Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made the decision to officially end affirmative action practices at all public institutions in the U.S. The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. Dr. Jessica Faiz. Black and Brown students face extraordinary barriers to medical school, including discrimination and educational and financial hurdles, says Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Seeking an Enrollment Hail Mary, Small Colleges Look to Athletics Liam Knox Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM As enrollment challenges compound for small liberal arts colleges, some are betting big on new athletics programs, hoping they’ll result in new tuition revenue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Holly Rachel Holly Rachel has been appointed executive director of the Darrell S. Freeman Sr. Incubation and Innovation Center at Fisk University in Nashville. Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, and a master’s in chemistry from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Enrollment, Financial Challenges Prompt Saint Rose Closure Josh Moody Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM The Albany, N.Y., institution will close next year after ongoing enrollment issues. Leaders unsuccessfully sought a partnership to keep the embattled college open.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. However, changes in legal and policy landscapes have led to reconsidering or eliminating these measures in many contexts.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Breaking Free From the ‘Student Loan Matrix’ Katherine Knott Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM A self-taught student loan researcher argues that a series of assumptions about college are ensnaring students in a debt trap—and he offers a way out.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Joan Donovan says funding was cut off for criticizing Meta when university was receiving $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity One of the world’s leading experts on misinformation says she was fired by Harvard University for criticising Meta at a time that the school was being pledged $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity. Joan Donovan says her funding was cut off, she could not hire assistants and she was made the target of a smear campaign by Harvard employees.

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A nationally recognized online disinformation researcher has accused Harvard University of shutting down the project she led to protect its relationship with mega-donor and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The allegations, made by Dr. Joan Donovan, raise questions about the influence the tech giant might have over seemingly independent research. Facebook’s parent company Meta has long sought to defend itself against research that implicates it in harming society: from the proliferation of elect

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Lindenwood University in Missouri will cut 10 sports teams as part of a larger effort to “rebalance” its staffing investments, the institution announced last week.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

California Faculty Association, at largest public university system in US, fighting for better pay and benefits for about 29,000 workers Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the US, will hold a series of four one-day strikes starting Monday across four campuses to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other workers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

6 Common Institutional Online Learning Trends joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM Shared themes from our work with a variety of colleges and universities. Byline(s) Joshua Kim James DeVaney Edward J.

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Paradigm IQ

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Learn from the world leaders of Paradigm to discover Key 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dates

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With varying budgets, some of the 37 academic departments within the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences used to try to make faculty and staff computers last for up to a decade, says Dan Wood, associate director for user services in the college’s Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Golden Gate University will cease offering a juris doctor program, though its law school will not shut down altogether and will continue offering non-J.D. degrees, Reuters reported last week.

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Last Friday, The College of Saint Rose officials announced to a jam-packed auditorium that it would be closing at the end of this academic year. As President Marcia White faced the confounded crowd, she was not tearful. She was angry. Local news stations broke the news the day of the Board’s decision, beating official correspondence from the private New York state school.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Why Higher Ed Needs to Be Disrupted mprutter@mit.edu Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM But not through the disruptions that the disrupters tout.

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Ray Schroeder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The El Camino College Academic Senate presented a resolution in response to budget cuts affecting and cutting down on contractual sabbatical leaves for faculty. A sabbatical is an approved leave of absence a faculty member takes from regular, contracted instruction time for personal development projects. They are mandated if enforced by a faculty contract.

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As a child, I would sit beneath a banyan tree and climb its many spidering roots that descended toward the ground searching for soil to form new trunks. This is how the banyan tree grows—not so much up but out, reaching to new parts of its world, seeking to grow into its environment. When I think about making learning more accessible, I think about the banyan tree.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hello SAAL Blog readers! My name is Sophie Tullier and I recently joined the SAAL blog team after starting a new role as the Director of Assessment, Data Analytics, and Research at the University of Delaware. Being new to the Director role, I thought it would be a great time to reach out to others who have been doing this work for a while. Given SAALs mission and vision center, in part, on the creation of a thriving community , I thought I would share with you a bit of what I learn from these co

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Due to unprecedented changes in the higher education landscape, such as the impact of COVID-19 and the increasing demand for digital learning solutions , the need to adapt at a rapid pace has led many universities to depend on Online Program Managers (OPMs) for expanding their offerings in online education. An OPM, in this context, is an external entity that provides bundled products and/or services to help educational institutions create, market and administer their online programs.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Blogs A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving What you need to know and how to start using it in your advancement strategy With each passing day, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a more prominent topic of discussion for advancement leaders. You’ve no doubt heard about generative AI and tools like ChatGPT , but what exactly are they, and how can they help your advancement strategy?

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the US, will hold a series of four one-day strikes starting Monday across four campuses to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. The union is seeking a 12% salary raise and an increase in parental leave from six weeks to a full semester.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Blogs Crafting a Standout Virtual Tour: A Conversation with EAB’s Creative Director of Enroll360 Virtual Tours In recent years, the world of virtual tours has undergone a significant transformation. We all saw how the pandemic led to a sharp rise in the creation and utilization of virtual tours, but EAB data shows that virtual tours are just as popular today as they were at the height of the pandemic.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute, part of New York University Week: Joseph Cimpian, professor of economics and education policy, discusses how bad data can have big consequences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

When he was first asked to educate people on Islamophobia, DEI expert Dr. Amer F. Ahmed – a scholar of South Asian descent with multiple Black studies degrees to his name – was worried he would get “pigeon-holed.” But after he began teaching about the issue, he gradually changed his mind. Dr. Amer F. Ahmed “Once I did start giving those presentations, I was shocked and concerned at the degree to the lack of context and information that a lot of my colleagues had about my community,” said Ahmed s

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Alumni love their school , and they regularly show it by contributing greatly to their alma mater’s fundraising campaigns. Just ask Boise State University and Furman University (S.C.) about their recent successes. As important as an alumni’s role has traditionally been in boosting an institution’s financial campaigns, colleges and universities that aren’t exploring new avenues where alumni can maximize their success are selling themselves short, says Kelly Dore, vice pre

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Misinformation Research Plows Ahead—but So Do Political Detractors Ryan Quinn Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM Republicans’ ongoing lawsuits and House probes have buffeted those who study online falsehoods. Researchers say there’s been a “chilling effect,” but the work goes on.

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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The 19-year-old sophomores — Harvey is enrolled at UTSA and Mumford at Northeast Lakeview College — founded the organization Black Book Sex Ed last spring. A growing number of students on college campuses nationwide are stepping in to provide other students with free or low-cost emergency contraceptives, birth control, and menstrual products. Although emergency contraceptives are legal in every state, some policymakers worry that in states that ban or severely restrict abortion, access to eme

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Misinformation Research Plows Ahead—but So Do Political Detractors Ryan Quinn Mon, 12/04/2023 - 03:00 AM Republicans’ ongoing lawsuits and House probes have buffeted those who study online falsehoods. Researchers say there’s been a “chilling effect,” but the work goes on.

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