Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

The Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Accelerated BSN BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) offers an enriched education for nursing students. It is the result of a partnership among TESU, BAYADA Home Health Care Inc., BAYADA Education, and Cooper. At the announcement of the new nursing education partnership (left to right) Wesley Trice, President of BAYADA Education, David Baiada, CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care; Mark Baiada, founder and Chairman of BAYADA Home He

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback Ryan Quinn Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after an unusual intervention by Glenn Youngkin and last-minute actions by board members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

Student newsrooms at select historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect thousands in additional monetary support soon thanks to an initiative at Howard University. Members of The Hilltop pose with a check from Howard University's Center for Journalism & Democracy, from which fund will go toward technology and staff for the newsroom.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

A New Push to Get Community College Students to the Polls Sara Weissman Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Students at two-year colleges consistently vote at lower rates than their four-year peers. A new coalition of companies and organizations wants to change that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. And a third feel as though they’ve been discriminated against because of their identities, according to a new EAB report. Michael Koppenheffer The report draws on responses to EAB’s 2024 First-Year Experience Survey, which asked almost 13,000 2023 high school graduates a series of questions related to overall college student perspectives, exper

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

From Jubilation to Crisis: Pausing a $237 Million Gift kathryn.palmer… Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida A&M admits it doesn't know the value of 14 million shares of stock from a little-known entrepreneur. One expert puts the likelihood the donation is worth $237 million at "about zero.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

Jonathan Alger Jonathan Alger has been appointed president of American University. He served as president of James Madison University. Alger holds a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

Dr. Amanda L. Krause has been appointed dean of the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville (UE). Dr. Amanda L. Krause "I am excited and honored to lead the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville," said Krause. "I look forward to collaborating with UE's exceptional faculty, staff, and students to forge connections, prioritize student needs, and bring innovative solutions that will enhance the college and the univers

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Higher Education Today

MAY 13, 2024

Recent studies have shown a clear link between workplace culture and well-being. People who feel supported and valued at work experience less burnout, depression, stress, and anxiety. Culture shapes how we feel emotionally, and it even influences whether we consistently engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors. While changing a culture takes time and effort, the benefits for everyone’s well-being make it worthwhile.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

A lawyer representing a University of Texas at Austin lecturer says the institution fired his client Wednesday. A state trooper had charged the Richard Heyman with “interference with public duties” as the trooper tried to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 13, 2024

Greetings from the Australian National University where Techlauncher students in "The Hive" are exploring possible future careers. They are hearing from Bryce Undy on how his company Grow Right Digital provides AI for analysis of job applications. He cautioned students not to leave generative AI to write their CV, as this may make claims they can't support.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

Arizona State University has suspended and referred to Tempe police a postdoctoral research scholar who, according to a viral video on social media, followed a young woman in a hijab on a sidewalk, got in her face and insulted her. “You’re disrespecting my religious boundaries!” repeats the woman in the video as she backs away from Jonathan Yudelman.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 13, 2024

Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is in an ongoing battle with the IRS and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees after the historically Black school’s previous finance department “mismanaged” a $34 million budget, according to university officials. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), both public and private, have been underfunded due to lower endowments, less alumni support and state and federal underinvestment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

A few days after summoning Northwestern University President Michael Schill to testify in a hearing next week, the House Education and Workforce Committee announced it is opening an investigation into how the university has responded to reports of antisemitism on campus.

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Ray Schroeder

MAY 13, 2024

Dear Readers — Thank you for your loyal support of this curated reading blog. This is to let you know that this site will remain online for research in the archives, but will not be updated after May 15, 2024. The GOOD NEWS is that I will continue to curate and publish the daily postings that you are accustomed to reading on my other blogs, which are continuing free of charge: Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update blog by UPCEA [link] NEW!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

Creating the Job Sarah Bray Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Nana Lee offers advice on how to obtain a position based on your interest, values, skills and life situation, even if it doesn’t exist right now.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

With lean IT departments and an ever-increasing number of devices on campus, higher education is a logical environment in which to deploy artificial intelligence in networking. Increased visibility means faster troubleshooting, stronger security and a better user experience — all of which translates to a lighter load for IT. Campus users increasingly expect institutions to deliver seamless, reliable connectivity with fast and easy problem resolution.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of St. Thomas Week: Seth Ketron, assistant professor of marketing, explores how marketers are reaching us by presenting the world through a virtual lens.

