Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They deserve to be the focus of public attention and philanthropic giving and the priority for governments, instead of the tiny number of already highly-resourced gated colleges always dominating the news. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first.

Food 328

Food Financial Aid Utilities Community College 328

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. It was a devastating blow to the college. The market regularly draws more than 700 students and plans are underway to build student housing on campus.

Food 299

Food Community College Financial Aid Higher Education 299

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

“A lot of our realities are socially constructed through policy-making,” says Reid, who has co-written peer reviewed journal articles for the Texas Education Review and Journal of College and University Student Housing. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

Nonprofit Organizations 278

Nonprofit Organizations Federal Government Utilities Government 278

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A California appeals court has ruled against a plan put forward by the University of California, Berkeley, to develop student housing in People’s Park, the Los Angeles Times reported. Two nonprofit groups sued to block the plan. Berkeley said it would appeal to the California Supreme Court.

Student Housing 75

Student Housing Administration IT 75

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

Creating Community. Colleges have been working for years to make transgender and nonbinary students feel comfortable living on campus. Many institutions have established a process for such students to make specific roommate requests; others offer gender-neutral halls, where students of any gender may live together.

Student Housing 76

Student Housing Student Organizations IT Student Services 76

Ray Schroeder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Cerritos College in Los Angeles County was about to cancel plans to build affordable dorms for 396 students at rents of just above $700 a month. Another community college, Sierra College in Rocklin, was planning to abandon construction of homes for 354 students at rents of $450 a month.

Community College 50

Community College Student Housing 50

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

“A lot of our realities are socially constructed through policy-making,” says Reid, who has co-written peer reviewed journal articles for the Texas Education Review and Journal of College and University Student Housing. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

Nonprofit Organizations 147

Nonprofit Organizations Federal Government Utilities Government 147

Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Another academic year, another set of universities struggling to fit all their students into campus housing. It’s almost a cliché at this point: Universities miscalculate student housing needs for myriad reasons, ranging from big enrollment booms to unforeseen facilities issues.

Student Housing 113

Student Housing 113

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

In my position as a community college president, a large part of the work is showing up as my authentic self. We’ve worked to complete nearly $118 million in upgrades and new construction on campus while also obtaining more than $250 million for additional construction and student success programs.

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Community College Student Affairs Student Housing Higher Education 104

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 27, 2023

In a coordinated effort to address student housing insecurity, the State University of New York system will designate a staff member on every campus to work with homeless students. Navigating college can be especially challenging for students experiencing homelessness. “At

Student Housing 120

Student Housing Higher Education Education 120

Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Rising costs of living and increasing student housing rates have exacerbated college retention efforts as campus leaders look to tackle a rising concern: basic needs insecurity.

Food 104

Food Student Housing IT 104

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

And yet, this fall the University of Utah admitted a record class of first-year students for the third year in row. I have the benefit of leading a flagship research university in a growing Western state, with low unemployment , a booming economy , a young population and a persistently high birth rate.

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Hospitality Medical Higher Education Research 109

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Schaaf’s struggle to find decent housing on a graduate student stipend is unusual neither for Vanderbilt’s graduate students nor for graduate students in cities across the United States.

Banking 143

Banking Utilities Finance Student Housing 143

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

percent of 122 faculty participants voted no confidence in Steinmayer “based upon the systemic issues that they believed the president failed to address: student housing mismanagement, operational mismanagement, financial mismanagement, marginalization of people of color within the university and erosion of shared governance.”

Faculty 75

Faculty Fundraising Private Universities Student Housing 75

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Some faculty members thought the purchase of DeVos Hall, which had previously served as student housing but is not currently occupied, would open the door for the institution to eventually develop its own campus; now they worry that Chung will scoop the building up for pennies on the dollar.

Development and Fund Raising 131

Development and Fund Raising Fundraising Faculty Consulting 131

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These partnerships also facilitate research opportunities, enabling students and faculty to contribute to technological advancements. They take us with our community college partners, as well as business enterprises. So those are some public private partnerships that take us into the school districts.

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Computers and Informational Technology Marketing and Communication Services Budget and Finance Management Higher Education 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

Image: An enrollment surge at Tennessee State University combined with a lack of student housing led to a scathing comptroller’s report calling for a change in the historically Black university’s leadership. million in institutional plant fund reserves and the rest from student housing fees, according to the report.

Budget and Finance Management 98

Budget and Finance Management Development and Fund Raising Student Housing Government 98

University Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

More from UB: How micro-credentials are spurring deeper collaboration between community college and employers Colleges and universities have fought to squelch the disillusionment with higher education over costs and time commitment. Nutritious food, safe student housing becoming federal law?

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Safety and Security Food Transportation Student Housing 52