Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

President Claudine Gay’s resignation is a thunderclap echoing from the halls of Harvard, leaving a bitter taste of injustice and a deafening silence from those who should be howling in outrage. The president, the first Black woman to lead the institution, stands cast aside, not by her own hand, but by the very forces Harvard claims to oppose: prejudice, cowardice, and a grotesque disregard for basic fairness.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 2, 2024

Harvard President to Step Down Amid Controversy Josh Moody Tue, 01/02/2024 - 01:39 PM Besieged by charges of plagiarism—on top of a disastrous appearance before a congressional hearing on antisemitism—Claudine Gay resigned after the shortest presidency in Harvard history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

The College of Mount Saint Vincent announced it has officially earned university status as designed by the New York State Board of Regents. On Jan. 1, it became the University of Mount Saint Vincent. University of Mount Saint Vincent The institution — founded in 1847 by the Sisters of Charity and originally known as the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent — was the first established higher education organization for young women in New York, according to the release.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

College leaders interested in recruiting traditional-age students may be trying to understand how these cohorts may differ from those who came before them, thanks to disruptions from the pandemic. As reports gather swaths of data to uncover the core tenants of the upcoming college student , one may not need to look any further than the habits of their adult learners as a source of inspiration.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 2, 2024

Harvard President Resigns Amid Controversy Josh Moody Tue, 01/02/2024 - 03:52 PM Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday after weeks of withering criticism over missteps at a congressional hearing and numerous allegations of plagiarism.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Gay confirms she is stepping down following plagiarism accusations and backlash over Harvard’s response to antisemitism Claudine Gay resigns – live updates Full report: Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard president Dear Members of the Harvard Community, It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 2, 2024

The U.S. Education Department on Tuesday added the University of Virginia and San Diego State University to the growing list of institutions facing a federal investigation for alleged discrimination involving shared ancestry.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 2, 2024

College professors once regarded Wisconsin as one of the safest places to work, with the right to be tenured baked into state law. Then, in 2015, the state removed that right and sent dozens of instructors running toward the exits. Texas, where a professor was suspended this year for criticizing the lieutenant governor in a lecture, is part of what many in the academic community say is an alarming, concerted attack on higher education spreading across the country.

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EAB

JANUARY 2, 2024

Podcast How Admissions Offices Actually Work Episode 177. January 2, 2024. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Madeleine Rhyneer and Kathy Ruby pull back the curtain to reveal how admissions professionals sift through thousands of applications and decide who gets admit

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 2, 2024

While technology and digitization are helping some jobs grow, they're expediting the decline of others, according to this year's Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic Forum. By 2027, the report forecasts, there could be 26 million fewer jobs in bookkeeping, executive secretarial work, administration, and similar areas of work. AI--and generative AI, in particular--is expected to play a key role here.

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Gray Associates

JANUARY 2, 2024

Each year we use meticulous analysis to distinguish fleeting trends from genuine opportunities in emerging academic programs. Explore the rise of Generative AI, the promise and hurdles of Cellular Agriculture, the landscape of Space Commercialization, and the dual nature of Quantum Computing's development. Join us as we revisit past predictions and envision the future of academia in our 2024 Emerging Academic Programs to Watch webinar.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

2 January · Episode 188 AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton A conversation with Mary Papazian about the recent AGB Board of Directors Statement and the pivotal state of higher education board governance. The landscape of higher education governance is at a pivotal juncture. The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has recently issued a statement on board independence and leadership, marking a criti

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Parchment

JANUARY 2, 2024

Heather Adams, Associate Director of Transfer Engagement at The Aspen Institute, joins us to discuss the reasons why students transfer and why it’s critical for institutions to think differently about the transfer students. We discuss the stigma around transfer students, the institutional bias against transfer students, and the insuffiency of transfer articulation agreements.

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College Forward

JANUARY 2, 2024

Many high school students believe that turning the tassel is the final step of college preparation. While getting to high school graduation is a milestone to celebrate, there’s a lot that happens between a student’s momentous cap toss and the moment they set foot in their first college classroom. From buying textbooks to finalizing financing, there’s a lot that needs to happen during the summer months to ensure a seamless transition to college.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

House Bill 8’s historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to complete a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year university or participate in college courses as early as high school. HB 8 passed with a near unanimous vote, a contrast to the political polarization that surrounded higher education in 2023 through contentious legislative battles over professors’ tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion offices.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 2, 2024

You did it! They called your name, you successfully walked across the stage (without tripping on your gown) to receive your diploma as a college graduate. As you wait for the cap you just threw into the air to land, you wonder… okay, now what? Moving from college life to the real world is a big transition, and it’s possible that not everything is going to work out as you planned.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

A federal bankruptcy court in West Virginia has set a hearing for next month on the potential sale of a defunct private university’s campus. A court-appointed trustee filed a motion Wednesday to sell the former Alderson Broaddus University’s land, furnishings, equipment and supplies in Philippi to DACK Investments LLC for $4.9 million. If any competing bid is submitted in writing by Jan. 26, an auction will be held on Jan. 31 at the U.S.

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ISA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2024

During my time in Port Elizabeth, I was not prepared at all for the wind. It reached the point that I just had to pull my hair back whenever I planned on going outside. In the moment, it definitely wasn’t my favorite, but looking back now, it makes me laugh.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

Community colleges and four-year universities can work together to improve the transfer student experience, a data report from the U.S. Department of Education suggests. The U.S. Department of Education released data about the institutions where transfer students have the highest graduation rates in each state, with New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia doing the best.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Johnson, 88, worked as a nurse before serving nearly 30 years in Texas' 30th Congressional District, from 1993 to 2023. She was born in Waco and experienced the transformation of a segregated South in her childhood into a South that would later honor her; Dallas’ once-segregated Union Station was renamed in her honor in 2019.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

On the first day of the spring semester, Claudine Gay is stepping down as president of Harvard University following sustained backlash sparked by her Congressional hearing on student safety and antisemitism. Gay was sharply criticized by influential alumni, lawmakers and one former Harvard president for her tepid response to the Israel-Hamas war. Then, during a House hearing, Gay picked up more heat from the broader community for not more vigorously shouting down Hamas and for publicly avoiding

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Dr. Claudine Gay, who made history when she was named the first Black president of Harvard University six months ago, resigned from the university on Tuesday amid a flurry of allegations involving plagiarism and concerns over her handling of antisemitism on campus. "A Harvard president who has to write four statements over six days on the same topic will never carry the confidence of that community: two slow and uncertain," said civil rights attorney Amos N.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 2, 2024

[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Republic Report.] About a dozen years ago, owners of some of the biggest, worst-acting for-profit colleges began concocting, with their eager, high-paid lawyers, schemes to convert their schools into non-profits. The apparent aims were to evade the heightened government regulations applied uniquely to for-profit schools in order to guard against waste, fraud, and abuse — and to escape the growing stigma that the industry’s predatory behavior ha

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s telling that the most damning comments during the saga of the fallen ex-Harvard President Dr. Claudine Gay come from rabid fans of the twice-impeached, four-time criminally indicted man who wants to be a president again. That would be Donald Trump. Emil Guillermo One of the league of former Trump lawyers, Alan Dershowitz, a former Harvard Law professor, was one of those on cable TV leading the chorus calling Gay a DEI hire.

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