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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underr

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Designing Effective Intended Learning Outcomes

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I am delighted to release a version of the DEILO: Designing Effective Intended Learning Outcomes on the SenseiLMS platform for individuals self-study, self-paced, learning at USD139.00. The course takes between 3 and 10 hours depending on the depth of engagement. You also have the opportunity, entirely optional, to engage with me virtually by submtting draft ILOs for my review and feedback.

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Native American Representation in Finance Key to Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Native American representation in the financial industry is critical to the sovereignty of tribes and their continued economic growth. Building this diverse representation within banking will take deliberate and intentional efforts across multiple sectors, including higher education. The goal can be achieved by mirroring the systems of support that increased the proportion of Native American lawyers in the U.S., which moved the needle significantly from the 1970s to today, increasing the number

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More Research on Heightened Cash Monitoring

Robert Kelchen

As the academic summer quickly wraps up (nine-month faculty contracts at Tennessee begin on August 1), I am working on wrapping up some research projects while also simultaneously preparing for new ones. One of the projects that is near completion (thanks to Arnold Ventures for their support of this work) is examining the prevalence and implications of the federal government’s heightened cash monitoring (HCM) policy in higher education.

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TODD M. ALESSANDRI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Todd M. Alessandri Todd M. Alessandri has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He served as associate dean of undergraduate education in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Alessandri holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut College, an MBA from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in strategic management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Settling the Score

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Settling the Score Liam Knox Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM In 2022 the College Board changed how it scores AP exams, and some test scores surged. It publicly defended its new method this week after critics questioned its rigor.

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GAO Finds Nearly a Quarter of College Students Experience Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott An estimated 3.8 million college students experienced food insecurity in 2020, according to student data analysis from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The analysis — in a new report on how many college students experiencing hunger apply for and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — is based on food insecurity data from the U.S.

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2U Declares Bankruptcy. Will Anyone Else Name All The Elite Universities That Were Complicit?

Higher Education Inquirer

2U declared bankruptcy today and the company is now valued at less than $5M. That's a small shadow of the $5.4B value it had in mid-2018. Since 2019, we have tried to expose 2U and its business practices , as well as the role of elite university partners in enabling the sale of advanced degrees and edtech certificates that led to few good jobs and lots of consumer debt.

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Interim President Choice Inflames Tensions at Mott Community College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Interim President Choice Inflames Tensions at Mott Community College Sara Weissman Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The Board of Trustees has been mired in conflict for over a year. Now they’ve chosen an interim president without higher ed experience, sparking a fresh round of fighting.

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How Will We Make Things?

CAPD

MIT Spectrum (Spring 2024) | Ari Daniel Manufacturing is undergoing a dynamic evolution. According to John Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06 , who heads MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, the processes of making everyday objects are being dramatically enhanced by the introduction of digital technologies—and the possibilities for the future are boundless.

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Georgia Won’t Approve AP African American Studies

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Advanced Placement African American Studies may not be widely available in Georgia next year, after the state superintendent withheld approval for the course in 2024–25. School districts can offer the course anyway but won’t receive any state funding to pay for it—making it much more difficult to justify in low-income districts. Thirty-three school districts in Georgia offered the course last year, according to data from the College Board, the nonprofit owner of the AP program.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Hired Jim Lucchese, Berklee College of Music (Mass.) Jim Lucchese Jim Lucchese , a 20-year music industry executive who’s known as an artist advocate, will step up as Berklee’s fifth president on Jan. 1. Lucchese, a drummer and attorney who has advised Berklee over the years, was previously the CEO of The Echo Nest, a start-up that helped listeners discover new artists.

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3 Alabama Universities Close DEI Offices

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The three universities that make up the University of Alabama system closed their diversity, equity and inclusion offices as a result of the state’s newly passed DEI ban, the Associated Press reported.

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US Needs More Cyber Warriors: Program Opportunities on the Rise

Gray Associates

In the first half of 2024, several US higher education institutions faced significant cyberattacks, spotlighting a growing crisis and opportunity. These incidents highlight the urgent need for cybersecurity professionals. As interest in cybersecurity programs surges, higher education has a unique opportunity to turn this challenge into a strategic advantage.

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The Rise of ‘Anti-OPMs’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Rise of ‘Anti-OPMs’ Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Online program managers have long been criticized for their decades-long contracts and revenue-sharing models. Some colleges are opting for an alternative: online program enablement.

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ResEdChat Ep 79: Asking the Question: How Does it Feel to Work Here? with Dr. Erica Alcantara Aros

Roompact

In this episode of Roompact’s ResEdChat, Crystal is joined by Dr. Erica Alcantara Aros, Leadership & Workplace Culture Consultant with Mentor Culture Consulting. Erica defines workplace culture and explains how to assess it during a job interview. Erica and Crystal also discuss navigating boundaries for staff in live-in roles, being open to feedback, and thoughts.

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Opportunities for Global Engagement Shape the Leaders of Tomorrow

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Opportunities for Global Engagement Shape the Leaders of Tomorrow Melissa Ezarik Thu, 07/25/2024 - 03:00 AM By fostering an environment where global engagement is not just encouraged but integrated into the fabric of our educational system, we prepare students to thrive in an interconnected world, writes Dan Darko, a dean of global engagement.

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Cultivating Friendships in a Foreign Country

ISA Journal

Anxious, scared, and nervous were some of the feelings I had moments before I boarded my flight. I had no idea what lay ahead of me. Hundreds of thoughts cluttered my mind. I wondered if I had made the right choice about studying abroad in a completely different country, far away from friends and family.

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New College of Florida Audit Shows Financial Missteps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A state audit of New College of Florida found that officials overpaid employees and vendors and failed to collect more than $160,000 in outstanding student balances, The Tampa Bay Times reported.

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National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas

University Business

Savannah Hunsucker didn’t have a college counselor to talk to at her rural high school outside Wichita, Kansas. She didn’t know if her grades were good enough to get into the academically rigorous universities she was interested in. Few recruiters visited her school and she couldn’t travel to the universities she was interested in, so she leaned on Google searches to prepare her college applications.

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Officials Answer to Congress About Problems at Haskell

Confessions of a Community College Dean

During a protracted hearing Tuesday, federal lawmakers questioned a U.S. Department of the Interior official and the former president of Haskell Indian Nations University over student complaints about mistreatment by the university.

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Iowans weigh in on state’s higher education future

University Business

Like many schools, Bondurant-Farrar High School has a bulletin board set up every spring for seniors to announce their plans for after graduation. While some students were headed to out-of-state colleges or directly into the workforce through a trade, half of the board was dominated by cards signaling one of Iowa’s public universities as students’ next step.

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Senate Bill Aims to Hold Universities Accountable for Antisemitism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Legislation introduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate would require universities and the Education Department to immediately address reports of discrimination. It’s the latest effort by congressional Republicans to combat antisemitism on college campuses.

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BC’s new school for first-generation college students begins summer session

University Business

More than 100 first-generation college students moved into their new dorms this month at Messina College, a new school run by Boston College that aims to help underprivileged students access college degrees. “This has been long in our history. Working with first-gen and also immigrant students, often with high financial need, was even the very foundation of Boston College,” founding Dean Erick Berrelleza said.

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