Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Black students in elementary school, particularly Black boys, are less likely to be identified for special education when their teachers are also Black, according to a new report published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Dr. Cassandra Hart The report, Teacher-Student Race Match and Identification for Discretionary Educational Services , analyzes administrative data from North Carolina elementary schools from 2008 to 2013 to determine whether having Black teachers would a

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

MARCH 7, 2024

Whether on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, Influencers are everywhere. So, how can higher education better approach marketing and communications strategies to positively influence current and future students? In this session, three models of student influencer programs will be shared, from low-budget ambassador programs to paid influencer content on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Dr. Peter Salovey The initiative is part of a redress following Yale President Dr. Peter Salovey and Senior Trustee Josh Bekenstein’s Feb. 16 acknowledgement of the university's historical role in and associations with slavery and apology for the ways its early leaders participated in slavery.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

University of Arizona Eyes Consolidation With UAGC Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The deal, subtly mentioned in a letter to Arizona’s governor, left more questions than answers as the university remains under fire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Two political leaders allege that a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error is preventing students with contributors, including parents and spouses, who do not have a Social Security Number from completing the U.S. Department of Education’s new FAFSA form. Sen. Padilla Alex “We remain concerned about the Department’s plan to address the ongoing error that does not allow for contributors without a Social Security Number (SSN) to complete the FAFSA application, the impact of th

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Campus Sonar

MARCH 7, 2024

Reddit filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange last month, and I paid close attention. Its prospectus highlights the impact the anonymous forum site has on public trust—and how higher education leaders can leverage the insight within its 17 billion posts and comments to rebuild trust and inform a proactive, audience-centric market strategy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Lynn Byrd Lynn Byrd has been appointed division director of human resources for the Office of Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech. She served as senior manager of human resources and as interim division director. Byrd holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Averett University in Virginia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

A February 23, 2024, article in Diverse headlined “Growing Number of College Grads Earn Less Than the Typical High School Graduate” was based on a report from the HEA Group – a headline mirrored in other national media (including CBS MoneyWatch, Forbes, and the New York Times ). That report examined the median earnings of graduates from 3,887 US “higher ed institutions” and found that 74% of these graduated students who earned more than the estimated earnings of a typical high school graduate (

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Demand for Online Classes Prompts Closure of Satellite Centers in Iowa kathryn.palmer… Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of Iowa’s learning centers used to hold in-person classes for graduate business and social work students, but those students have preferred remote learning since the pandemic.

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Roompact

MARCH 7, 2024

Cassie joins the podcast this week to chat with her old friend, Dustin, about her unique professional background as well as her current work at American Campus Communities partnering with universities to create engaging resident communities. They also explore her experience as part of the student run leadership organization, NACURH.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Colleges, Education Department at Odds Over Inclusive Access Changes Katherine Knott Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is sticking by its plan to prohibit colleges from automatically billing students for course materials despite strong opposition from publishers and university leaders.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 7, 2024

The University of Arizona this week delayed implementation of its climate action plan citing a $177 million budget deficit. Despite rising revenues, the university has been grappling with low cash reserves due to overspending, and is now dealing with hiring freezes, flat-lined salaries, and potential layoffs. Now, the university’s climate commitments may be on the chopping block.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

The Education Department is investigating allegations of shared-ancestry discrimination at another five colleges and universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, according to the agency’s updated list of open inquiries.

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Credo Higher Ed

MARCH 7, 2024

Credo is pleased to announce a partnership with the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) to support higher education leaders in fostering a culture of constructive dialogue on their campuses. The robust, 18-month virtual and in-person Leadership Institute will prepare leaders to identify key interventions that catalyze enduring campus culture change as it relates to students’ free expression and sense of inclusion; to facilitate community consensus towards a vision that balances expression and

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Delays in processing financial aid applications could threaten the credit or viability of small private colleges that serve students who are low income or come from underrepresented groups, Fitch Ratings warned in an alert Wednesday.

