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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Illinois System and nonprofit organization One Million Degrees have announced a new multiyear initiative to increase community college transfer rates, with a particular focus on first-generation and low-income students in Illinois. The pilot program, set to launch in spring 2026, will initially serve 240 students across two cohorts from selected Illinois community colleges.

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Don’t Just Fade to Black: Ending a Course With Purpose

The Scholarly Teacher

Todd Zakrajsek, Director, ITLC-Lilly Conferences on Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning & Adjunct Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel HillEarly in my teaching career, I remember agonizing over what to do on the first day of class. I wanted to start on a positive note, get students excited about the topic, show them engagement was central to the course, and set the tone for what I hoped we would accomplish.

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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Steven Gonzales Community colleges have a reputation for being leaders in workforce training. In the 1940s and 1950s, the GI Bill increased demand for workforce preparation. In a post-pandemic era, the same need persists. Todays learners require affordable pathways to high-demand, high-wage careers. With strong ties to local business and industry, Maricopa Community Colleges are leading the way with industry-aligned bachelors degrees.

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Announcing the 2025 Roompact Bulletin Board Contest Winners!

Roompact

Roompact’s bulletin board competition is now closed and we’re ready to announce the winners. We received over 100 entires (!), so picking ten was incredibly difficult. Some boards did an excellent job at educating residents, while others were just beautiful! We tried to select a diverse group of winners that reflected the diversity of the.

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Princeton Grants Suspended as Federal Pressure on Universities Grows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Princeton University In a concerning development for research institutions nationwide, Princeton University has become the most recent Ivy League school to have federal funding suspended amid what many academic leaders are describing as an unprecedented federal pressure campaign targeting elite universities. Princeton President Dr. Christopher Eisgruber announced earlier this week that "several dozen" federal research grants from agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA, and the Departm

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2025 trends: What higher ed can learn from retail

University Business

Postsecondary enrollment rose 4.5% this year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time. Colleges and universities hold a special place in peoples lives, with alma maters among the most enduring brands. This emotional connection has buffered schools from some of the competitive pressures retailers face. Still, staying relevant in a fast-changing world requires ongoing innovation.

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International Student's Detention Raises Questions About Visa Policies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Doukan Gnaydn A University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business graduate student is challenging his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through a lawsuit that alleges violations of his rights and a lack of transparency in the government's actions. Doukan Gnaydn, 28, a Turkish citizen who previously attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, was detained by plainclothes federal officers outside his St.

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ResEdChat Ep. 113: Strategies for Transitioning from a Residential to a Divisional Curriculum

Roompact

We're pleased to welcome Erin to the show this week to have her share reflections on the work at University of Oklahoma did over the past few years to expand their residential curriculum to their entire division of student affairs. She examines how to identify and take advantage of windows of opportunity for change making and the ways to leverage communities to keep ourselves afloat in turbulent times.

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Tuscan Treasures: The Ultimate Weekend with ISA

ISA Journal

Ciara McMahon is a student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxvilleand anISAFeatured Photo Blogger. She is studying withISAinRome, Italy. Come on a weekend excursion organized by ISA to Florence, Italy, with me! We experience the Cradle of the Renaissance and have a chance to dine in the peaceful Chianti wine region.

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CCS Named #1 Animation School in Michigan by Animation Career Review

College for Creative Study

The Animation Career Review has announced its annual animation school rankings, with the College for Creative Studies scoring a top spot on the Michigan list. The criteria used in determining the rankings include academic reputation, admission selectivity, employment data, depth and breadth of the program faculty, value as it relates to tuition and indebtedness, graduation rate and retention rate.

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U.Va. researcher: Most schools are unable to fully support students returning to class after mental health ER visit

University Business

More and more students are going to hospital emergency departments for mental health related visits, but schools dont have evidence-based practices to support them when they return to class, according to a University of Virginia researcher. Theres been an uptick in mental health emergency departments, or EDs, visits, with a major uptick in suicide-related visits, according to Lora Henderson Smith, a UVA assistant professor and licensed clinical psychologist.

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David Taylor obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

My husband, David Taylor, who has died of cancer aged 78, missed out on a planned career in medicine but ended up making almost certainly a greater contribution to public health through research and policy development, latterly as professor of pharmaceutical and public health policy at University College London. David had a rare ability to work with people of different professions and persuasions to achieve consensus without compromising his own values and goals.

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Scholars Share Stories of Losing Federal Grants

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Sixteen researchers across a range disciplines from the biomedical sciences and STEM to education and political science share their experiences of losing research grants and what impact the loss of billions of dollars in federal funding will have on science, public health and education in Inside Higher Ed today.

