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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia. However, there is an oversight that continues to happen.

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Confessions of Social Media Student Supervisors

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

Supervision isn’t for everyone, and not all supervision gigs are created equal. Fresh out of grad school, I landed my first full-time job as a Resident Director at Cal State LA, brimming with ideas and eager to change lives.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gifts Over $600M to Historically Black Medical Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.

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The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM A study of around a decade of legislative proposals to ban tenure finds some common characteristics of states where these bills appeared. But while outright bans have so far failed, other laws—and actions outside of statehouses—have weakened tenure anyway.

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KRISTINA L. DUROCHER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kristina L. Durocher Kristina L. Durocher has been named visual arts director at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Fine Arts Center. She served as director of the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire. Durocher holds a dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art history and painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a Master of Arts degree in art history from UMass Amherst.

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Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Issues Led to More Cuts in July

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Issues Led to More Cuts in July Josh Moody Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Enrollment challenges, compounded by the FAFSA fiasco, drove layoffs and program cuts as colleges sought to plug budget holes.

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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Longtime civil rights leader Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., has announced he will step down as president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steele, who has been at SCLC for nearly 20 years and served at the helm five years, plans to continue serving as president emeritus in an advisory role following his Aug. 31 departure.

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Killing Bushfires with Drones

Higher Education Whisperer

Associate Professor Roslyn Prinsley, Head of Disaster Solutions, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster SolutionsAssociate Professor Roslyn Prinsley, Head of Disaster Solutions, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions is taking about ways to prevent natural disasters.

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In New Hampshire, a Mandate to Collaborate

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In New Hampshire, a Mandate to Collaborate Liam Knox Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The state’s public universities are hemorrhaging students. A new law requires community colleges and four-year institutions to work together to stanch the bleeding.

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Minister says we are still putting homes in harm's way

Higher Education Whisperer

The Hon Stephen Jones MP, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial ServicesGreetings from the ANU Disaster Solutions Update 2024, with Stephen Jones, Minister for Financial Services giving the keynote at the Australian National University's Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions.

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Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Sarah Bray Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Nana Lee describes some of the challenges that Asian women in STEM experience and what they and others can do to help meet those challenges.

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What is Credential Pathway Management?

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Credential Pathway Management focuses on managing student records and converting them into meaningful credentials that demonstrate skills and achievements, including diplomas, transcripts, certificates, badges, and beyond. It essentially converts basic academic information into valuable evidence of accomplishments, crucial for advancing education, securing employment, and optimizing school functions.

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To Offset a Freshman Housing Crunch, Some Must Bunk With Their RAs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

To Offset a Freshman Housing Crunch, Some Must Bunk With Their RAs Johanna Alonso Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Resident assistants at UIUC learned just over a week before move-in that they might be assigned a freshman roommate due to higher-than-anticipated enrollment. They aren’t happy about it—and their roommates might not be, either.

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President’s Corner: Why a strategic “pathway” is better than a plan

University Business

In just two years at the helm of Allegheny College, President Ron Cole has accomplished what many would try to achieve in a decade. Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising. The former provost, dean, professor and Allegheny alumnus credits this buzz to how the institution has revitalized what a small, liberal arts education is

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Court Order Sides With Conservative Students at Clovis Community College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A court order from a U.S. district judge, issued Friday, barred the State Center Community College District in California and its campuses from enforcing policies that discriminate against student groups based on their views.

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A college closes every week. How to know if yours is in danger of shutting down.

University Business

As if finding a suitable, affordable college isn’t hard enough, students must also find one that isn’t likely to close on them, experts say. Every week, on average, a college or university closes, according to an analysis by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). That’s up from about two per month last year and could worsen this fall as college enrollment dwindles further, experts said.

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Indiana U Fences Protest Site, Ends Encampment

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Indiana University cleared the last of a pro-Palestinian encampment from its historic Dunn Meadow Friday and placed a fence around the outdoor site.

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UK Clearing: 8 university examples that stand out

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Clearing is here! In the UK, UCAS Clearing is a stressful and difficult process for students—and higher education marketers. This week, we showcase eight examples of how universities are offering opportunities to fill remaining course places post-application deadlines and stand out.

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Oxford University Press ‘Actively Working’ With AI Companies

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

University Business

Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college’s conduct code. It has kept the graduate student from work toward finishing her dissertation in economics. Read more from AP News.

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Harvard Removes Garber’s Interim Tag for Presidency

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Harvard Removes Garber’s Interim Tag for Presidency Josh Moody Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody

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