Dr. Wendy Cadge, Bryn Mawr College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 6, 2025
She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).
How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
Government Accountability Office. In 2013, the University implemented the Pathways initiative which established the seamless transfer of general education courses across its undergraduate colleges. Nationally, the transfer system has been set up to let students fail for decades.
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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching
The Scholarly Teacher
DECEMBER 11, 2024
2019; Smith, 2013). Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space. In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). 2001; Lang, 2021; Thomas, 2009).The
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Nichols College President Glenn Sulmasy Resigns Amid Allegations of Past Sexual Misconduct
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 4, 2023
In 2016, Coast Guard attorneys recommended that Sulmasy be prosecuted in a military court-martial for conduct unbecoming an officer and willful dereliction of duty, however Coast Guard leaders rejected the recommendation.
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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 7, 2023
Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,
Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2023
He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013. He was only in office a couple months when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the MCCCD Governing Board took notice of how he deftly handled the interim position. “I The MCCCD Governing Board took notice. Gonzales “is one of the finest people I know.” “He
Watch for these 5 high-impact trends shaping higher education business in 2025
University Business
JANUARY 28, 2025
In 2013, Harvard Business School professors Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn made a striking prediction in the New York Times , forecasting that a host of struggling colleges and universities the bottom 25 percent of every tier, we predict will disappear or merge in the next 10 to 15 years.
Delise O’Meally
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 22, 2022
Title: Director of Governance and International Affairs NCAA An international student-athlete herself, Delise O’Meally serves as director of governance and international affairs at the NCAA. O’Meally grew up in Jamaica and played tennis at Morgan State, where her interest in international college sports first blossomed.
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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess
Higher Education Inquirer
JANUARY 13, 2025
Although the book was an exceptional chronicle of the student loan industry from 1958 to 2013, it missed at least one key event, the 2008-2010 bailout of Sallie Mae and a number of banks who made questionable private loans guaranteed by the US government. How commonplace this student loan grift was has not been adequately explored.
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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 29, 2024
He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. Wilson Award for Civil and Human Rights in Education, and the Health Care Governance Leadership Award from the Kentucky Hospital Association. It also licenses nonprofit and for-profit higher education institutions in the state.
What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?
SRHE
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
It is well-established that neurocognitive variants like dyslexia, ADHD and autism are over-represented in the arts and culture (above 30%, eg RCA 2001 ; Bacon and Bennett (2013 ); Universal Music (2020 )). Universities, watch and learn. Yes it can be done. So, what does a symposium led by love look like in action?
Which Private Colleges Always Lose Money?
Robert Kelchen
MARCH 13, 2024
But with the exception of the pandemic-aided 2020-21 year, the next lowest year of operating losses was 2013-14 (9%). That is crucial in order for shared governance to have a chance of working in difficult situations and to help avoid money pit situations like the one in my own backyard. Year Operating loss (pct) 2012-13 11.8
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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The golden question is what does this mean for Presidents and Advancement Officers who have been charged with increasing private giving amid what appears to be an unprecedented period of inequitable funding and investments by federal and state governments as well as private donors? Are You Ready?
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Univ. of Phoenix is the Top Recipient of GI Bill Funding
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 23, 2023
Between 2013 and 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs gave the for-profit institution $1.6 While the University of Phoenix remains among the top recipients of GI Bill funds, its annual cut has shrunk, from $391 million in fiscal year 2013–14 to $73 million in 2020–21.
A Continued Commitment to Community
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Due to the program’s success and the employment rates of students who participated in the translation certificate program, in 2013 additional faculty was hired, which allowed for the development of the interpreting certificate and the major in Spanish Translation and Interpreting.
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Department of Education Updates General Regulations to Better Serve the Community
Ed.gov Blog
AUGUST 29, 2024
Department of Education (Department) is excited to announce the most significant update to its Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) since 2013. EDGAR serves as the foundational set of policies and rules governing the billions of dollars in grants the Department administers each year.
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This controversial, for-profit college has received $1.6B in GI Bill funds, the most of any school
University Business
MARCH 22, 2023
The University of Phoenix has continued to receive more GI Bill funding than any other institution of higher learning, despite its history of government scrutiny for misleading military veterans. billion in GI Bill funds from 2013 to 2021 for students who enrolled in online and in-person classes.
