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Doing the Work that Makes a Difference - Dr. Jesse Ford

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Tenured: No Age: 36 Education: B.A. in History from Coastal Carolina University, and a certificate in Program Evaluation from Florida State University; M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina; Ph.D. in Higher Education from Florida State University Career mentors: Dr.

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The College Admissions Lifecycle: A Guide Through High School

Great College Advice

The college admissions process is a multi-year journey that begins in freshman year and culminates with college acceptance in senior year. In our previous posts, we detailed what to focus on during 9th , 10th , and 11th grade. Here’s a comprehensive overview of key milestones and focus areas for each year of high school, including senior year. 9th Grade: Building the Foundation Freshman year focuses on making a successful transition to high school while laying groundwork for college prep

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Doing the Work that Makes a Difference - Dr. Jesse Ford

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Tenured: No Age: 36 Education: B.A. in History from Coastal Carolina University, and a certificate in Program Evaluation from Florida State University; M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina; Ph.D. in Higher Education from Florida State University Career mentors: Dr.

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Critics Denounce Harvard’s Decision to Adopt Controversial Definition of Antisemitism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The definition has been at the center of debates over campus antisemitism for years. Now, Harvard has become the second university to officially add it into its nondiscrimination policyto mixed reactions. Harvard University is facing backlash for its decision to incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliances definition of antisemitism, a polarizing definition that some believe chills political speech opposing Israels government, into the institutions nondiscrimination policy.

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Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music

The Guardian Higher Education

Union describe reductions as cruel as university says it will run out of money without changes Cardiff University has announced plans to shed 400 academic staff almost 10% and cut subjects including nursing, music and modern languages, saying it will run out of money in four years if no changes are made. Academics, union representatives and students expressed shock and dismay at the scale of the cuts, which were announced at staff meetings at the Russell Group university on Tuesday.

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Study: Skipping Dev Ed Increases Student Success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A recent analysis finds placing students directly into college-level courses, rather than a more precise placement system, is key to learners success. Developmental education has come under scrutiny for delaying students academic attainment and overall degree progression. While the purpose of remedial courses is to prepare learners to succeed in more difficult courses, it can produce the opposite effect, discouraging learners from pursuing more advanced courses or pushing them to drop out.

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Should RDs Be Able To Work From Home?

Roompact

Happy New Year, fellow housing professionals! For many of us, a new year means loads of winter weather. Several feet of snow, school closures, and the far-too-frequent inappropriate snow sculpture needing to be documented. For those of us living far enough south, were lucky to see just an inch or two of snow. Although, not.

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Watch for these 5 high-impact trends shaping higher education business in 2025

University Business

Coming off one of the most challenging years for the higher education business in recent memory, it would be easy to carry a glass-half-empty outlook into 2025. If you prefer to take a glass-half-full perspective as I do, however, challenges can become exciting opportunities. From technological advancements to shifting demographics, the landscape is evolving rapidly.

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The King’s College Aims to Reopen

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trustees at the college, which shut down in 2023, want to gift it to likeminded evangelical Christians in the hope a partner could resurrect the institution. When the Kings College in New York shut down in summer 2023, its leadership said the cancellation of fall classes and termination of faculty and staff did not mean permanent closure.

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Keys to Launching New College Programs that Build Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed podcast 244 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Teri Reed

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm speaks with Dr. Teri Reed, inaugural director of the University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute (UOPI) at OU Tulsa. The discussion explores how UOPI successfully launched new academic programs by flipping traditional mindsets designing programs to be "student ready" rather than expecting students to be "college ready.

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Alleged Racial Inequity in Georgia HBCU Presidential Search

Confessions of a Community College Dean

More transparency is needed in the search for Albany State Universitys next president, Shaun Harper writes. The Georgia Board of Regents selected Portia Holmes Shields to lead Albany State University in 1996. She was the first female president of the historically Black university. I was a junior and vice president of the ASU Student Government Association at that time.

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How Higher Ed Leaders Can Adapt to Generational Shifts

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education is at a crossroads as generational and technological shifts reshape the sectors landscape. Generation Alpha, the most digitally fluent cohort, will bring expectations for immersive, personalized and tech-driven learning, while millennial leaders drive innovation through data and digital transformation. These changes offer institutions a chance to redefine education and deliver an unparalleled student experience.

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Career Development, Internship Funding for First-Gen Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A five-year-old program at California State University, Fullerton, provides personalized support and mentorship to first-generation students, as well as priority placement for microinternships. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found 35percent of first-generation students have had no experience with their colleges career center and its staff, compared to 32percent of continuing-generation students.

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Revenue sharing: Some guidance as new NCAA era approaches

University Business

Lets be crystal clear: the days of amateur athletics are over. By the end of 2025, college athletes will have at least two methods of capitalizing monetarily on both their skill and marketability: (a) name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities where the athlete can receive sponsorships and endorsements and (b) revenue sharing, which will be more significant in moving NCAA athletes into the professional ranks.

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3 Questions for JHU’s Ira Gooding

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A conversation with a digital learning leader. Ira Gooding is well-known and highly respected within our digital and online learning community. At Johns Hopkins University, Ira serves in the provosts office as a special adviser for digital initiatives, and he is the assistant director for open education at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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8 ways for community colleges to turn visitors into prospects

Terminalfour

This week, we explore ways for community colleges to increase student recruitment and engagement and turn visitors into prospects by making some simple changes to your community college websitewith some examples.

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Pac-12 Conference, USC Don’t Oppose Players’ Motion to Withdraw Complaint

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Southern California and the Pac-12 Conference want a National Labor Relations Board judge to dismiss a complaint from some football and basketball players who argued that they should have been classified as employees.

