Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

EdTrust has released three reports on family engagement that lays out a different vision for families to be involved with their schools in a way that promotes authentic, culturally responsive family engagement to support students’ academic growth and overall wellbeing. The reports cover a range of family engagement topics, including 1.) a survey of parents’ perceptions of how schools engage with them post-pandemic; 2.) changes policymakers at all levels can make to improve family and community e

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the canary in the coalmine? It is a couple of days before Easter, and the students who have been holding a sit-in in the Professor Stuart Hall building in Goldsmiths, University of London are packing up.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Figure1 While 17.4% of respondents plan to decrease hires, nearly 83% of employers anticipate increasing (24.9%) or maintaining (57.7%) hiring for the college Class of 2024, according to research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Planned cuts mean overall hiring projections are down 5.8% from last year, NACE’s Job Outlook 2024 Spring Update survey found.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations Katherine Knott Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Eight community colleges are now members of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network, joining more than 300 institutions nationwide as part of the higher education reform network’s 2024 cohort. The colleges in the 2024 Network cohort include Clovis Community College, California; East Central College, Missouri; Frederick Community College, Maryland; Howard Community College, Maryland; Madera Community College, California; Midland College, Texas; Phoenix College, Arizona; and Waubonsee Community Coll

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

Degrees Earned Fall Again, Certificates Rise Sara Weissman Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Karen Niemi Karen Niemi has been appointed executive director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She served as a distinguished CEO and president for SEL and education publishing enterprises. Niemi holds a bachelor’s degree in speech/language pathology from Augustana University in Illinois and a master’s in speech/language pathology from Rush University in Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? That might depend on what type of reader you are or your line of work. When the first edition of what was then called Black Issues In Higher Education was published on March 15, 1984, it was two days before my 14th birthday, and I was still adjusting to ninth grade in a public high school after attending a private school from second grade to eight grade.

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PUC

APRIL 11, 2024

The film department at Pacific Union College had a lot to celebrate during the 2024 Sonscreen Film Festival in Loma Linda, CA. From April 4-6, two faculty members, 16 film students, and roughly 10 alumni who either assisted with films while they were students or came to support the current film students attended the festival. PUC had nine films play in the festival, with three winning awards: Rajeev Sigamoney, PUC’s visual arts department chair, was presented with the Sonscreen Vision Awar

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Dr. Tania D. Mitchell Tania D. Mitchell has been named the associate provost for community engagement at the University of Maryland. She serves as the Rodney Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the department of organizational leadership, policy, and development at the University of Minnesota. Mitchell holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and communication from Baylor University in Texas, a master’s in higher education and student affairs from In

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher education leaders unloaded their grievances over the Department of Education’s botched FAFSA rollout in a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. As much as this experience has eroded their confidence in the Department and left financial aid offices in a state of limbo, they did not mince words about how it will have a lasting impact on the enrollment of the country’s neediest students. “The lowest-income students are hurt the most,” Rachel

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village Liam Knox Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Undergraduate credentials awarded in the 2022–23 academic year have fallen for the second year in a row. The rate of bachelor’s degree earners fell to 2015-16 levels and associate degree earnings are a decade-low, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. However, the news isn’t all doom and gloom.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

The U.S. Education Department is investigating four more universities for possible violations of federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on shared ancestry.

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Roompact

APRIL 11, 2024

Other Posts in This Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Within Student Affairs, assessment is often an expectation of everyone’s work. Whether you are someone in an entry level role or have been around the block for 20 academic years, assessment likely comes up. I believe it is critical.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

The University of Texas at Dallas has followed the system’s flagship campus in shuttering its Office of Campus Resources and Support—formerly the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which was closed in response to Texas’s anti-DEI law, SB 17,

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 11, 2024

Nearly three-quarters of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh do not approve of Chancellor Andrew Leavitt’s job performance. According to the Faculty Senate, 72 percent of faculty who voted in a formal referendum said they have no confidence in Leavitt. Of the university’s 281 faculty members, 229 participated in the vote. The no confidence vote is largely symbolic.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

A group of law school deans are pushing back against a proposal from the American Bar Association’s accrediting arm that would allow fully online law schools to apply for accreditation, the ABA Journal reported last week.

