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Technology Initiatives Support Student Mental Health in a Modern Higher Ed Environment

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Mental health has become an increased focus recently for both students and the schools they attend. According to a 2024 U.S. News-Generation Lab report, 70% of students have experienced mental health challenges since starting college. However, only 37% sought mental health resources at their school in some cases, because they were uncertain about how to utilize them.

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Common App Adds First Community College Members

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Common App is adding its first ever community college members, the organization announced in a press release Thursday. The seven new partner institutions are all members of the Illinois Community College system. Four of themSauk Valley Community, Rend Lake, Carl Sandburg and Black Hawk Collegesare joining the platform immediately; another three institutions, Lincoln Land Community, Oakton and Triton Colleges, will join next admissions cycle.

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UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home

The Guardian Higher Education

Branches aim to tap into huge domestic market in face of changing visa regimes and international competition UK universities are aiming to leave their financial woes at home by seeking their fortunes in India, in a higher education version of a gold rush towards a market with more than 40 million students. The University of Southampton has been first out of the blocks, announcing it is opening in Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi, and is now enrolling students for what it calls the first campus

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A Failure of Implementation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Why higher education must take control of AI training. In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many institutions are making a critical mistake: assuming that off-the-shelf AI solutions will seamlessly integrate into their unique academic environments. This oversight undermines the very essence of what makes each institution distinct and valuable.

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‘It’s different when they’re in their office’: the disconnect in student perceptions of academic meetings

SRHE

by Stacey Mottershaw and Anna Viragos As we approach the five-year anniversary of the closure of UK university campuses for the Covid-19 pandemic, we thought it might be interesting and timely to reflect on the way that the sector adapted to educational delivery, and which innovations remain as part of our new normal. One key aspect of educational delivery which has remained to varying extents across the sector is the move to online student meetings.

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Community College Meltdown: Can It Get Worse?

Higher Education Inquirer

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has documented the decline in community college enrollment for more than a decade. And the Higher Education Inquirer has been reporting on the decline for much of that time. The question we are asking now is, where is the floor for the community college meltdown? The answer, from what we gather, is not clear.

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Interns Impacted by Hiring Freeze Left ‘In Limbo’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Interns Impacted by Hiring Freeze Left In Limbo Johanna Alonso Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Thousands of students, some of whom received job offers last October, have lost federal internships, threatening their graduation plans and future careers.

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5 Ways the Education Department Affects Higher Ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

5 Ways the Education Department Affects Higher Ed Katherine Knott Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Momentum is building around plans to dismantle the department, but what does it actually do for colleges, universities and their students?

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Clarifying Credentials: What Makes a CLR Unique?

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Today, both learners and institutions are on the lookout for better ways to showcase academic and professional achievements. While traditional credentials like diplomas and transcripts have long been the go-to standards, innovative solutions like Comprehensive Learner Records (CLRs) are stepping up to meet the demand for a more holistic, verified, and shareable representation of learning.

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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

University Business

This year, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is expected to pick up where it left off two years ago to address a perceived liberal bias at the states public, four-year universities. Republican lawmakers plan to ensure universities are complying with a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion offices, programs and training passed last session.

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The Big Chill

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Big Chill Elizabeth Redden Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The federal funding freeze highlights the outsize role academic medical centers play in shaping their institutions, John R. Thelin and Neal H. Hutchens write. Byline(s) John R. Thelin Neal H.

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Professors Fear Impact of DeepSeek ‘Censorship’ on Students’ Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Professors Fear Impact of DeepSeek Censorship on Students Work Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Chinas rapidly growing AI tool brushes off questions about Tiananmen Square and spouts the Communist Party line on sensitive topics like Taiwan.

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Making A Digital Collection & Portfolio Of Your Year As A Student Staff Member

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TL;DR Create a digital collection to highlight your experience as an RA. This creation will help you reflect on the year and have a resource to use during future job interviews. As the year slowly comes to a close, you are eying the finish line. You have focused all year on your residents. You hosted.

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Senate Schedules McMahon Confirmation Hearing, but Who’s Leading Until Then?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Senate Schedules McMahon Confirmation Hearing, but Whos Leading Until Then? jessica.blake@ Fri, 02/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The secretary nominee is likely to be confirmed, but the department has already taken action in her absence, though few political appointees have been named.

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FIU Expected to Hire Fla. Lieutenant Governor as President

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Another Florida Republican is reportedly destined for a college presidency. Florida International University is expected to name Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuez as interim president at a meeting Friday, The Miami Herald reported. Nuez, who earned undergraduate and masters degrees at FIU, is expected to resign from her position Friday to take the job.

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Freedom: Academic and Otherwise

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Why two strands of my work are the same. Two big things, personally, happened this week, and I want to explain how while they may seem different on the surface, theyre sort of inextricable from each other.

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Here’s how to turn fear about Department of Education into opportunity

University Business

As University of Bridgeport’s chief financial officer, William Guerrero is taking an enterprise-risk perspective as he, along with rest of the higher education sector, waits for what lies in store following reports that President Donald Trump is about to gut the Department of Education. Some education leaders have labeled the move a blatant power grab intended to steal resources away from under-resourced students.

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Investigations Over Trans Athletes at SJSU, UPenn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Trump administration launched its first TitleIX investigations into transgender athletes participating in college sports on Thursday, targeting San Jos State University and the University of Pennsylvania, according to a press release. The investigations came a day after President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from womens sports and single-sex facilities.