Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Jeremy Singer According to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cordona, the new process is informed by conversations with and feedback from students, institutions, and other stakeholders following a challenging 2024-25 FAFSA cycle. “Thanks to the partnership of our stakeholders, we’ve developed a better implementation process for 2025-26,” said Cardona.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

After the state required post-tenure reviews, roughly one-fifth of the UF professors evaluated in the first round were either found lacking, decided to leave or chose to give up research—and likely their tenure with it. At Florida State, by contrast, all professors passed muster. Post-tenure reviews aren’t a new phenomenon in higher education. The American Association of University Professors has had a stance on them going back to 1983, and in 1999 it released a report saying they should be for

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Dr. Odis Johnson Jr. has been named the Edmund W. Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Johnson is currently the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Social Policy and STEM Equity at Johns Hopkins University. In this new role, he is expected to guide policy research at the assessment organization with the goal of advancing equitable access to quality education and fair assessment for learners.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

In the culture wars, university cultural centers are collateral damage, Jeremy C. Young writes. Hotbeds for indoctrination and discrimination against white students. Places that bloat administrative costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is providing grants to its chapters in support of voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts for the 2024 U. S. election cycle. Dr. Willis L Lonzer III “At no time in our history has exercising our right to vote been more critical with our very Democracy at stake,” said Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III, general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and chairman of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Council of Presidents.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden. Administrators who oversee online education say a federal plan to require colleges to take attendance in virtual courses would impose significant time demands on faculty members and increase cost burdens on institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Florida A&M University Florida A&M University The final report is out regarding the controversial $237 million donation to Florida A&M University announced May 4, and it concludes that “senior leadership at the University were deceived by, and allowed themselves to be deceived by, the Donor — Mr. Gregory Gerami.” Mishandling of the dubious gift from Gerami and the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust may be connected to the resignation and reassignment of at least two leaders at the univ

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

A new report from EdTrust suggests that state leaders should review their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) investments to prioritize funding those programs that were successful and would most equitably benefit students. Nancy Duchesneau “Some students, including students of color, students from low-income households, or of LGBTQ+ identity, faced greater mental health challenges during the pandemic, and it’s essential that school leaders, when dealing with budget constrain

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

With pandemic-era federal stimulus money drying up, the dust is beginning to settle on private colleges’ and universities’ balance sheets. And as the demographic cliff closes in, threatening to wreak havoc starting in 2026, students should be all the wiser on which schools are in good financial health before they park their money. That’s how Forbes frames its latest analysis of nearly 900 private colleges’ finances in which more than half of all schools earned a C or wors

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Carolina Athletics plans to launch “ Carolina NIL ,” an initiative to partner a handful of organizations to attract student-athletes in the era of name, image, and likeness, according to the University of North Carolina officials. Bubba Cunningham AP Photo/Chris Seward, File Carolina Athletics, The Rams Club, the North Carolina Hall of Fame (NCHOF), and Old Well Management will expand and consolidate services as a newly formed all-sport marketing and student-athlete services entity.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

For colleges and universities to keep technology running smoothly and securely, IT teams need to know what’s going on. Systems monitoring generates that information, while observability puts it to use. “The largest data stores that we manage are security monitoring logs, and there’s a lot of noise in that data. Observability lets you pull the signal out of the noise,” says University of California, San Diego CIO Vince Kellen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Dr. Jelani Cobb Student prospects now can apply to degree programs in Columbia Journalism School at no cost. The school announced the move as part of its efforts, known as the CJS2030 strategic initiatives, to foster an inclusive media landscape. Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism, has described the objective as opening access to a broader array of backgrounds entering journalism, encouraging people interested in journalism to not feel skittish about pursuing a caree

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday said it would donate $600 million to strengthen the endowments of the four historically Black medical schools in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and its Florida State University and University of Florida chapters have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a Florida statute it claims, “unlawfully bans arbitration of adverse personnel decisions for public university faculty.” Teresa M. Hodge UFF is an AFT affiliate represented by Selendy Gay, who filed the suit in the Northern District of Florida against members of the boards of trustees of Florida State University and the University of Florida and th