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College Forward

MARCH 7, 2024

By first year coach Naomi Bunker I never thought I would be working in education, let alone in the high school I’ve driven past my entire life. I imagined being neck-deep in medical school classwork in another state, working toward making a better future for people of color in medicine. Originally, when I started serving as a coach with College Possible , it took me a while to come fully to terms with the course correction my life had taken, just five months after walking across the stage at gra

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Struggling Eastern Gateway Community College in Ohio will receive a $6 million lifeline from the state to keep it solvent through the spring, local NBC affiliate WFMJ reported. The move comes after EGCC halted registration in February, citing ongoing financial challenges.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Report: How Higher Education is Using Technology to Control Expenses and Accelerate Innovation As higher ed leaders consider their technology investments for the year ahead, they will need to balance the need to overcome immediate challenges with the imperative to strategize for their institutions’ long-term futures. Common challenges include spend management, and the slow, burdensome administrative tasks associated with travel and expense (T&E) reimbursements and vendor payment management.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Assumption University Week: Maria Kalpidou, associate professor of psychology, explores how parents can give their children the best chance to succeed.

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The Humphrey Group

MARCH 7, 2024

As we commemorate International Women's Day, I was asked to share my journey from Communication Coordinator to VP, People and Operations at The Humphrey Group (THG). This request made me a little uneasy, and I immediately thought that my story wasn’t worth sharing. After some reflection, I realized that I had an opportunity to connect the dots on what went right in my career and shine a light on the actions that organizations can take to ensure that women, and other equity-seeking groups, are gi

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

IT employees at universities are experiencing burnout, increased workload and dipping budgets, according to a new report.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that public universities in Illinois are underfunded by approximately $1.4 billion. It found that dedicating an added $100 million to $135 million annually to public universities would allow the state to bridge the funding gap in 10-15 years. Without state funding the financial burden has fallen on students.

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Gray Associates

MARCH 7, 2024

February marks an exciting chapter in higher education as colleges and universities unveil 88 new programs for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year, spanning a multitude of disciplines. From healthcare professions tackling critical shortages to cutting-edge offerings in technology, business, engineering, education, and the arts, institutions are poised to equip students with the skills needed to thrive in today's dynamic job market.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Virginia law since 2021 has allowed sports betting through casinos and online sports books like FanDuel and BetMGM, with the exception of wagers on state youth and college sports. Some legislators have gone to bat to change the law. Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, sponsored Senate Bill 124 this session; his second attempt to get the law off the bench.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 7, 2024

While most colleges are producing graduates who go on to earn incomes higher than your typical high school graduate, a sizable portion of them are not, according to a new report from the HEA Group. According to the report, the estimated earnings outcome of a typical high school graduate is $32,000 a year. But the number of U.S colleges whose students earn more than that is less than three-quarters (74% or 2,865) – 1,709 schools produced students who earn more than $10,000 above this benchmark.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Fraternities are pushing back against the University of Maryland’s suspension of 35 Greek organizations on the College Park campus. Some fraternity presidents say the move to ban recruiting and any social activities involving alcohol unfairly targets fraternities and sororities following the rules. “Social activities are about to hit an all-time low,” a student said. “I mean for God’s sake, mental health is already horrible at this school and now they want to shut

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2024

Bridging Disciplinary Divides mprutter@mit.edu Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM Is a more integrative, cross-disciplinary, theoretically informed understanding of change over time possible?

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College for Creative Study

MARCH 7, 2024

The post CCS named in Animation Career Review’s Top 20 Game Design School Rankings appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Dr. Sherita Hill Golden has stepped down from her role as vice president and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine. The act comes two months after backlash for an email newsletter in which Golden explained the concept of privilege, according to reporting from The Baltimore Sun. In the January newsletter from the Baltimore hospital and research center’s diversity office, Golden wrote that “privilege” was the “word of the month,” defining it as “a set of unearned benefits given to peop

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Name Image Likeness (NIL) deals—agreements allowing student-athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, and likeness—are undoubtedly the current hot topic dominating conversations surrounding collegiate sports these days. Under the current guidelines, which are limited, collegiate athletes who secure NIL deals are typically being paid through collectives; that is, third-party businesses that are not directly affiliated with the universities and are not federally funded.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

“DEI is [George Orwell’s] Animal Farm ,” Richard Corcoran, president of Florida’s New College, declared Wednesday at a debate over the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion programs on higher education. “What it’s saying is to get rid of individual rights and adopt group identity rights,” added Corcoran, who, under the auspices of Gov.

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