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CLAUDIA LOURIDO-HABIB

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib Claudia Lourido-Habib has been appointed president of Ventura College in California. She serves as the president of Porterville College in California. Lourido-Habib holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design from California State University, Fresno, in instructional technology from National University, and a Doctorate in Education from California State University, Fresno.

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Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor Ryan Quinn Fri, 06/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A nationally prominent conservative lawyer, hired to defend the state’s Stop WOKE Act, asserted that what public university professors say in classrooms “is the government’s speech.” The national implications for academic freedom could be dire.

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Workforce Status Makes the Difference for Undocumented Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) and undocumented graduates continue to take on leading positions at some of America’s largest economic engines like Google and Microsoft, investing in their own families and communities, despite experiencing increasingly high levels of stress regarding their immigration. But with DACA applications closed, more undocumented students are struggling to obtain workforce authorization and careers.

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Hiring Couples May Help Diversify Faculty Ranks, Tenure Pipeline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Hiring Couples May Help Diversify Faculty Ranks, Tenure Pipeline kathryn.palmer… Fri, 06/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A new scorecard aims to provide academic couples comprehensive information about research institutions that are most supportive of dual-career scholars—and more likely to hire them for tenure-track positions.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jo Allen, the retiring president of Meredith College, enjoys the administrative part of higher ed. She enjoys being able to see how budgets function, how admissions and financial aid operate, and how campus security is run. She enjoys being able to understand how higher ed works beyond just the academic parts. “I like the problem-solving,” Allen says.

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Can Tech Consolidation Solve Cloud Sprawl in Higher Education?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Universities are full of innovative academics, including students and staff, pushing the boundaries of what is typical and possible. With that may come a pile of virtual and on-premises resources that they’ve used for short-term projects, or redundant technology already available in a similar form from another department or section of the university, which can lead to cloud sprawl.

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Brittain Bestowed Thurgood Marshall Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John C. Brittain, a professor in the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is being honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award. John C. Brittain The award is given annually to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to civil rights and the principles of justice championed by Justice Marshall.

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Outdoor Networking’s Next Leap Forward Comes to Higher Ed

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of automated frequency coordination in the 6-gigahertz band signified a major step forward for outdoor wireless connectivity in higher education. The February decision to green light the seven AFC applications was “critical to allowing standard power Wi-Fi to being operating in the 6GHz band,” the FCC wrote in a press release.

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CBO Predicts no Pell Shortfall in 2024 Because of FAFSA Issues

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Pell Grant program is expected to run a $11.4 billion surplus for the fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said this week, averting fears of a potential shortfall that could have led to cuts in the program.

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Easter Island study casts doubt on theory of ‘ecocide’ by early population

The Guardian Higher Education

Researchers challenge long-held idea that islanders chopped down palm trees at an unsustainable rate Easter Island has long been put forward as a prime example of humans undermining their own survival by destroying the environment they rely on. But now fresh data is turning the narrative on its head. Also known as Rapa Nui, the remote island in Polynesia is well known for its huge stone statues called “moai” and for the idea that its growing population collapsed because of “ecocide”.

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Harassment Investigation of USC Professor Dismissed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Southern California dismissed a harassment case that was filed last fall against tenured Jewish professor John Strauss after he engaged in an altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters, th

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Next government faces hard choices on English universities, say experts

The Guardian Higher Education

Ministers left with unpalatable options of raising tuition fees, making grants or capping student numbers, says IFS The next government faces “unpalatable” choices between raising tuition fees, making direct grants or capping student numbers to rescue universities in England from their financial black hole, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.

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Tulane, U of San Diego Non–Tenure-Track Faculty Members Unionize

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Non–tenure-track faculty members at two more private universities have voted to unionize. At Tulane University, full-time teaching faculty members voted 146 to 29 to unionize, the university said. The new union, Tulane Workers United, is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The votes were counted Tuesday.

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I never thought I’d abstain from voting, but many young people will – and can you blame us? | Shaniya Odulawa

The Guardian Higher Education

This election my generation has felt actively vilified. Leaders should fear putting us off mainstream politics for ever More from our Youth Takeover: We put seven young people in a group chat to discuss the UK election. This is what happened next I’ve had this sinking feeling in my stomach about the direction of British politics since I was 15. Silence overtook our geography classroom, in a multicultural school in south-east London, as we watched the results of the Brexit referendum.

