Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
Ed Smith-Lewis In this exclusive interview with Diverse, Ed Smith-Lewis, Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and the Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), discusses the history of the Institute, the upcoming UNITE convening, and initiatives designed to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
In what is being hailed as a significant technological leap forward, Morehouse College is offering 3D avatars that can stand in for teaching assistants. These humanlike figures can answer student questions 24 hours a day. The school, regarded as a higher education innovator in immersive learning, notes that the artificial intelligence-powered instructors are trained from teachers lectures and course notes.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education. Moody's current assessment acts as more than a weathervane.
Roompact
APRIL 9, 2025
As the academic year winds down, residence hall teams – including Desk Assistants (DAs), Resident Assistants (RAs), professional staff, and student leadership – face the emotional challenge of wrapping up their time together. Throughout the year, they have supported residents, handled crises, built community, and developed lifelong friendships.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
A new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reveals that while faculty salaries increased for the second straight year, compensation has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. According to preliminary findings from AAUP's annual Faculty Compensation Survey, average salaries for full-time faculty members across all ranks rose by 3.8% in fall 2024, matching the increase seen in the previous year.
University Business
APRIL 9, 2025
Students earning certificates led to an increase in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded for the first time in three years. That surge, however, masked a pair of significant drops in higher ed completion rates. While certificates hit record levels, both bachelors degrees and associate degrees declined for the third straight year, according to data released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
In her timely and important book Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: Strategies for Healing the Root Causes of Inequity in Education , Dr. ClauDean ChiNaka Kizart offers a comprehensive roadmap for educators committed to creating more equitable learning environments. As issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be at the forefront of educational discourse, Kizarts contribution stands out for its practical approach to understanding and counteracting specific biases that often undermin
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Parchment
APRIL 9, 2025
Kristen Vanselow, Assistant Vice President for Innovative Education & Partnerships at Florida Gulf Coast University joins us to share how FGCU has developed a robust microcredential program that provides flexible, competency-based opportunities that signal readiness for careers beyond traditional degrees. Kristen shares how FGCU develops programs in partnership with leading employers to address skill gaps in the workforce, contributing to the success of the regional economy.
CAPD
APRIL 9, 2025
Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program: A Day in the BHive Join us for a virtual half-day workshop on May 16, 2025 The Brattle Groups Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program is a professional development experience for undergraduates completing their second year. This unique experience is designed to help you learn more about how you could apply the economic, finance, policy, computer science, and/or engineering concepts from the classroom to a career path in economic consulting.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
NIH Freezes Millions More in Funding for Columbia Josh Moody Wed, 04/09/2025 - 06:23 PM The U.S. National Institutes of Health reportedly froze another $250 million in federal research funding for the university, on top of the $400 million already in limbo.
Campus Sonar
APRIL 9, 2025
What movements are gaining momentum within higher education, and why? This is whats been on my mind since attending Ed Reformers Playbook: The Power of Movements at SXSW EDU. Moderated by the author of How Change Happens , it highlighted three strategies that winning movements (on the left, the right, and non-partisan) have employed to drive change in the twenty-first century.
AIFS Abroad
APRIL 9, 2025
Ready to step into the footsteps of a college student who studied abroad in Ireland ? We recently caught up with AIFS Abroad program participant Lauren from the University of Northern Colorado. She chose to spend her fall semester studying abroad in the city of Maynooth after a summer program in Limerick ! Read on to learn more about her study abroad experience with AIFS Abroad and the impact of being an international student in Ireland.
Study and Go Abroad
APRIL 9, 2025
Amarsher attended the Vancouver fair, and won the grand prize: a free round-trip flight on Air Canada. We had a wonderful time at this Spring’s Study and Go Abroad / SchoolFinder Fairs , in three cities Toronto, Vancouver, and, for the first time, Mississauga. Students, parents, and guidance staff attended to learn about schools, programs, and working / volunteer travel opportunities.
University Business
APRIL 9, 2025
University Business wants to invite you to a national event, and the latest UB survey asks for your help hammering out the details. What do you feel is currently missing in the higher education events and media space? How can University Business help address this gap or meet that need through our events or content? We are looking for input on everything from potential conference topics to the job titles of the attendees to the time of year the event might take place.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
A Practice Week on Campus as a College Student Ashley Mowreader Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM The University of Nevada, Reno, requires new students to attend classes and participate in workshops prior to starting the term. The intervention has reduced equity gaps and ensured students are college ready.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 9, 2025
According to WeAreHigherEd.org , there are now 46 schools where student visas have been revoked. Arizona State tops the list at 50, followed by the University of Wisconsin-Madision (13), UC Davis (12), Rutgers (12), and Johns Hopkins (12). The website includes profiles of a number of those students who have been detained. If you know of someone who has been abducted, you can report it here.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
While freedom of speech remains a hot-button issue in higher ed, most undergraduates feel like theyre free to speak their minds on campus, according to a new report by the Lumina Foundation and Gallup.
Higher Education Whisperer
APRIL 9, 2025
I will be chairing part of the Higher Education stream of EduTech_Au in Sydney 11 & 12 June. You can read about my previous visits and talks at EduTech. The conference can be a little overwhelming with the number of parallel stream and the scale of the exhibition.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
State-Imposed Tuition Freezes Come With Unintended Costs for Students Sara Weissman Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM A new report argues that efforts by state lawmakers to cap or freeze college tuitions can actually come at a cost for students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
Dr. Fred A. Bonner II Kendrick Lamars Superbowl LIX performance Not Like Us took me back to an experience I had when I was a doctoral student. Professor X, I know I have to have a control group before initiating this research investigation, I cant just study Black males without using white males as my norming population, right? Professor X stepped back and looked at me with a simultaneous frown and smilea feat that might seem impossible, but in that moment, she mastered this peculiar art of faci
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
The American Jewish Committee declared Tuesday that while there is still work to be done when it comes to addressing the recent rise in campus antisemitism, the answer is not dramatic cuts to universities federal funding.
University Business
APRIL 9, 2025
The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN. The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations, a Trump administration official said, referring to a federal statute that prohibits discrimination in programs and activities that receive federal funding.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
In life and baseball, few things are certain, but on Tuesday afternoon at Fairleigh Dickinson University, two teams gathered on the baseball diamond sure that at least one of them would snap their years-long losing streak.
University Business
APRIL 9, 2025
Separate bills approaching Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk would codify major policies pushed for by President Donald Trump on college campuses. One bill looking to pull state funding from colleges that teach about diversity, equity and inclusion, and another that would reinforce bans on encampments on university grounds are coming up for final votes in the Legislature.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
The New Labor Landscape for Aspiring Creative Professionals mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM Finding a rewarding and remunerative job in creative fields in the age of precarity.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
At an emergency meeting Monday, the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education placed Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College president Pam Alderman on paid administrative leave and told her to vacate her office, WOWK-TV reported.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
First Columbia, Now Harvard: Middle East Studies Under Pressure Ryan Quinn Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM The Trump administration specifically targeted a department at Columbia, prompting a sweeping review. Harvard is shaking up and pausing programs. Its unclear whatand wherethe next target will be.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
Conservatives Seize the Moment to Remake Higher Ed Josh Moody Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM A Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday emphasized the need for reform in higher education. A Department of Education speaker touched on how Trump is forcing change.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 9, 2025
Not in the Name of Israel and Jewish Studies Elizabeth Redden Wed, 04/09/2025 - 03:00 AM Israel and Jewish studies programs cannot be pawns in Trumps political attacks on higher education, Michael Brenner writes.
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