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A2MEND, University of La Verne Partner to Empower African American Male Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of La Verne is joining the African American Male Education Network & Development Organization (A2MEND) in a partnership aimed at fostering educational opportunities and supporting the academic journey of its students and members. Dr. Pardis Mahdavi For this alliance officials deemed transformative, the university plans to extend its educational offerings to A2MEND students, advisors, and mentors through the introduction of the Partnership Award.

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Did an N.C. State Building Sicken Scores of Occupants?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Did an N.C. State Building Sicken Scores of Occupants? Ryan Quinn Fri, 02/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Some current and former employees say they fear probable carcinogens in a campus building may have harmed them and students. They’re criticizing the university’s response.

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Report: Growing Number of College Grads Earn Less Than the Typical High School Graduate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While most colleges are producing graduates who go on to earn incomes higher than your typical high school graduate, a sizable portion of them are not, according to a new report from the HEA Group. Michael Itzkowitz “We know the number one reason why students attend college is for greater employability and to obtain a financially secure future,” said report author Michael Itzkowitz, founder and president of the HEA Group.

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Whom Would Jesus Cancel?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Whom Would Jesus Cancel? Elizabeth Redden Fri, 02/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Alex Small offers a Catholic defense of academic freedom in the wake of a Catholic University of America lecturer’s firing.

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Brown at 70: Celebrating the Past, Shaping the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education In the tapestry of American history, the threads of courage and resilience are woven by extraordinary individuals. This article features three such individuals: Joan Anderson, Cheryl Brown Henderson, and John Stokes. Each person has a unique story to tell about their experiences with segregation and their fight for educational justice.

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Anti-DEI Legislation Moves Forward in Alabama

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at certain public institutions in Alabama—including colleges and universities—passed a state Senate committee on Wednesday, according to Alabama Political Reporter.

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Annual Black, Brown, College Bound Summit Commences March 6

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is set to speak during the 17th Annual National Black, Brown and College Bound (BBCB) Summit, according to organizers. The summit, convening March 6-9 at the Tampa (Florida) Convention Center was founded by Hillsborough Community College and has emerged as one of the most preeminent national voices to address issues facing Black and Latino males enrolling in and completing college.

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SURI DUITCH

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Suri Duitch Suri Duitch has been appointed interim president of Kingsborough Community College in New York. Duitch holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Columbia College, Columbia University, an MSW from Hunter College/CUNY, and a Ph.D. in urban education from CUNY Graduate Center.

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Despite hype, short-term certificates & skill-based hiring are underperforming

University Business

Skills-based hiring and the short-term certificates touted to help students gain industry experience and professionalism have gained a lot of momentum at the start of the new decade. However, higher education leaders worried about the relevance of the college degree in the coming decade can relax: a pair of reports suggest that degree earners still hold a considerable advantage in the application pool and are guaranteed to fare better a decade removed from school.

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CURTIS REYNOLDS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curtis Reynolds Curtis Reynolds has been named vice president of business and finance and chief financial officer at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Reynolds holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as an MBA from the University of Alabama.

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Alumni Precious Hannah-King (’12 PD), Ashley Comeaux (’10 PD) and Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson (’07 PD) featured in Teen Vogue article about Black Women who are Constructing a Diverse Future in Sneaker Design

College for Creative Study

The post Alumni Precious Hannah-King (’12 PD), Ashley Comeaux (’10 PD) and Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson (’07 PD) featured in Teen Vogue article about Black Women who are Constructing a Diverse Future in Sneaker Design appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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We Ask ChatGPT: How Do You Think Residence Hall Design Will Change 100 Years From Now?

Roompact

What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end.

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The Brain-Body Problem and False Work-Play Dichotomy

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Brain-Body Problem and False Work-Play Dichotomy Sarah Bray Fri, 02/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Creative writing classes are often Islands of Misfit Toys, but students today seem just plain broken, says Rachel Toor, who tried something new to help mend them.

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Penn State Faculty Senate requests budget details amid potential branch campus cuts - Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ray Schroeder

Penn State’s Faculty Senate has requested details about the university’s budgeting process and methods as potential cuts at the university’s commonwealth campuses loom. The senate has also “humbly offered” several “creative ideas” that could improve the university’s financial situation — which could include tabling the current capital proposal for the school’s $700 million football stadium renovation and asking Gov.

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3 More Universities Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $132 Million

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Dartmouth College and Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities have become the latest institutions to settle a financial aid antitrust lawsuit that accused 17 institutions of illegally colluding for decades to limit student financial aid packages. Dartmouth will pay $33.75 million, Northwestern $43.5 million, and Vanderbilt $55 million.

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President moves: New hires abound, 1 retires following a 20-year stint

University Business

A spate of new hires breathes fresh life into higher education as the thick of winter slowly dissipates. One presidential heavyweight steps into her mother’s alma mater. And while a 20-year presidential tenure is one to celebrate in retirement, one particular decade-old stint is souring following proposed academic cuts. Hired CUNY Hunter College President Nancy Cantor (Source: The City University of New York) Nancy Cantor – CUNY Hunter College CUNY Hunter College just gained a higher

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A Blueprint for Improving Campus Dialogue and Belonging

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Blueprint for Improving Campus Dialogue and Belonging Melissa Ezarik Fri, 02/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Administrators focused on supporting meaningful engagement across lines of difference should consider 10 principles to bring about change, writes Caroline Mehl of the Constructive Dialogue Institute.

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Online Course Provider 2U Faces Doubts It Can Continue - Lauren Coffey, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

Financially struggling 2U, one of the largest online course providers, has warned of “substantial doubt” it can continue in business, creating uncertainty for the hundreds of colleges and universities that use its services. The warning, in a quarterly filing on Monday, added more tumult to the already-uncertain landscape for online program management firms, or OPMs.

