Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 16, 2024

Students who complete Power52's Energy Professional Training Program and solar curriculum may now transfer to a skilled building trades associate degree program at Howard Community College, thanks to a new articulation agreement with the Power52 Foundation. "We are thrilled to partner with Howard Community College to create a transformative pathway for our graduates," said Cherie Brooks, president and CEO of Power52 Foundation.

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JULY 16, 2024

J.D. Vance Called Universities ‘The Enemy.’ Now He’s Trump’s VP Pick. Katherine Knott Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The Yale Law School graduate has used sharp criticism of elite higher ed to help establish his MAGA bona fides and build a national brand.

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PUC

JULY 16, 2024

At 11 am on June 20, Abraham Garrido, PUC enrollment counselor and alum, summited Mt Whitney—the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. Along with his friends and recent PUC alums Bianca Le’Giu, Tyler Williams, and his brother Pablo Garrido, it took them exactly five and a half hours to make it to the top.

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JULY 16, 2024

Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 16, 2024

Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own Arash Abizadeh is a philosopher and the Angus professor of political science at McGill University, Canada If you’ve ever read an academic article, the chances are that you were unwittingly paying tribute to a vast profit-generating machine that exploits the free labour of researchers and siphons off public funds.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Dickinson State President Resigns, Blaming Nursing Board kathryn.palmer… Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In the fallout from the mass resignation of Dickinson State’s nursing faculty, President Stephen Easton said North Dakota’s nursing board prevented him from quickly restaffing the program. The board says that’s not true.

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Roompact

JULY 16, 2024

Or “We’re moving away from curriculum.” Every now and then I hear this phrase from a school and I find it strange. What does that even mean? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! It’s almost like I don’t even understand it. As I pondered this question, I’ve come think it’s because I have a different understanding of.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 16, 2024

In a 2023 survey of tech leaders at higher education institutions, Inside Higher Ed found that fewer than a quarter of respondents were either very or extremely confident that their networks could withstand a ransomware attack. Their fears are not an exaggeration; higher education has proved to be one of the least secure industry sectors over the past few years, with the number of cyberattacks against institutions in that sector on the rise.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

The National Collegiate Athletic Association faced a major setback July 11 as a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia ruled that college athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws.

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SRHE

JULY 16, 2024

by Neil Harrison and Simon Benham-Clarke The face of higher education is changing, albeit slowly. Despite decades of initiatives to seed diversity, the academy – in the UK at least – continues to be dominated by voices from groups that have historically enjoyed educational privilege. Over the last ten years, there has been increasing interest in understanding and supporting the participation of ‘care-experienced’ learners in higher education – that is, students who spent time in the care of the

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Campus Protest Hearings Continue at the State Level jessica.blake@… Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Critics have argued that this spring’s federal antisemitism hearings were driven largely by politics, but state lawmakers and experts see local hearings as a necessary and fruitful part of legislative oversight.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 16, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm is joined by Tony Walker, Senior Vice President of Academic Programs at The Jed Foundation, and James Kohl, Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, to discuss the pressing issue of student mental health in higher education. Podcast Overview: • Insights into the current state of student mental health, including alarming statistics on suicide rates and mental health challenges among young adults. • Discussion of The Jed Founda

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Ungrading for Hope Sarah Bray Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Tony Perman shares four key benefits and how, at best, ungrading helps create a classroom community that can take a semester’s journey in tandem.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 16, 2024

Join us on July 31 as we host a deep dive discussion into two related crises facing higher ed workers and students alike: debt and labor contingency. Often presented as both institutionally inevitable and as individually shameful, spiraling debt and rising labor precarity are in fact insidious products of policy decisions, and together they are eroding the conditions that make genuine higher education possible.

