Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Our institutions differ in many ways one of us leads a community college in Californias agricultural heartland of San Joaquin Valley; the other serves as President of Frank Wu an urban college in the most diverse borough of New York City. Yet at a moment of high anxiety for many immigrants and families across America, we are joined in our shared commitment to immigrant-origin students and in recognition of their importance to our nations future.

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Ten colleges will launch integrated majors, which combine two existing degrees into one, to see if they lead to increased diversity and skill sets suited to the 21st century. As the director of first-year writing at a midsize public university, Melanie Gagich doesnt know a ton about computer science. But when her institution invited faculty to propose new programs combining two existing majors, she and another writing instructor felt that English and computer science would be a perfect fit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Psychology, San Diego State University; M.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California Career mentors: Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

U.S. under secretary of education James Kvaal reflects on last years difficult FAFSA rollout and whats ahead. As millions of families have already learned, this years Free Application for Federal Student Aid may be the easiest ever. Many people complete it in 15minutes or less. Families who need help connect to our call center quickly. In the first six weeks of availability, 3.5million students have already submitted their forms.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 13, 2025

Source: Pixabay Welcome to the Jan-March Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: In-class Perspectives to Engaging and Empowering Learners In the third instalment of this series, I am excited to share the thoughts and reflections from authors represented in seven blog posts. Focussing on experiences and traditional classroom norms, these posts delve into what today’s classroom experience might look like to foster deeper engagement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Freshman enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Centers annual enrollment report in October. On Monday, the NSC acknowledged that a methodological error led to a major misrepresentation of first-year enrollment trends, and that first-year enrollment appears to have increased.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence in higher education has led many institutions to consider the benefits of a private cloud. The 2024 CDW Cloud Research Report shows that 44% of higher education institutions run AI applications on private clouds. Private clouds offer enhanced security and privacy controls compared with public clouds, making them particularly well suited for research applications that handle sensitive data.

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Ed.gov Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

By: Mekka A. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education School leaders face challenges hiring qualified STEM teachers due to low compensation, limited career pathways, and difficulty tracking supply and demand. Recognizing the need for action at the federal, state, and local levels, the Department has made addressing eliminating Continue Reading The post Six Innovations to Strengthen the STEM Educator Workforce appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Institutions that plan to reopen spent the weekend cleaning their campuses and purifying the air. Pepperdine University and the University of California, Los Angeles, switched to remote classes this week while others in the L.A. metro area are preparing to resume operations even as the region faces still-burning wildfires that have devastated the region.

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Ed.gov Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

By: Emily Lamont, Chief of Staff; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education; with special thanks to Dr. Carolyn S. Lee, Education Research Analyst; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education Stronger connections between noncredit workforce education programs and credit-bearing degree programs can enable longer-term credentials and higher Continue Reading The post Aligning Noncredit Workforce with Credit Programs appeared fi

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

The University of Michigan announced Friday that it would end its two-decade academic partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in China.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 13, 2025

Eager to follow in the footsteps of a college student who studied and interned abroad in England ? We recently caught up with AIFS Abroad participant Armani from Howard University who participated in a Study + Internship program abroad in the metropolitan city of London during spring semester. Discover how Armanis experience with AIFS Abroad helped her redefine her career path and shape her professional future!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Forty-threepercent of Student Voice survey respondents think a designated area on campus for civil dialogue would help with free expression. College campuses are centers of learning and discussion in the community, and sometimes the epicenter of youth political movements.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Many colleges and universities that operate in the cloud have different technology needs than they did when they made their initial investments. As institutions re-evaluate their cloud environments, they should consider the educational technologies theyre using now as well as the tools they plan to adopt and implement in the future. One such solution proliferating in tech portfolios is artificial intelligence.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Colleges and universities encourage students to reduce their alcohol consumption and enjoy alternative forms of socializing and fun beverages. Dry January is a popular trend for people looking to cut back on their alcohol consumption for a designated period of time. Some participants commit to not consume alcohol for 31 days, and others reduce how many drinks they have in a given time frame.