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3 More Universities Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $132.5 Million

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Dartmouth College and Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities have become the latest institutions to settle a financial aid antitrust lawsuit that accused 17 institutions of illegally colluding to limit student financial aid packages. Dartmouth will pay $33.75 million, Northwestern $43.5 million, and Vanderbilt $55 million.

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Detroit Month of Design Open Call

College for Creative Study

Join Design Core Detroit for the 2024 Detroit Month of Design , September 1 -30, 2024. Open Call for Detroit Month of Design is now live and the theme for 2024 is Creative Currents. Detroit Month of Design is a citywide collaboration of creativity that gathers designers, consumers, residents and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital.

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Eastern Gateway Community College Halts Registration

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Board of Trustees at Eastern Gateway Community College in Ohio announced Wednesday that registration and enrollment will be paused for terms beyond the current spring semester due to ongoing financial struggles, according to Ideastream Public Media

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[PODCAST] The Impact of Payments Compliance on Higher Education

University Business

Register now for the live airing Date & Time: Tuesday, March 19 at 12 pm ET Payments compliance in higher education is a complex issue that – if ignored – can threaten the financial stability of colleges and universities. As payments technology and payment methods evolve, the payments industry regularly updates operational standards and regulations to help protect payers and merchants from security risks and fraud.

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3 More Universities Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $132.5 Million

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Dartmouth College and Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities have become the latest institutions to settle a financial aid antitrust lawsuit that accused 17 institutions of illegally colluding to limit student financial aid packages. Dartmouth will pay $33.75 million, Northwestern $43.5 million, and Vanderbilt $55 million.

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Faces of PUC: Anna Maria Ramos Marin

PUC

Who knew a conversation over Starbucks would be one of the reasons a high school student would choose to attend PUC? Anna Maria Ramos Marin was a sophomore at her high school in Oregon when a PUC academic advisor asked her to meet over Starbucks to discuss the college.

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University of Michigan solidifies test optional policy as other schools revive mandate

University Business

The University of Michigan said Thursday it has formalized how it will handle test scores during the admissions process with a test optional policy after a similar policy begun during the pandemic led to a more diverse campus. UM’s move comes as the Ann Arbor university has worked to diversify its campus after Michigan voters in 2006 banned the consideration of race in college admissions and government hiring.

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7 Keywords to Include When Finding and Applying for Scholarships

Study and Go Abroad

Popular terms you’ll want to explore when applying for awards, scholarships, and bursaries. There are many scholarships out there , and nearly as many scholarship administrators. Sometimes it feels like they’re all looking for something different! Knowing what to include in your application so you stand out is key. Why keywords? Applying for a scholarship is like applying for a job.

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More than half of college graduates are working in jobs that don’t require degrees

University Business

More than half of Americans who earned college diplomas find themselves working in jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree or utilize the skills acquired in obtaining one. What’s worse, they can get stuck there for the entirety of their careers. If a graduate’s first job is in a low-paying field or out-of-line with a worker’s interests, it could pigeonhole them into an undesirable role or industry that’s hard to escape, according to a new study from The

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Charlotte Benton obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

Co-creator of an Open University course that had a profound effect on the study of design history in Britain Charlotte Benton, who has died of a heart attack aged 80, was one of a handful of pioneers who helped shape design history as a discrete discipline in the 1970s and 80s, initially in collaboration with her husband, Tim. From 1972 the Bentons worked together on the first art history course for the recently founded Open University.

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The Green Campus: Practical Facilities Improvement Strategies 

University Business

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, April 2 at 2 pm ET Aging buildings and systems, deferred maintenance, and obsolete energy infrastructures are common challenges in higher ed, while rising energy costs and demand for greener operations are putting pressure on college and university leaders to improve energy efficiency, adopt renewable energy sources, and reduce carbon emissions.

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Phillip Williams obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

My father, Phillip Williams, who has died aged 97, was one of the first educational psychologists, guided by a strong belief in equal opportunity. Phill joined the education department at the University of Wales (Swansea) in the 1960s, and moved in the early 70s to the Open University, where he became dean of education. He took a sabbatical year in 1974, visiting India, Iran and Columbia for the British Council, mainly giving talks on the development of the Open University, and was then part of

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In first board meeting as president, Ohio State’s Ted Carter addresses Buckeye ‘passion’

University Business

Ohio State President Ted Carter attended 58 public engagements across campus, Ohio and the country in January alone. Carter touted the State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) study , a statewide look into the root causes of mental illness and addiction. Highlighting the groundbreaking of the Multispecies Animal Learning Center at OSU’s Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory, Carter noted that, like his last home in Nebraska where he was president of that state̵

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The Role of Humility in Health Care: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute: Barret Michalec, associate professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University, explains why humility could be key to the future of health care.

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IELTS vs TOEFL: What’s the Difference?

Study and Go Abroad

There are similarities and differences in these English language tests. Which is right for you? If you’d like to study in Canada as an international student, and you don’t come from a predominantly English-speaking country, chances are you’ll have to write an English language proficiency test. Two of the most popular around the world are IELTS and TOEFL.

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Mississippi University for Women’s Rebrand Redux Rejected, Paused

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Mississippi University for Women’s Rebrand Redux Rejected, Paused jessica.

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PEN America Calls on Catholic U to Reverse Firing of Lecturer

Confessions of a Community College Dean

PEN America, a free speech advocacy organization, is calling on Catholic University of America to reverse its decision to fire a lecturer after a guest speaker discussed abortion in her class.

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