Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 20, 2023

Daniel AldrichOn Friday I attended a performance of Lauren Gundersons play "Ada and the Engine" (first performed in 2015 as "Ada and the Memory Engine"). This was by the Glenbrook Players, in the Blue Mountains behind Sydney. Normally I would write of a play in my other blog, Net Traveller.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There was never a safety net,” said fellow Ada Limón , the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States and a renowned poet whose work describes and illustrates the complexities of nature, human experiences, and interpersonal connections. I was raised with not much money. So I have never had a cushion, if you will.

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Safety and Security ADA Research Engineering 300

The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 17, 2023

via a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Plan) because IDEA no longer applies to students after high school (Rein, 2022). Planning for Higher Education , 47 (1), 3. Unfortunately, at the college level, the team approach is not as standard a practice as it is in the secondary years (e.g., link] Clauson, C., &

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Community College ADA Student Affairs Disability Services 246

Terminalfour

JULY 3, 2024

There have been updates to the ADA legislation. New accessibility standards for websites and mobile apps are making digital access better for everyone. We look at what they are and what you’ll need to do to ensure inclusivity (and stay compliant!). Guest blog by Little Forest.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 18, 2024

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ADA Mining Banking Industry 81

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Justin Kollinger, Senior Risk Management Consultant at United Educators, about The Top 10 Risks in Higher Education and why enterprise risk management (ERM) is vital for institutional survival.

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Title IX ADA Higher Education Management 52

Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Roughly 20 percent of students enrolled in higher education have reported having a disability, according to the most recent federal data. Department of Education does not require students to disclose their specific disability, but in order for a student to receive academic accommodations they must disclose in an accommodation request.

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Disability Services ADA Utilities Higher Education 98

Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A 2007 survey from the Association on Higher Education and Disability reported that just 28% of students with learning disabilities graduate from college. Once a student enters college, however, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) take over.

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Computers and Informational Technology Disability Services Admissions ADA 130

Goucher DEI

AUGUST 14, 2023

We have added new staff to ensure we can fully support the Goucher community: Director: The director is tasked with monitoring necessary accommodations, working with faculty and staff to ensure compliance with the ADA, and, thus, promoting program access, including both facilities and technology access.

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University Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Gregg Peele, the higher education advisory council chair of Skanska , explains three important reasons why schools opt to fix their current buildings rather than build new ones. That’s 44 historical education projects across 31 million square feet.

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Libraries Alumni Recruitment Higher Education 97

Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

We also work with student societies (Law & Technology, History, Translation, Women in STEM, Wellcomm Kings), and have held events for Ada Lovelace Day, LGBT History Month, Black History Month, and celebrated Edinburgh’s Global Alumni; working with the UncoverEd project , and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

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Higher Education Whisperer

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers sent me an IEEE Life Member certificate in the mail. With this comes free lifetime membership. At first I thought this a scam, as it is unexpected.

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Electronics Engineering ADA IT 49

University Business

MARCH 2, 2023

Since then, students and faculty—and therefore, curricula—have changed the way they look at learning in higher education. “I In pretty much every organization, there is an officer for ADA compliance, so their ability to provide alternatives and accommodations is pretty good.

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Technology/Audio/Visual ADA Electronics Faculty 110

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2023

Older buildings typically have been renovated and retrofitted countless times and were not designed for modern HVAC systems, ADA accessibility and active learning classrooms. Old bathrooms, which are virtually impossible to make ADA accessible, let alone gender-neutral, without violating municipal laws regarding fixture counts.

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Admissions ADA Enrollment Management Management 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

Workshop sessions focused on a number of issues, including Title IX, mental health, cultural competence with international students, ADA compliance at athletic events and the intersection of race and LGBTQ.

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DEI Title IX ADA Social Justice 298