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

More school leavers likely to gain places as survey finds higher number of vacancies advertised through clearing The UK’s leading universities have thousands of undergraduate places unfilled a week before A-level results are published, meaning more school leavers are likely to gain places than in recent years. A survey by the Press Association found that members of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities were advertising nearly 3,900 vacancies on courses for domestic undergraduates

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

As public institutions of higher education in red states across the country (and in some purple ones as well) rush to limit, and even outlaw, efforts to support diversity, equity, and inclusion on their campuses, officials in those states are simultaneously twisting themselves into pretzels as they attempt to communicate a dubious message that their actions are in no way intended to negatively impact students of color.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

A third-party investigation of the historic donation to Florida A&M University from a mysterious donor finds the gift was worthless—and that the university’s now-resigned president pressured staff to move forward despite concerns. The largest donation Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ever received is “fraudulent” and the donor’s valuation of the gift was “baseless,” according to a third-party investigation by Pennsylvania-based law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Jaquion Gholston Jaquion Gholston has been appointed assistant vice president for Post Award and University Affiliated Research Center Operations at Howard University. He served as director of sponsored accounting and cost analysis at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Gholston holds a master’s in information management from Syracuse University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

At orientation and in other communication, higher ed administrators should get strategic and creative about messaging so that parents can remember key takeaways and receive more detailed information as time goes on, writes Philip A. Glotzbach, a president emeritus. Colleges and universities increasingly enlist new parents in launching their entering class.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Minority groups experienced gains relative to their white counterparts in all key Hollywood employment arenas examined in the streaming film sector, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UCLA. The Hollywood Diversity Report — authored by Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

Los Angeles Community College District chancellor Francisco Rodriguez is stepping down after a decade at the helm of the nation’s largest two-year system, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Higher Education Inquirer

AUGUST 7, 2024

2U (TWOU), the online program manager for a number of elite and brand name schools has been suspended from the NASDAQ today for regulatory non-compliance. A number of law firms have also announced potential shareholder lawsuits as 2U attempts to reorganize.Their contention is that shareholders were misled by key executives of 2U. If these legal contentions are true, the Securities and Exchange Commission has the power to fine and ban executives and former executives from taking part as senior ex

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

An Arkansas community college will delay the start of its fall semester by one week after it experienced a ransomware attack.

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Higher Education Whisperer

AUGUST 7, 2024

Greetings from First Wednesday Connect at Canberra Innovation Network. The pitch from Professor Deborah Blackburn hooked me with on Stackable Micro Credentials UNSW Canberra.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

Universities are investing heavily in attracting the adult learner, and justifiably so. The demand for undergraduate degrees is shrinking and the demographic cliff is upon us. Even without these factors, the total addressable market for adult learners—students aged 25 and over—is exponentially greater than that of undergraduate students. This creates a seemingly limitless opportunity for universities to increase revenue while navigating a changing educational landscape.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

FORD: This morning, I made arrangements to travel to an annual conference. When traveling, I am always reminded of how much work I must devote to having my needs met. Traveling while Black has been a lifelong challenge. Why? · I often carry additional luggage. · My bags are very heavy and full. · I worry about forgetting items. · I get frustrated and angry that hotel items are not meant for me and other people of color. · I constantly search for hotels, without success, t

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

The presidents of Christopher Newport University and Tidewater Community College on Tuesday signed an agreement that will make it easier for community college students to transfer to CNU for a four-year degree. The partnership guarantees TCC students’ admission to CNU once they have earned at least 16 credits at TCC with at least a 2.5 GPA. It will also facilitate a CNU grant program for TCC transfer students who have demonstrated financial need, conditional on available funding.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

Concerned about Project 2025, a blueprint for conservative governance crafted by the Heritage Foundation, Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, a Democrat, has asked Republican governor Glenn Youngkin to remove Lindsey Burke from the George Mason University Board of Visitors.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

When Max Kenner met Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s wife Gwen more than a decade ago, he immediately knew he’d found an ally. A former teacher like her then-Congressman husband, Gwen Walz, wanted to know everything about Kenner’s initiative to educate prisoners in New York state. And now that Tim Walz has been picked by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate in her bid for the White House, there could be a member of the second family with the greatest commitment yet to prison edu

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