Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

New proposed regulations could increase college access for high school students and provide better public data on student outcomes, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Miguel Cardona The department’s proposal — partly to increase oversight over distance education programs and to promote student-focused student aid programs — adds changes to the federal TRIO programs, Distance Education, and Return to Title IV.

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Grant McMillan

JULY 18, 2024

I had a serendipitous experience while teaching a class last month. A student asked me if they could change an assignment. My first thought was “No way! I worked hard to make this assignment what it is!” But then I pushed that thought down and asked the student to explain.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

Tamara K. Taylor has been appointed director of the Career and Professional Development Center at Florida A&M University. She served as the director of Career Education and senior assistant director for Career Coaching and Student Belonging at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Florida A&M and a master’s in education from the University of Miami.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

University of Florida president Ben Sasse is stepping down after a little more than a year on the job due to his wife’s health issues, according to an announcement posted on social media Thursday night.

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Roompact

JULY 18, 2024

In this episode of Roompact’s RA*Chat, Crystal is joined by Brittney Henton, former RA and an Educational Services Representative in schools and libraries, and a Brand Partner with PaperPie (formerly Usborne Books & More). Brittney shares the things she learned as an RA and how they continue to influence her life as a wife, and.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

Desperate Times, Unorthodox Measures Liam Knox Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM The FAFSA fiasco set fall enrollments back, far behind targets for many vulnerable small colleges. Some are taking extreme steps to fill their empty seats.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

For decades, the pathway to a high-paying career seemed clear: go to college. Higher ed institutions thrived with minimal effort as students flocked to their doors. Recruitment strategies remained stagnant, operating under the assumption that the well would never run dry. Even when online schools and for-profit institutions entered the market, the core recruitment approach didn’t change—it simply became a race to be the first or the loudest.

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Gray Associates

JULY 18, 2024

A recent report highlights a pressing issue in higher education: while nearly all adults without a degree see its value, there is a significant skills gap between what colleges teach and what employers need. Aligning college programs with in-demand skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and leadership is essential. Addressing this gap ensures that graduates are prepared for the job market, benefiting students, employers, and educational institutions alike.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

The Connecticut Board of Regents unanimously approved a new credit-transfer policy Wednesday, eliminating barriers that previously made it challenging to transfer general education credits between two- and four-year institutions in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. The new policy applies to all in-state community college students who wish to transfer to any of the five regional four-year institutions.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 18, 2024

The decline of small college towns has been reported on for years, but there has never been a comprehensive list to illustrate the extent of this phenomenon we call the de-gowning of America. Like steel towns, mill towns, fishing towns, mining towns, and prison towns that have faced economic and population declines, these towns face challenges as the colleges and universities they have supported are struggling and in some cases closing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

The University of Arizona will no longer call itself UArizona, ditching an abbreviation it adopted in 2019. But it's not going back to the old nickname, UA—it prefers Arizona as shorthand or, when that causes confusion with the state, the U of A.

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The Humphrey Group

JULY 18, 2024

In honor of World Listening Day on July 18th, let’s look at how listening can be a superpower for leaders. Take Satya Nadella, who took over as CEO of Microsoft in 2014. When Nadella stepped into the role, he didn’t come in wi th a loudspeaker. Instead, he came in with ears wide open. In fact, he went on what was called a “listening tour” across the company.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

How I Failed My First Presidency Sarah Bray Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Reflecting on his previous performance before leading a new institution, Chato Hazelbaker sees three key areas for improvement.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

Just six months after the launch of the digital SAT in the U.S., the ACT has announced significant changes to its college admissions exam to give students more choice and flexibility when demonstrating their readiness for life beyond high school, testing officials say. Similar to the SAT, the test is going to be shorter. Its length is reduced by up to one-third, depending on the version the students take, ACT CEO Janet Godwin wrote on the nonprofit’s website.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

Facilitating Transfer Student Success Through Better Measurement quintina.barne… Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Transfer data offers opportunities to identify progress and find areas for improvements.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JULY 18, 2024

In this post, Charlie Farley from the OER service interviews Dr Nikki Moran, Senior Lecturer in Music at the Edinburgh College of Art.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

