Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

The National Association of College and University Business Officers is launching its NACUBO Student Success Hub to advance strategic financing for equitable student outcomes. Kara D. Freeman The NACUBO Student Success Hub, a compilation of free toolkits and resources for higher education professionals, is part of efforts to fully integrate student success initiatives with institution-wide finance plans, according to NACUBO President and CEO Kara D.

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JULY 8, 2024

After a 2023 measure increased penalties for making errors when registering voters, some student groups have decided the risk of doing so is too high. A Florida law that went into effect last July has mostly ended paper-and-pen voter registration on the state’s college campuses, according to students and voter registration organizations. The number of groups registering voters on campuses across the state has plummeted, and while some have refocused their efforts on helping students register onl

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Knoxville College is reportedly ready to reapply for accreditation to the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). Dr. Michael Bowie The news comes after Leonard L. Adams Jr.’s announcement that he would step down from his role as president of the historically Black college, described as a transformative chapter for the college and its progress.

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Mary Meeker pushes for universities to partner with business and adopt AI—and quickly. Universities require a “mindset change” to succeed in a coming era forged by artificial intelligence and should take on an AI leadership role in partnership with government and tech firms, according to a report from an influential tech analyst and venture capitalist.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood Arwin D. Smallwood has been appointed dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). He served as professor and chair of the department of history and political science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Smallwood holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in history from NCCU, and a doctorate in early U.S. and African American history from

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Enrollment is so strong at Unity Environmental University that it recently announced it will both raise employee salaries and freeze tuition. Unity Environmental University has celebrated explosive enrollment growth since it transitioned to a predominantly online institution beginning in 2016. And at a time when many small colleges are struggling with stagnant enrollment and financial challenges, Unity’s strategic pivot to digital learning continues to pay off.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is gearing up to chart a path forward for public schools amid increasing challenges, and opposition, to the institution. Randi Weingarten AFT represents teachers, school staff, higher education workers, nurses and healthcare professionals, and public employees. It plans to host its 88th biennial national convention July 22-25 at the George R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. It was a public good, and as such, we don’t serve customers. Instead, we serve learners. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to expand in higher education, the next generation of clinicians will need to be more knowledgeable about such technologies. This raises challenges and opportunities for medical schools. Instructors are integrating AI and ML into curricula to train medical students to practice medicine in the real world, says Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is contributing to a total $7 million collective investment at the University of Vermont to grow nationwide partnerships between local news outlets and universities that amplify local reporting. Dr. Richard Watts “We appreciate these investments by the Knight Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, which demonstrate their confidence in our approach and underscore the importance of trustworthy information to the health of democracy and civil discourse,”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 8, 2024

Weaving together narratives from almost three dozen college students, a book from the Aspen Institute’s CEO proposes a new way to think about college outcomes. In his new book, Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth (Johns Hopkins University Press), Daniel Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, as well as a former president of Franklin & Marshall College, argues that higher ed institutions should strive for a new goal: pushing students to develop a

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Northwestern College in Oak Lawn, Illinois, has closed its doors due to financial challenges. The college, formerly Northwestern Business College established in 1902, served professionals throughout the Chicago area. It offered associate degree-level programming in nursing, health information technology, and radiological technology as well as a bachelor’s degree in health information management.

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JULY 8, 2024

States should lead the way in expanding opportunity for noncredit learners, writes Kenyatta Lovett. As many higher education systems have reshaped their offerings to be more responsive to workforce demands, noncredit education and training programs—which are usually shorter-term opportunities for students to gain specific skills and qualifications rather than earn an associate or bachelor’s degree—are gaining tremendous popularity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Brown University in Rhode Island has entered into a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agreement stems from a complaint filed against the university in December 2023 alleging Title VI violations regarding alleged harassment of students based on national origin, according to OCR.

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University Business

JULY 8, 2024

South suburban Oak Lawn’s more than century-old Northwestern College, formerly known as Northwestern Business College, permanently closed its doors on Saturday, according to a notice posted on its website. The message regarding the abrupt closure said the “difficult decision” to cease operations was made by the college’s administration “after careful analysis of its current and projected fiscal position.” “Northwestern College has supplied highly skilled

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Johns Hopkins University has received a $1 billion donation from alumnus Michael R. Bloomberg. Michael Bloomberg "As the U.S. struggles to recover from a disturbing decline in life expectancy, our country faces a serious shortage of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals — and yet, the high cost of medical, nursing, and graduate school too often bars students from enrolling," said Michael R.

