Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Tuskegee University has closed its campus from outsiders and fired its security chief in the wake of a mass shooting that disrupted homecoming festivities last weekend. Dr. Mark Brown An 18-year-old who was not a Tuskegee University student was killed, and 16 others were injured. "The Tuskegee University community is heartbroken by what happened on our campus Sunday morning," said Dr.

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Burn It Down: A License for AI Resistance Elizabeth Redden Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Colleges and universities adpating to the digitization of course materials are finding new functions for their campus bookstore, the once-ubiquitous center for students’ academic needs. The rise of online learning management systems and inclusive access models are supplying students with materials faster and cheaper than ever before. It may also be boosting student outcomes.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Wait, a College Owns the Land Beneath the Chrysler Building? Johanna Alonso Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Cooper Union, the New York college working to reinstate its long-standing free tuition policy, is engaged in a real estate battle over one of its most important assets.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sutton Trust calls for improved access to creative education and industry dominated by upper middle-class Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research. A report from the Sutton Trust found stark overrepresentation in the arts for those from the most affluent backgrounds, which it defines as those from “upper middle-class backgrounds”.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Texas A&M Cuts Programs Amid Political Pressure Josh Moody Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The flagship is eliminating dozens of programs, including an LGBTQ studies minor that a conservative lawmaker has criticized. He says he’ll soon target other institutions.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What are we seeing in US higher education and American society today? Lower college enrollments (for some colleges), high student loan debt (for some consumers) and upward mobility and increasing wealth for others. Many of us hope to be the fortunate ones, through hard work and persistence. Culture and society (including myths, marketing and advertising, and media) tell folks that higher education is essential and elite education is necessary for upward social mobility.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Gratitude is a powerful force in the workplace and, with the culture of Residence Life, is a point of emphasis when it comes to team dynamics. We’re constantly looking to affirm those who go above and beyond, recognizing their efforts and contributions to our team, department, and to the profession as a whole. It’s fitting.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

From One Woman to Another Elizabeth Redden Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Heather Setka writes that female colleagues can be one another’s best supports in teaching in male-dominated classrooms.

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PUC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

From the 1996 PUC class, Jarrod Denton is an architect, partner, and founder at Signum Architecture, LLP. When he and his business partner founded their firm, they chose “Signum” as it is a Latin term for design and reflects the center point of the firm. They opened their architecture firm originally in St. Helena in May of 2011 and relocated to Napa on November 20, 2023.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A counting error has disrupted a competitive race for two open seats on Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees, according to The Lansing State Journal.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Image credit: Unsplash In this post, Christina Starko showcases the vibrant energy and groundbreaking initiatives spearheaded by students at The University of Edinburgh, particularly through the activities of Edinburgh University Formula Student (EUFS) and HYPED. These projects do more than enrich student extracurricular life; they blend deep learning with real-world application, enhancing the breadth and depth of student academic and professional skills.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Election, ‘Our Final Warning’ and Us joshua.m.kim@d… Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Where “Universities on Fire” meets “Six Degrees of Climate Emergency.

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CU Work-Life Balance

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are varied and offer many different uses. Employees may be familiar with the widely publicized generative AI tools, such as Chat GPT, which can be used to summarize large quantities of text, translate copy to a different language, answer simple user questions and more. AI tools can offer greater efficiency and even enhance employee training, but the first thing any University of Colorado employee should know before trying any AI tool is how to select and use su

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Innovation in Higher Education Accreditation: How NECHE Leads Change Gone are the days of counting library books and checking boxes. With average presidential tenure plummeting to less than five years and a wave of institutional mergers reshaping American higher education, understanding the evolution from prescriptive to nuanced accreditation has become paramount for institutional survival.

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ISA Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Growing up in the heart of mid-America, I have often found the beauty of our Earth in wide open pastures or the sunsets stretching out over the surface of lakes and rivers. There, landscapes speak in vast open skies, a serene beauty that feels both grounding and limitless.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Enrollment at the three state universities has been holding steady recently, but there are some challenges ahead. Regents associate academic officer Jason Pontius says enrollment remains down from the record peak in the fall of 2016. “Forty percent of that drop over that time are from Chinese national students who are choosing not to attend our universities,” he says.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

by Nic Kipar We rarely consider whether staff on our campuses are enjoying their work environments and are able to be their most creative and effective selves. We should ask individuals how they work best, to enable them to thrive. Staff should be given the freedom to experiment with different settings, without others imposing judgments based on their own limited perspectives.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Jacob Padgett has been in the Air National Guard for seven years, and he’s already planning his next career move. He’s a graduate student studying cybersecurity at the University of Alabama at Huntsville and is considering getting a Ph.D. or a second master’s degree. “I enjoy cybersecurity,” Padgett said. “My end goal is to commission within the Air Force.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

New Presidents or Provosts: Cleveland State CC, Felician, Highland CC, Lake Superior State, Mitchell Hamline, South Carolina–Aiken, Southern Oregon, Washington & Jefferson Doug Lederman Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Doug Lederman

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University Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

You’ve waded through all the other rankings: the top colleges and universities , prettiest campuses , best college towns —but did you know there is also a list that purports to rank best college presidents? A new report from the American Enterprise Institute ranked more than 400 current and former college and university presidents who served between the 2001-02 and 2022-23 academic years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

5 Questions for Trinity Washington’s Outspoken President and Trump Critic Sara Weissman Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Patricia McGuire set a tone by fiercely critiquing the first Trump administration. She’s poised to do it again, calling institutional neutrality “pure folly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Now is the time to meditate about the future of civil rights and its driving subtext, diversity. There’s no doubt that society and its institutions should look like America. But getting there will be harder after the Election of 2024. This is what happens when our pro-diversity numbers peel away and make our ideological opponents more diverse than they ever were.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Protecting Black Students During the Second Trump Presidency Doug Lederman Tue, 11/12/2024 - 03:00 AM More, not fewer, task forces for the protection of Black collegians are needed on campuses at this time.

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