Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Adult community college students in degree-progressing English and math courses are nearing parity with their traditional-age student counterparts when it comes to course completion, according to a new report from California Competes. Dr. David Radwin The brief, " Redrawing the Starting Line: Advancing Equity in Adult Learners’ Developmental Education Outcomes ", compared transfer-level English and math course completion rates between adult community college students – those age 25 or older – an

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 28, 2023

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow was fired Wednesday for appearing with his wife in pornographic content on at least two websites, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Kellina Yarrish Kellina Yarrish has been named associate director of student services and engagement at Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton. Yarrish holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Keystone College, a master’s in kinesiology from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, and a master’s in education from Cedar Crest College.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 28, 2023

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow was fired Wednesday for appearing with his wife in pornographic content on at least two websites, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

UW-La Crosse Chancellor Dr. Joe Gow was fired after adult videos of him and his wife were discovered. Dr. Joe Gow The decision from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents was unanimous. UW System President Jay Rothman said Gow’s actions were “abhorrent” and subjected UW-La Crosse to “significant reputational harm.” Gow and his wife Carmen Wilson, appear on several pornography and social media websites under the name, “Sexy Happy Couple.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 28, 2023

UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett has proposed significantly cutting the budget of the two offices, and Nyoak was among more than 200 faculty, staff and students pushing back in a joint letter two weeks ago. Bennett proposed $12 million in budget cuts Nov. 8, including $800,000 to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Idaho State University has received $2.2 million to train students and teachers to work with those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, the Idaho Capital Sun reported. Idaho State University The grant funding over five years – two grants from the Office of Special Education Personnel Preparation – will help pay for the Idaho Hearing Education and Aural Rehabilitation program’s (HEAR program) schooling for 42 students studying to become service providers in speech language pathology or audiology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Dr. Sharron Taylor Burnett Sharron Taylor Burnett has been appointed chief financial officer and vice president for finance and operation at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Burnett holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lane College, an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Martin, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Memphis.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As New York lawmakers begin to gear up for the 2024 legislative session, one of the budget and policy issues that will be addressed is the state’s preeminent college financial aid program — the Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, which will see its 50th anniversary next year. Earlier this month, the New York State Assembly Higher Education Committee held a hearing to examine how to best strengthen TAP.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Demolition has begun on the house where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022. The Moscow, Idaho, home where University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were killed is being demolished. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were fatally stabbed in the home in November 2022.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 28, 2023

7 ways Creatrix Cloud Based Platform helps higher education institutions editor Thu, 12/28/2023 - 05:16 College and university campuses are vibrant, complex ecosystems of learning and discovery across disciplines and campuses. They are about giving you the tools you need to help students succeed. Tailored for colleges and universities, our cloud solutions merge years of higher education expertise with the latest cloud technology.

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ISA Journal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As I prepared for my long journey home from Barcelona in seat 32A, I reminisced about my three months of travels abroad and thought, “Where did all the time go?” I couldn’t even process exactly what I did this fall. It all felt like a fever dream.

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