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Opinion | #BamaRush shows what’s wrong with public higher ed
University Business
AUGUST 21, 2023
#BamaRush is not just a racialized system (the schools sororities were unofficially segregated until 2013 ), it’s a system shaped by a troubling shift in college admissions: public universities heavily recruit out-of-state students from affluent, predominantly white high schools because as nonresidents they pay higher tuition.
Working environments: a short overview of the literature
SRHE
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Studies by Vostal et al (2013) also highlight the need for adjustable acoustic environments for those with ADHD, as a controlled level of noise or visual simplicity can improve task engagement. Personal communication to Kipar, N.,
Irregulation: is the Office for Students fit for purpose?
SRHE
APRIL 25, 2023
The Committee, with a remit “to consider matters relating to industry, including the policies of His Majesty’s Government to promote industrial growth, skills and competitiveness, and to scrutinise the work of UK regulators”, published 12 questions on which it invited evidence. It will do whatever the government of the day wants it to do.”
A partisan tug-of-war over the University of North Carolina
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 7, 2023
Paul Fulton, a former member of the Board of Governors from 2009 to 2013, said he doesn’t think UNC has quite reached the tipping point, but he is increasingly concerned about the future of what he calls “one of our state’s greatest assets. ” Governing by Grievance? ” On Feb.
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Higher ed research and development spending is surging
University Business
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Colleges and universities shared the bulk of the costs with the federal government in fiscal year 2023, which saw research and development spending grow by 11.2%. The average growth since 2013 was 5% annually. Growth in research and development spending hit a 20-year high in higher ed, according to the latest data.
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Ambow Education Facing Financial Collapse (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee*)
Higher Education Inquirer
MAY 28, 2022
In 2013, the company was liquidated after allegations of financial improprieties. Ambow Education was reorganized and quickly found enough capital to branch out, as if nothing had happened in 2013. Despite the elimination of its physical library and its receipt of US government bailout funds , Bay State College continues to lose money.
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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 13, 2023
One of the complexities of college leadership is that a president typically has approximately nine different constituencies (students, parents, alumni, donors, faculty, staff, local, state and federal government, at the least) whose views are not only not aligned, but frequently diametrically opposed to one another.
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Recent financial aid increases lead to lower student net prices, per College Board
University Business
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Over half (52%) came from the institution, 28% came from the federal government, and 9% from state sources. Since 2013-14, institutional grant aid for all students rose by $19.6 .” Colleges and universities distributed over $160 billion in grant aid to undergraduate and graduate students in the 2023-24 academic year.
Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 3, 2023
But the university’s longtime president, Glenda Glover, alumni and other supporters of the Nashville institution have argued against a proposal that would place the institution under the oversight of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the governing board for 37 technical and community colleges in the state.
The Global Sand Crisis: Examining Causes, Consequences, and Sustainable Alternatives
Clark Nesxen
AUGUST 9, 2024
Reuters reports that from 2011 to 2013, China used more concrete than the United States used in the entire 20 th century. The Hidden Effects As of writing this, there is no international governing body which regulates sand mining and consumption. August 4, 2013. Courtesy of Fliho et al. link] Schires, Megan. April 15, 2021.
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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
” However, these contracts and their rapid emergence raise serious questions about genuine shared governance and transparency in institutional decision making. For example, the Nov. 23 Times article referred to the University of Colorado’s $1.6 million contract with PointsBet as “blindsiding the regents.
Research ethics committees should rethink risk
SRHE
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Such approaches can be detrimental to more qualitative research – particularly research which is collaborative in nature, involves participatory methodologies, or is exploratory in approach – where methods may evolve over time ( Guta, Nixon and Wilson, 2013 ).
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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman
The Change Leader, Inc.
DECEMBER 12, 2023
12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.
