Robert Kelchen
MAY 5, 2025
Amid everything going on in the world of higher education right now, it is easy to forget that this is the time of year that students and families are trying to figure out whether they can afford to attend college. This is when I typically get a bunch of questions from journalists across the country about the extent to which college is affordable, and I do my best to provide helpful information.
CIP
MAY 5, 2025
The votes are in for the 2025 CIP National Art Contest and the creativity displayed by our students has once again been truly inspiring! This annual event, held during Autism Month, showcases the diverse talents of neurodiverse students from all five CIP Centers across the nation.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
A Dr. Joshua Travis Brown formerly enslaved educator purchases a plantation to create a school for freed persons. A group of monks arrives by foot at an immigrant community in the throes of poverty, eventually developing a network of social services. Tribal leaders sheltering from windswept plains combat the disillusionment of their reservations youth through education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
ICE Expands Student Deportation Powers Liam Knox Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM A week after restoring foreign students legal status, immigration officials detailed plans for a new policy granting unprecedented leeway to terminate their residency. It could foreshadow a new round of deportation efforts.
Dr. Josie Ahlquist
MAY 3, 2025
The pressure to connect meaningfully with diverse audiences has never been greater. Higher education leaders are being called to not only lead institutions but also embody authentic, relatable voices both online and offline. Meanwhile, campus brands must balance professionalism with approachability to truly resonate with students, families, and community members.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2025
Three major scholarly organizations have taken legal action against the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) following what they describe as devastating cuts to the agency's programs, staff, and funding capabilities. The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking to reverse recent actions that have effectively dismantled much of the NEH's operations.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
Why Academics Need to Slow Down Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM Slowing down is key to more meaningful, intentional teaching and scholarship, Uddipana Goswami writes.
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The Humphrey Group
MAY 7, 2025
Seven years ago, I came to Canada from India with my husband and daughter. I had no job and no plan, and if I had overthought it, it probably wouldnt have happened. But the story I told myself was one of a safer future filled with more opportunities for myself and my family. Now looking back through the lens of storytelling, I see how every step of my journey fits into a larger narrative.
University Business
MAY 1, 2025
Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas, often over minor infractions. A shift away could carry a heavy economic toll, as international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy last school year. So what happens when a generation of bright-eyed scholars decide to forgo school in the U.S. and take their dollars elsewhere?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
National University (NU) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to serve as a sponsor of a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for aspiring K-12 teachers, the institution announced on National Apprenticeship Day. The nonprofit, Veteran-founded university, which serves over 50,000 nontraditional, working, and military students annually through degree programs and 80,000 more through workforce and professional programs, aims to address critical teacher shortages with this new initia
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
Modest Thoughts From a Minor Harvard Donor Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM This alumnus is happy Harvard is fighting for all of higher ed, Bruce A. Kimball writes. Byline(s) Bruce A.
Roompact
MAY 2, 2025
Closing season in college housing is often described with two words: chaos and exhaustion. As student staff, youre balancing final exams, emotional goodbyes, resident check-outs, paperwork, and last minute emergencies – often all at once. And the only thing that may be different for the full-time staff members may be final exams, as you are.
The Change Leader, Inc.
MAY 2, 2025
The Reality of Institutional Transformation While change has always been part of academia, the current rate of transformation is undermining the viability of institutions that once seemed unassailable. Between 2016 and 2023, more than 90 colleges closed their doors permanently. This challenge is particularly acute for institutions with long-established cultural and historical foundations.
Teaching Matters Student Engagement
MAY 1, 2025
An outlandish anology to describe the functioning of the nephron in the kidneys: a kitchen colander helps visualise which components of whole blood are sieved out into the sink (Bowmans capsule) during the process of glomerular filtration. Original artwork by ECA student Olivia Liseth In this post, Dr Polly Hashmi explores how outlandish and humorous analogies can help make abstract constructs easier to understand and engage with in the Physiology classroom.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2025
Dr. Sharon Tran Dr. Sharon Tran, an assistant professor of English at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has established herself as a rising voice in Asian American literary studies. With affiliations in the Gender, Womens, and Sexuality Studies department and the Asian Studies program, Tran brings a multidisciplinary lens to her scholarship that examines the intersections of race, gender, and U.S. empire.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
Considering Student Growth in Housing Support Programs Ashley Mowreader Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM Research from a professor at Fresno City College argues for a holistic evaluation of student outcomes in housing assistance programs, including self-development and metacognition.
Roompact
MAY 6, 2025
Picture this: the halls are closed, your end-of-year report is done, and students have departed for summer. This feeling is right around the corner! Even if youre heavily involved in orientation, camps and conferences, or preparing for training, the beginning of summer has a way of getting residence life professionals to reflect, rest, and dream.
University Business
MAY 2, 2025
Colleges and universities are rushing to implement AI technology across their IT infrastructure, and higher ed’s enthusiasm may be greatest around the technology’s potential to revolutionize teaching and learning.While some state flagship universities and well-endowed private colleges can build in-house models, smaller schools are working with vendors to offer cutting-edge assistance.
