Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Growing up in South Florida, Jhaneil Thompson remembers playing school with her four sisters as a youngster. “They always chose me to be the teacher,” said Thompson, who was born in St. James, Jamaica. “I just began loving teaching from there, even if I had imaginary students.” Jhaneil Thompson After graduating from high school, Thompson enrolled in a community college and when it was time for her to continue her education at a four-year-institution, it was Florida A&M University (FAMU) that

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The botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid led to major changes in the size and makeup of private colleges’ incoming classes this fall, according to a

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. That’s according to the results released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). Nearly half (49%) of respondents reported that their fall 2024 class was “more difficult to fill” due to the FAFSA delays.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Florida Officials Fume Over Sluggish Accreditation Changes Josh Moody Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida’s Board of Governors alleges the Education Department is delaying the University of North Florida’s accreditor switch, which experts note is a lengthy process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr., a pioneering educator who served for more than a decade as provost of his alma mater, Morehouse College, and later acting president, died last week at the age of 80. Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr. Born in in Macon, Georgia, Sheftall became known as an economist with a particular interest in the economics of higher education, local public finance, and U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Recent Storms Stir Climate Anxiety Among College Students kathryn.palmer… Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s belief that climate change is a hoax, most young people are worried about the future of the environment. In light of that, colleges are nurturing mental resilience.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Gunshots rang out on the Alabama campus of Tuskegee University over the weekend, leaving one man dead and at least 16 other people injured. The incident took place during homecoming weekend. La'Tavion Johnson, of Troy, Alabama, who was not a student at the historically Black university, was killed. Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, was arrested. The university cancelled classes on Monday and Tuesday and university officials said that Tuskegee President Dr.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

College closures steamed through 2024 , and more institutions may find themselves in the crosshairs next year as declining numbers of K12 students trickle into higher ed. However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm. “We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016. “We knew that we needed a diff

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Gallaudet University Leads Deaf Student Civic Engagement Work Ashley Mowreader Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The SignVote program at Gallaudet University seeks to equip Deaf college students and other community members with voting education and support.

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Knowledge Avatars College

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Sports Academy Hosts Innovative Summit to Empower Future Leaders Emiliano De La… Mon, 11/11/2024 - 13:42 On November 8, 2024, Bridgeport, CT, became a hub of innovation and learning as the Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Sports Academy held its pioneering Sports and Education Summit. This event, aimed at empowering the next generation of leaders, attracted over 150 high school students for a day dedicated to exploration, empowerment, and enrichment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Colleges Must Recommit to Serving Those Who Served Melissa Ezarik Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM While they are highly motivated, disciplined and capable, veterans are often unlike traditional undergraduates in many ways, and supporting this population requires a holistic approach, writes Meg M. O’Grady of National University. Byline(s) Meg M.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is proud to announce its inclusion in the newly released Detroit edition of the classic board game Monopoly. The official launch of the game took place on Friday, November 8, and CCS now occupies a coveted spot on the iconic board. This inclusion highlights CCS’s role in the cultural and creative landscape of Detroit, alongside other iconic locations and hotspots across the city.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A Trans Admission Advantage? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The government is making welcome moves to overhaul a sector in financial turmoil, but institutions face tough choices Philip Augar chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and funding One of Britain’s most globally successful industries is under financial pressure. More than a third of higher education institutions are running at a loss, a handful are at risk of government bailout and some have had to shed staff and courses.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It breaks my heart when the costs of college-level textbooks are labeled as “junk fees.” Or, when people complain that today’s textbooks are “overstuffed, chopped-up monstrosities” that are boring and do little to advance student learning. Yet all this angst over textbooks misses these crucial facts: Textbooks provide a carefully curated body of knowledge.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

New class is latest to explore a pop icon’s impact, with other universities offering courses on Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga Students at Yale University are getting the chance to take a class entirely devoted to Beyoncé , school officials have announced. The class – titled Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music – will be taught by African American studies and music professor Daphne Brooks beginning in the upcoming spring semester.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The US Department of Education (ED) has placed a number of religious colleges and universities under Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM). For a complete list of institutions under HCM, and a brief explanation of each institution's status, go to the US Department of Education website. According to ED, "Heightened Cash Monitoring is a step that Federal Student Aid (FSA) can take with institutions to provide additional oversight for a number of financial or federal compliance issues, some of which may

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Biden administration appears set to release new guidance on third-party contractors in higher ed, just a few months before leaving office. The move would supersede a 2011 Dear Colleague letter that has governed federal oversight of companies that offer a package of services such as marketing, recruitment, course materials and curriculum development.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In California, about 87,000 undocumented students are pursuing higher ed. Increasingly, they do not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which provides protection from deportation and a work permit. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “carry out the largest deportation operation in [U.S.] history.” After the presidential election earlier this week, the leaders of California’s public colleges and universities issued a joint statement of support for those studen

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

ED, USDA Partner to Boost Access to Food Benefits Program jessica.blake@… Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education and Agriculture Departments’ plan to improve students’ access to food benefits is long overdue, experts say. But there are concerns the Trump administration could scrap the deal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

An official who oversees Greek life at the University of Oregon was put on leave last week for posting an expletive-filled video of himself lambasting supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, according to KDRV NewsWatch12.

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