Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In the case of two of the presidential departures — Dillard University and Florida Memorial University — the presidents resigned amid health challenges. Their departures raise new questions about the stress associated with being a college president, particularly at a smaller and under-resourced institution.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 2, 2024

After the justices struck down a 40-year precedent last week, experts warn of chaos for higher education amid doubts about the future of Title IX and gainful employment, among other policies. Over the last 16 years, presidential administrations of both parties have wielded the power of the Education Department not to just carry out congressional legislative directives but also to make their own policies—reshaping the federal government’s role in higher education.

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The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

Mabel CPO Okojie , Mississippi State University Tinukwa Boulder , University of Pittsburgh Zoey Zhao , University of Pittsburgh Keywords: Digital Divide, Digital Equity, Educational Technology Key Statement : We discuss the complexity of the digital divide and the possibilities of achieving digital equity. Introduction The digital divide is a form of digital inequity that comprises complex interrelated problems requiring multifaceted strategies and solutions to achieve its opposite, digital equ

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University Business

JULY 1, 2024

All around the world, people know John Denver’s 1971 blockbuster, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” The hit’s popularity persuaded West Virginians to make it an official state song, and its first two words, “Almost Heaven,” became the state’s PR slogan. West Virginia University, the state’s flagship institution, performs the song at many of its events.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2024

Some say it’s ageist, and they have a point. But whether in academia or elsewhere, it’s only fair for younger colleagues Mary Beard is an author, an honorary fellow of Newnham College and former professor of classics at Cambridge University What is a “good” and “useful” old age, and how do we ensure it? Ageism is currently one of British culture’s biggest muddles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

At the end of 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was designed to give low-income households a discount each month on their internet bill, even offering a one-time coupon of up to $100 to buy a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. Pell Grant recipients or those who qualified for free school breakfast or lunch were eligible for the ACP.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 2, 2024

The new classification evaluates the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ leadership programming. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has unrolled the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. It’s designed to recognize institutions with leadership initiatives that benefit the collective public good, including justice, equity, diversity and liberty.

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University Business

JULY 2, 2024

Educators on the cutting edge of generative AI and its application in the classroom are discovering fascinating new ways to assess learning, uprooting centuries-old reading- and writing-based assessments as more and more students employ ChatGPT and related tools. “Any language-based assessment or any language-based discipline is going to be affected, [including] lab reports, research papers and speech writing,” says Mike Kentz, founder of AI For Schools, an AI literacy training consu

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2024

Next government urged to lower upfront visa costs that are 17 times higher than international average Top international researchers cannot afford to take jobs in the UK because of a “tax on talent” that makes it impossible for them to afford the upfront costs, the head of the Wellcome Trust has warned. Dr John-Arne Røttingen, who has led the biomedical research charity since January, said some of the best researchers offered posts in the UK would have to turn them down because they faced having

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

When Sister Dr. Christine De Vinne first came to Ursuline College, a private, Catholic institution in Pepper Pike, Ohio, she was a young woman studying math for her undergraduate degree. In 1996, she returned to campus as a dean, and, in 2015, she became president of her alma mater. It’s been over 50 years since De Vinne first matriculated in the class of 1973.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 1, 2024

As in Florida, Texas and other states that have passed anti-DEI legislation, Utah’s public institutions are applying the law with a broad brush. Starting today, Utah joins the growing list of states that have implemented a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and practices at colleges and universities.

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Roompact

JULY 2, 2024

Summertime in education (but not the good kind where you get summer off) presents many opportunities during the break. Although the campus might be quieter during these months, it also poses a challenge in deciding how best to use our time. Should we rest and recuperate from the academic year’s demands, or should we plan.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2024

Fifty-five percent of K12 educators now indicate they are ready to leave the profession earlier than planned, according to a 2022 survey from the National Education Association. Why are so many teachers who previously considered themselves career educators leaving? Many feel it is a lack of support from school leadership, overloading teachers due to the shortages in their schools and no letup in the amount of work they do.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

University of Reading project poses questions for integrity of coursework and take-home student assignments Researchers at the University of Reading fooled their own professors by secretly submitting AI-generated exam answers that went undetected and got better grades than real students. The project created fake student identities to submit unedited answers generated by ChatGPT-4 in take-home online assessments for undergraduate courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

When Bill de Blasio placed universal Pre-K at the forefront of his New York City mayoral campaign in 2013, he signaled a commitment to expanding educational opportunities for all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Currently, full-day pre-K with support for teachers and quality standards is available for free for any family with 4-year-olds.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 2, 2024

Get ready for chaos in a post-Chevron world, Jon Fansmith writes. Last Thursday, while providing a federal policy update to an audience of campus attorneys at the National Association of College and University Attorneys annual meeting, I was asked what I thought would happen if the Supreme Court overturned its decades-old Chevron doctrine (as it was widely expected to do).

