Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to support the United Negro College Fund’s capital campaign. The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. United Negro College Fund Inc. UNCF announced that it is undertaking a $1 billion capital campaign that includes five components: student scholarships; unrestricted funds to enhance the endowments for

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Administrator's Suicide Leaves Campus Reeling with 'Despair' and 'Disappointment' Sara Weissman Fri, 01/12/2024 - 04:23 PM The fallout at Lincoln University of Missouri prompted calls for the president's firing and raised questions about the treatment of Black women in academe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lincoln University President Dr. John B. Moseley has been placed on paid leave voluntarily while personnel and mental health concerns are externally reviewed following the Jan. 8 suicide of Lincoln vice president Dr. Antionette "Bonnie" Candia-Bailey. Dr. John B. Moseley Tyler Beck/KOMU Moseley's professional relationship with Candia-Bailey, according to sources, was poor.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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A Script in Grief Sarah Bray Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM When yet another email or text request feels insurmountable, it can help to have something to fall back on, writes Natalia Molina.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

A number of former NCAA athletes and coaches rallied against allowing transgender athletes into women’s sports at the annual convention held in Phoenix. Riley Gaines Megan Mendoza/The Arizona Republic During the “Our Bodies, Our Sports: We Won't Back Down Rally,” the few dozen demonstrators – the former athletes and coaches made up most of them – protested and spoke out against the practice, later marching from the Phoenix City Hall to the Phoenix Convention Center to oppose the NCAA.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Gaming the Student Visa System Liam Knox Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM As international recruitment markets shift to South Asia, some colleges are swamped with fake applications and last-minute transfers. Is the system too easy to exploit?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

The American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training is honoring educator and psychiatrist Dr. Iverson Bell Jr., former professor of psychiatry and residency training director at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for his longstanding work with an award in his name. Dr. Iverson Bell Jr. University of Tennessee Health Science Center The Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

Julie Heath Julie Heath has been named executive director of the Indiana University Innovates Hub. Heath holds a bachelor’s degree in studio art and economics from the University of California, Davis, and an MFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

When Presidents Plagiarize Josh Moody Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Politically motivated plagiarism claims prompted Harvard’s Claudine Gay to resign. Her decision to step down largely follows the trend of other, similar cases.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

Improving the nation’s overall AI literacy starts with developing interdisciplinary programs with nontraditional learners in mind and developing hands-on lab opportunities to facilitate a new wave of digital education. Funding for these and other higher education AI literacy initiatives is included in the bipartisan “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023” recently drafted in Congress. “The AI Literacy Act is an important example of Congress adapting to labor marke

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The United Negro College Fund, which represents private historically Black colleges and universities, received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., a foundation focused on religion, education and community development. The gift is the largest unrestricted private grant in UNCF’s history, according to a press release from the organization.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

The fresh start of a new year means many different things to people. For some, it’s about entering with open arms and a level head. Leadership at Harvard University will get to test their equanimity after a headline-worthy shakeup that shot one of the world’s most prominent institutions of higher education into the defensive on the first days of 2024.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Is Doctoral Education in the U.K. in Trouble? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM While overseas students still flock to the U.K. for Ph.D.s, concerns are growing over weakening domestic demand.

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Terminalfour

JANUARY 12, 2024

As we jump into 2024, we shine a spotlight on the higher education digital conferences you don't want to miss this year and the key topics and trends that will impact the sector.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 12, 2024

A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association lists economic and workforce development as a top priority among higher education leaders for the second year in a rowThe report, released Thursday, is based on the results of a survey conducted in November asking state higher ed leaders to rate the importance of 25 policy issues going into 2024.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

A new report from College and University Professional Association for Human Resources released Thursday finds a lack of “meaningful progress” when it comes to pay equity for women and people of color in higher education, who continue to lag behind their white and male peers. The report is based on data collected from CUPA-HR surveys from 2017 to 2023.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 12, 2024

George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with them when it abruptly switched to online-only classes at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A district judge in Washington, D.C., approved the settlement Wednesday. The four student plaintiffs will receive $10,000 each, and the remainder of the settlement fund will be distributed as a tuition refund of about $193 for each student who attended online classes

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Colleges and universities would have to report annually the number of civil rights complaints they receive and how they addressed them under a new Senate bill introduced Thursday.

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CU Work-Life Balance

JANUARY 12, 2024

The University of Colorado offers both long- and short-term disability coverage through The Standard. While faculty and university staff are automatically enrolled in long-term disability at no cost to them, short-term disability coverage is optional for most. Classified staff are automatically enrolled in short-term disability at no cost to them. As a result of the university’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) plan , the coverage rates for the short-term disability have decreased

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Durant Frantzen, department chair and professor of criminology and criminal justice at Texas A&M University at San Antonio, has some suggestions for helping victims of domestic violence.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 12, 2024

Looking for a thrilling, unique adventure as a college student? Try going down under! AIFS Abroad offers study and intern abroad programs in two cities in Australia on opposite sides of the continent, but both are bonzer (that’s Aussie slang for “excellent”) for students and professionals. Here’s why Perth and Sydney are our favorite cities if you want to study or intern abroad in Australia.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Biden Administration Rolls Out Early Debt Cancellation Pathway for Some Borrowers Katherine Knott Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:59 PM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

In Texas, money is flowing for short-term credentials. The state’s new funding formula, signed by the governor in June, is allocating dollars to community colleges in part based on how many credentials of value they award. It would appear that there is no better time to invest in alternative credentials. Interest rates on student loans are the highest they’ve been in a decade.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

Biden Administration Rolls Out Early Debt Cancellation Pathway For Some Borrowers Katherine Knott Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:59 PM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, announced in a post Wednesday that the University of Illinois rescinded disciplinary action against Juan David Campolargo, a student the platform legally defended after he was reportedly threatened with being kicked out of campus housing for a post he made about free food at a closed university gathering—marking another chapter in Musk’s pushback against universities and his self-proclaimed role as a free speech absolutist.

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Roompact

JANUARY 12, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Ashtyn Davis, University of Oklahoma The future of the Resident Director (RD) role surfaces periodically in residence life and housing conversations. It emerges in the wake of societal shifts, economic ripples, and.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

St. Joseph’s University finalized a merger agreement Friday with the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, making the college a Lancaster County-location of the Philadelphia-based university. The university first announced plans to merge with the college in January 2023 , following its acquisition of the former University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in June 2022.

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College for Creative Study

JANUARY 12, 2024

The post Alumnus Fernando Del Rosario (’96 GD) Featured for Real Heroes Collection appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

Though the phraseology of diversity, equity, and inclusion was not expressly used in the way that it currently is during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s lifetime, I contend that King's life and work were, in large part, about the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. King’s work was about diversity: Dr. Marcus Bright King’s actions reflected an understanding that embracing diversity was essential to advancing his civil rights and social justice mission.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 12, 2024

A sweeping House bill introduced Thursday would cap how much students can borrow for higher education and put colleges and universities on the hook for unpaid loans.

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