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University Business

MAY 13, 2024

The Ivy League Yale University in New Haven made headlines at the end of March when it announced the cost of attendance for the upcoming year would exceed $90,000, when totaling an undergraduate’s tuition, fees, housing, food, books, other materials and personal expenses. But it’s only the third most expensive private college in the state. When looking at undergraduate tuition, room and board, Yale’s cost is $87,150.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 13, 2024

What is Bloom’s taxonomy? Importance and uses explained admin Mon, 05/13/2024 - 07:35 Introduction to Bloom’s Taxonomy The statement, "A fish definitely cannot be assessed for its ability to climb a tree," is a starting point for our discussion on the absurdity of using one-size-fits-all methods in education. Learning practices and evaluation techniques are revolutionized by Bloom's Taxonomy, which emerges as a beacon of educational change in today's competitive higher education landscape.

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CAPD

MAY 13, 2024

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on May 13, 2024 MIT senior Owen Dugan, graduate student Vittorio Colicci ’22, predoctoral research fellow Carine You ’22, and recent alumna Carina Letong Hong ’22 are recipients of this year’s Knight-Hennessy Scholarships. The competitive fellowship, now in its seventh year, funds up to three years of graduate studies in any field at Stanford University.

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University Business

MAY 13, 2024

ajor companies and voter registration groups have formed a new coalition to increase voting among community college students, whose voting rates historically have lagged behind their four-year college< and university peers. The nonpartisan initiative, called the Community College Commitment, hopes to turn out 500,000 new community college student voters by 2028, starting with this presidential election cycle, largely by funding and facilitating voter registration events on community college

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Terminalfour

MAY 13, 2024

Universities and colleges are very active on LinkedIn, showing ads to reach prospective students, engage alumni, and promote special events. From personalized ads to targeted industry campaigns, check out the creative ways higher ed marketers are leveraging LinkedIn for their marketing efforts.

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University Business

MAY 13, 2024

Facing financial pressure and unavoidable budget cuts, Pennsylvania State University is offering its employees voluntary buyouts at its Commonwealth Campuses through May 31. The Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VISP), announced last week, financially incentivizes eligible faculty and staff to retire early or leave their jobs and still receive one year of their base salary and six months of subsidized health insurance. “With the challenges facing all of higher education, our entire i

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Terminalfour

MAY 13, 2024

Are you using LinkedIn Ads to advertise your college or university? If not, you may be missing an interesting opportunity. This week, we look at why LinkedIn has a place in your advertising budget, and we’ll follow this up next week with some specific higher ed examples.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 13, 2024

What is Bloom’s taxonomy? Importance and uses explained admin Mon, 05/13/2024 - 07:35 Introduction to Bloom’s Taxonomy The statement, "A fish definitely cannot be assessed for its ability to climb a tree," serves as a starting point for our discussion on the absurdity of using one-size-fits-all methods in education. Learning practices and evaluation techniques are revolutionized by Bloom's Taxonomy, which emerges as a beacon of educational change in today's competitive higher education landscape

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 13, 2024

An analysis of 553 campus protests between April 18 and May 3 found that demonstrations related to the war in Gaza have been overwhelmingly peaceful, with little serious violence and limited property damage, according to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project, a nongovernmental organization.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

Some members of board of trustees, which voted for divestment, cited students’ Gaza protests as reason for redesignation of funds On Monday, the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill announced that it would divert the school’s entire $2.3m diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) budget toward public safety and policing. Some members of the board of trustees, which voted for the divestment, cited students’ recent anti-war demonstrations as a reason for the redesignation of funds to the ca

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University Business

MAY 13, 2024

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Seinfeld, whose namesake sitcom was one of the most popular in U.S. television history, was there to receive an honorary doctorate from the university.

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