Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Change is coming in the field of medicine along the Gulf Coast. Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).

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Robert Kelchen

APRIL 29, 2024

I have spent most of the last year digging into the topic of heightened cash monitoring (HCM), perhaps the federal government’s most important tool in its higher education accountability toolbox at this time. HCM places colleges’ federal financial aid disbursements under additional scrutiny in order to protect taxpayer dollars. There are two levels of scrutiny: HCM1 requires additional oversight, while the more severe HCM2 requires colleges to pay out money to students before being reimbursed by

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

School: University of Mississippi Year: Senior Major: Legal Studies Outdoor track & field season brought University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) sprinter Olivia Womack to the realization that every moment counts. The 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar is bound for law school in the fall. So, these will be her final meets. She expects to attend the University of Mississippi School of Law, because she is impressed with the social justice mission of its legal clinics.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM The new FAFSA formula undermines the longtime goal of creating a better, fairer federal student aid process, Diane Auer Jones and Jim Blew write.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

A report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) suggests that diversity gains made at the most selective colleges and universities — even with race-conscious affirmative action — have been marginal. Dr. Jeff Strohl “A small number of selective colleges are launchpads to positions of influence, but these institutions remain highly segregated by race/ethnicity and class,” said Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Divest? Call the Cops? Presidents Grapple With How to Respond Josh Moody Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Some leaders have directly engaged protestors as encampments crop up on campus. Others have sent in the police, leading to violent arrests and sharp criticism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Dr. Terence Hicks has won the Virginia Social Science Association Scholar Award, which recognizes outstanding scholars within the social science discipline. Dr. Terence Hicks “I am delighted and thankful to have been honored for this prestigious social science award ,” said Hicks, who received the award during the association’s 97th annual conference April 20.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel. Dr. Minouche Shafik “Regretfully, we were not able to come to an agreement,” wrote Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik in a letter to fellow members of the Columbia community.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

BY: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition It was August 1992 in Austin, Texas, when I first walked into a U.S. public school. I still remember how scared and nervous I was. I didn’t speak a word of English. I recall people speaking and asking me questions Continue Reading The post Multilingualism, my Superpower!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Kimberly Shiner Kimberly Shiner has been named interim vice president for university advancement at Cal State University, Fullerton. She served as vice president for college advancement and communications at Pitzer College in Claremont. Shine holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in public administration from California State University, Northridge.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

All 57 University of Texas at Austin students who were arrested for trespassing during a pro-Palestinian protest on campus Wednesday have had their charges dropped by the county attorney’s office, the Austin American-S

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Alabama A&M University is reportedly planning to make an offer to purchase the shuttering Birmingham-Southern College campus, which would become Alabama A&M University at Birmingham. Keith D. Thompson Shannon Reeves, vice president of governmental affairs and external relations at Alabama A&M, said the Huntsville-based historically Black university is conducting due diligence to prepare to extend an offer for the defunct private, liberal arts college, expected to close May 31.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Students today bring a lot with them when they attend college, including multiple devices. They also bring elevated expectations for the digital experience, both on campus and off. If they hope to deliver the experience demanded by their staff and students, colleges and universities must constantly revisit their IT investments. A regular assessment of the tech landscape will help to determine where new devices are needed, how to manage existing devices, and when it’s best to move on from equipme

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

The National Education Association has released four new reports that show educator salaries have continued to lag behind inflation over the past decade. The association found that the lag — despite recent efforts to mitigate inflation effects — has limited the ability to attract and retain quality educators amid personnel shortages and low morale, according to its reports exampling educator pay and school funding from pre-K through college.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

The University of Saint Katherine in California is filing for bankruptcy and closing by the end of the spring semester next month, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported last week. The private, nonprofit Christian institution was founded in 2010.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

The 15th Annual Education Justice Lecture is set for June 5 as part of the Education Law Center’s annual fundraiser. Valerie Strauss “The Education Beat: Journalism, Education Equity, and How to Get the Education Message Across” will be held virtually, via Zoom, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. The event will feature remarks from former Washington Post editor Valerie Strauss and a response panel including NJ Spotlight News education writer John Mooney and Rally Principal Ashley Burns.

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Roompact

APRIL 29, 2024

Have you ever asked yourself that question? If not, do it now…like for real pull up a mirror and ask that question. Or better yet, ask one of your staff members the question. If you are afraid of the answer, there might be a good reason why. I can’t imagine you were expecting to read.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Lois Brooks has served in senior leadership positions at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 2018, after eight years as CIO at Oregon State and 25 years at Stanford. In her role at UW–Madison, she supports UW IT Connects, an effort to build community and provide professional growth opportunities across the university’s distributed IT staff. EDTECH: What is the history of UW IT Connects?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Students Needing Career Advice Turn to Faculty Ashley Mowreader Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:00 AM A new survey from the National Association for Colleges and Employers finds professors are often asked to support students in their career choices, but not all faculty are ready to give that advice.