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Ray Schroeder

APRIL 11, 2024

University of Arizona leaders say a round layoffs is underway as the the university continues a financial restructuring to deal with a budget deficit north of $160 million. "Dozens of separations have already occurred across campus and they will continue to occur," UA interim Chief Financial Officer John Arnold said. "I don't anticipate a single day where we announce hundreds of layoffs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

Pro-Palestinian student protesters at Smith College have ended their occupation of the institution’s central administration building, New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) reported, but plan to move their sit-in outdoors to nearby Seelye Lawn.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

There’s a common misconception about zero trust. It presumes that higher education institutions must make costly financial investments in newfangled security products in order to protect themselves from the scourge of cybercrime. Very little of that is true. The zero-trust philosophy — put simply as the implementation of a security architecture that automatically denies access to everyone before analyzing permissions to determine which people and/or devices can access which areas of a technology

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

The U.S. Army is considering cuts to two of its education benefit programs, a decision that could impact up to 100,000 student soldiers who take advantage of the funds each year, Military.com reported.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 11, 2024

In Campus Sonar’s latest industry trends report on “ Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed ,” we explored the gap between trust and value to understand what audiences discuss about a college degree using social intelligence. We focused on how audiences explain the purpose of higher ed, the value of a degree based on current outcomes, and how those outcomes could evolve if trust and values aligned.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

The federal government responded to the changing higher education landscape in the early part of this decade by making significant grant funds available to colleges and universities to promote student safety and help institutions offer remote and hybrid instruction. Those funds, most notably the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, expired last year, and while the cutoff was expected, the gap in funding may have left some administrators searching for additional dollars to transform university

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 11, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Eranda Jayawickreme, Harold W. Tribble professor of psychology at Wake Forest University, explores some techniques for becoming a good thinker.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 11, 2024

One of the most common inquiries I get is for inquiry-based learning examples. It's widely known that inquiry-based learning is beneficial, but knowing how to use inquiry-based learning can feel like a mystery. Almost every learning experience that I facilitate with my own children and my high school students centers around inquiry-based learning, and I want to share some of those examples with you!

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Vermont’s Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of trustees announced. The decision to close at the end of the semester was heart-wrenching but unavoidable as the school, created in 1938, faces financial insolvency, the board said in a statement Tuesday.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher Education leadership is facing a dilemma in addressing the systemic dysfunctions within shared governance. We explore the challenges and solutions for revitalizing shared governance, offering actionable insights for presidents, boards, and leaders seeking to enhance institutional effectiveness. We outline the necessity of redefining roles, responsibilities, and accountability mechanisms through the RACI model to ensure clarity and efficiency in decision-making.

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CAPD

APRIL 11, 2024

This spring, over 150 doctoral students and postdocs successfully completed CAPD’s new professional development certificate program. Two certificates—one in research mentoring and the other in grant writing—were launched last fall to help PhD students and postdocs advance their growth in these essential areas. Participants attended a series of workshops throughout the 2023-24 academic year to fulfill the certificate programs’ requirements.

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Gray Associates

APRIL 11, 2024

What programs are students searching for when making enrollment decisions? Explore the most popular and fastest-growing academic programs by Google keyword search volumes, which can provide a roadmap for institutions to track ever-changing student demand. From Aesthetician programs to Business Administration, find out which programs are experiencing the highest search volume.

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Symplicity

APRIL 11, 2024

The 2024 Australian Association of Graduate Employer survey offers a fascinating snapshot of the current state of graduate employment in Australia, shedding light on the experiences, expectations, and aspirations of the newest members of the workforce. For its 2024 survey, AAGE reviewed ratings from 4,086 graduates on working with 201 participating employers.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 11, 2024

Considerations for Building an Online Strategy Whether you’ve already launched your online program portfolio or are in the growth or planning stages, it’s never too late to understand and evaluate the institutional and cultural qualifications required for long-term growth. In this workshop, we’ll examine how to navigate a few of the critical considerations, identify strengths and gaps, and put into practice a strategy for building an operational culture that embraces change and celebrates

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ISA Journal

APRIL 11, 2024

If you know me, you know I’m always using the phrase “it’s all mental." Normally, I use it in a joking manner, but deep down, I apply this phrase in every aspect of my life. Especially traveling abroad, having an “it’s all mental” mentality has made my time in Europe nothing short of pure bliss.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Republicans pitched their own, multifaceted approach to dealing with the state’s higher education challenges. Two centerpieces were a pair of financial enticement programs designed to lure post-secondary students into fields of study that produce workers in high demand in the state. One proposed program, dubbed the Build PA Scholarship, would give grants of up to $5,000 a year to students enrolled in studies aimed at a high-priority industry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What constitutes protected free speech and antisemitism on college campuses were key topics discussed Thursday during a webinar hosted by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). Dr. Lawrence Summers The event, " Antisemitism, Academic Freedom, and Board Leadership ," brought multiple scholars and higher ed leaders together to offer their thoughts on the current state of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses and what university trustees can do in the face of it.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

In November 2022, Minnesota Democrats flipped the state’s Senate and retained control of the House and the governorship, giving them a legislative “trifecta” for the first time in a decade. They utilized the state’s budget surplus to pump a historic amount of money into higher education. It will pay for tuition freezes at many of the state’s public colleges and universities, and the North Star Promise Scholarship program , which pays tuition and fees for every Minnesota resident whose household

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