Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A. Burt has created the Black Males in Engineering (BME) project, an interactive guide that spotlights his critical research over the past decade.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Cliff, the Pandemic and the Hurricane Elizabeth Redden Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Who said fairy tales can’t be scary? Rick Clark distills higher ed’s enrollment challenges in a children’s story.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “No matter how much technology

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Undocumented Student Enrollments Have Plummeted in UC and CSU Systems Sara Weissman Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study suggests the demise of the DACA program has contributed to steep enrollment declines for undocumented, low-income students at California public universities.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention , and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging policymakers to erase longstanding funding gaps between HBCUs and predominantly white i

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Symplicity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Each and every day, our client managers and implementation managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and at Symplicity we want to give them the attention they deserve.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The University of Michigan Museum of Art is sending a ninth-century Buddha statue back to Nepal, ArtNews reported. The university has had the statute in its collection since 2016, but museum officials recently learned the piece was originally taken from its homeland without permission. The university’s Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to repatriate the statue.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

US higher education reflects and reinforces a world of increasing injustice, inequality, and inhumanity. This system (or some would call it an industry) should function as a conduit between good K-12 education and the good future of all its citizens, whether they attend or not. But increasingly, it does not. The first installment of the Wealth and Want series examines the concentration of wealth in higher education and how it reflects and reinforces inequality, injustice, and inhumanity.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Hidden Career Superpower Sarah Bray Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Building genuine relationships through networking can differentiate between those who thrive and those who get lost in the shuffle, writes Laura Kuizin.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As enrollment challenges continue to impact higher education, infrastructure modernization is critical for institutions aiming to stay at the forefront. As technology evolves, colleges and universities must adapt by refreshing their infrastructure to ensure greater efficiency, improved security and the ability to scale rapidly. When institutions delay infrastructure refresh cycles, they face increased maintenance costs and may exhaust their resources when they need them most.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Aid Officer’s Advocate Liam Knox Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA.

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Ed.gov Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More than 50 years of research indicates that family engagement is one of the most powerful predictors of a child’s development, educational attainment, and success in school and life. Timely, accurate, and complete information and data about the quality of public education is vital to supporting active participation in student learning. The state and local Continue Reading The post State and Local Report Cards as One Tool to Understand and Support Student Learning appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Hey there! Let’s chat about something we all want but sometimes struggle to put into practice: experiential learning. It’s an amazing approach that, when done right, transforms the learning experience. But the big question is: How do we move it from the land of theory into our actual teaching day? Enter the experiential learning cycle. If you’ve ever read about Kolb’s theory, you’ve probably come across his famous learning cycle.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Hello SAAL Blog readers! Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new director role and, being new, I reached out to others who have been doing this work for a while.

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CAPD

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Are you a sophomore (class of 2027) thinking about pursuing a doctoral degree someday? Applications for The Office of Minority Education’s Laureates & Leaders program are due October 9th! The Laureates & Leaders program is a graduate school initiative designed by MIT’s Office of Minority Education. The purpose of this program is to encourage and support underrepresented students in their quest to achieve a doctoral degree (specifically, dual MD/PhD or PhD) in the sciences and

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Clark Nesxen

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This spring, Clark Nexsen celebrated 10 years of partnership with the Gifted Dance Education Program at the Old Donation School (ODS) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The partnership, which began in 2014, explores, among other things, how designers and dancers can learn from each other’s profession while broadening their perspectives and experiences.

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Kay Peterson

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Ron is the B. Charles Ames Professor of Management at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and former Chairman of the Department of Organizational Behavior, consistently ranked one of the best in the world by the Financial Times. He is presently the Faculty Chair of the Fowler Center for Business as Agent for World Benefit.

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CAPD

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Looking for a short-term project or internship over IAP? Consider a micro-internship! Build skills, connect with employers and explore a career path. Check out these micro-internships: Micro-intern: Structural Biology ML/Software @ New York Structural Biology Center (IAP-Alumni Host) Micro-intern: Simulating robots driven by muscle-like actuators (IAP) @ Elysium Robotics Micro-intern Power Electronics Engineer @ Princeton Satellite Systems Micro-intern: Patent Engineer (IAP – Alumni Host)

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a roughly $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, almost a month after it was due. Included in the spending plan is a provision for commonwealth residents of any age without a bachelor’s degree to attend community college for free. The over $93 million MassEducate program is a successor to MassReconnect, which offered free community college to residents over the age of 25 without a degree.

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Symplicity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The UK is facing a growing skills crisis that threatens economic growth, particularly as the country grapples with a shortage of skilled workers in critical sectors such as life sciences, engineering, and professional services. According to the Financial Times (subscription required) , a significant number of young Britons are left behind in education and vocational training, leading to long-term consequences for both individuals and the economy.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Although more “postmortem” is needed to determine the full impact of the massive delays and confusion that plagued the government’s botched rollout of its revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid last term, admissions directors at Iowa’s public universities last week recounted the ramifications for their campuses, their applicants and their returning students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Image credit: AdobeStock In this extra post, Dr Michelle King-Okoye, Dr Jansi Natarajan and Dr Nichole Fernandez introduce the iMatter magazine , which was co-produced by participants of the iMatter support and writing group. They also share some empirical research on student and staff experience of the writing process. Introduction According to the Higher Education Students statistics, in 2022/3, there were over 800,000 postgraduate students and over two million undergraduates enrolled in UK hi

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Top Student Enrollment Roadblocks and How to Overcome Them In my more than two decades of steering enrollment management at various institutions, I’ve seen students encounter numerous hurdles on their journey to and through higher education. My experience has consistently shown that the decision to enroll is heavily influenced by four critical factors: The ease of the enrollment process A transparent path to graduation A reasonable time frame for degree completion A clear cost-benefit analysis

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Democratic National Committee is launching a voter registration and ad campaign at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions in six battleground states, The Hill reported.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Pennsylvania State University temporarily removed dozens of newspaper racks across campus on Wednesday because three displayed ads for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and six others displayed ads for voter registration, allegedly violating university policy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be allowed to use their digital identification cards as a form of voter ID, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday, according to NC Newsline. The Republican National Committee had sued the state Board of Elections for approving the university’s mobileOne cards as an acceptable proof of identity, saying that state law required the use of physical cards.

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