Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

A few days ago, I went to my office to get one of my students a book of great interest. In searching the shelves, I came across Dr. James A. Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education. I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences.

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Robert Kelchen

JULY 12, 2024

Because I do research on issues related to higher education, I talk quite a bit with reporters. It is one of my favorite things to do, as it helps connect with policymakers and the general public and also helps to sharpen my research and teaching. But because I get pulled in so many directions and it often takes weeks (if not months) for quotes to be published, I sometimes forget what I say by the time that I read the resulting publication.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Dr. David A. Thomas has announced plans to retire as president of Morehouse College. Dr. David A. Thomas "In my inaugural address, I promised to do the absolute best I could for Morehouse, and I have since risen each day dedicated to delivering on that promise," said Thomas, who retires June 30, 2025. "Serving as president of Morehouse has been the honor of a lifetime,” he said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

All seven full-time nursing faculty members at Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigned Wednesday in response to high workloads and accreditation concerns, according to KFYR-TV, Bismarck’s NBC affiliate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Dr. Larry Robinson has announced plans to step down from his role as president of Florida A&M University (FAMU). Kristin Harper “We have achieved remarkable gains and record-breaking years under President Robinson’s leadership,” said FAMU Board of Trustees Chair Kristin Harper. “I am honored to have served with fellow trustees alongside our president.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

An international cheating ring led to an uptick in AP score cancellations this year, expediting plans to digitize the exams. Will that make them more secure? Last week, high school students around the world received an email telling them their Advanced Placement exam scores were under review for potential academic integrity violations—and, if corroborated, they could be canceled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Dr. Bárbara Brizuela Bárbara Brizuela has been appointed dean ad interim of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. The professor of education also serves as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Brizuela holds a master’s in education from Tufts and a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Five Harvard University students who had been suspended for as many as three semesters for participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus earlier this year have had their sanctioned reversed, The Harvard Crimson reported.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

A group of academics express their concerns that Prof Deirdre Osborne, the co-founder of the MA Black British literature course at Goldsmiths, is facing the threat of redundancy We, like many others, are greatly dismayed by the news that Prof Deirdre Osborne, co-founder of the MA Black British literature course at Goldsmiths, is facing the threat of redundancy as reported in your article ( Goldsmiths ‘determined’ to close Black British literature course, critics say, 3 July ).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Northwestern College, a for-profit institution in Illinois that closed abruptly last week, has been accused of lying to students about transfer agreements that don’t exist, local media reported.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2024

UK universities face financial turmoil as figures from the Home Office show plunging numbers of international students applying for courses starting in the next academic year. Applications for sponsored study visas have fallen by 28%, suggesting the visa restrictions applied by the previous government continue to hamper recruitment. The Home Office received 28,200 applications last month, compared with 38,900 in June 2023.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Heavy hitters joining key higher education ministries in the U.K. raise hopes that the new government can get a handle on issues quickly. Hopes have been raised that the U.K.’s new Labour government can make “rapid progress” on the issues facing the country’s universities after the appointment of a new ministerial team that includes several unexpected faces.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2024

A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of college athletes being considered employees of their schools under minimum-wage law, as the NCAA had requested, but a three-judge panel sent the case back to a lower court for further consideration of the issue. In an opinion that comes nearly a year and a half after the case was argued before the 3rd U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Colleges and universities that roll back DEI efforts when it comes to their investments are only hurting themselves, warns Kerin McCauley. Efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses are increasingly under fierce attack. In April, the University of Texas at Austin laid off dozens of employees formerly working on DEI initiatives in response to a new state law.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2024

The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education reaffirmed Thursday its desire to freeze in-state undergraduate tuition for the 2024-25 school year. If PASSHE receives the state funding increase it requested, tuition will stay frozen for the seventh consecutive year. The ongoing rate has been $7,716 per year. “We are grateful for the commonwealth’s increased investment in PASSHE universities in recent years, which has helped us freeze tuition since 2018.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

After just one year in the job, Anita Thomas is out as president of North Central College. She had already been on a leave of absence since May 30 for unclear reasons, the Chicago Tribune reported. North Central officials did not explain why Thomas had been on leave or why she exited suddenly. She took the helm of the private Illinois college on July 1, 2023.

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JULY 12, 2024

Hired Christopher Davis- LeMoyne-Owen College (Tenn.) Christopher Davis is taking over as the permanent president of LeMoyne-Owen College after one year in the interim position. Affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the HBCU is taking confidence in Davis, who’s had a significant impact on Memphis’ community as a pastor over the past two decades, Commercial Appeal reports.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Utah State University has fired four athletics officials in the wake of an external review into the institution’s handling of Title IX complaints,

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SRHE

JULY 12, 2024

by William Locke Higher education research has grown in recent decades. For example, the number of journal articles published on higher education has increased five-fold in the last twenty years ( Seeber, 2023 ). More is known about higher education than ever before, but there does not seem to be a corresponding growth in higher education policymaking being influenced by this expanding evidence base ( Schendel and Knobel, 2024 ).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

Law professor Katherine Franke has long been outspoken in her support of Palestinians. Now, after House Republicans and her university president called her out in an antisemitism hearing, she faces potential termination. In January, pro-Palestinian protesters on Columbia University’s campus said they had been sprayed with a harmful chemical. Students were hospitalized.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 12, 2024

The Higher Education Inquirer (HEI) is working on a number of investigative projects. They include: (1) Default Resolution Group (DRG), the nearly invisible contractor for all US Department of Education student loan defaults. DRG is a subsidiary of Maximus , and its contract is set to expire. Information about their contract appears to have been removed from public view.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 12, 2024

The party-line vote followed a heated debate over the regulations, which strengthen protections for transgender students. The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly advanced a measure to block the Biden administration’s new regulations overhauling Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which in part provide greater protections for LGBTQ+ students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

In a survey of over 3,000 undergraduate students, the nonprofit American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) found significant gaps in knowledge regarding American history and government. The survey polled students with multiple-choice questions, including but not limited to: who is the president of the Senate? How long are senators’ and representatives’ term-lengths?

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