Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In an effort to provide support for its student parents at all 23 of its campuses, the California State University (CSU) launched its first university-wide initiative focused on this demographic. “Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative”, once fully implemented, will have the goal of reducing the ‘stop out’ rate – students who leave college without graduating with a degree or credential – primarily due to the demands of trying to be both a student and a parent.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

How DEI Initiatives on Islamophobia Fall Short Elizabeth Redden Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Nadia Ahmad suggests steps institutions can take to create better anti-Islamophobia initiatives.

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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The post Alumna Lynn Simoncini ’87 GC works on Ford’s latest accessory: A special seat belt for breast cancer patients appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

How U.S. Plans to Recognize Colleges for Student Success jessica.blake@… Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department has selected 200 colleges eligible for recognition of their efforts to boost degree completion. But some experts question how it chose the institutions.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In education, staying still is equivalent to moving backwards. Our world is changing far too quickly, and the traditional educational models just aren’t always sufficient in preparing students for the challenges they’ll face after graduation. With 25 years in public education in a variety of roles, I’ve seen the frustration of students who complete high school unsure if college is the right fit—or even if they’re ready to enter the workforce.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A pro-Palestinian group said Cornell University has banned four students from campus for three years for participating in the successful Sept. 18 disruption and shutdown of a university-hosted career fair that included weapons manufacturers.

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CAPD

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00pm ET Sheraton Commander Hotel – 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 ( map ) The Engineering Career Fair Collaborative connects companies in innovative fields including robotics, energy, medical devices, transportation, and design with undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni at one of six New England-based engineering programs.

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PUC

OCTOBER 18, 2024

From Covington, Wash., is PUC’s Student Association Executive Vice President Justin Taina. Even as a busy junior biology major, he was motivated to run for SA to help make campus-life improvements and support the student body by managing the student senate. With all the social opportunities on campus, Justin hopes to increase student involvement and give them the best events and culture at PUC.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

New Global Alliance to ‘Raise Profile’ of Humanities sara.custer@in… Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Institutions on six continents plan to fight back against the creeping denigration of the social sciences.

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CAPD

OCTOBER 18, 2024

MIT’s annual in-person Fall Career Fair took place this year on Friday, September 20. More than 4,400 talented students, postdocs and alumni from MIT and Harvard were able to connect with more than 180 diverse employers! It was wonderful to witness so many students, alumni, and postdocs engaging with top companies and exploring exciting career opportunities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Many young voters in Wisconsin have received texts that said they could face hefty fines and jail time for voting in a state where they are “not eligible” to do so, the Associated Press reported.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hired Wendy Hensel – University of Hawaii Wendy Hensel, University of Hawaii Wendy Hensel has been appointed as the next president of the University of Hawaii system, the state’s sole higher education provider. Hawaii boasts a 50,000 student body across seven community colleges, two regional universities and an R1 research university—the breadth of which Hensel is accustomed to.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

‘Bowling Alone’ (The Movie) mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM New on Netflix: Scott McLemee reviews a documentary about the life and work of Robert D. Putnam.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

To be at the top of the green colleges list for the ninth consecutive year, it takes steps such as offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees in human ecology—exclusively—and striving to become fossil-fuel free. That greenest of institutions, according to the Princeton Review, is the College of the Atlantic in Maine. The College of the Atlantic has long-established green credentials: In 2007, it became the first college to achieve carbon-neutrality in the U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Avoiding AI Snake Oil johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Two new books offer cautionary tales about the past and present of AI in education.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Manufacturing and higher education, two industries that are core to America’s historic prosperity, face growing existential threats. One space where the two collide is in the small towns and cities comprising rural America. In these communities scattered across the nation, we find relics of the past and possibly the key to their future: small liberal arts colleges struggling to enroll enough students, and small to medium-sized manufacturers desperate for talent that will allow them to grow and i

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Study: Racial Discrimination Against Med Students Diminishes Professional Development kathryn.

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University Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The sewer systems at two Los Angeles community colleges are about to fail — “catastrophically.” Nearby, in Torrance, a community college shut down multiple buildings, some for weeks at a time, because the heating and cooling system is so old it broke. Seismic engineers delivered a dire prediction to a Sacramento community college last year: a central building on campus might collapse.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

All public universities in the state join growing ‘direct admission’ program that aims to reduce application anxiety Texas universities have joined a number of other colleges and universities across 35 states in participating in a program, revolutionizing the normally tedious college application process by allowing students to determine if they will get accepted to a school before even applying.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Check back here all week long for new articles and videos from the conference in San Antonio.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Hits Milestone: Loans Forgiven for 1 Million Public Servants Katherine Knott Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Before Biden took office, just 7,000 borrowers had received forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In a significant milestone for public service workers, President Joe Biden recently announced an additional $4.5 billion in student debt cancellation for over 60,000 borrowers under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This latest relief brings the total number of public service workers who have had their student loans forgiven under the Biden-Harris administration to over 1 million.

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