Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a 3% increase in enrollment in undergraduate programs this fall compared to similar early data from fall 2023.This is the second consecutive year of undergraduate growth and third straight year of growth for community colleges. Despite that overall undergraduate growth, NSCRC’s “Stay Informed” report for fall 2024 shows a decline in freshman enrollment.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A college essay isn’t just an abstract writing assignment. It’s a piece of writing that you undertake for a very specific purpose: to give college admissions officers the evidence they need in order to admit you to their school. In order to write the most compelling essay that you can, it is crucial to ask: what do college admissions look for in an essay?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The nation's largest gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students will convene next week in New Orleans. Scholars affiliated with the SREB-State Doctoral Program and seven other scholarship programs, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Scholars Program will gather at the 31st annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. This year, more than 1,000 are registered to attend the conference hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board’s Doctoral Scholars Program.

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Heather Young Mandujano , Cuyahoga Community College Rebecca Wiggins , Cuyahoga Community College Key Statement: Learn how to use game elements and strategies to build immersive, on-demand learning experiences that are as entertaining as they are effective. Keywords: Gamification, Immersion, Faculty Development Introduction The way we live and work has changed dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Anthony Williams has been appointed deputy superintendent and chief law enforcement officer of Indiana University Public Safety. Anthony Williams He served as a police lieutenant of operations at the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department. Williams, a graduate of the FBI National Academy, holds a bachelor’s degree in corporate recreation and wellness and an MBA from Northwest Missouri State University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble Liam Knox Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A new research brief makes the case that improving data collection on Career and Technical Education pathways (CTE) can help standardize goals and metrics, maximize employment, and minimize inequities for learners and workers who too often get left behind. The brief titled, “ Equity at the Center: How Federal Policymakers Can Support Diverse Student Populations in CTE Pathways Through High-Quality Data ,” was produced by Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Southeast Asia Resource

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, IT leaders discussed how they’re using generative artificial intelligence on their campuses. In the session “Navigating GenAI in Higher Education: The Power of Possible,” a panel of IT leaders explained how generative AI is being used on campus. The panel agreed that AI use should start with identifying use cases, not selecting the technology.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Johnson & Wales University has become the latest institution to gain approval to offer bachelor’s degrees that require significantly fewer than 120 credits—and the first to win that approval from the New England Commission of Higher Education.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Each year, the EDUCAUSE Top 10 report outlines the biggest trends, opportunities and challenges in higher ed IT, covering the higher education IT workforce, teaching and learning, and emerging technologies. Susan Grajek, vice president of partnerships, communities and research at EDUCAUSE, presented this year's list at the organization's annual conference in San Antonio.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The University of Southern California admitted applicants from wealthy families as walk-on athletes for years, often after their parents made donations of millions of dollars, though many never appeared on a team roster, a new Los Angeles Times investigation found.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 23, 2024

How to Use Technology to Meet Accreditation Standards Effortlessly in Higher Education editor Thu, 10/24/2024 - 00:22 Overview - Reimagining Accreditation Let's get into the actual difficulties surrounding accreditation. You Directors of Accreditation are well-versed in the process and are very much aware that accreditation is not a game. It's not enough to merely do the necessary compliance tasks, is it?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

U.S. Will Withdraw Controversial Outsourcing Guidance Katherine Knott Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The guidance, first issued in February 2023, was aimed at regulating online program managers—but higher ed groups warned of unintended consequences.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Over the past two years, 35% of college applicants self-reported using generative AI tools during the admissions process, helping them increase their number of submissions and apply to higher-quality schools, according to a recent survey from Acuity Insights, an admissions management service. While college and university leaders may be skeptical about college applicants using the likes of ChatGPT and Grammarly, the survey found that 63% of respondents were confused about the extent to which they

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Report: Finances, Lack of Trust Impact Student Re-Enrollment Ashley Mowreader Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Recent research finds students who have started college but didn’t complete a certificate or degree pointed to financial concerns as a barrier for re-enrollment, but they would be motivated to return for a higher salary.