Hacking into Experiential Learning: Smart Data Hack
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
MARCH 7, 2016
When we started the Smart Data Hack in 2013, the premise was simple: take a bunch of tech-savvy students, challenge their imaginations and coding abilities with problems and data from ‘the real world’, then sit back and see what happens over the five days of Innovative Learning Week. Mar 7, 2016
Syrian teenager tutoring scheme
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
APRIL 26, 2018
Scotland has committed to resettle 2000 Syrian refugees as part of the UK government Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme by 2020. Over the course of the last 3 years, of the newly arrived Syrian refugees, there are over 230 individuals resettled in Edinburgh. Amongst them, a group of 25 individuals are teenagers (12-18 years old).
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My whole existence, impinged by financial worries
Teaching Matters Academic Support
AUGUST 29, 2024
Newspapers and television broadcasts have discussed this Cost of Living Crisis at great length – while governments have provided a series of cost-of-living payments to low-income households. We are not isolated, autonomous selves; rather, we are always connected’ (Roberts, 2013, p. bmj , 377. Piketty, T. Roberts, P. The Sutton Trust.
Statehouses support foster youth with college
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 13, 2023
A 2013 study by academic researchers at the University of Chicago and Rutgers University found that between 31 percent and 46 percent of youth aging out of foster care had experienced homelessness at least once by age 26. He served as a student government lobbyist at Evergreen State College, allowing him access to legislators.
Cloud security best practices for key institutional data
Creatrix Campus
DECEMBER 1, 2022
We report on the alignment of our information security management system with ISO/IEC 27001:2013. . Creatrix complies with established and documented security policies and procedures governing user administration, multifactor authentication (MFA) requirements, password restrictions, VPN access, and corporate security standards.
IGNITED 2023 sneak peek: Key trends shaping higher education today
EAB
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Student readiness and well-being Declining student mental health is a known and growing challenge, with the percentage of college students reporting anxiety or depression nearly doubling from 2013 to 2019. The pandemic has only “poured fuel on the fire” according to U.S. Surgeon General Murthy. Join your peers in Washington, D.C.
Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?
The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 21, 2017
For instance, Dr. Robert Gates brought deep experience working in the federal government along with time spent in academia to Texas A&M Universitys presidency from 2002-2006. In 2013, Purdue University hired Indiana Gov. These candidates resumes boast professional experience beyond the walls of academia and in higher education.
Enabling equitable access
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Malawi in sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s poorest countries, and full-fee scholarships had been secured from the Scottish Government International Development Fund and the Johnson & Johnson Citizenship Trust by Professors Dewhurst and Garden.
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Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
JANUARY 29, 2024
Developing a Culture of Assessment and Equitable Practice (2010s-Present): In the last decade, as more student affairs divisions have incorporated full-time assessment offices, there has been a greater call to research the integration of assessment into organizational culture and everyday practice (Schuh, 2013; Fuller, 2016). Thompkins, E.
How MOOCs helped a centuries-old institution change its ways
Teaching Matters Online Learning
JANUARY 18, 2024
In 2013, the University of Edinburgh trialled a new type of course called a massive open online course (MOOC), through a partnership with the global education provider Coursera. To deliver at pace we needed to design our courses in parallel to agreeing the process and governance frameworks in which they would operate.
5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust
Campus Sonar
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. adults, down from 70% in 2013, consider a college education to be very important. Of these institutions, public campuses are less likely to be stable than their liberal arts and private, nonprofit counterparts.
The importance of academic mental health
SRHE
APRIL 10, 2024
The mental health of students has long been a topic of interest with decades of primary research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, alongside cross cultural comparisons, highlighting the poor mental health of University Students in comparison to the general public ( Brown, 2018 ; Campbell et al, 2022 ; Macaskill, 2013 ).
Institutional Accreditation is in Dire Need of Change: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 144 With Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton And Guest Ralph Wolff
The Change Leader, Inc.
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
None of the former regional accreditors have been able to maintain relationships with those associated with K-12 schools following the Department’s governance changes. About Our Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton is a Higher Education Consultant specializing in accreditation, board governance, and strategic planning. We have online education.
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Credential Inflation Makes College Degree Not Worth The Cost (Randall Collins)
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
In 2013, 53% of the population—a slim majority, agreed that a 4-year degree gives “a better chance to get a good job and earn more income over their lifetime.” If college education became free (either by government directly picking up the tab; or by canceling student debts), we can expect even more students to seek higher degrees.
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