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President Carter: Champion of HBCUs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

President Carter: Champion of HBCUs Elizabeth Redden Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM The 39th president played a critical role in saving and modernizing Black colleges, Cheryl E. Mango writes. Byline(s) Cheryl E.

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How Admissions and Marketing Teams Can Collaborate More Effectively

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Fostering Interdepartmental Collaboration to Drive a More Effective and Engaging Student Journey Achieving success in your higher education marketing strategy requires seamless collaboration between your admissions and marketing teams to create a connected, consistent student journey experience. When these teams align, they move beyond their isolated efforts and build a unified strategy that not only captures students attention but also drives meaningful engagement and enrollments.

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A Path to Wellness for Women of Color Academics

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Path to Wellness for Women of Color Academics Elizabeth Redden Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Kenyatta Y. Dawson writes of the power of slowing down. Byline(s) Kenyatta Y.

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The ABCs of Confrontation: The Basics of Addressing Policy Violations

Roompact

When people apply to be Resident Assistants, or RAs, they look forward to the connections they will have with residents, the events they will host on their floor, and the general community that they are able to build. Confronting policy violations is one of the least glamorous aspects of the RA role and for good.

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New on the Job: Q&A With Sarah Ellison, Sonoma State University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

New on the Job: Q&A With Sarah Ellison, Sonoma State University Ashley Mowreader Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM The associate vice president of student affairs shares how her career trajectory informs the work she does now managing student access and success services on campus.

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‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concern

The Guardian Higher Education

Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to arts World-leading drama schools in England are facing a financial crisis that threatens to turn back the clock, shutting down opportunities for talented young people from diverse and less privileged backgrounds, according to leading figures in the arts.

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‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Historians Should Be Everywhere: Questions for the AHAs Retiring Leader Ryan Quinn Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians routes to tenure, The 1619 Projects impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.

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Promising Results for Tennessee Adult College Advising Program

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Navigate Reconnect, Tennessees college advising program for adults age 25 and older, has been successful in helping adult learners get to and through college, according to a new report shared by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission on Thursday.

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PhD & Postdoc Career Series: Spring 2025

CAPD

Join us for a series of programs tailored to your unique needs as an advanced trainee! The PhD & Postdoc Career Series is a comprehensive set of programs designed to empower PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with essential skills for career advancement in industry while providing direct exposure to potential employers and professional environments.

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In-State, Black and Latino Enrollments Up Across UC System

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In-State, Black and Latino Enrollments Up Across UC System kathryn.palmer Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM The nations largest university system has been under pressure to enroll more in-state students for years. Newly released data shows that its making progress.

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5 secrets to partnership success

Campus Sonar

I had the most wonderful campus visit in November. Two members of a university leadership team invited me to speak with a group of stakeholders about social intelligence and Campus Sonar. The visit stood out to me because they followed some best practices to vetting and building a relationship with an expert partner. Heres how to adopt their approach.

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Education Department Names ‘Postsecondary Success’ Honorees

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The U.S. Department of Education has named the six inaugural winners of its Postsecondary Success Recognition Program, which were selected out of a pool of 200 institutions invited to apply, according to a Thursday news release.

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Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World? (OECD)

Higher Education Inquirer

The latest Survey of Adult Skills highlights a mixed global picture of literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving proficiency. Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden excel in all these areas, with significant proportions of their adult populations demonstrating advanced abilities. However, on average across OECD countries, 18% of adults do not even have the most basic levels of proficiency in any of the domains.

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New Presidents or Provosts: Linfield, Colby, Saint Louis, Dickinson State, SMU, Hamline, Denver Seminary, Rockland CC, Indiana U South Bend, TCU

Confessions of a Community College Dean

New Presidents or Provosts: Linfield, Colby, Saint Louis, Dickinson State, SMU, Hamline, Denver Seminary, Rockland CC, Indiana U South Bend, TCU Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H.

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Welcome Back

Higher Education Inquirer

Congratulations to those who are returning to campus. You may notice that some students didn't come back, for one reason, or perhaps a few reasons known, unknown, and rumored about. Poor grades, finances, work and family obligations, drug and alcohol problems, bullying, domestic abuse, and sexual assault, mental illness and suicide, accidents, and physical disabilities are just a few issues.

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Painful, Pragmatic or Both?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Painful, Pragmatic or Both? Sara Weissman Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Advocates for undocumented students feel mixed emotions after the Biden administration nixed plans to expand some TRIO programs to noncitizens.

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Legislative committee introduces bill to address DEI programs at colleges and universities in Idaho

University Business

An Idaho legislative committee is reviewing a draft bill titled the Freedom of Inquiry in Higher Education, presented by Republican Senator Ben Toews. The proposal aims to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices from state-funded colleges and universities and redirect those resources to academic support programs for all students. My goal is to work together with our higher education partners to move us in the right direction of guaranteeing the freedom of speech and freedom of thou

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Pro-Palestinian Columbia Professor Departs After Investigation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Katherine Franke, a law professor whose interview became the subject of a university investigation, says shes effectively been terminated. A longtime tenured Columbia University law professor who faced public criticism from her own president and Congressional Republicans will no longer teach at the institution after more than 25 years as a faculty member there.

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Trump’s immigration policy could affect chemistry students and workers

University Business

Immigration was a major focus of Donald J. Trumps first presidential term, during which his administration issued over 400 immigration-related actions. A number of those policies directly affected science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and researchers who study and work in the US on temporary visas. Many of these students and researchers are now worried about another raft of immigration policy changes when Trump takes office again on Jan. 20.

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Australian Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency Proposed

Higher Education Whisperer

An Australian Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, modeled on the US DoD's DARPA, has been proposed in a paper published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). I support the proposal, and not just because I suggested it myself in 1999. My proposal got some positive press at the time.

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President moves: A Texas-sized hire and a controversial severance package highlight this list

University Business

Hired Jay Hartzell – Southern Methodist University (Texas) Jay Hartzell, Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University has chosen Jay Hartzell as its next president, effective in June. In the meantime, Hartzell will be closing up some loose ends as the active president of the University of Texas at Austin, a position he’s held since 2020.

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Leading House Republican Tells Biden Not to Close Antisemitism Investigations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A leading congressional Republican wants the Biden administration to refrain from closing any antisemitism investigations in the next week. Instead, he urges the outgoing president to leave the cases open for the Trump administration to decide.

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How gender studies is being targeted across higher ed

University Business

Policymakers will most likely focus on the return on investment, or ROI, of college programs in 2025 to appease taxpayers who are skeptical of higher education. However, some critics believe that Florida policymakers are attempting to use an economic tool to justify a conservative agenda: scrappingwomen- and gender-based studies. The state Board of Governors announced a new pilot program that would examine the economic return of women- and gender-based studies and four other academic programs ac

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Big political win results in a narrower Title IX

University Business

Following months of public and legal pushback, the Department of Education’s 2024 ruling on Title IX has been put to pasture. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, which issued a temporary injunction on its implementation in June across six states, officially vacated the ruling, which appears to apply nationwide, reports Ogletree Deacons, an employment law firm.