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CIP

APRIL 29, 2024

CIP is for neurodiverse young adults 18-26 years old seeking to unlock their full potential and to take their rightful place as citizens of the world.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Realizing Resilience as a Graduate Student Sarah Bray Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Doing so leads to successful transitions throughout their career, as well as helps them cope more effectively with life in general, writes Rhonda Sutton.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Less intelligent. Less capable. Less likely to succeed. These are just some of the harmful stereotypes commonly associated with students who choose to enroll in a community college. Despite those enrolled comprising over 8.9 million undergraduate students and 1.6 million public high school students, the stigma surrounding community college stubbornly remains.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Columbia University administrators said late Friday that they had barred a leader of pro-Palestinian protests from the campus after a

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2024

The mental health challenges students face are largely derived from the stress they endure relating to academics and isolation. A webinar hosted by TimelyCare last week aimed to tackle some of the main barriers keeping higher education leaders from servicing students in the ways they need most. Cynthia Hernandez, vice president of Student Success at Texas State University, and Emily Stone, dean of Counseling and Student Success Programs at Diablo Valley College (Calif.), joined Melissa Ezarik, a

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Chicago Art School Deploys Machine Learning in Admissions Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM After winning a $50,000 grant, the university is deploying the technology to gauge which students are most likely to accept its offers.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Update about federal student loan servicing The U.S. Department of Education, including its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), is constantly working to improve the student loan borrower experience. FSA has worked tirelessly to give borrowers the information and support they need to take advantage of all of the benefits of the student loan repayment Continue Reading The post Update for MOHELA student loan borrowers appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 29, 2024

So, do certificates have any value? Yes, but how much value they have depends on your prospective employer's perspective. A certificate says you completed some course of study successfully. That might be something of value to you, as well. You can set a goal to learn a topic, and if you get a credential, you can be fairly confident you achieved some learning.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Academic Success Tip: Weekly Skill Building for Students Ashley Mowreader Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Montclair State University launched a campaign this spring to increase academic engagement through students’ personal skill development inside the classroom and across campus departments.

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Clark Nesxen

APRIL 29, 2024

Completed in 2022, Blue Ridge Community College’s Patton Building features an appealing, complex façade designed using computational tools to overcome the pandemic’s rapid price escalation without sacrificing design quality. Computational design does more than create cool design elements – it changes how we approach problems, enabling us to find creative solutions for our clients in the most efficient way possible.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 29, 2024

The New School is expected to breakeven by the time the 2024 fiscal year ends on June 30, despite a projected $57 million budget deficit. The university’s short-term and long-term financial stabilization plans to address the deficit were endorsed by the Board of Trustees in December, university spokesperson Merrie Snead told the New School Free Press in an email.

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Over the past 40 years, only 30% of the California Community Colleges faculty have been hired as full-time employees , while the remaining 70% have been hired as part-time (adjunct) employees who teach the majority of the system’s courses. Nonetheless, part-time faculty do not have job security , often teach at several different colleges, struggle to earn a living wage, are generally not paid for office hours, and are not compensated equally for the same work as their full-time counterparts.

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CAPD

APRIL 29, 2024

During Campus Preview Weekend 2024’s Parent Programming, members of the CAPD staff shared information with parents and supporters. View the recording and access the presentation here. See our FAQ section below for questions we have received from parents and supporters. You may have additional questions that are best answered by our partner offices on campus: Office of the First Year (OFY) : first-year advising & academics, orientation, FPOPs, and/or MIT’s First-Gen Low-Income Pro

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Wells College, a private college in Aurora since 1868, has announced it will close its doors at the end of the current semester. The college is citing financial difficulties and declining enrollment as reasons the college cannot stay afloat. According to U.S. News and World Report, Wells College had a total undergraduate enrollment of 342 in fall 2022.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Shaomin Li, eminent scholar and professor of international business and chair of the department of management at Old Dominion University, examines why users are so concerned about China and TikTok.

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College for Creative Study

APRIL 29, 2024

The post Art is Everywhere: CCS’s ties to the 2024 NFL Draft Detroit appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2024

A university in Portland, Oregon will “pause” accepting donations from Boeing after students called on the school to cut ties with the manufacturer amid the war in Gaza. In addition to setting up an encampment on campus, students also addressed a letter to Ann Cudd, the president of Portland State University (PSU), demanding the university cut ties with Boeing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

The American Association of University Professors has released a statement condemning, in part, the “militarized” response to peaceful protests and free speech. Dr. Irene Mulvey “The AAUP and its chapters defend the right to free speech and peaceful protest on university campuses, condemn the militarized response by institutional leaders to these activities, and vehemently oppose the politically motivated assault on higher education,” read the April 29 statement.

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