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Roompact

JANUARY 13, 2025

New Year, New Resources! Happy New Year! We hope this update finds you well. What has Roompact been up to in 2024? Read our annual letter from our founder, Matt Unger, to find out! Software Updates We’ve continued to add to the new Organization Settings feature available to Administrator-level accounts. The biggest new addition.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Raquel Y. Salinas offers advice for graduate students and research mentors on how to have better conversations about career planning. As a trained scientist, I had a fantastic research mentor. We talked about my research project, which experiments to prioritize and what the data meant, and we even sometimes discussed personal things like family and ties to home.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JANUARY 13, 2025

When I hear the phrase Black History Month project , I immediately think of opportunities to create meaningful, student-led experiences that celebrate Black history, achievements, culture, and contributions. That is the gist of this blog post - Black History Month Project-Based Learning ideas. But what about the rest of the year? Here’s the thing: Black history isn’t just for February!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

Freshmen enrollment did not decline this fall, as previously reported in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Centers annual enrollment report in October.

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Paradigm IQ

JANUARY 13, 2025

When teams are spread across the globe, building an inclusive and cohesive workforce requires intention and effort. While remote work offers many benefits, fostering a sense of belonging and equity in a decentralized workforce requires special strategies that bridge time zones and geographic divides. Certain practices and to.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

An ed-tech consultant writes that a recent article about online completion rates shows a disturbing disregard for the complexities of education outcomes. Inside Higher Eds recent article on the eight-year completion rates of large nonprofit online institutions exemplifies advocacy-driven analysis based on selective data points. The piece, which strongly insinuates that online education inherently leads to lower completion rates and thus requires accountability, shows a disturbing disregard for t

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Terminalfour

JANUARY 13, 2025

What's the best way to handle multilingual websites in higher education? Check out 5 ways to do that, from offering full content parity to focusing on key sections, with examples from higher ed websites from around the world.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

California governor Gavin Newsoms $322billion budget plan, revealed in greater detail Friday, came with some notable wins and losses for higher ed. The proposed 202526 fiscal year budget slashed ongoing state funding to the California State University system by $375million, an almost 8 percent reduction. The University of California system is also slated for a $271million funding cut.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 13, 2025

History can be many things. It can be both informative and purposely deceptive. And from time to time, historical events need to be revisited if we seek the truth. We also find critical historical analysis essential when we think about US higher education and student loan debt from a People's perspective. In a previous article we said Best and Best's classic The Student Loan Mess needed to be updated and reexamined.

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Hope College Network

JANUARY 13, 2025

Whether wanting to gain more experience in an area of interest, build connections outside the classroom, or simply hoping to gain a little more spending cash, on-campus jobs at Hope provide students with opportunities that align with their motivations. During my four years at Hope College, I have held a wide variety of on-campus jobs. To name a few, these have included working as teaching assistant, Center for Leadership consultant, Ready for Life Community Living Supports Provider, and Peer Aca

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review President Bidens borrower-defense rule that aimed to make it easier for a defrauded student loan recipient to seek debt relief.

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University Business

JANUARY 13, 2025

If your federal student loans were forgiven in 2024, you may be wondering if there are any tax implications. Many borrowers have benefited from education debt cancellation under the Biden administration. While in office so far, President Joe Biden has cleared nearly $180 billion in federal student loans for 4.9 million people. More than 1 million people had their debt cleared in 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Dr. Miguel A. Cardona The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that more than 5 million Americans have been approved for student loan forgiveness under the Biden-Harris Administration, with total debt relief reaching $183.6 billion through 28 separate debt relief initiatives. Monday's announcement details three major components of relief: The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program has approved $465 million in relief for 6,100 additional borrowers, bringing the total to over $78.

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University Business

JANUARY 13, 2025

Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouris flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired its first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. Tensions were so high that football players were threatening a boycott and a graduate student went on hunger strike.

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