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Leaning Into Credit for Prior Learning

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Leaning Into Credit for Prior Learning quintina.barne… Fri, 06/21/2024 - 03:00 AM Building an ecosystem that recognizes and values the diverse experiences and knowledge of learners.

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Why are there no transnational UK university campuses in Korea?

SRHE

by Kyuseok Kim The UK’s Strategic Moves Transnational Education (TNE) has been a significant strategy for UK universities seeking to expand their global footprint. TNE involves delivering educational programmes across borders, allowing institutions to reach international students without requiring them to relocate. According to The Cross-Border Education Research Team , which is arguably the most reliable source for tracking the worldwide development of transnational higher education, the UK has

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Trustee Group Hires Framroze Virjee as Its New Leader

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges has hired Framroze M. Virjee, president emeritus of California State University at Fullerton, as its new president and CEO.

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What does a quality internship program look like?

University Business

Colleges are falling behind in producing career-ready students , and their lack of support in helping students gain internships is a big reason for that , said Daniel Nivern, CEO of Virtual Internships, an accessibility service. And while about 70% of first-year students plan to complete one during college, less than half of students succeed, and less than a quarter are paid, according to the Strada Education Foundation.

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Former IT Director Defrauded Webster University of $2.1M

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A former IT director at Webster University admitted in federal court Tuesday that he had defrauded his ex-employer and an IT equipment supplier of more than $2 million, Fox2 reported.

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Maxwell Scholar Spotlight: Makena Driver

PUC

Makena Driver is from Winters, CA, and majors in social work with a minor in art. Coming from a public high school, receiving the Maxwell Scholarship meant she could come to PUC and focus on her studies without having to worry about the money aspect. “Receiving the PUC scholarship was an answer to prayers as I was deciding between two colleges and was looking to God for an answer to which college He wanted me to go to start my journey into adulthood,” said Makena.

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Cal State L.A. Shuts Down Encampment as Tensions Rise

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Authorities shut down a pro-Palestinian student encampment at California State University, Los Angeles, earlier this week amid rising tensions, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Community college can be improved by (re)targeting this roadblock

University Business

Community colleges must recommit to reforming developmental education courses, or dev-ed, to ensure K12 students hampered by the pandemic won’t crash out of the postsecondary track, declares a new report from FutureEd, a public policy think tank at Georgetown University. Remedial classes have their roots in the late 19th century as a means to catch incoming students up on college-level coursework.

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District Attorney’s Office Dismisses Cases Against Columbia Protesters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has dropped criminal charges against 31 people, including students and faculty members, among the protesters in antiwar demonstrations at Columbia University. Hamilton Hall Columbia University The defendants appeared June 20 at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where a prosecutor acknowledged the district attorney’s office lacked evidence to sufficiently prove cases against them.

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Opinion: The answer to the righteous anger that roils college campuses is purposeful change

University Business

Over the last year I have spent a considerable amount of time talking with college presidents and inquiring journalists. What each asked is essentially the same — What lies ahead for American higher education? For each, I have had the same answer. The funk that now engulfs us could be never-ending. Most of those who ask are, like me, steady consumers of higher education’s morning news reports, which feature failed presidencies, campus closures, campus disruptions and political intrusions.

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Report Examines Sexual Harassment, Violence Reporting for Student-Athletes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student-athletes may find it more difficult to report sexual harassment and violence, according to a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. “ Sexual Harassment and Violence: Efforts to Help College Athletes ” provides GAO’s findings from reviewing issues related to sexual harassment and violence against college athletes. The report examines barriers for athletes in reporting sexual harassment and violence to their colleges, how selected colleges address sexual harassment a

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‘An affordable education’: Daytona State College averts tuition increase once again

University Business

There are some numbers Daytona State College officials must’ve memorized by now. Like $79.22 and $3,071.40. That’s because those figures, the per-credit-hour cost for tuition and the full cost of tuition and fees for a student during a typical academic year, have remained frozen for 14 years now. Except for 2015, that year the board actually lowered tuition by 2%.

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Trump says he would give green cards to all foreign college students at graduation

University Business

Donald J. Trump said he would push for a program that would automatically give green cards to all foreign college students in America after they graduate, a reversal from restrictions he enacted as president on immigration by high-skilled workers and students to the United States. But hours after Mr. Trump’s remarks aired, his campaign’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, walked back the former president’s comments, saying in a statement that there would be an “aggressive vetting process” that w

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