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Scholars at AABHE Conference Discuss Strategic Responses to Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr. received the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award presented by Diverse at this year's AABHE conference. College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. Thats what a bevy of scholars told attendees who gathered at the annual conference of the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.

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An Incident Report Writing Guide for Student Staff

Roompact

Writing information or incident reports is a crucial responsibility for Resident Assistants in Housing. As a student staff member, you often witness and observe more issues than graduate or professional staff due to your direct engagement with residents.

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Villanova and Rosemont Announce Merger, Smaller Catholic Institution to Be Absorbed by 2028

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line. The merger, which begins its first phase in 2027, will ultimately transform Rosemont College into "Villanova University, Rosemont Campus" by 2028.

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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

Loneliness among college students has reached an alarming rate, and its impact is reverberating across academic performance and cognitive health. As universities grapple with the growing mental health crisis, it has become increasingly clear that campus environments themselves must be part of the solution. Studies show that since 2010, students have experienced unprecedented rises in anxiety, isolation, and depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic only intensified these issues.

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My Immersion Trip Experience

Hope College Network

A quote thats often used to describe Hope immersion trips is, A change of place with a change of pace grants a change of perspective. Here is how I experienced each of these changes on my spring break immersion trip this year. A change in PLACE Our groups destination for the trip was New Bern, North Carolina, where we partnered with two organizations: Michigan-based World Renew and North Carolina-based Coastal Carolina Disaster Resiliency Agency.

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Yes, Students Still Want to Go to College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Yes, Students Still Want to Go to College Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Despite the doom and gloom, the data shows strong demand from students for collegelets help them get there, Bill DeBaun writes.

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Curating Your Career: Top 5 Cities for Museums and Galleries Internships Abroad 

AIFS Abroad

Great museum and gallery positions are notoriously difficult to land. The competition is intense, and it can be hard to distinguish yourself amongst a pool of qualified candidates. One of the best ways to ensure you stick out to future employers is with an international museums and galleries internship. Whys that? Because the world of art and history is extremely diverseevery single country and region in the world is contributing to and building museums and galleries all the time!

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Higher Education Inquirer continues to generate an international audience

Higher Education Inquirer

HEI continues to generate a strong international audience. While a substantial portion of our viewers are from the US, we have people (and bots) from across the globe reading our articles and Youtube posts. Our coverage lately, on the revocation of student visas, and of deportations, is particularly important for international students, particularly those who are concerned about US intervention in the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.

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Report: New College of Florida Fires Chinese Adjunct, Citing Regulations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

New College of Florida fired a Chinese adjunct instructor after he asked why he wasnt being paid and officials replied that they had overlooked regulations prohibiting his employment, according to a Suncoast Searchlight investigation.

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Breaking News: Top 5 Cities for Journalism Internships

AIFS Abroad

Journalism thrives on diverse perspectives and meaningful connections. To create compelling and honest stories, journalists need to be able to communicate effectively with people from various backgrounds. Developing these cross-cultural communication skills is essential for success in the fieldand one of the best ways to do so is with an international journalism internship.

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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

In the dystopian world of Severance , employees undergo a controversial procedure that separates their work lives from their personal lives, creating a chillingly compartmentalized existence. While this premise seems far-fetched, the shows underlying critique of institutional control, bureaucratic systems, and dehumanizing workplace environments mirrors certain aspects of U.S. higher education administration.

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Dive Into Your Career: The Best Cities for Marine Biology Internships

AIFS Abroad

If you want to make waves in your marine biology career, you need real-world experience with experts who are willing to show you the ropes. The most valuable opportunities are found in regions teeming with diverse marine life and supported by dedicated conservation and research efforts. Many of these marine biology hotspots lie beyond U.S. shores, and the best way to chart your course there is with an international marine biology internship.

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A Timeline for Job Search Success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Timeline for Job Search Success Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Job searching is a lot like house huntingto be ready to jump on the right opportunity when it arises, youll need to start preparing early, Ashley Brady writes.

