Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Educators and doctoral students offered advice and shared career experiences Tuesday in an effort to guide aspiring graduate students seeking to become teachers and to promote resources that students could access along the way. Marcus Penny In a Jan. 16 online panel sponsored by the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, leaders and alumni from the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), an organization that works to support students through grad school and increase educator diversity, hi

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

Why Attend a Liberal Arts College? It’s a four-year investment, so you want to get the most out of your college experience. That’s why you should consider attending a liberal arts college where your personal achievement is important to everyone there, not just to you personally. However, there is a lot of misunderstanding out there in the higher education marketplace.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

While April 1 st has come and gone and the majority of high school seniors know where they will attend college next year, some students are still in a holding pattern. They are stuck in the purgatory of college admissions. They are on the dreaded Wait List. Reality is that there is no way to predict if you will be taken off the wait list of a college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded a $1 million grant to Pitt Community College to help boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas. Shown is the Warren Building on the Pitt Community College campus in Winterville, North Carolina, where officials are working to boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

A Small Pennsylvania College’s Big Investment in the Humanities kathryn.palmer… Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Lycoming College is providing more research and experiential learning opportunities for students in hopes of setting itself apart in a tough enrollment environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

J. David Bratton J. David Bratton has been named artist-in-residence and director of choirs at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Bratton is a Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter, and producer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Benedict College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. Austin Community College District ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart presented the proffer Jan. 8 but expects to present a formal plan to the Board of Trustees in February.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Humiliation of Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM We’ve entered a new stage in the culture wars, Jennifer Ruth writes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. She will lead and support our accessibility and accommodation programs for students and employees.

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University Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

State universities in West Virginia have an uphill struggle to resuscitate interest in higher education. Ravaged by a poor economy, declining population and an understated opiate crisis , it has the lowest bachelor’s degree level educated percentage of all 50 states. Due to shifting market needs, President Gordon Gee announced last August that West Virginia University would cut or restructure 32 programs and lay off 169 faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tracye Y. Davis Tracye Y. Davis has been named executive director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Spring Arbor University in Michigan and a master’s in education from Central Michigan University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Redefining the RA’s Role Johanna Alonso Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM On many campuses, resident assistants handle everything from fire safety to mental health counseling. Now some institutions are breaking up the job to make it more manageable.

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PUC

JANUARY 16, 2024

This January marks Emily Logan’s one-year anniversary of working at PUC as an assistant professor of English.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Help! I’ve Been Downsized Sarah Bray Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Alfred G. Mueller II describes a five-step process for bringing some sanity back to your suddenly chaotic world. Byline(s) Alfred G.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 16, 2024

In what has now become an almost weekly phenomenon, another financially stressed university is being forced to cut several academic programs and faculty lines in an attempt to bring its budget into balance. This time it’s Bradley University, a private institution in Peoria, Illinois, which announced on Monday it would discontinue 20 programs in order to address a $13 million budget deficit in fiscal year 2023, equal to about 10% of its operating budget.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Report: 4 Ways to Promote Rural College Student Enrollment, Completion Ashley Mowreader Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM A new brief by the Institute for College Access and Success highlights the unique challenges students from rural communities can face in postsecondary degree attainment and some ways colleges and universities can bridge the gap.

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Roompact

JANUARY 16, 2024

Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical within our assessment efforts that we center humanizing values and perspectives. I believe that applying the.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Seize the opportunity. I wrote a dissertation on a topic so untrammeled, Catholic women’s higher education, that there were no books from which to plagiarize. Later, I jumped off a tenure track at the University at Buffalo to go to law school, meaning I did not embark on a scholarship path to put me into the line of fire that has recently emerged around this topic.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Conservatives have inflicted serious damage on the sector. Repairing it won’t be easy As the 31 January deadline for undergraduate degree applications approaches, universities as well as would‑be students have reason to be nervous. Pressure on them is increasing from several sides, with a number running large deficits. Last week an internal memo sent by a senior academic at the University of York appeared to confirm what observers have long suspected: the need for the high fees paid by overs

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

A federal judge for the Northern District of California threw out a lawsuit against the University of California, Santa Cruz, for requiring faculty job applicants to submit statements detailing how they would contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus.