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Assessing Student Team Project Work

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from the ANU Techlauncher "Sprint 1" assessment review. There are 12 tutors (mostly in person, a couple online) plus two convenors reviewing grades from assessment of the first assessed task for project students. There list a list of teams on the wall, with each tutor going trough their proposed graduate and comments for each team over the last few weeks.

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Improving Transfer Based on Success Stories

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A new transfer playbook, released by the Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center, offers strategies for improving outcomes for transfer students by examining higher ed institutions with the best records.

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One university now demands the immediate release of a detained student

University Business

Tufts University has offered the most public defense yet of a graduate student who was detained as the Trump administration revokes hundreds of student visas over alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian protests or related activities. In a legal brief, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar demanded the immediate release of Rmeysa ztrk, a Turkish doctoral student who was arrested on March 25 outside her off-campus apartment by Department of Homeland Security agents. ztrk, whose student visa was r

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Teaching Veterans Outdoor Entrepreneurship Skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Teaching Veterans Outdoor Entrepreneurship Skills Ashley Mowreader Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Paul Smiths College in New York created a credential for military-affiliated students to help them launch an outdoor adventure business.

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US K-12 Education: Still the "Shame of the Nation"

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2005, Jonathan Kozols The Shame of the Nation powerfully critiqued the deeply entrenched educational inequalities that have disproportionately harmed Black, Latino, and low-income students. Kozol exposed the systemic racial and economic segregation that has continued to plague American schools, and his analysis remains deeply relevant today. However, the future of U.S. public education is at risk of becoming even bleaker under the Trump administration, especially as the federal government's r

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Acting Under Secretary Takes Over for Retiring FSA Chief

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The responsibilities of acting under secretary James Bergeron doubled as the Department of Education announced Wednesday that he will not only oversee the regulatory duties related to higher ed but manage the entire Office of Federal Student Aid.

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Who loses when Trump cuts funding to universities?

University Business

Eight-point-seven billion. Four-hundred million. One-hundred-seventy-five million. These are just some examples of the money the federal government has withheld or is threatening to withhold from various colleges and universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and Harvard University. That $8.7 billion figure was announced earlier this week by the Trump administration, which said that it’s reviewing federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard because Harv

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Credit Mobility Transparency

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Credit Mobility Transparency quintina.barne Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Building and maintaining a comprehensive transfer information website to promote completion and credit retention. Byline(s) Alexandra W.

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Why Public Trust in Higher Ed Is Declining — And What Leaders Can Do About It: Rebuilding Confidence in Higher Education: Addressing Challenges Through Transparency, Affordability, and Workforce Alignment

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education in the United States stands at a pivotal juncture, confronting a profound crisis in public confidence amid significant drops in enrollment. Once perceived as a direct path to economic and social stability, college education is increasingly viewed with skepticism. Rising costs, ideological divides, and evolving job market demands have created new barriers for students, while demographic shifts indicate continued enrollment declines that pose further challenges for institutions.

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Smashing the Student Visa System

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Smashing the Student Visa System Liam Knox Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM The Trump administration is upending the student visa bureaucracy to deport foreign students. University officials are struggling to keep up.

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Campus antisemitism falls steeply on a campus targeted by Trump

University Business

Amid the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on campus antisemitism, at least one university that has come under investigation is touting a sharp decrease in discrimination and harassment reports by Jewish students. The 2023-24 school year was turbulent at the Chicago-area institution, as it was at many universities, with campus antisemitism reports spiking after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and again in the spring of 2024.

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Grant Terminated

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Grant Terminated Elizabeth Redden Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Researchers whose federal grants have been terminated since the start of the Trump administration describe some of the myriad impacts.

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Feds want advice on deregulating financial aid system

University Business

The Trump administration and the Department of Education are welcoming education stakeholders to provide “deregulatory ideas” on how to best overhaul the current student loan system. The federal government on Thursday launched a negotiated rulemaking process to streamline regulations for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) plan, and the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan.

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Faculty Protest Actions Spark Backlash

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Faculty Protest Actions Spark Backlash Josh Moody Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM A professor in Wisconsin allegedly flipped a table set up by conservative students while a Fresno State lecturer is under fire for wishing death upon Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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400 Books Removed From Naval Academy Library

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The U.S. Naval Academy has culled 400 books deemed to promote to diversity, equity and/or inclusion from its library at the insistence of the Trump administration, according to the Associated Press.

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Trump and Musk Set Their Sights on Humanities Cuts

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump and Musk Set Their Sights on Humanities Cuts jessica.blake@ Thu, 04/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Exactly how many staff members and grants will be slashed from the National Endowment for the Humanities remains unclear, but prior cuts at the Education Department and National Institutes of Health offer a grim forecast.

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