Teaching Matters Student Engagement
MAY 8, 2025
Image credit: University of Edinburgh stock photo, Paul Dodds Welcome to the May-June Learning and Teaching Enhancement Theme: Student Voice in Practice. This series is co-edited by Eleri Connick, a Project Officer in Registry Services working on Student Voice and Feedback Culture. As co-editor of this series Student Voice in Practice series, I am excited to introduce this c omprehensive collection of blog posts that offer insight and examples of how various activities can support Student Voice
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2025
Dr. Santa J. Ono University of Michigan President Dr. Santa J. Ono has announced his departure after a remarkably brief three-year tenure, accepting the sole finalist position for the presidency at the University of Florida. In a statement released Sunday, Ono confirmed he plans to transition to his new role this summer, pending approval from Florida's Board of Governors.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
ED Announces Further Changes to Accreditation Josh Moody Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM A Dear Colleague letter issued by the Department of Education announced changes that will make it easier to switch between accreditors and an expedited review process for doing so.
Roompact
MAY 4, 2025
As an RA or student staff member, youre no stranger to difficult conversations. Maybe its mediating a roommate conflict, talking to a resident about noise complaints, or addressing a policy violation. No matter how much training you get, these conversations can still feel awkward or uncomfortable. Thats where a technique called“third-thinging”comes in.
AIFS Abroad
MAY 2, 2025
In Summer 2023, the University of Kentucky embarked on an exciting global education module with AIFS Abroad: the Explore First program. Explore First is a comprehensive summer session designed to support first-generation college students career readiness, using an evidence-based approach to provide first-gens with the support they need and the opportunities they seek.
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
MAY 7, 2025
Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new role as the Director of Assessment, Data Analytics, and Research at the University of Delaware.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2025
Dr. Willie Todd Jr. Talladega College's Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. as the institution's 22nd president. Todd, who has served as president and CEO of Denmark Technical College (DTC) in South Carolina since 2020, will assume his new role on July 1. "I am profoundly honored to have been chosen to lead Talladega College, an institution with a powerful legacy and boundless potential," Todd said.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2025
Mobilize the Alumni Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM As colleges hire high-powered lobbyists to battle threats to federal funding, Lisa Akchin writes, they shouldnt overlook another powerful asset for advocacy: their alumni.
Roompact
MAY 1, 2025
In this episode of ResEdChat, join Noah and Nick Stanford, Senior Academic Advisor at Miami University's College of Engineering and Computing to talk about RA supervision and the concept of "challenge and support" as it relates to that conversation. They discuss challenging RAs to grow as individuals and people, the intricacies of that work, share impactful stories, and offer practical advice for helping RAs not only be successful at their jobs but to grow as students and people as well.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 2, 2025
In the classroom, document cameras are like icebergs. On the surface, they seem pretty straightforward as a way to amplify whatever books or papers instructors put under them, and many years ago, that is all that those so-called opaque projectors did. Today, however, there is much more going on underneath. Document cameras can focus on nearly any kind of object, highlighting very fine details to share with the class and even recording videos and classroom lessons for later use.
Gray Associates
MAY 1, 2025
Business degrees remain a cornerstone of higher education, but recent trends show student expectations and institutional strategies are shifting. With MBA applications rising in 2024 and flexible, tech-integrated formats gaining momentum, schools are adapting to meet evolving workforce demands. From AI-enhanced curricula to dual degrees and online options, whats fueling renewed interest in business educationand how are institutions responding?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 8, 2025
Report: Instructors Want More Guidance on AI Usage Ashley Mowreader Thu, 05/08/2025 - 03:00 AM A recent report from Ithaka S+R finds professors are increasingly engaging with generative AI but want more support navigating its application and AI policy in the classroom.
Roompact
MAY 7, 2025
Have you ever had a crush on someone? When I did an internet search for romantic relationships the first suggestion that popped up was romantic relationships in the workplace followed by romantic relationships in the workplace policy. This is a common issue! It can be tricky to navigate having a crush on a coworker. Its.
ISA Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Julia Donzelli is a student at the University of Georgia and aFeatured Blogger. She is studying withISAinLondon, England. Coming abroad alone.Three words: scary, exciting, unforgettable. After spending five months studying in London, I want to share why I believe going abroad solo is one of the most rewarding decisions you can make.
Parchment
MAY 6, 2025
In this episode, we are joined by Shawn VanDerziel, President & CEO of the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE), to discuss their report on the 2025 Job Outlook for graduates. Shawn highlights what competencies employers are looking for, where skills-based hiring is happening and how learners can best prepare themselves for the job market.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 1, 2025
Limestone University Announces Closure Josh Moody Thu, 05/01/2025 - 03:00 AM The abrupt end of the private South Carolina institution follows a last-minute fundraising effort by the board that came up millions of dollars short.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
MAY 5, 2025
University of Edinburgh stock image In this Spotlight on LOUISA post, Dr Melissa Highton introduces the Learn Optimised for In-course Submission and Assessment (LOUISA) project. LOUISA is the next stage of the VLE Excellence programme, exploring how to apply an accessible and consistent approach to assessment and feedback across the University. Melissa is Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Services and Assistant Principal Online Learning.
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