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No need to apply: Cal State is automatically admitting high school students with good grades

University Business

More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, youre automatically admitted to one of 10 California State University campuses of your choiceand theyre all relatively affordable. Even with less than a week to go before the campuses wrap their final decisions about whom to admit, a pilot program focusing on Riverside County is already showing that more students have been admitted from the county th

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Data: Community College Pell Grant Recipients Less Likely to Transfer, Persist

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Data: Community College Pell Grant Recipients Less Likely to Transfer, Persist Ashley Mowreader Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Recent data from the Richmond Federal Reserve finds, across five states, low-income students are less likely to earn a degree or certificate compared to their peers.

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Ohio Gov. DeWine signs higher ed bill regulating classroom discussion and banning diversity efforts

University Business

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days. S.B. 1 will set rules around classroom discussion, create post-tenure reviews, put diversity scholarships at risk, create a retrenchment provision that block unions from negotiating on tenure, shorten university board of trustees terms from nine years down to six years, an

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Dartmouth Applications Fall Following Return to Testing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Dartmouth College received 11percent fewer applications for the Class of 2029 than last year, according to student newspaper The Dartmouth. It was the first year since 2020 that the college required applicants to submit standardized test scores.

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UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

The Guardian Higher Education

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female Two academics behind a gender-critical film have taken legal action against their union, accusing it of discrimination and harassment after it campaigned on social media to stop the documentary being screened. Deirdre ONeill, a senior lecturer in film studies at the University of Hertfordshire, and Michael Wayne, a professor of media and film studies at Brunel University, describe Adult

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Protest, Power and the Future of the University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Protest, Power and the Future of the University mprutter@mit.edu Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Why Gaza became the defining campus flashpoint.

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IGA: What Is It, and How Are Universities Using It?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In January 2025, PowerSchools student information system was hacked, exposing the names, addresses and other information of more than tens of millions of schoolchildren and their parents. Private assessments of the hack show the company failed to take basic steps to protect students data [and] found no evidence that the hackers used malware or found a backdoor into PowerSchools systems, NBC News reported.

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U.S. Naval Academy Won’t Consider Race in Admissions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider an applicants race, ethnicity or sex during the admissions process, The Baltimore Banner reported, citing new court documents.

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Student Spotlight: Iman’s Summer Internship in Lisbon, Portugal 

AIFS Abroad

Want to hear from a college student who did a full-time international internship in Portugal ? We recently spoke with AIFS Abroad participant Iman from Colorado State University who spent her summer interning abroad in the seaside city of Lisbon. Ready to learn more about Imans experience as an intern abroad in Lisbon with AIFS Abroad? Read on! Choosing an Intern Abroad Program Destination & Term Deciding when and where to intern abroad can be difficult for many students and graduates ( our

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Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims

The Guardian Higher Education

Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contracts The Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal contracts and grants at Harvard University over allegations that it failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus. The multi-agency Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said it will review the more than $255.6m in contracts between Harvard University, its affiliates and the federal government, accord

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Trump Opens Review of Harvard’s $260M in Federal Funding

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump Opens Review of Harvards $260M in Federal Funding jessica.blake@ Mon, 03/31/2025 - 06:55 PM The presidents antisemitism task force will carry out a comprehensive investigation that follows the same playbook it used for a review at Columbia University.

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A LETTER TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS (Harvard Law School Faculty)

Higher Education Inquirer

From the Harvard Crimson: Roughly 70 percent of Harvard Law Schools professors accused the federal government of exacting retribution on lawyers and law firms for representing clients and causes opposed by President Donald Trump in a Saturday night letter to the schools student body. The letter, which was signed by 82 of the schools 118 active professors as of this articles publication, described Trumps threats as a danger to the rule of law.

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Trump Opens Review of Harvard’s Grants and Contracts

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump Opens Review of Harvards Grants and Contracts jessica.blake@ Mon, 03/31/2025 - 06:55 PM The presidents antisemitism task force will carry out a comprehensive investigation that follows the same playbook it used for a review at Columbia University.

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March Update on Student Debt (Debt Collective)

Higher Education Inquirer

The federal government is a s**t show right now. From ICE abductions of pro-Palestine college students to proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicaid, the Trump administration is wreaking havoc on all of our communities. We want to take a moment and specifically talk about student debt and higher education work that weve been doing for a while now.

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How Federal Law Could Hinder Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How Federal Law Could Hinder Trumps Plans to Dismantle the Education Dept. jessica.blake@ Mon, 03/31/2025 - 03:00 AM Many of the agencys offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress.

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