Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
Dr. Alicia M. Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges.
SRHE
APRIL 4, 2025
by Hans de Wit, Tessa DeLaquil, Ellen Hazelkorn and Hamish Coates Hans de Wit, Ellen Hazelkorn and Hamish Coates are editors and Tessa DeLaquil is associate editor of Policy Reviews in Higher Education. This blog is based on their editorial for issue 1, 2025. Transnational education (TNE), also referred to as crossborder education, is growing and morphing in all kinds of interesting ways which, while exciting for innovators, surface important policy, regulatory, quality and ethical concerns.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts. These institutions often attract many students due to their smaller class sizes and affordability, making them a viable option for students with disabilities, according to Dr.
Higher Education Today
APRIL 4, 2025
Title: College Prices Are Falling for Everyone (Almost) Source: Brookings Institution Author: Phillip Levine New research from the Brookings Institution reveals a surprising truth: inflation-adjusted college prices have fallen for most students over the past five years. Phillip Levines analysis examines what students actually paythe net price after financial aidrather than the sticker prices that dominate media coverage.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
The Confusion in Higher Ed Right Now Knows No Bounds sara.custer@in Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Higher education attorney Jim Newberry tells Inside Higher Ed his firm is struggling to find answers amid the federal policy uncertainty.
University Business
APRIL 4, 2025
Artificial intelligence rivals Anthropic and OpenAI both rolled out education services within 24 hours of each other. The services are aimed at college students ahead of their final exams. Theyre part of a wider push by the two companies to capture the education market through partnerships with universities and convert students into users before they graduate and enter the workforce.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
How often do we let our assumptions add to our stresswithout even realizing it? In this short video, Dr. Ryan Niemiec invites us to pause and ask one simple, powerful question: Am I sure? By gently challenging our perceptions, we create space for clarity, balance, and authenticity. Learn how mindfulness and the character strength of Perspective can help reduce stress and bring you back to what truly matters.
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Roompact
APRIL 4, 2025
University housing plays a critical role in shaping students college experiences. A well-organized residential system fosters academic success, social development, and personal growth. However, managing university housing requires careful planning, coordination, and adherence to established policies. One way to understand the complexities of this system is through Bolman and Deals Four-Frame Model.
University Business
APRIL 4, 2025
Register Now Date & Time: Monday, May 5th at 2 p.m. ET The majority of higher ed leaders across the U.S. see many areas where their institutions can improve the effectiveness of their internal career mobility processes. More than 300 decision-makers voiced these and related concerns about their employee development practices in a recent survey conducted by University Business.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Florida Atlantic University reportedly has a pending agreement with the federal government to allow its campus police department to question and detain individuals who are suspected of being in the U.S. without legal authorization, The Florida Phoenix reported.
PUC
APRIL 4, 2025
From Highlands Ranch, CO, Isaac Kim found PUC to be a place where he could focus on school and his spiritual life. Whenever Im at PUC, I always feel ready to take on my responsibilities and pursue a life of education, health, and religion, he shared. As a junior biology major, he is also the vice president of PUC’s Biology Club and always looks forward to the annual Albion trip his department’s clubs take.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
To submit a public response, go to [link] AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Intent to negotiate. SUMMARY: We announce our intention to host public hearings and establish one or more negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations on various programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (title IV, HEA programs).
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
L.A. Community Colleges and CSUs Partner to Fill Nursing Shortages Sara Weissman Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Los Angeles community colleges are teaming up with California State University to study and combat nurse shortages after Gov. Gavin Newsom told institutions to collaborate.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
[Editor's note: We are asking Higher Education Inquirer readers to submit their public comments regarding the Department of Education's plan to eliminate student loan forgiveness and income-based repayment programs. You can submit your comments here.] As a publication committed to covering critical issues in the higher education landscape, we at the Higher Education Inquirer wish to express our full support for federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs, such as Public Service Loan
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Education Department Plans to Review Rules for PSLF, IDR Katherine Knott Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott
Terminalfour
APRIL 4, 2025
A strong business case is essential for if you're trying to digital transformation. We share tips on how to align goals, structure proposals, and secure stakeholder buy-in to leverage institutional momentum through strategic planning, clear outcomes, and compelling storytelling.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Am I in denial, or is it something else? Earlier this week, University of North Carolina professor and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom remarked on BlueSky, Its so weird that were all working like this is just a normal country.
CU Work-Life Balance
APRIL 4, 2025
Putting together a winning team requires drafting the right players, and CUs annual Open Enrollment is more likely to be a success if you start scouting now. This years Open Enrollment runs April 21 May 9, and all benefits-eligible employees will have the opportunity to change their health plan enrollments, modify optional insurance policies and add or remove dependents.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Trade War Squeezes Science Out of Canadian Election Campaign sara.custer@in Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:00 AM While newcomer and front-runner Mark Carney might be expected to back innovation funding, academics do not expect a loosening of student migration rules any time soon.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
IHEP President and CEO Mamie Voight Two prominent education policy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the Department of Education, challenging what they describe as the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, allege that the Department has effectively rendered IE
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Shantay Bolton, executive vice president of administration and finance and chief business officer at Georgia Tech, has been named president of Columbia College Chicago, effective July1.
University Business
APRIL 4, 2025
Hired Gina Spivey-Brown – Oakwood University (Ala.) Oakwood University has hired Gina Spivey-Brown, the first female president of the 129-year-old institution. Spivey-Brown most recently served as dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health Science at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She begins on July 1. Helen Castellanos Brewer – College of the Mainland (Texas) Helen Castellanos Brewer is the sole finalist for the presidency at The College of the Mainland.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CA Community members will gather at the San Diego Civic Cente r Plaza for a Hands Off! march on April 5 to protest DOGE and the Trump administrations attack on programs and services used by San Diego residents. The local march will coincide with a nationwide day of demonstrations expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands Organizers describe the event as a collective response to policies impacting our community.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
The Trump administration plans to block $510million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University in retaliation for the universitys alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus, The New York Times reported.
The Guardian Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
Harvard weighs costs of standing up to president as other elite schools, such as Princeton, signal they wont concede The day after the Trump administration announced a review of $9bn in federal contracts and grants with Harvard due to what it claimed was the universitys failure to combat antisemitism on campus, the universitys president, Alan Garber, sent an email to the Harvard community titled: Our resolve.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
The American Association of University Professors is warning college and university lawyers not to provide the U.S. Education Departments Office for Civil Rights the names and nationalities of students or faculty involved in alleged TitleVI violations.
University Business
APRIL 4, 2025
The nations historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and contentious educational climate as the Trump administration downsizes the scope and purpose of the U.S. Department of Education while cutting away at federal funding for higher education. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing federal grants and loans, alarming HBCUs, where most students rely on Pell Grants or federal aid.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
As Universities Yield to Trump, Higher Ed Unions Are Fighting Ryan Quinn Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:00 AM From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
Although President Donald J. Trump last month signed an executive order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education, and although DOGE efforts and layoffs have cut the Department staff by half, the Department announced today that it will embark on an extensive round of meetings to draft new regulations governing student financial aid.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 4, 2025
Trump Presents Harvard With an Ultimatum for Federal Funds jessica.blake@ Fri, 04/04/2025 - 06:47 PM The administrations demands of Harvard are vaguer than those placed on Columbia but risk the same punishment for lack of compliance: a significant loss of federal grants.
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