Great College Advice
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Visiting colleges is an important (and hopefully fun!) part of the college admissions process. Unfortunately, many families struggle with finding the best time for college tours. With school, work, and extracurricular activities, it can be difficult to plan college visits around everyday life. Even though it may be tempting, the upcoming holiday break is not the best time to schedule your campus visits.
The Scholarly Teacher
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Kristina Rouech, Central Michigan University JoDell Heroux, Central Michigan University Holly Hoffman, Central Michigan University Keywords: Equity, Ungrading, Innovation Key Statement: This post encourages the use of ungrading as an educational practice that challenges traditional grading systems and provides tips for implementation. Introduction Ungrading is an educational philosophy and practice that challenges traditional grading systems.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
More than two decades ago, I advocated enabling students to follow the evolving developments and topics in the classes I taught through news blogs. I called the concept semester without end. Now, OpenAI is suggesting that custom GPTs be created to accompany classes, facilitating learning during the semester, extending learning on the topic and let[ting] people engage with the content in a lifelong manner.
University Business
DECEMBER 18, 2024
College and university professors are reconsidering how they speak to their colleagues, their administrators and in classrooms as they fear how their viewpoints might damage their reputationand even employability according to the latest survey by this free speech watchdog. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, commonly known as FIRE, surveyed over 6,200 tenured, tenure track and non-tenure track faculty participants from 55 colleges and universities.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The states Board of Education is expected to ban campus offices, centers and policies dedicated to DEI ideologies. Some students and faculty are outraged. The Idaho State Board of Education is slated to vote today on a resolution cutting back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public four-year colleges and universities. If university leaders actions are any indication, the resolution is expected to pass.
University Business
DECEMBER 18, 2024
For higher education institutions located in cold climates (Zones 5A or higher), where heating is essential, stakeholders face a yearly conundrum as the temperature plummets. Heat is a social and economic issue on campus. Its needed to safeguard students, staff and university hospitals and research. And yet, its an environmental hot button with students, administration, and facilities managers, as most older campus buildings still rely on fossil fuel-derived energy such as heating oil to keep bu
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A new tool at Bucknell University helps the registrars office develop an exam timetable that both accommodates faculty and reduces inconvenient timing for students. The final week of the academic term is often stressful for students as they submit their last assignments and prepare for exams. While finals themselves can be taxing, the schedule of exams can further exhaust students academic and emotional capacities.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the law schools at both universities named as defendantsHarvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilladmitted fewer Black students this fall than in years past.
University Business
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A new court filing in a high-profile lawsuit shows how much of a leg up the children of donors may have in the college admissions process. Emails and internal records from some of the nations most selective universities paint a picture of a system fraught with inequities and looser standards for applicants with rich parents. The evidence submitted Monday marks a new phase in a legal battle over allegations that, for years, 17 of the countrys top schools violated antitrust laws by conspiring to r
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Colleges must tell any enrolled or prospective student the cost of attendance, and those that dont could face a fine or other penalties, the Education Department reminded institutions Tuesday.
Roompact
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Why do we still do this? Why do we still hold on to this? Why are we pre-occupied with this? Does this hold us back rather than let us move forward? Roompact is running a blog series where a variety of authors weigh in on the question, “What is one practice ResLife departments need to.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A new survey finds that while most likely voters question higher eds price, they view some types of institutions more favorably than others. Most American voters view technical and community colleges as more valuable than the Ivy League, according to a recent survey.
Roompact
DECEMBER 18, 2024
This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is one practice ResLife departments need to let go of?” Ahh a new month is upon us. I will let you in on a little secret, each month I rack my brain on topics to write about for this blog. Perhaps this process comes.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled his California Master Plan for Career Education, a new framework for creating well-paying jobs for Californiansespecially those without a degree, the Los Angeles Times reported. About 37.5percent of Californians have a bachelors degree or higher.
University Business
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Columbia College Chicago announced plans to consolidate or discontinue several of its degree programs and possibly lay off more than two dozen faculty members. Interim Columbia College President Jerry Tarrer announced that the cuts were “a logical and necessary step.” “We are doubling down on those creative careers that are primed for growth and align with the current and emerging expectations of students, families, and the industry,” Tarrer wrote in a statement. “T
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The departing chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee discusses the year that shook higher ed, abolishing the Education Department and ushering in a new era for federal oversight of colleges. Its Virginia Foxxs last week as chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and shes feeling reflective.
ISA Journal
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Caitlyn Mayes is an ISA Madrid alumni and Global Ambassador at the University of South Carolina. In this blog, she shares her insights on studying abroad as an introvert.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A fantastic opportunity at the intersection of learning, technology and organizational change. Noah Pickus, an associate provost at Duke University (and fellow social scientist), shared an opportunity on LinkedIn for a new executive director for strategic initiatives and global higher education. Iconnected with Noah to learn more about the role.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Columbia College Chicago has announced plans to consolidate or discontinue several of its degree programs and possibly lay off more than two dozen faculty members On Monday, Interim Columbia College President Jerry Tarrer said in a statement that the cuts were "a logical and necessary step." "We are doubling down on those creative careers that are primed for growth and align with the current and emerging expectations of students, families, and the industry," Tarrer said.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The leading lobbying group for colleges says the upcoming change in administration necessitates relief from the Jan.15 due date. So far, the department isnt budging. Colleges and universities are once again urging the Department of Education to give them more time to comply with the reporting requirements in President Bidens new gainful employment and financial value transparency rule.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Michael Vick is heading to Norfolk State University. Michael Vick The former NFL quarterback has inked a contract to serve as the head coach at the historically Black university. "It's an honor to announce that I'll be the new head coach of Norfolk State Universitylooking forward to coming back home," said Vick, a native of Newport News, Virginia. Vick, who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles, was a college football star at Virginia Tech.
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The Higher Education Inquirer is awaiting five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) responses from the US Department of Education (ED) regarding the University of Phoenix. All of these pending requests were made in 2023. ED has already provided important and substantial information, including an estimate of $21.6B in student loan debt by more than 900,000 University of Phoenix debtors and tens of thousands of Borrower Defense fraud claims, many that have already been settled in favor of the student
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