Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has announced its Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign, a multi-pronged, multiyear $1 million endeavor to ensure higher education serves students and communities. Randi Weingarten “Higher education is a vehicle to the middle class, a public good that should offer opportunity without strings attached — but that mission is becoming increasingly imperiled,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

University officials are marginalizing the views of Jewish students and faculty who are critical of Israel, Jonathan Graubart writes. Last month, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies announced the hiring of Raz Segal, a well-regarded Israeli American scholar, as its new director.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has rejected claims by Students for Fair Admissions that the University of Texas at Austin continued to unlawfully consider race when admitting students after the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Students for Fair Admissions v.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

It doesn’t take long for the fervor surrounding the release of the latest disruptive technology to make its way to the boardroom. Mention artificial intelligence, ChatGPT or the “AI revolution,” and suddenly the ears of administrators, executives and investors perk up, even 18 months after ChatGPT’s unquestionably disruptive introduction in November 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

The August 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, aroused a sweeping reappraisal of race and social justice issues. Geovonday Jones recalls the ruminations suddenly became clearer and more intimate for him a few months later, when he learned about the death of a cousin nearby. Geovonday Jones The tragedies stayed with the now 39-year-old, who started a family and career in the years since.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

College business officers projected more confidence this year than last year, despite sprawling enrollment challenges that have left many institutions struggling. Despite palpable business challenges, the latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Chief Business Officers finds rising optimism among respondents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

The role of higher education institutions in shaping students' career path choices is pivotal. These institutions serve as a nexus where students are exposed to a wide array of disciplines, professions, and perspectives that can influence their decision-making process. While personal interests and skills certainly play a crucial role in deciding what career pathways students choose to enter, external factors such as social and economic incentives also exert a significant influence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Lack of focus or inattention from students had a “severe negative impact” on their learning during the 2023–24 school, according to 26% of public school leaders surveyed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Peggy G. Carr NCES’s report provides insights into how some schools are using tutoring to address student behavior and learning.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

Whether or not we believe in techno-progress, we are incentivized to constantly develop pedagogies involving new technologies, writes Adam Szetela. A few years ago, I read a flier for a visiting speaker. The speaker had been invited to campus to lecture about pedagogy. The focus of her talk: red pens. Yes, red pens, she was here to argue, make students uncomfortable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education. The Kessler Scholars Program, known as the Kessler Scholars Collaborative since 2020, is a cohort-based program that supports first-generation students on their journeys towards their bachelor’

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the University of Texas at Austin of racial discrimination in admissions, bringing an end to a long-running legal battle that both presaged and was pre-empted by last year’s Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action.

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Roompact

JULY 17, 2024

Whether you are supervising students, graduate assistance, or full-time staff, identifying and sharing expectations are one of the most pivotal aspects of your role as a leader. It sets the tone in terms of how individuals are to perform within their role, ensuring that team dynamics remain positive and that tasks, whether they are door.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

Higher ed institutions must teach students how to find meaning and value in their work and in their lives, writes student success administrator Tim Morenz. From the widespread decline in youth mental health to the influx of young employees shifting workplace culture, Gen Z seems to be the topic on everyone’s tongue.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Sustainability efforts are not a new concept, but printers aren’t often thought of as part of those efforts. Instead, campaigns might focus on recycling, reducing waste or increasing remote work to cut down on staff commuting to campus. “People tend to believe that sustainability is only about the environment, and they forget that it is also about society and the economy,” says Noelle Peutat, global strategic sustainability lead for HP’s large-format printing business unit.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

Three researchers from the University of Maryland at College Park who received federal research funding failed to disclose that their projects were also getting support from foreign companies, in violation of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a news release Tuesday.