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U of Idaho President Seems To Temper His Cheerleading for U of Phoenix Purchase (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

In testimony Monday before a joint committee of the Idaho legislature, University of Idaho president C. Scott Green seemed a little less committed to the deal he has relentlessly touted for more than a year and a half for his school to buy, for $685 million, the huge for-profit University of Phoenix from private equity giant Apollo Global Management.

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Post Study Abroad Vlog

ISA Journal

Hear from video blogger Isaiah and his classmates their takeaways from studying abroad last fall! [link] Isaiah Choma, Kansas State University, is studying abroad with ISA in Madrid, Spain.

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Some colleges hold tuition down; others don’t

University Business

About a decade ago, public universities around the country began freezing tuition in response to student and parent complaints about the high costs of a college education. In the years since, schools have used said freezes as opportunities to remain financially competitive. Given predicted enrollment declines, its no shock that many schools are more closely monitoring their tuition prices.

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Meaningful Competency Based Education

Parchment

What do we really know about the skills and competencies of graduates? Surprisingly, very little. In this episode, we are joined by Amber Garrison Duncan from the Competency Based Education Network, an organization dedicated to true competency what an individual knows and can do rather than on proxies for knowledge and skills. Transcript Matthew Sterenberg (00:02.006) All right, Amber, Garrison, Duncan, welcome to the podcast.

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Antisemitism on college campuses targeted by new legislation

University Business

A bipartisan bill aiming to protect Jewish students from harassment and ensure Title VI compliance from college and university leaders has just been re-introduced. The Protecting Students on Campus Act, brought by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., would require universities to communicate to students how to file civil rights complaints and mandate universities to report the number of civil rights complaints they receive as well as actions taken to address those complaint

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Microcredentials

Parchment

In a previous podcast episode , we sat down with Noah Geisel, Microcredentials Program Manager at the University of Colorado Boulder and co-founder of the annual Badge Summit, to discuss the transformative potential of microcredentials in education. With his extensive experience in the field, Noah shared his journey, key insights, and why microcredentials are more than just a trendtheyre a movement reshaping the future of learning and work.

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FAFSA Update (US Department of Education)

Higher Education Inquirer

In preparation for another High School Senior 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Week of Action (Jan. 13-17), the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is encouraging high school counselors, principals, and other school leaders; superintendents; parent and community groups; and local and state education organizations to take action raising awareness about the FAFSA, especially focusing on helping students complete the FAFSA application.

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New Findings Highlight Borrowers' Student Loan Repayment Challenges and Impact on Key Milestones (Laurel Road)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: The Higher Education Inquirer is presenting this press release for information only. This is not an endorsement of the organizations mentioned in article.] NEW YORK , Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey, The Student Debt Dilemma: The Impact on Financial Milestones , released today by Laurel Road, a digital banking platform of KeyBank with specialized offerings for healthcare and business professionals, in partnership with Luminary, a global professional education and netwo

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Higher Ed Alarmed by Trump’s Plan to Freeze Federal Grants

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pell Grants and student loans would have continued, but other grant programs that support student success or childcare on campus would've been on hold. Updated at 5:45 p.m. President Trumps plan to temporarily freeze federal grants and loans set off a wave of confusion and concerns across higher ed Tuesday. But just minutes before it was set to take effect a federal judge blocked the order.

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Trump Administration Threatens to Cut Off Grants to Higher Ed

Higher Education Inquirer

More information at the College Investor.

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Debt Relief Review

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause its review of former president Joe Bidens borrower-defense regulations, court filings show.

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Office of Civil Rights was very busy under Biden

University Business

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights received a record number of complaints three years in a row under former president Joe Biden’s administration, hitting an all-time high of 22,687 in 2024. Overall, there was a 64% increase in K12 and higher ed complaints lodged with the agency, also known as OCR, during the Biden years compared to Trump’s first term.

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NSF Cancels Grant Reviews to ‘Ensure Compliance’ With Trump’s Executive Orders

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Scheduled review panels for National Science Foundation grant applications are on pause until Feb.1. Some researchers believe the pause may be connected to the new administrations anti-DEI crusade. On Monday, the National Science Foundation confirmed to Inside Higher Ed that it has canceled all the grant application review meetings it had scheduled this week.

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What Do President Trump’s DEI Executive Orders Mean for Private Companies?

Paradigm IQ

While President Trump's DEI Executive Orders will have far reaching federal implications, the impact on private companies should be minimal.

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Federal Grant Freeze Draws Fire from Universities, Teachers Union

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The White House's sudden pause on federal grants and loans is drawing sharp criticism from education leaders, union officials and Democratic lawmakers, as President Donald J. Trump President Donald J. Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. The pause, which took effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET, could affect trillions of dollars in funding and has sparked concerns about disruptions to scientific research, education programs, and disaster relief efforts.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

The future of the US Department of Education: 8 tips for journalists covering the agency under Trumps second term by Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist's Resource January 23, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education, one of the federal governments smallest Cabinet-level agencies, operates programs across every level of education. With an annual budget of about $242 billion, it helps fund approximately 98,000 public schools and 32,000 private schools serving kindergarten through grade 12 as well as

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Here are 4 ways Trump has already upended higher education

University Business

A litany of executive orders from President Donald Trump during his first week in office are upending higher education’s status quo from the past four years. Here we break it down, issue by issue. This is a running article covering Trump’s impact on higher education during his second term in office and will be continuously updated. More from UB: Choosing a college: 10 most important reasons for students Trump targets DEI, LGBTQ+ policies, immigration and more in first week in office