here, Tara. Great to be here.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Count on The New York Post to come up with the tabloids’ most incendiary headlines and news article leads. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. We all recall “Headless Body in Topless Bar.” It’s pablum. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

those are all converging, I think, to, to give us challenges that, frankly, we haven’t seen before, to that extent. [00:06:44] And of course, so that’s the good news, bad news, right? In short, I would say this was cautionary good news. And those of us who have been around a know that we faced these before.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

I highly recommend you read the article if you haven't already, but the good news for you is that Jon joins us today on Office Hours, so welcome back to the program, Jon. So Amarillo college in Texas used data to create this sort of like virtual student representative of the typical student at that college. JM: Thank you.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

Give bad news or admit mistakes when they happen rather than trying to cover them up. Some boards rubber stamp tenure recommendations, but in some cases, they don’t, like we saw in North Carolina and Texas. Nobody wants to give bad news or admit a mistake. I’ve been to Wimbledon, and the French and US Open.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

00:31:32] Drumm: Mary joins us today to talk about higher education governance and AGB’s recent statement on influences impacting governing board independence and leadership, which is only the 13th such statement they’ve issued in their 110 th -year history. [00:31:48] 00:31:48] Drumm: Mary, welcome to the show. [00:31:49]

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

JUNE 15, 2019

The work of diversity and racism is never finished, and…recognizing the lack of an endpoint can help us engage with the issues more honestly, authentically, and effectively.”. Shelley Seale is an award-winning journalist, author and editor based in Austin, Texas. She is a graduate of St.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

News access to the data that it uses to assess quality. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Accreditors should require transparent indicators of cost, equity and completion. I find it remarkable that leading law schools decided to attack the ranking system by denying U.S. Seize the day.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2023

West Virginia joins Texas and ten others to promote concealed campus carry, such as Georgia, Utah, Colorado and Oregon, to name a few, signaling other states take the lead. Justice wants the law to “send a message to the world: By God, if you want to mess with us, we can mess back,” according to AP News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

We’d just completed a tour of Mississippi’s historic grandiose Capital building chambers when cell phones vibrated, alerting us of the first grim headline. News of the passing of Christine King Farris, the last of Dr. Martin Luther King’s living siblings, at the age of 95 sent the first flame of emotions throughout our group.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Image: Governor Greg Abbott is cracking down on public institutions that use diversity, equity and inclusion practices in hiring, according to a memo from the governor’s office obtained by The Texas Tribune. We will withdraw the use of these statements and evaluation rubrics if identified.” Equity is not equality.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Those are just a few of the words that two Fox News critics used in 2007 to describe Rupert Murdock’s agenda-driven rightwing propaganda machine in their riotously funny, profanity-laced takedown, Fair and Balanced My Ass! Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Outrageous. Outlandish. Mendacious, malevolent, misleading. Skewed, slanted, shoddy.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

The governor signed the bill prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion offices in addition to another codifying tenure restrictions Texas’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, has signed a bill that will ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and initiatives across higher education institutions in the state.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

More than 1,600 people have been arrested at 30 schools, most recently at UCLA and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire Police arrested dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators on college campuses across the US on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. At least 90 students were arrested at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

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University Business

MAY 2, 2024

More than 75 people have been arrested during demonstrations at the University of Texas-Austin and Virginia Tech, AP News reports. Over 150 were jailed at New York University and the University of California, Los Angeles, The New York Times reports. in the past two weeks.

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