Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges Doug Lederman Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Research study finds staff members are regularly overworked, resulting in unsustainable model.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
We know the pain. We wallow in the sadness. The poets and painters, they are our light in a dangerous and depressed world. For real. If it weren’t for the James Baldwins and Louise Erdriches ; or the stories of sadness or narratives love triumphing over oppression, all of the pain, all the sadness--all of it--would overwhelm. We need to find a way to John Keats who found beauty in the paradox.
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
There is a looming skills deficit across all disciplines currently being taught in Universities today. The vast majority of degree programmes are, at best, gradual evolutions of what has gone before. At their worst they are static bodies of knowledge transmission awaiting a young vibrant new member of faculty to reignite them. Internal reviews are too often perfunctory exercises, seldom challenging the future direction of graduates as long as pass rates are sustained.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has published a new brief that examines how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students, including those pursuing credit-bearing degrees and certificates, non-credit workforce programs, and those enrolled via dual-enrollment programs. An interactive data dashboard based on the findings of the brief titled, “Funding Models for Community Colleges ” describes funding policies and funding levels for each state in th
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Facing Budget Cuts and Faculty Pushback, Brandeis President Resigns Katherine Knott Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty members accused Liebowitz of “damaging errors of judgment and poor leadership,” citing his handling of pro-Palestinian protests and recent layoffs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr. has been appointed the inaugural Vice President of Diversity, Reconciliation, and Unity at Jessup University, a private Christian University in Rocklin, California. Dr. Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr Lovelace is the Founding Pastor of Center of Praise in Sacramento and has served as an adjunct professor at Biola University. He holds a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from the Cook School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University, as well as degrees from American River College,
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Roompact
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In this episode of Roompact’s RA Chat, Crystal is joined by Dr. Geneva Reynaga Abiko, Founder and Executive Director, Borderlands Therapy Collaborative, PLLC and they talk about the importance of recognizing the unique identities within the Latine community and the significance of truly understanding and appreciating all students for who they are and identifying what each student needs to thrive on our college campuses.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Need Advice on Campus Conflict? Call the Help Desk. jessica.blake@… Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM The American Association of Colleges and Universities has launched a resource to advise educators on how to tone down vitriol and foster constructive dialogue.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The rise of online-only education has been a double-edged sword. While it has expanded access to higher education, it has also introduced a new breed of institutions (robocolleges), students (robostudents), and workers (roboworkers). These schools are for-profit, non-profit, secular and religious, but the all share similar characteristics. Robocolleges prioritize profit over pedagogy, churning out ambitious and busy working-class professionals in fields like education, medicine, and business and
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
To help scholars and their employers prepare for and respond to intimidation and harassment from outside their institutions, two professors created the Researcher Support Consortium, which was unveiled last week.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines announced that he has requested an independent review of his research following accusations that he plagiarized a research paper more than 20 years ago. The accusations against Pines surfaced Tuesday in The Daily Wire. The article alleges that 1,500 words of a 5,000-word paper co-authored by Pines and published in 2002 were plagiarized from a tutorial website called “Surfing the Wavelets” that was last updated in 1996.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Overcoming the Digital Divide With No Digital Sarah Bray Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Carrie Rogers-Whitehead shares the challenges faculty members can encounter teaching classes in prisons that have few, if any, basic technological tools.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Forty-one percent of master’s degree programs would not pass a debt-to-earnings test created by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. And only 14% of master’s programs provided its graduates with median earnings at least 5% above those with a bachelor’s degree in the same field of study and state. Loan borrowers who’ve borrowed money for graduate and professional studies are also more likely to come from marginalized backgrounds.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Federal anti-hazing legislation passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday and is on its way to the Senate, which needs to approve it before it can become law.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
An investigation released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has released in painstaking detail the extent of mistakes, miscommunication and technical errors made by the Department of Education during its Simplified FAFSA rollout last fall. They found 55 technical “defects” after the FAFSA finally launched. They also found four million out of 5.4 million call center inquiries went unanswered during the first five months of the rollout and it took nearly two months for agents to communi
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
University of San Francisco president Paul Fitzgerald resigned abruptly on Monday after 10 years in the job, according to a letter from the Board of Trustees. The letter gave no reason for his departure from the private Jesuit institution, noting only, “Fr. Fitzgerald has now decided that the time is right for him to discern his next professional opportunities.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In stark contrast to the well-endowed universities that serve the desires of the global elite, a significant portion of American higher education struggles with chronic underfunding. Tribal Colleges and Universities (49) , Historically Black Colleges and Universities (107 ), Minority-Serving Institutions (about 700) , and community colleges (about 1100) – all serving diverse student populations – face a constant uphill battle.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
A state audit found that California still has work to do to streamline transfer processes between community colleges and its public universities.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Bracing for a $250 million budget shortfall with the sunset of a state sales tax next year, Louisiana higher education system leaders told the Board of Regents that funding cuts could have “devastating” impacts. That could mean slashed programs, layoffs and students across the state receiving less financial aid, system leaders said at a state Board of Regents budget hearing on Tuesday.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Forty million Americans have some college credit—and, in many cases, college debt—but no credential. What’s driving these numbers, and what can and is being done to move stopped-out learners toward success? Inside Higher Ed’s new deep-dive report, made possible in part with support from Ascendium, looks at who these learners are and why they leave college in the first place.
Paradigm IQ
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Learn from the world leaders of Paradigm to discover Unlocking the Potential of Your Workforce: The Benefits of Belonging
ISA Journal
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
When I decided to study abroad in Florence, Italy, for my art education degree, I was eager to immerse myself in the rich cultural and artistic heritage of the city. However, I also wanted my experience to be meaningful beyond the classroom. That’s why I opted to participate in the Choose Earth Micro-Credential program.
The Student Affairs Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Creating a positive environment for learning is essential to the VCU community. Alcohol and other drugs can interfere with academic success and campus safety. At VCU, we proactively address these issues in both our well-being programs and our policy enforcement. The VCU Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy provides information about protecting your health, sustaining safety and promoting the general well-being of the VCU community.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
While elite universities have changed their policies to significantly reduce free speech and free assembly, college students have moved off campus to protest the US-Israel war on Palestine and the mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. Will these schools now work with law enforcement to crack down on the newest protests? Campus Crime and Punishment Elite universities like UCLA have reduced the areas that students can speak and assemble freely, restricting protesters to
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