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JULY 16, 2024

Campus Engagement Tip: Train Student Mentors to Assist At-Risk Learners Ashley Mowreader Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM A peer mentorship program at Saddleback College in California both helps students feel engaged at the university and provides early alerts to the institution.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 16, 2024

After years of austerity, the government’s plans imply another reduction in funding that public services simply cannot take The Resolution Foundation has estimated that Labour’s spending plans commit the party to around £18bn of annual budget cuts over the next parliament. As they stand, these would affect “unprotected” areas of government such as the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Justice, local councils and higher education – and a funding shortfall for a depleted NHS.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Bucks County commissioners voted to replace five members of the Board of Trustees at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, noting concerns about the college’s finances, the Bucks County Beacon reported. Four trustees weren’t reappointed and one resigned.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

In this blog post, Pooja and Ankita, SACHA alumni discuss co-creation and collaboration in course design. Pooja Suresh Kumar is pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Health. Ankita Chattopadhyay is a recent graduate with an MSc by Research (MScR) in Infection Medicine (Biomedical Sciences).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Data-Based Decisions Tip: Building a Data Community of Practice Ashley Mowreader Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM A short course at Portland State University empowers stakeholders to use data sources and consider equity in student success measures.

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Study Aborad Association

JULY 16, 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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University Business

JULY 16, 2024

America’s first higher-education institution for Native Americans opened over a century ago. But the college has recently struggled to stay afloat amid financial struggles. It now faces a grim choice: fight for what’s left or close the doors forever. Johnnie Diacon remembers his college days with nostalgia. “I’ve got so many Bacone stories to tell,” the Muscogee, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town and Deer Clan citizen said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 16, 2024

Imagining a Financial Aid Portal Elizabeth Redden Tue, 07/16/2024 - 09:30 AM Jim Jump considers the virtues of a financial aid portal to match students wanting more aid with the colleges that want them.

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University Business

JULY 16, 2024

In his search for a job, North Jersey resident and recent college graduate Colin Logsdon sometimes sends out up to a hundred applications a week. Logsdon, from Chatham, had done everything right up to this point. He went to Iona College and studied finance. He was a D1 cross country track and field athlete. And he went to New York University to further his education, this time on a fellowship.

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ISA Journal

JULY 16, 2024

One of the things I love about being abroad is saying “yes” to all kinds of adventures! You really get the sense that time is limited, so you want to make the most of it.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JULY 16, 2024

Greetings from the CRADLE Seminar "Assessment beyond the individual unit/module and AI". Associate Professor Jason Lodge is talking about how to see how students progress over time, rather than assessing in small packets of instruction.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 16, 2024

Building Tomorrow's Courses: The Evolution of Curriculum Design Models in Higher Education admin Wed, 07/17/2024 - 02:26 According to a survey on higher education trends, 75% of colleges and universities are presently reassessing their models for designing curricula to be on par with their competitors, and to better meet the expectations of today's students and industry standards.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JULY 16, 2024

Leveraging SEO to Boost Your Institution’s Marketing Efforts It’s 2024, and we’re long past the dawn of the digital age. We’re closer to high noon, where just about everyone is technologically literate — and empowered to access a universe of information with the tap of a fingertip. In the context of higher education, modern learners are a quick Google search away from answers to their most pressing questions.

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University Business

JULY 16, 2024

Academic burnout is a formidable challenge plaguing colleges and universities in the U.S. If left unaddressed, this issue could transform our institutions of higher education into “burnout shops” for faculty and students. The implications of such a transformation are far-reaching, affecting not only the state of education and the quality of our economy but also the health of our democratic institutions, which rely heavily on an educated society.

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University Business

JULY 16, 2024

One college Republican leader in Wisconsin wants elections to “stick to paper ballots.” A party chair at another college said the GOP’s reduced emphasis on abortion is a smart strategy. During a panel on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” recorded ahead of this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, party leaders at various Wisconsin universities shared optimism over where they see the party going.

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JULY 16, 2024

Two important developments targeting the Department of Education have the potential to significantly weaken the federal government’s sway over public education. One has already been set into motion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent overruling of a key precedent set in place 40 years ago that has significantly molded how the Department of Education functions today.

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