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College for Creative Study

JULY 8, 2024

Mikel Bresee, creator of the Community Arts Partnership program at the College for Creative Studies, reflects on two decades of community development through the arts. Bresee retired on June 28.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Dr. Macario Hernandez Macario Hernandez has been appointed president of Dallas College’s Mountain View Campus. He served as chief of staff at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Hernandez holds an associate degree from Dallas College, a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas, a master’s from Texas Woman’s University, and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Strong professional development requires different forms of mentoring, write Blessing Enekwe and Jennifer Aumiller, who cite 11 possible relationship areas. Mentoring is well-known to be helpful if not essential for everyone, and it is especially important for people’s careers and professional development. Mentoring relationships in academia have long been a focus of research studies, which have been investigating and shedding light on the ways mentoring impacts graduate students’ and postdocs’

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Morgan State University has been awarded a $1.5 million Acceleration Grant from the National Institute for Student Success. Dr. Kara Turner The institute collaborates with colleges and universities to identify obstacles to degree completion and implement proven solutions for student success. Its grant includes funding to support partnerships with Morgan State, North Carolina Central University, and Kennesaw State University over the next three years to implement recommendations with formal coach

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Ed.gov Blog

JULY 8, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education today launched “Designing for Education with Artificial Intelligence: An Essential Guide for Developers,” a resource for education technology (edtech) community members — product leads and their teams of innovators, designers, developers, customer-facing staff, and legal teams — as they work to establish safety, security, and trust while creating artificial intelligence Continue Reading The post New AI Guide Launched for Edtech Developers appeared fir

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 8, 2024

Zayed University, which faced the threat of losing its accreditation last fall, has been restored to accredited status by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The U.S. accreditor said in a notification late last month that the Abu Dhabi–based university was now in compliance with the agency’s standards on governance, leadership and administration, and ethics and integrity.

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Roompact

JULY 8, 2024

Get Ready for Staff Training and Resident Move In! It’s mid-summer and we have a lot of information to communicate to you. Learn about new software updates, check out our new help and support resources, sign up for training, and review our checklist to make sure you’re ready for opening! Newly Redesigned Support Portal For Both Professionals and Student Staff We’ve completed.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Prof Helen Smith , David Rennie and Prof John Denham on the dire state of university funding William Davies’ article on the plight of universities struck a chord ( How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster, 2 July ). But he underplays how culpable the last decade of university managers have been, and how damaging and dated their response is now.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 8, 2024

The University of Austin's inaugural class begins this September. While its founding has had some media attention, critical and uncritical, little is known about the school, other than some of the curriculum--and more recently about the school's constitution and austere business model. We expect the public to receive information akin to propaganda from the new university while investigative reporters attempt to find what's really developing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 8, 2024

New Jersey state lawmakers nixed a proposed 12 percent cut to the state’s community colleges in their final 2024–25 budget, recently signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy. The colleges would have lost out on $20 million, a sum added by state lawmakers last year to make up for rising employee health-care costs.

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Clark Nesxen

JULY 8, 2024

Over the last few years, public libraries have transitioned from being buildings that only store and lend books to being fully featured community centers. While today's public libraries are still committed to sharing knowledge and providing easy access to books and other publications, they have transformed into spaces that offer 3D printing tools, Wi-Fi hotspot devices, and COVID-19 tests.

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CU Work-Life Balance

JULY 8, 2024

The University of Colorado will upgrade its Skillsoft training platform to Skillsoft Percipio in August. CU uses Skillsoft to manage its mandatory and custom training courses. The platform allows users to access a library of standardized courses, ebooks, audiobooks, and professional certification courses. What the new platform offers The Percipio upgrade will feature a significant update in the platform’s visual interface, navigation, and overall usability.

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University Business

JULY 8, 2024

When Walmart stopped requiring college degrees for most of its corporate jobs last year, the company confronted three deep truths about work and schooling: A college diploma is only a proxy for what someone knows, and not always a perfect one. A degree’s high cost sidelines many people. For industries dominated by workers without degrees, cultivating future talent demands a different playbook.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 8, 2024

A federal district judge on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its new regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in Alaska, Kansas, Utah and Wyoming.

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University Business

JULY 8, 2024

After more than two decades of operating without accreditation, Knoxville College is seeking to regain that stamp of approval as it searches for its next president. Leaders at the only historically Black college in East Tennessee say they plan to submit an application within a month to the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools for to regain accreditation, which says the college is maintaining certain levels of educational standards.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964, civil rights leaders are continuing their calls to reject attacks against hard-fought civil rights victories. Civil rights organizations — including the National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and National Council of Negro Women

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University Business

JULY 8, 2024

Americans’ perspective on higher education is growing increasingly polarized with a higher rate showing “very little” to no confidence in the sector, an annual survey by Gallup and Lumina Foundation shows. Thirty-six percent of Americans expressed a “great deal” or “a lot” of trust in the sector, stabilizing a 20% decline over the last nine years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Americans are nearly equally divided among those who have high levels of confidence (36%), some confidence (32%), or little or no confidence (32%) in higher education, according to the Lumina-Gallup survey conducted June 3-23. But a decade ago, in 2015, Gallup found that most respondents (57%) had high confidence in higher education, while 10% had little or none.

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