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University Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to end the use of race in college admissions, but views on the ruling vary by race, a new survey found. A recent poll by Gallup found that 68 percent of Americans think the affirmative action decision in higher education is “mostly a good thing.” Black adults tend to be more split over the ruling, while Asian, Hispanic and white adults view the decision mostly positively.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

While retailers and banks may face more high-profile cybersecurity attacks than other sectors, the education and research sector is actually the most likely to be targeted. With each organization facing more than 2,500 attacks a week, on average, educational institutions are making security a high priority. Enter the third-party managed service provider.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Enter the Fractional CMO Kristine Maloney Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM What if you could dedicate the resources you are spending on a CMO to the execution of that person’s strategies?

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 16, 2024

Two reports released last week will guide the next potentially painful restructuring process. At a glance, there are some eyebrow-raising recommendations in the reports from two committees tasked with ranking every academic program and service at Eastern. On the services side, not only are the student bookstore and on-campus dining options highlighted for "disinvestment," but the school's money-losing NCAA Division I football program is listed for "transformation.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Jennifer A. Delaney, professor of higher education in the department of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explores how long it has historically taken to restore state spending on higher education.

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College for Creative Study

JANUARY 16, 2024

College for Creative Studies Film and Art Education sophomore, Davon Travier recently completed a prestigious Mayor Fellowship with the City of Detroit. Appointed by the Mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, the four-month program was open to graduate and undergraduate students from all disciplines to work with the City in initiatives that enhance the quality of life for the 673,000 residents of Detroit.

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CU Work-Life Balance

JANUARY 16, 2024

The University of Colorado recently finalized updates to the Administrative Policy Statement (APS) on Parental Leave in response to Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) coverage , which debuted Jan. 1. In November, the university released proposed policy updates, received robust employee feedback and responded by making key changes to the final policy.

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CAPD

JANUARY 16, 2024

Marzena’s journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of knowledge, balancing full-time work, parenting, and career advancement. In this interview, she shares insights about the time commitment, live lectures, and independent study that shaped her learning experience. She highlights the challenges faced and the invaluable skills acquired during the training with our Workforce Development Partner letsjoin.cloud , emphasising the importance of patience, persistence, and problem-solving.

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Parchment

JANUARY 16, 2024

Heather Adams, Associate Director of Transfer Engagement at The Aspen Institute, joins us to discuss how institutions can improve the experience for transfer students. We discuss how institutions need to shift their understanding of the transfer student from a transaction to a holistic view of a learner’s journey, as well as best practices from the Aspen Institute’s Transfer Playbook.

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University Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

As two state agencies begin scrutinizing the Western New Mexico University president’s spending on international travel, extravagant purchases and sojourns at five-star resorts, a review of financial records and interviews with current and former employees now suggest those expenses were just the tip of the iceberg. Joseph Shepard’s spending has also been lavished on costly wine, $111,000 in floral arrangements and more than $123,000 in checks made out to himself in just the last five years.

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Gray Associates

JANUARY 16, 2024

Discover the evolution of Gray Associates into Gray Decision Intelligence (Gray DI) and their commitment to transforming higher education decision-making. With a wealth of data on student demand, competition, jobs, and program finances across the US, Gray DI is on a mission to empower colleges and universities with precise information through innovative decision dashboards and predictive analytics.

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University Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases where the idea could lead directly to illegal action. Today, that idea faces competition more forceful and vehement than it has seen for a century.

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ISA Journal

JANUARY 16, 2024

When studying abroad, it's easy to get caught up in taking cheap flights to weekend trips rather than digging deeper into the city you live in.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] As a department head, I typically only teach one class per year. This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Monique Trusclair Maddox Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). The scholarships will provide Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding in the United States with need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 for attendance at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as well as other post-second

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University Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

Economic and workforce development is the most pressing issue on many higher education stakeholders’ minds this year as they push for state policy partial to their interests. A surefire way institutions can show they are committed to placing students in academic programs beneficial to the U.S. economy is by boasting their computer science, data science and STEM-related tracks.

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