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Roompact

JUNE 26, 2024

Ahhh summer…where have you been all of my professional life? I always love when colleagues from around campus see me and ask, is this your down time? Do you ever really get a summer break? I usually just nervously scoff and say yeah I guess June is our “down time” but who am I kidding?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 28, 2024

In this post, Stuart Nicol outlines the new Flexible Grading View interface in Learn Ultra, which will provide an improved marking experience for teachers and course teams to view, and leave feedback on, student assignments and tests in Learn. Stuart is the Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 1, 2024

Report proposing new approach welcomed by mother of Jeni Larmour, who died after taking alcohol and ketamine UK universities are being urged to ditch a zero-tolerance approach to drug use and focus instead on public health and harm reduction, with drug testing and non-judgmental support for students seeking help. The warning came as new research found students are less likely to use drugs than those of the same age group in the general population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

The rate of college freshmen returning for a second year is at a decade high. A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 percentage points to 76.5% and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 2, 2024

Indiana University lost over $1.3 million on the star-studded event it organized to celebrate the solar eclipse in April, Indiana Public Media reported based on information gained through a public records request.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, August 6th at 2 pm ET As AI continues to evolve, institutions must assess the adequacy of existing policies, but higher ed leaders must also develop new guidelines to address the unique challenges and opportunities that AI presents. What policies can minimize threats to academic integrity, while still promoting the potential opportunities presented by AI?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 2, 2024

In this episode, we review the findings of the 2024 State of Higher Education Report, presented by Dr. Courtney Brown of Lumina Foundation. Dr. Brown shares eye-opening insights on the evolving demographics of college students, the growing crisis of students stopping out, and the persistent barriers to enrollment and completion. Key takeaways: - Understand the shifting profile of today's college students, with 60% working and one-third having children. - Learn about the primary barriers to enrol

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2024

Students are exempt during their course but as soon as they finish their final year they are liable to pay Final-year university students have been urged to check that they do not owe council tax for the last few weeks of their rented accommodation. While students are exempt from the tax during the course, they are liable to pay as soon as they finish their final year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson, the first African American female appointed to a full time position at the University of Kentucky in 1967, has died at age 88. Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson “Dr. Doris Wilkinson was powerful, influential and, at times, larger than life,” said UK's President Dr. Eli Capilouto. “It is with deep sadness that I learn of her passing, but I am comforted in knowing that her legacy continues to run deep across the foundation of our community.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 1, 2024

Neal H. Hutchens writes that the Supreme Court’s decision will have significant ramifications for federal higher education policy. Talk about some kettle of legal fish. In a pair of cases involving a federal conservation law and Atlantic herring, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on Friday that upends decades of deference courts have granted federal agencies in interpreting laws administered by them when they issue regulations or carry out other formal agency actions like administrative a

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PUC

JULY 2, 2024

PUC offers a variety of scholarships and some are given specifically to incoming freshmen. If you are attending PUC this fall, here are four scholarships you might qualify for. Out-of-State Scholarship ($1,500-$4,000) To those of you who live outside California, you automatically receive a scholarship of $1,500! You may get a scholarship of up to $4,000 if you meet the qualifications for a Cal Grant and would receive one if you were a state resident.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JULY 2, 2024

Leveraging a University’s Brand Identity as a Key Differentiator in Online Higher Education Online learning blossomed at the turn of the millennium. It experienced a slow but steady rise over the next 20 years, with 1 in 4 college students taking at least one online class by 2012 and more than half of students taking online classes by 2022 after the pandemic hastened the trend, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Lack of funds is a big issue in state schools, with experts wanting Labour to be bolder with its spending plans UK election live – latest updates Labour appears poised to win a historic election victory on 4 July. In the series Life under Labour , we look at Keir Starmer’s five key political missions, and ask what is at stake and whether he can implement the change the country is crying out for.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

Julio Galindo Julio Galindo has been appointed executive director of college advancement at Mohave Community College. He served as chief of diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging and senior executive director of institutional advancement at Mesalands Community College. Galindo holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MPA from the City University of New York at Baruch College.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 1, 2024

A year after a massive data breach targeted dozens of higher ed institutions, university cybersecurity spending is at an all-time high. But experts say it is not enough. Cybersecurity concerns rippled through higher ed’s awareness in 2023, when a data breach hit dozens of institutions across the nation.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

For years, Higher education has held the dubious distinction of being among the top targets for cybercriminals. According to Sophos’s The State of Ransomware in Education 2023 report, 40 percent of ransomware attacks in higher education were due to exploited vulnerabilities. It’s not just ransomware attacks, either. Check Point research shows that education saw a 114 percent increase in cyberattacks between 2020 and 2022 and was the most heavily attacked of all sectors in the first quarter of 20

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Gray Associates

JULY 2, 2024

A surge in international student enrollment is revitalizing US higher education, with numbers soaring in 2023 to mark the fastest growth in four decades. Beyond the impressive totals, new markets are emerging while traditional ones decline. Explore the shifting dynamics, highlighting the rise of Indian students and the decline of Chinese enrollments, and uncover unexpected new sources of student demand.

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University Business

JULY 2, 2024

Mary Meeker has written her first report in over four years, focused on the relationship between artificial intelligence and U.S. higher education. Meeker’s annual “Internet Trends” reports were among Silicon Valley’s most cited and consumed documents. Meeker argues that the U.S. has wrested the AI lead from China, and that key to staying ahead is for tech and universities to treat each other as partners, rather than as obstacles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

If you speak it into the world, it just might happen. That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. Hauser had always admired the institution because of its unique, tax-based funding, its open-access dual-mission purpose, and its location, nestled into the scenic western slope of the Rocky Mountains.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 2, 2024

Clarks Summit University is closing in the fall, officials announced Monday. The small Baptist college in eastern Pennsylvania had already furloughed all its employees for the summer and faced scrutiny from its accreditor over fiscal management.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 2, 2024

11 Features of a Reliable, Robust, and Secure Transport Management System for Higher Education Institutions admin Tue, 07/02/2024 - 06:39 Higher education institutions provide high-quality education, cutting-edge infrastructure, highly educated and experienced faculty, and bright students. Transportation has gained a lot in importance due to increased student safety threats.

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