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Study Aborad Association

JULY 17, 2024

If you have studied abroad yourself or are a professional in the field of international education, you know that studying abroad is an experience unlike any other. Whether you’re a student looking to broaden your horizons or a professor looking to provide your students with a unique educational environment, studying abroad has countless benefits that can positively impact your personal and professional development.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that requires the California State University system to establish clear policies for investigating and documenting sexual harassment claims, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 17, 2024

10 Ways to Enhance Online Reputation Using Higher Education Management Software Portal admin Thu, 07/18/2024 - 01:54 Institutions of higher learning may improve their online presence to better represent their values, mission, and culture. Engaging students, instructors, and staff while managing academic procedures like admissions, attendance, assignments, and schedules requires the use of a higher education management software portal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

Do assassinations alter the course of history? Do assassins’ bullets hit their marks? Do these acts of violence redirect historical trajectories? In today’s volatile political climate, questions like these are not merely of academic interest. Let’s take a look at the historical record.

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ISA Journal

JULY 17, 2024

We are excited to announce our ISA scholarship winners for Fall 2024! Congratulations to Aaron, Abubakar, Andrea, Cheney, and Kyleigh. From conversing in Spanish with locals to forming meaningful connections in Meknes, our scholarship winners share what they’re looking forward to most while abroad.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2024

For the first time in 15 years, there’s a new person at the helm of Colorado’s flagship university. Justin Schwartz officially took the reins as the University of Colorado Boulder’s chancellor at the beginning of July. Schwartz comes to Boulder with a wealth of experience across public institutions of higher education, previously holding leadership positions at North Carolina State University and Pennsylvania State University.

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College for Creative Study

JULY 17, 2024

The post William Pittman (’19, Product Design) for Helly Hansen — Red Dot 2024: Safety Clothing Winner appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2024

Students enrolled in colleges and Universities across the United States are having heavy thoughts and feelings about the upcoming presidential election. In a recent study, more than 1,400 students revealed they are feeling stressed but hopeful about the U.S. Presidential election. According to the survey by TimelyCare.com, a higher education virtual health and well-being provider, the data also indicated that students prefer different nominees and support age limits for potential presidential ca

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Harry L. Allen Harry L. Allen has been appointed executive vice president for financial excellence and chief financial officer at Belmont University. He served as co-founder and chief relationship officer at the Nashville-based Studio Bank. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in international management and an MBA from Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2024

Some of the nation’s biggest tech companies have announced efforts to reskill people to avoid job losses caused by artificial intelligence, even as they work to perfect the technology that could eliminate millions of those jobs. It’s fair to ask, however: What should college students and prospective students, weighing their choices and possible time and financial expenses, think of this?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

In an aggressive strategy to investigate destruction of property, UNC police requested data about the account, including location data and private messages. As part of its investigation into vandalism that occurred on campus in May, the police department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for clues in the Instagram account of UNC Students for Justice in Palestine.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence has been thrown around a lot in the K12 space and media headlines, but does the hype match reality? Perhaps fewer students are adopting AI than we thought. That’s certainly the case for high school students, according to a new survey from edtech company Quizlet. An impressive 82% of college students say they’ve used AI tools compared to just 58% of high school students.

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Ed.gov Blog

JULY 17, 2024

By: James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education No president in history has done more to fix a broken student debt system than President Biden – including approving loan forgiveness for more than 4.7 million people and creating the SAVE plan, the most affordable repayment plan ever. But loan relief, alone, is not enough. We Continue Reading The post Update on Department of Education’s Postsecondary Education Regulatory Work appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Dr. Miguel A. Cardona U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona has planned a July 18 tour of Voorhees University and Denmark Technical College, two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina. It marks the fifth such visit in the “Investing in America” tour series in which President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and White House officials travel across the country to highlight the administration’s policies in lowering costs, creating jobs, rebuilding infrastructure, and

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

An instructor is no longer employed at Bellarmine University after posting on Instagram, “if you’re gonna shoot, man, don’t miss,” above a news headline about the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. Bellarmine placed John James, a nontenured full-time instructor in the English department, on unpaid leave Monday and, as of Tuesday, he is no longer an employee, said university spokesperson Jason Cissell.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California and other lawmakers are lauding the Biden-Harris administration’s plans take to expand educational opportunities for Latino students. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla They praised the administration's White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the President’s Board of Advisors for HSIs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 17, 2024

A recent injunction barred the Education Department from enforcing its new Title IX rule at colleges attended by members of two conservative student groups. Hundreds of colleges across the country are affected.

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