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Higher Education Whisperer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Over the last eight years I have frequently written in blog posts, public presentations, media interviews and academic papers about the Australian National University's Techlauncher program. In Canberra next week you have the opportunity to hear from the students and see their work. Each team produces a poster, displayed at the ANU Computing Showcase.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cost of Living, Economy Top Issue for Student Voters Ashley Mowreader Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The average college student ranks cost of living and the economy as the most important factor in their voting decision this fall, finds recent survey data from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Embracing a “One School” Approach for a Better Student Experience Let’s draw a line in the sand. On one side, we have a university campus and its on-ground offerings. On the other side, we have the digital higher education space and the online programs that live within it. Traditionally, this line has been stark and rigid, with universities treating the two modalities as separate entities with dedicated teams, technology, systems, budgets, and strategies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Southeastern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association has fined the University of Texas at Austin $250,000 after its fans pelted their home field with detritus during a football game on Saturday,

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to university life. This semester, some of the most visible demonstrations have involved professors speaking up for the right to protest itself.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The partisan divide in the U.S. seems unbridgeable at times, and many issues in higher education are deeply dividing politicians. But with the 2024 election just days away, there’s a remarkable amount of alignment around the importance of workforce development and training and how to strengthen it.

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Parchment

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Graduation ceremonies have long been a cherished tradition, a milestone moment marking the transition from student to professional. But as the Class of 2025—the first truly digital-native generation—prepares to enter the workforce, graduation celebrations are evolving. No longer just about the physical cap and gown, today’s learners are expecting digital-first experiences that align with their tech-driven lives.

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ISA Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ream Elkawaga is an ISA Sevilla alumna and current ISA/TEAN Global Ambassador at Rutgers University. In this blog, she shares how she overcame the inevitable feeling of homesickness while abroad. Ream Elkawaga at Italica You’d think barely two weeks abroad won’t give you the chance to feel homesick, but surprisingly, you’d be wrong.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Andy Stapleton of Academia Insider provides a public service to consumers by exposing the social realities of graduate school education. These videos should serve as an antidote to the College Mania! that persists in our society and culture and make education consumers more conscious of their choices. Related links: How You Pick Your College Could Cost You Lots (Mark Salisbury) Is Your Private College Financially Healthy?

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Undergraduate enrollment is up slightly this fall, marking the second straight year of growth, the latest numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. But enrollment of first-year students fell by 5% compared to last fall, with the largest decreases occurring at public (-8.5%) and private (-6.5%) nonprofits. The downturn was exacerbated by a nearly 6% decline in the number of 18-year-old students enrolling upon high school graduation, according to the Clearinghouse’

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We desperately need a PBS Frontline updating of College Inc. This 2010 documentary by Martin Smith and Rain Media took us into the big business of US for-profit higher education. At the time, College Inc. made an important statement: that for-profit higher education had become a racket, funded by Wall Street investors, and that government oversight was necessary to rein in the worst abuses at schools like Corinthian Colleges and Ashford University.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It seems like a strange moment to degrade the job of college or university presidents by imposing a cloak of silence on them when leaders of corporations and other institutions are called upon to engage in public discourse. I created and run the nation’s first school for college and university presidents with roughly 100 participants a year for over ten years and find they value this part of their job, even if it is not easy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Democrats Launch Ad Campaign at 30 Colleges Katherine Knott Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The six-figure campaign includes fliers, posters and ads on buses and kiosks and is the latest signal that the party views college students as key to its success this fall.

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

College and university campuses have been bombarded with protests since last fall, plunging many leaders into difficult conversations surrounding free speech and safety. In an era of political polarization, higher education leaders everywhere have fortified civil dialogue initiatives on campus ahead of another hotly debated event: the U.S. presidential election. “This conversation about how we support discourse has been something that we’ve been talking about since last fall,”

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University Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

University administrators across the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief when a set of higher ed reporting requirements—probably the most complicated colleges have seen in a decade— were recently delayed to January 2025. The reprieve in these Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) regulations is temporary, however, and the most prescient higher education administrators recognize that the compliance landscape is shifting permanently: Colleges and universities need

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