Higher Ed Groups Slam New DHS Cyber Proposal Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM New requirements for reporting cyberattacks would put undue stress on both small and large institutions, 16 organizations told the Department of Homeland Security in a letter.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JULY 18, 2024

Image credit: pixabay, Pusteblume0815 In this post, Charlie Farley from the OER service interviews Dr Nikki Moran , Senior Lecturer in Music at the Edinburgh College of Art. Nikki is lead author and presenter of the University of Edinburgh’s Coursera MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), Fundamentals of Music Theory, engaging 300,000 active learners and recruiting around 500 new students per week.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

The California Jazz Conservatory will wind down its degree programs at the end of the fall 2024 term due to low enrollment, the small, private institution announced Wednesday. The announcement noted “financial realities” that necessitated ending the programs. California Jazz Conservatory offered associate and bachelor’s degrees focused on jazz studies.

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AIFS Abroad

JULY 18, 2024

Eager to step into the footsteps of a college student who has experienced life abroad? We recently caught up with AIFS Abroad student Paulina, a Journalism major with a minor in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at Austin. She spent a May Term studying abroad in Florence, Italy — the birthplace of the Renaissance — at our Global Education Center.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

Seriously. July half gone, this is the time of the year that one’s thoughts may first turn toward the fall semester. Hopefully not too many thoughts. It is only July, after all. Unfortunately, I think the challenges of the last several years have infused a certain amount of dread into these thoughts, well beyond the usual anxiety (or excitement) of confronting a new year.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors announced on Wednesday afternoon that for the seventh straight year, they are freezing tuition for in-state, undergraduate students. According to PASSHE, these repeated freezes save students nearly 25 percent in tuition costs if tuition had kept pace with inflation since 2018. “PASSHE is proud to keep tuition frozen for a seventh consecutive year, and we thank the governor and the legislature for their increased i

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ISA Journal

JULY 18, 2024

Spend a relaxing day in Rome, Italy, with ISA Video Blogger Brittany. [link] Brittany Rosas, University of North Texas at Dallas, is studying abroad with ISA in Rome, Italy.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

Miles College is launching a new innovation center to support Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students. The 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth will serve as an incubator to increase innovation opportunities for Miles college and its students. Founder of the center and current Miles Chief Innovation and Growth officer Erskine Faush says students at HBCU’s are typically underserved when it comes to research and innovation. “The idea was born out

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Higher Education Whisperer

JULY 18, 2024

Greetings from the weekly ASCILITE MLSIG webinar. One of the members had a positive report on using Cogniti (developed at University of Sydney), to build chatbots to help students. With this, the software simulates a patient in conversation with the student acting as a therapist. The chat-bot then switches to tutor more and provides feedback and advice to the student.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

The Biden administration is delaying a batch of regulations that sought to provide students with new consumer protections and ensure that accreditors and states are doing their part to hold colleges accountable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

An estimated 35,000 borrowers working in public service will get some $1.2 billion in approved student loan relief, according to the Biden-Harris administration. The relief is part of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that supports public servants such as teachers, nurses, and firefighters by forgiving the remaining balance of their student loans when they make 120 qualifying monthly payments.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 18, 2024

How a Second Trump Term Could Turn Up the Heat on Higher Ed Katherine Knott Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Higher ed wasn’t a top priority for Donald Trump when he first took office. But now that he and the GOP see attacking elite institutions and regulating colleges as winning political issues, a second term is likely to bring more aggressive policies.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers, as a result of its recent fixes to a popular debt relief program for public service workers. “Once again, the Biden-Harris administration delivers on its historic efforts to reduce the burden of student debt — making needed and long overdue improvements to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program,” U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

As Republicans gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to select Donald J. Trump as their nominee for president, political scientists agree that the 2024 election season has been extraordinarily wrought, and tensions aren't likely to ebb as the presidential election draws nearer. Experts urge voters everywhere, but particularly in higher education institutions, to pay close attention to how politicized higher education has become, particularly in light of Project 2025.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2024

The 2024 presidential election, and all its twists and turns, is sucking up most of the media oxygen this summer and University Business ‘ TGIF Time-saver is examining the impact on college students. So what do they have to say about what’s now a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump? Young people are feeling “stressed but hopeful,” according to a survey of 1,400 students by TimelyCare, a virtual counseling service.

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