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Professors at University of Illinois at Chicago begin strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members began striking Tuesday after their union said 12 hours of negotiations with administrators on Martin Luther King Jr. when they passed us a counter that indicated that they had no interest in resolving our differences,” the union, UIC United Faculty, wrote on its website.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

These are social workers in our school of social work who are part of the individual college’s leadership team, who serve as a subclinical counseling coach resource to both students and faculty. And particularly with Native American students, we placed one with our American Indian Student Services Office.

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ChatGPT, AI policies—and international students?

University Business

College writing assignments, research papers and all forms of academic work on many campuses are being flagged and submitted to faculty for review. In my experience, international students are often more likely to be suspected of academic dishonesty, especially when they write well. That statement might sound controversial, and it is.

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Adaptive tech in gateway courses to promote student success (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Community college leaders, faculty and staff involved in the pilot cited significant evidence of success, including greater numbers of students completing targeted gateway courses and higher grades within specific courses.

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Presidential Evaluations: How University Boards Strengthen Oversight: Structured evaluations strengthen governance, accountability, and institutional success

The Change Leader, Inc.

This article explores the significance of presidential evaluations, best practices for implementing them, and how they contribute to stronger institutional governance. However, in year three, a full 360 is conducted on the president that includes faculty, staff, administration, and the board.

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Student podcast evaluates student success measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A group of students from the Community College of Baltimore County set out to answer such questions and pull back the curtain on higher education for students through their podcast. A secondary consequence of the project is the two students’ desire for change in higher education. No In-Article Careers: 3